Jefferies Board of Directors Declares Spin-Off Dividend of Vitesse Energy Common Stock

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF) (“Jefferies”) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a pro rata dividend of the outstanding shares of common stock (the “Vitesse Common Stock”) of Vitesse Energy, Inc. (“Vitesse”) held by Jefferies to the holders of record of the common shares of Jefferies (the “Jefferies Common Shares”) as of 5:00 p.m. ET on December 27, 2022, the record date for the distribution. The distribution is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of various conditions, including, among others, receipt of a private letter ruling (the “PLR”) from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to the effect that the spin-off will qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes, receipt of an opinion of counsel to the effect that the spin-off will qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the Form 10 relating to the spin-off having been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (collectively, the “Conditions”). Jefferies has received a PLR from the IRS to this effect.... Read more

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