JEFFERIES GROUP INC
8-K, 1998-03-18
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                              --------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                         Date of Report: March 18, 1998

                Date of Earliest Event Reported: March 17, 1998

                             JEFFERIES GROUP, INC.

<TABLE>
      <S>                        <C>                         <C>
          Delaware                   0-11669                   95-2848406
      (State or Other            (Commission File            (IRS Employer
      Jurisdiction of                 Number)                Identification
       Incorporation)                                            Number)
</TABLE>

                    11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 11th Floor
                         Los Angeles, California 90025
               (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 445-1199

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ITEM 5.      OTHER EVENTS

             On March 17, 1998, Jeffries Group, Inc. ("Group") and Investment
Technology Group, Inc. ("ITGI") jointly announced plans to separate Group's 100%
owned subsidiary, Jeffries & Company, Inc., and Group's 82.3%-owned subsidiary,
ITGI, through a proposed spin-off and related transactions. Attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference as though a part hereof are (i) a joint press
release announcing the proposed spin-off and related transactions (Exhibit 99.1)
and (ii) information made available to stockholders concerning the transactions
and separation, as included on the website of Group and ITGI (Exhibit 99.2).

ITEM 7.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

             Exhibit Index

EXHIBIT NO.  EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

99.1         Joint press release of Group and ITGI concerning proposed spin-off
             and related transactions.

99.2         Unaudited financial information concerning Group and ITGI.


                                   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.


                                         JEFFRIES GROUP, INC.
                                             (Registrant)


          March 18, 1998                 By:   /s/     JERRY M. GLUCK
      ----------------------                ------------------------------------
                                                       Jerry M. Gluck
                                                         Secretary

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                                                   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                   March 17, 1998

                                       CONTACT:    JEFFERIES GROUP
                                                   CLARENCE T. SCHMITZ
                                                   (310) 914-1164

                                                   INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP
                                                   JOHN R. MACDONALD
                                                   (212) 444-6252

JEFFERIES GROUP AND INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP ANNOUNCE PLAN TO SEPARATE INTO
                           TWO INDEPENDENT COMPANIES

LOS ANGELES -- Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) and Investment Technology
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITGI) today announced plans to separate Jefferies &
Company, Inc. and Investment Technology Group, Inc. through a spin-off.

Jefferies Group, Inc. is a holding company for two principal lines of business:
a full-service global investment bank serving institutions and small- to
medium-sized corporations (referred to in this release as "JEFCO"); and 82.3
percent-owned Investment Technology Group, Inc., the leading provider of
technology-based equity trading services and transaction research to
institutional investors and brokers.

According to the plan, Jefferies Group shareholders will own 100% of JEFCO and
approximately 82.3% of ITGI when the transaction closes. The public ITGI
shareholders will continue to own approximately 17.7% of ITGI. The spin-off will
be accomplished by a tax-free distribution of 100% of the shares of a new
holding company, JEFCO, to Jefferies Group shareholders. Jefferies Group's 15
million shares of ITGI would then be its only asset. The spin-off would be
followed immediately by a tax-free merger of Jefferies Group and ITGI.

Jefferies Group will seek a ruling from the IRS regarding the tax-free nature of
the distribution of JEFCO and expects to complete the transaction by the end of
the year.

Jefferies Group and ITGI expect that both companies will have financial strength
and flexibility for future growth. The spin-off plan calls for:

- -    Increasing JEFCO's capital base through a combination of Jefferies Group
     stock option exercises, termination of Jefferies Group's deferred
     compensation plan, various tax benefits and a special dividend of
     approximately $50-75 million from ITGI to all of its stockholders.

- -    Assumption by JEFCO of Jefferies Group's existing $150 million senior
     unsecured debt obligation.


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- -    Establishing an employee stock ownership plan at JEFCO, which will further
     align the interests of employees and stockholders at JEFCO by providing
     equity-based compensation incentives linked directly to JEFCO's operating
     performance.

