Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * JCF IV JCAP Holding L.P. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/22/2025 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Jefferson Capital, Inc. / DE [JCAP] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O J.C. FLOWERS & CO. LLC, 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 16TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 43,721,808 I See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JCF IV JCAP Holding L.P. C/O J.C. FLOWERS & CO. LLC 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10019		X
JCF IV JCAP Holding GP LLC C/O J.C. FLOWERS & CO. LLC 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10019		X

Signatures

JCF IV JCAP HOLDING L.P., By: JCF IV JCAP Holding GP LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Sally Rocker, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel		09/02/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
JCF IV JCAP Holding GP LLC, By: /s/ Sally Rocker, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel		09/02/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents securities held directly by JCF IV JCAP Holding L.P. On August 22, 2025, in connection with an internal reorganization, J.C. Flowers IV L.P. and JCF IV Coinvest JCAP L.P. contributed 13,492,856 and 30,228,952 shares of common stock of the Issuer, respectively, for no consideration, to JCF IV JCAP Holding L.P. The shares held by JCF IV JCAP Holding L.P. are subject to a lock-up agreement with the underwriters for the Issuer's recent initial public offering.
(2)	JCF IV JCAP Holding GP LLC is the general partner of JCF IV JCAP Holding L.P. The sole managing member of JCF IV JCAP Holding GP LLC is JCF Associates IV Ltd. J. Christopher Flowers controls JCF Associates IV Ltd. and thus may be deemed to control each entity directly or indirectly controlled by JCF Associates IV Ltd., including JCF IV JCAP Holding L.P.
(3)	The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported on this Form 3, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.

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