NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2004--Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) announced today that it intends to make a public offering of $300 million of Senior Notes under an effective shelf registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The notes will have a maturity of 12 years, and the anticipated pricing date is on or about March 4, 2004.
Merrill Lynch & Co. (Books) and Jefferies & Company, Inc. are the joint lead managers. BNY Capital Markets, Citigroup Global Markets, Credit Suisse First Boston, JP Morgan Securities Inc. and Wachovia Securities are acting as co-managers. A preliminary prospectus supplement may be obtained from Merrill Lynch & Co. at 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10080.
About Jefferies
Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) is a holding company whose affiliated companies, including its principal operating subsidiary, Jefferies & Company, Inc., offer a variety of services for institutional investors and middle-market companies. Subsidiaries of Jefferies Group, Inc., together, comprise a full-service investment bank and institutional securities firm focused on the middle market. Jefferies offers financial advisory, capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring services to small and mid-cap companies. The firm provides outstanding trade execution in equity, high yield, convertible and international securities, as well as fundamental research and asset management capabilities, to institutional investors.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the notes nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Offers will be made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement.
CONTACT:
Jefferies Group, Inc.
Joseph A. Schenk, 212-284-2338
SOURCE: Jefferies Group, Inc.