The spin-off and restructuring transactions are contingent on a number of
factors, including receipt of all required Board of Directors and shareholder
approvals of Jefferies Group and ITGI, receipt of a favorable tax ruling from
the IRS and other required regulatory and contractual approvals.

Jefferies Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Frank Baxter said, "Our
goal is to maximize value for the shareholders of Jefferies Group and ITGI. By
pursuing separate destinies each firm will be better understood by investors,
better equipped to sharpen its focus on serving clients, and better able to take
advantage of opportunities unique to its business. Each firm has separate,
seasoned management teams and highly motivated employees who will help to ensure
a smooth and rapid transition."

ITGI President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Mason said, "We are very
excited by the prospect of this spin-off, which should increase the depth and
breadth of the market for ITGI's common stock. As an independent company, ITGI
will have greater flexibility with its capital structure and will have the
opportunity to use its common stock to raise capital and make acquisitions. We
hope to use this flexibility to invest in businesses that create a seamless
infrastructure for trading stocks and developing high-content, leading-edge
research products."

JEFCO, a global investment bank, is the principal operating business of
Jefferies Group, Inc. Its focus is on capital raising, research, mergers and
acquisitions, advisory and restructuring services for small- to medium-sized
companies, and trading in equity and taxable fixed-income securities,
convertible bonds, options, futures and international securities for
institutional clients. In 1997, JEFCO completed for a client the largest
solely-managed high yield transaction of this decade.

ITGI, through its wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary, ITG Inc. (ITG), is the
leading provider of technology-based equity trading services and transaction
research to institutional investors and brokers. ITG services help clients to
access liquidity, execute trades more efficiently, and make better trading
decisions. With an emphasis on ongoing research, ITG offers the following
services: ITG POSIT(R), an electronic stock crossing system; ITG QuantEX(R), a
decision-support and routing system; Electronic Trading Desk Services, offering
customers trading capabilities through the ITG trading desk, which utilizes
multiple sources of liquidity; ITG Platform, a PC based routing system; and ITG
ISIS, a set of analytical tools for systematically lowering transactions costs.

Further information regarding the planned spin-off, including historical
financial data on both companies, can be found at Jefferies Group's website,
www.jefco.com and ITGI's website, www.itginc.com. Jefferies Group has retained
J.P. Morgan & Co., Incorporated as its advisor in this transaction.


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Jefferies Group has more than 1,000 investment and technology professionals with
offices in Los Angeles, New York, Short Hills, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, Atlanta,
New Orleans, Houston, Jersey City, San Francisco, Stamford, London, Hong Kong,
Zurich and Tokyo.

This press release contains statements concerning the timing, structure and
ramifications of the proposed spin-off and related transactions that are
intended to be "forward-looking statements", as that phrase is defined by the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements,
which can be identified by the use of terms such as "plan", "anticipate",
"will", "would", "expect", "estimate" or variations of such terms, may not occur
as presently anticipated in the event necessary approvals are not obtained or
are not obtained on acceptable terms or in the event of adverse developments in
the market for Jefferies Group or ITGI securities or in securities markets in
general. As a result, no forward-looking statement should be regarded as a
representation by Jefferies Group, ITGI or any other person that the presently
anticipated events will occur as described herein.

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                              JEFFERIES GROUP, INC.


                   UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION RELATING TO
                                PLANNED SPIN-OFF

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HIGHLIGHTS

       PLANNED TRANSACTION...............................................    1-3

       SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION....................................    4-7


APPENDIX

       JEFFERIES GROUP, INC. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

              STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION..........................     A

              STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS.....................................     B


This document contains statements concerning the timing, structure and
ramifications of the proposed spin-off and related transactions that are
intended to be "forward-looking statements", as that phrase is defined by the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements,
which can be identified by the use of terms such as "plan", "anticipate",
"will", "would", "expect", "estimate" or variations of such terms, may not occur
as presently anticipated in the event necessary approvals are not obtained or
are not obtained on acceptable terms or in the event of adverse developments in
the market for Jefferies Group or ITGI securities or in securities markets in
general. As a result, no forward-looking statement should be regarded as a
representation by Jefferies Group, ITGI or any other person that the presently
anticipated events will occur as described herein.


