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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS
OF EARNINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2000 AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS THEN ENDED AND THE
NOTES THERETO AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS FILED IN THE JEFFERIES GROUP, INC. THIRD QUARTER 2000 10-Q FILING.

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<NAME> JEFFERIES GROUP, INC
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