Jefferies Accelerates Payment of Quarterly Dividend to Dec. 31

Jefferies Group Inc. said it’s moving up payment of its 7.5 cent dividend to Dec. 31.

The dividend will be payable to shareholders of record as of Dec. 21, the New York-based investment bank said today in a statement distributed by Business Wire. The company paid its first-quarter dividend this year on Feb. 15.

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