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PLANNED TRANSACTION
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On March 17, 1998, Jefferies Group, Inc. and Investment Technology Group, Inc.
announced plans to separate Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Investment Technology
Group, Inc. through a spin-off.

Jefferies Group, Inc. is a holding company for two principal lines of business:
a full-service global investment bank serving institutions and small- to
medium-sized corporations (referred to in this document as "JEFCO"); and 82.3
percent-owned Investment Technology Group, Inc., the leading provider of
technology-based equity trading services and transaction research to
institutional investors and brokers.

According to the plan, Jefferies Group shareholders will own 100% of JEFCO and
approximately 82.3% of ITGI when the transaction closes. The public ITGI
shareholders will continue to own approximately 17.7% of ITGI. The spin-off will
be accomplished by a tax-free distribution of 100% of the shares of a new
holding company, JEFCO, to Jefferies Group shareholders. Jefferies Group's 15
million shares of ITGI would then be its only asset. (As of December 31, 1997, 
total outstanding shares of ITGI were 18.2 million.) The spin-off would be 
followed immediately by a tax-free merger of Jefferies Group and ITGI.

Jefferies Group will seek a ruling from the IRS regarding the tax-free nature of
the distribution of JEFCO and expects to complete the transaction by the end of
the year.


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PLANNED TRANSACTION
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Jefferies Group and ITGI expect that both companies will have financial strength
and flexibility for future growth. The spin-off plan calls for:

      -     Increasing JEFCO's capital base through a combination of Jefferies
            Group stock option exercises, termination of Jefferies Group's
            deferred compensation plan, various tax benefits and a special
            dividend of approximately $50-75 million from ITGI to all of its
            stockholders. It is currently anticipated that at the transaction
            closing date, JEFCO will have a minimum equity capital base of 
            $320 million and ITGI will have a minimum equity capital base of 
            $20 million.

      -     Assumption by JEFCO of Jefferies Group's existing $150 million
            senior unsecured debt obligation.

      -     Establishing an employee stock ownership plan at JEFCO, which will
            further align the interests of employees and stockholders at JEFCO
            by providing equity-based compensation incentives linked directly to
            JEFCO's operating performance.

The spin-off and restructuring transactions are contingent on a number of
factors, including receipt of all required Board of Directors and shareholder
approvals of Jefferies Group and ITGI, receipt of a favorable tax ruling from
the IRS and other required regulatory and contractual approvals.

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PLANNED TRANSACTION
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                                [GRAPHIC OMITTED]


                                   JEF GROUP
                                  SHAREHOLDERS
                                 100% OWNERSHIP

                           JEFFERIES GROUP, INC. LOGO              ITGI
                                 82% OWNERSHIP              MINORITY INTEREST
                                                               18% OWNERSHIP

               - Post Spin-Off            UPSTREAM MERGER
                 Minimum Equity: $20 mm   - MERGE ITGI INTO JEF GROUP AND
                                            EXCHANGE MINORITY INTEREST SHARES
                                            IN ITGI FOR JEF GROUP SHARES
                                          - CHANGE JEF GROUP NAME TO ITGI

"JEFCO"                                          INVESTMENT
- - Post Spin-Off Minimum Capital: $470 mm         TECHNOLOGY
- - Post Spin-Off Minimum Equity: $320 mm          GROUP, INC.


