UNITED
STATES
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
March 4,
2010
Date of
report (date of earliest event reported)
Raymond
James Financial, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Florida
(State or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-9109
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59-1517485
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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880
Carillon Parkway St. Petersburg, FL 33716
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(727)
567-1000
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On March
4, 2010, the Company issued a press release to announce that it would present at
the Raymond James 31st Annual Institutional Investors Conference on March 8,
2010. A live audio webcast and presentation slides will be available on
the Company's website www.RaymondJames.com.
Exhibit
No.
99.1
Press release dated March 4, 2010 issued by Raymond James Financial,
Inc.
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.
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RAYMOND
JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
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Date: March
5, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Thomas A. James
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Thomas
A. James
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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