Why Jefferies is So Special

Team Jefferies,

We have now confirmed that $4.4 million of our contributions will be 100% matched by other donors and thus our good work yesterday will deliver $13 million to organizations that are helping save and preserve life and humanity in the face of horror and evil.

Please read our press release below for further detail.

Thank you,

Rich and Brian

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thanks to Jefferies’ Network, Donation Increases to $13M to Provide Humanitarian Aid in Israel

NEW YORK & LONDON & HONG KONG—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jefferies announced today that thanks to the generous support of its clients, partners, and employees the total contribution to charities that provide critical humanitarian aid to those impacted by this week’s violence and terror in Israel has increased to $13 million.

We are proud to announce an additional $4.4 million contribution, on top of the previously announced $8.6 million donation. Mike Bloomberg will match our $2 million donation to Magen David Adom, and Mark & Erica Gerson will match our $2 million donation to United Hatzalah. We have also received an additional $400,000 from our employee-partners and clients.

Jefferies is committed to making a difference to better our global community. In the past five years, we have donated more than $60 million to communities in need, including relief efforts for Ukraine, Maui, Texas, Haiti, Afghanistan, Tonga, COVID-19, Australia, and hundreds of various charities that promote diversity and inclusion, protect and sustain our environment and provide critical relief and support services.

About Jefferies
Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies and governments.

For Media Inquiries:
Jonathan Freedman – (212) 284-2300
[email protected]

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Dear Team Jefferies, 

Nothing we can do will bring back the babies, children, young adults, parents, grandparents and others brutally killed these last few days in Israel without warning and without any provocation by them. We woke up Saturday to the beginning of this horror and on Sunday we decided to do our part to bring relief and support to the wounded and the surviving family members. Today, we will wire $8.6 million to 10 worthy humanitarian organizations that will immediately put our dollars to work helping the injured and displaced. We thank all of you who partnered with us directly and in your work with clients yesterday. We thank our clients, our shareholders and our Board for supporting and allowing us to use our home to do good for humanity. People ask us all the time why we think Jefferies is so special. The reason is obvious.

Jefferies starts and ends with each of you.

Thank you,

Rich and Brian

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jefferies Clients, Shareholders and Employees Donate $8.6 Million to Provide Humanitarian Aid in Israel

NEW YORK & LONDON & HONG KONG—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jefferies announced today that it will donate $8.6 million to 10 charities that provide critical humanitarian aid to those impacted by this week’s violence and terror in Israel. 

The Firm’s Doing Good Trading Day, held October 10, raised contributions from net trading commissions from equities and fixed income, vendors, and from Jefferies’ more than 5,500 employees and Jefferies.

Rich Handler, CEO, and Brian Friedman, President, of Jefferies commented:

“We are proud of our clients, employee-partners and friends who have once again come together to provide aid to those in need from the violence and terror this week in Israel. We expect that our delivery of $8.6 million will support the lifesaving work and relief efforts of these 10 organizations.”

Organization	Charity Description	Amount
United Hatzalah	The largest independent, fully volunteer emergency medical service organization committed to providing the fastest response to medical emergencies.	$2,000,000
Magen David Adom	A paramedic and Red Cross service that is a leader in mass-casualty response and EMS technology.	$2,000,000
Barzilai Medical Center	Barzilai Medical Center is the frontline hospital during times of conflict, providing critical medical care.	$750,000
Soroka Medical Center	Soroka Medical Center offers around the clock life-saving services.	$750,000
NATAL	NATAL provides immediate psychological response through on-site treatment and its mobile unit.	$550,000
Sheba Medical Center	Sheba Medical Center provides urgent medical care.	$550,000
Kaplan Medical Center	Kaplan Medical Center is a major general hospitals with a recognized center of excellence in trauma.	$550,000
Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh)	A major hospital providing life-saving medical care and supplies.	$550,000
Ichilov Medical Center (Sourasky)	A major hospital providing around the clock medical care.	$550,000
Zaka Search and Rescue	A UN-recognized humanitarian volunteer organization that provides rapid response to mass casualty disasters across the world. They work with legal solutions, mourning services, missing children, emergency kit stands and search and rescue missions among others.	$350,000

Total: $8.6 Million

Jefferies is committed to making a difference to better our global community. In the past five years, we have donated more than $56 million to communities in need, including relief efforts for Ukraine, Maui, Texas, Haiti, Afghanistan, Tonga, COVID-19, Australia, and hundreds of charities that promote diversity and inclusion, protect and sustain our environment and provide critical relief and support services.

About Jefferies

Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies and governments.

For Media Inquiries:

Jonathan Freedman – (212) 284-2300

[email protected]