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JEFFERIES GROUP, INC. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
                                                                                YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          1997           1996           1995          1994          1993
                                                      ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------
<S>                                                   <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>       
INCOME STATEMENT(a)
Net Revenues                                          $  703,038     $  478,774     $  351,222     $  262,538     $  292,789

Operating Income                                         115,950         83,187         53,238         30,779         47,344

Earnings before income taxes, minority interest, 
  and cumulative effect of change in accounting
  principle                                              115,950         83,187         53,238         39,036         47,344
Income Taxes                                              47,677         35,438         21,911         17,568         19,755
Minority Interest                                          4,706          4,189          2,798          1,244              0
                                                      ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------
Net Earnings                                          $   63,567     $   43,560     $   28,529     $   20,224     $   28,947(b)

EARNINGS PER SHARE
Diluted Earnings                                      $     2.80     $     1.84     $     1.19     $     0.81     $     1.22

                                                                                   As of December 31,
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                                                            1997           1996           1995           1994           1993
                                                      ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------
BALANCE SHEET(a)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short Term Investments    $  224,465     $  180,435     $   72,821     $   73,533     $   28,914
Total Assets                                           2,099,542      1,568,087      1,536,969      1,557,348      1,388,403
Long-Term Debt                                           149,290         52,987         56,322         59,570          9,968
Stockholders' Equity                                     242,756        195,445        186,261        163,235        144,558

SELECTED RATIOS:
Pre-Tax Margin (as a % of Net Revenue)                        16%            17%            15%            15%            16%
Return on Average Equity                                      30%            23%            17%            13%            25%
Book Value Per Share Outstanding                      $    11.97     $     9.43     $     8.28     $     7.28     $     6.35
Shares Outstanding                                        20,286         20,726         22,514         22,420         22,782
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding               22,349         23,410         23,922         24,756         24,664
</TABLE>

(a)  ITGI is fully consolidated into Jefferies Group, Inc. The minority
     interest in ITGI is recorded as a liability. This liability representing 
     the minority interest is increased each period by the minority's share of
     net income from ITGI and such amount is deducted from the determination
     of net earnings from Jefferies Group, Inc.

(b)  Includes cumulative adjustment of $1.4 million due to adoption of
     accounting standard in 1993.



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JEFFERIES GROUP, INC. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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TOTAL REVENUE GROWTH & COMPOSITION

                                    [GRAPH]

(IN MILLIONS)

$800                                                            $765
                                                                  17%

$600                                                 $517
                                          $406         21%
                                                                           ITGI
$400
                    $310       $304         18%                            JEFCO
                                                                  83%
                      16%        18%
$200                                                   79%
                                            82%
                      84%        82%

$  0
                    1993       1994       1995       1996       1997



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SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION - "JEFCO"
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following represents historical financial information of Jefferies Group,
Inc.'s core brokerage and banking business - "JEFCO."
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)                                 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                1997            1996           1995           1994           1993
                                                             ----------        ------        -------        --------     -----------
<S>                                                          <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>              <C>     
INCOME STATEMENT
Net Revenues                                                 $569,528        $369,183      $  279,939     $  206,968     $   243,470
Operating Income                                               68,690          42,186          28,350         13,007          40,918
Contribution to Consolidated Jefferies Group, Inc.
     Net Earnings                                              41,356          24,414          16,422         29,330(b)       25,620

EARNINGS PER SHARE
Contribution to Consolidated Jefferies Group, Inc. 
     Diluted Earnings(a)                                      $  1.85        $   1.04       $   0.69      $   1.18       $      1.04


                                                                                       AS OF DECEMBER 31,
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                                                                1997            1996           1995           1994           1993
                                                             ----------        ------        -------        --------     -----------
BALANCE SHEET
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short Term Investments           $  173,202     $  136,480     $   54,861     $   52,087     $   22,904
Total Assets                                                  1,994,684      1,493,117      1,497,351      1,526,869      1,376,293
Long-Term Debt                                                  149,290         52,987         56,322         59,570          9,968
Stockholders' Equity                                            165,568        140,314        149,163        137,478        130,714

SELECTED RATIOS:
Pre-Tax Margin (as a % of Net Revenue)                               12%            11%            10%            25%            17%
Return on Average Equity                                             27%            17%            11%            22%            24%
</TABLE>

(a)  Contribution is calculated based on consolidated Jefferies Group, Inc.
     diluted weighted average shares outstanding.

