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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JEFFERIES HIRES ADDITIONAL SENIOR INDUSTRIAL BANKER NEW YORK, October 5, 2006 -- Jefferies & Company, Inc., the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF), today announced that Patrick J. Curry has joined as a Managing Director in the Industrials Group of the firm's Investment Banking Division. Mr. Curry will lead the firms efforts in the building products industry and has more than 12 years of experience, most recently as an Executive Director focusing on building products and materials in the Global Industrial Group at UBS, where he worked for the past 10 years. "The addition of Patrick Curry significantly enhances our established Industrial effort," commented Chris M. Kanoff, Head of Investment Banking at Jefferies. "His excellent reputation and strong relationships in the industry will be a great asset to our team and demonstrate our commitment to pairing industry insight with product knowledge." "I am very excited about the opportunity to join Jefferies' growing industrial effort," said Mr. Curry. "The firm's thriving investment banking practice, full-service platform and industry leadership were key factors in my decision to join." Jefferies established its dedicated Industrial practice in 2003. In 2005, the Firm completed nearly 40 industrial transactions, valued at $7.9 billion. The group provides a full suite of advisory and capital markets capabilities to clients across a number of sectors, including autos and transportation, building products, capital goods, chemicals, diversified industrials, electrical equipment, environmental services, flow control, machinery, metals, paper and forest products, packaging, power and industrial technology, and security. As an investment banker, Mr. Curry has broad experience working with corporate clients and investors on advisory and capital markets transactions with well known industrial companies including Formica Corporation, Atrium Companies, Knoll, Euramax International, Allied Waste and Esterline Technologies. Previously, Mr. Curry served in progressive roles in the Global Industrial Group at UBS, where he began working at PaineWebber in 1996 prior to that firm's acquisition. Mr. Curry began his business career in the auditing practice at Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. He received a BS in Business Administration from Drexel University. Mr. Curry will be based at Jefferies' New York headquarters. About Jefferies Jefferies, a global investment bank and institutional securities firm, has served growing and mid-sized companies and their investors for nearly 45 years. Headquartered in New York, with more than 25 offices around the world, Jefferies provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage, securities research and asset management. The firm is a leading provider of trade execution in equity, high yield, convertible and international securities for institutional investors and high net worth individuals. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF; www.jefferies.com). For further information, please contact:
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