Brian Friedman compensation by year
Jefferies Financial Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,250,000 | $2,038,000 | $12,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Stock awards | $16,310,967 | $20,430,092 | $38,722,504 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $13,925,729 | $8,910,464 | $17,206,243 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,666,463 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | $15,462,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $404,131 | $299,906 | $145,125 | $351,625 | $167,992 | $179,136 | $421,333 | $436,824 | $442,085 | $454,618 |
| Total | $17,715,098 | $21,729,998 | $44,367,629 | $9,101,625 | $18,667,992 | $28,845,599 | $11,421,333 | $23,362,553 | $22,352,549 | $28,660,861 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Jefferies Financial Group Inc. DEF 14A filed February 23, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-006361, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Jefferies Financial Group Inc. filed document, accession 0001140361-26-006361. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed February 23, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 984,025 | $56,640,454 | — |
| RSU | 358,300 | $20,623,751 | — |
| RSU | 258,027 | $14,852,037 | — |
| PSU | 175,199 | $10,084,457 | — |
| RSU | 116,799 | $6,722,971 | — |
| RSU | 106,238 | $6,115,060 | — |
| RSU | 38,683 | $2,226,594 | — |
| Option | 228,933 | — | $8.97 |
| Option | 2,532,370 | — | $22.69 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
8 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed February 23, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Gift | — | 100 | $0.00 | 1,216,478 |
| 2026-08-28 | Grant or award | — | 29,016 | $53.09 | 2,037,263 |
| 2026-08-07 | Gift | — | 81,734 | $0.00 | 2,008,247 |
| 2026-05-29 | Grant or award | — | 29,003 | $52.72 | 2,089,981 |
| 2026-05-28 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 464 | $0.00 | 2,060,978 |
| 2026-05-06 | Sale | — | 0.26 | $51.88 | 2,061,442 |
| 2026-05-06 | Sale | — | 0.74 | $51.91 | 2,061,442 |
| 2026-02-27 | Grant or award | — | 34,769 | $44.40 | 3,115,411 |
The 8 most recent of 8 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Jefferies Financial’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Friedman · this page | President | $28,660,861 |
| Richard Handler | Chief Executive Officer | $28,447,020 |
| Michael Sharp | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | $9,809,835 |
| Matthew Larson | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $8,809,710 |
| Joseph Steinberg | Chairman of the Board | $1,313,032 |
Board service
Jefferies Financial board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Jefferies Financial pays directors a $125,000 cash retainer and $220,000 in Restricted Stock/Deferred Shares. As stated in Jefferies Financial's FY2025 proxy.
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