UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2014
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
New York |
1-5721 |
13-2615557 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification |
520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York |
10022 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: 212-460-1900
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On March 4, 2014, Leucadia National Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary Jefferies Group LLC issued a press release announcing preliminary financial results for the fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2014. As stated in the press release, the financial results are preliminary and subject to change. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished with this report: | |||
Number |
Exhibit |
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99 | Press Release issued by Jefferies Group LLC on March 4, 2014 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION |
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Date: |
March 4, 2014 |
/s/ Roland T. Kelly |
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Assistant Secretary and |
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Associate General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Exhibit |
99 |
Press Release issued by Jefferies Group LLC on March 4, 2014 |
Exhibit 99
Jefferies Reports Preliminary Fiscal First-Quarter 2014 Financial Results
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2014--Jefferies Group LLC today announced preliminary financial results for its fiscal first quarter 2014. Jefferies will release additional details about its first quarter 2014 results on March 18, 2014. These preliminary quarterly results are being released in advance of Jefferies’ normal earnings release schedule in light of the Leucadia and Jefferies conference call to be held later this morning on March 4, 2014 and, as such, the preliminary release of earnings is a one-time occurrence.
Highlights estimated for the three months ended February 28, 2014:
Our holdings in Knight Capital and Harbinger Group Inc. were both marked down in the first quarter by $15 million in aggregate. The impact of the mark down is recorded as part of our estimated net revenues.
Jefferies, the global investment banking firm focused on serving clients for over 50 years, is a leader in providing insight, expertise and execution to investors, companies and governments. The firm provides a full range of investment banking, sales, trading, research and strategy across the spectrum of equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, futures and commodities, as well as wealth management, in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Jefferies Group LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE:LUK), a diversified holding company.
CONTACT:
Jefferies Group LLC
Peregrine C. Broadbent, 212-284-2338
Chief
Financial Officer