(b)  Contribution to consolidated Jefferies Group, Inc. net earnings in 1994 
     includes a one-time, after tax gain of approximately $22 million or $.89
     per diluted share related to the IPO of ITGI.


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SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION - "ITGI"
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following represents historical financial information of Jefferies Group,
Inc.'s equity ownership of approximately 82% currently of Investment Technology
Group, Inc. - "ITGI."

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)                             YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                                        -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          1997          1996           1995          1994             1993
                                                        --------      --------       --------      --------          ------
<S>                                                     <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>              <C>     
INCOME STATEMENT
Net Revenues                                            $136,896      $111,333      $ 72,328      $ 56,706         $ 49,316
Contribution to Consolidated Jefferies Group, Inc.
     Net Earnings (Loss)(a)                               22,211        19,146        12,107        (9,106)(c)        3,327

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Contribution to Consolidated Jefferies Group, Inc. 
     Diluted Earnings(b)                                $   0.95      $   0.80      $   0.50      $   (.37)(c)     $   0.18

                                                                               AS OF DECEMBER 31,
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                                                          1997          1996           1995          1994             1993
                                                        --------      --------       --------      --------          ------
BALANCE SHEET
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short Term Investments      $ 51,263      $ 43,955      $ 17,960      $ 21,446         $  6,010
Total Assets                                             113,641        82,798        55,318        38,354           23,496
Long-Term Debt                                                 0             0             0             0                0

SELECTED RATIOS:
Pre-Tax Margin (as a % of Net Revenue)                        35%           37%           34%          -22%              13%
</TABLE>

(a)  Contribution to consolidated Jefferies Group, Inc. net earnings (loss)
     represent Jefferies Group, Inc.'s ownership percentage of approximately 
     82% of ITGI from May 1994 to present. Previous to May 1994, ITGI was a 
     wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.

(b)  Contribution is calculated based on consolidated Jefferies Group, Inc.
     diluted weighted average shares outstanding including earnings
     adjustments for stock options of ITGI.

(c)  Contribution to consolidated Jefferies Group, Inc. net earnings in 1994
     includes a non-recurring, after tax charge of approximately $20 million
     or $.80 per diluted share related to termination of plans expense.



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APPENDIX A
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JEFFERIES GROUP INC. HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

The following table represents the historical assets and liabilities of
Jefferies Group, Inc. broken down between its core brokerage and banking
business - "JEFCO" - and its approximately 82% ownership interest of ITGI.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)                                      AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997                   AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996
                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 JEFFERIES                               JEFFERIES
                                                           ITGI(a)    JEFCO(a)   GROUP, INC.     ITGI(a)     JEFCO(a)    GROUP, INC.
                                                        ----------    --------   -----------     -------     --------    -----------
<S>                                                     <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>       
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents                               $   51,263   $   58,225   $  109,488   $   43,955   $   70,187   $  114,142
Cash and securities segregated and on deposit for
  regulatory purposes or deposited with clearing and
  depository organizations                                       0       30,977       30,977            0       29,107       29,107
Receivables from brokers and dealers                         2,931    1,269,664    1,269,664        2,812      965,625      965,625
Receivables from customers, officers and directors               0      166,284      166,284            0      113,872      113,872
Securities owned                                               358      245,055      245,413        4,808      192,962      197,770
Investments                                                 10,935      143,649      154,584        5,193       45,416       50,609
Premises and equipment                                      19,506       23,322       42,828        8,442       22,429       30,871
Other assets                                                28,648       57,508       80,304       17,588       53,519       66,091
                                                        ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   -----------
                                                        $  113,641   $1,994,684   $2,099,542   $   82,798   $1,493,117   $1,568,087
                                                        ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ===========

LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Payable to brokers and dealers                          $        0   $  981,705   $  981,705   $        0   $  805,713   $  805,713
Payable to customers                                             0      202,255      202,255            0      170,384      170,384
Securities sold, not yet purchased                               3      188,700      188,703        1,226      123,089      124,315
Accrued expenses and other liabilities                      19,875      307,166      318,258       14,479      200,630      207,281
                                                        ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   -----------
                                                            19,878    1,679,826    1,690,921       15,705    1,299,816    1,307,693
Long-term debt                                                   0      149,290      149,290            0       52,987       52,987
Minority interest                                           16,575            0       16,575       11,962            0       11,962
                                                        ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   -----------
                                                            36,453    1,829,116    1,856,786       27,667    1,352,803    1,372,642
Stockholders' equity                                        77,188      165,568      242,756       55,131      140,314      195,445
                                                        ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   -----------
                                                        $  113,641   $1,994,684   $2,099,542   $   82,798   $1,493,117   $1,568,087
                                                        ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ===========
</TABLE>

(a)  Each company's financial statements, which are shown here on a stand alone
     basis, include intercompany balances which would eliminate in
     consolidation. As a result, the sum of the two companies may not total the
     consolidated Jefferies Group, Inc. balance shown.

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APPENDIX B
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JEFFERIES GROUP INC. HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

The following table represents the results of operations of Jefferies Group,
Inc. broken down between its core brokerage and banking business - "JEFCO" - and
its approximately 82% ownership interest of ITGI.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

                                     FOR THE YEAR ENDED              FOR THE YEAR ENDED                FOR THE YEAR ENDED 
                                     DECEMBER 31, 1997                DECEMBER 31, 1996                 DECEMBER 31, 1995
                              ---------------------------------  ---------------------------------   -------------------------------
                                                    JEFFERIES                          JEFFERIES                         JEFFERIES
                              ITGI(a)    JEFCO(a)   GROUP, INC.   ITGI(a)   JEFCO(a)   GROUP, INC.   ITGI(a)   JEFCO(a)  GROUP, INC.
                              --------   --------   -----------  --------   --------   -----------  --------   --------  -----------
<S>                           <C>        <C>        <C>           <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>      
Total revenues                $137,042   $630,842   $   764,504   $111,556   $407,023   $  516,626   $ 72,381   $334,282  $ 405,587
Interest expense                   146     61,314        61,466        223     37,840       37,852         53     54,343     54,365
                              --------   --------   -----------   --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------
Revenues, net of interest
  expense                      136,896    569,528       703,038    111,333    369,183      478,774     72,328    279,939    351,222
Total non-interest expenses     89,636    500,838       587,088     70,332    326,997      395,587     47,440    251,589    297,984
                              --------   --------   -----------   --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------
Earnings before income taxes
  and minority interest         47,260     68,690       115,950     41,001     42,186       83,187     24,888     28,350     53,238
Income taxes                    20,343     27,334        47,677     17,666     17,772       35,438      9,983     11,928     21,911
                              --------   --------   -----------   --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------
Earnings before minority
  interest                      26,917     41,356        68,273     23,335     24,414       47,749     14,905     16,422     31,327
Minority interest                4,706       --           4,706      4,189       --          4,189      2,798       --        2,798
                              --------   --------   -----------   --------   --------   ----------   --------   --------   --------
Net earnings                  $ 22,211   $ 41,356   $    63,567   $ 19,146   $ 24,414   $   43,560   $ 12,107   $ 16,422  $  28,529

Earnings Per Share
        Basic Earnings(b)     $   1.03   $   1.92   $      2.95   $   0.84   $   1.06   $     1.90   $   0.52   $   0.71  $    1.23
        Diluted Earnings(b)   $   0.95   $   1.85   $      2.80   $   0.80   $   1.04   $     1.84   $   0.50   $   0.69  $    1.19
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(a)  Each company's financial statements, which are shown here on a stand alone
     basis, include intercompany balances which would eliminate in
     consolidation. As a result, the sum of the two companies may not total the
     consolidated Jefferies Group, Inc. balance shown.

(b)  For ITGI and JEFCO, the earnings per share represent the contribution to
     consolidated Jefferies Group, Inc. earnings per share for basic and
     diluted.

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