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  size=5>UNITED STATES</FONT></B></P>
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  <FONT
  size=5>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B></P>
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  size=3>Washington, DC 20549</FONT></B></P>
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  <FONT
  size=6>FORM 8-K</FONT></B></P>
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  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>
  <FONT
  size=4>CURRENT REPORT</FONT></B></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>Pursuant To Section 13 OR 15(d) of the </B></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  <b>August 8, 2012</b></P>
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  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><U><B>
  <FONT
  size=6>STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.</FONT></B></U></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
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        incorporation)</P>
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        Number)</P>
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        Employer<BR>Identification No.)</P>
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  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>One Financial Plaza</B></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>501 North Broadway</B></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><U><B>St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2102</B></U></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</P>
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  <U><B>(314) 342-2000</B></U></P>
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  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">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 (<I>see</I> General
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  <font size="2" face="Wingdings">o</font></B><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
  Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></P>
  
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  13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></P>
  
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  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><B>Item
  2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</B></P>
  
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  On August 8, 2012, Stifel Financial Corp. reported its financial results for
  the three months ended June 30, 2012. A copy of the related press release is
  attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. </p>
  
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt" align="justify">
  Stifel Financial Corp. will hold a conference call on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at
  5:00 p.m. Eastern time. This call will be available via a webcast, and slides can be
  accessed on the Investor Relations portion of the Stifel Financial Corp. website
  at www.stifel.com, as well as on all sites within Thomson/CCBN's Investor
  Distribution Network. All interested parties are invited to participate by
  dialing (800) 651-2240 and referencing conference ID #98861040.&nbsp; The
  investor presentation
  is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. </p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt" align="justify">
  
  To supplement its financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the
  company used, in its investor presentation, certain non-GAAP measures of financial performance. The company
  believes that these non-GAAP measures will allow for a better evaluation of the
  operating performance of the business and facilitate a meaningful comparison of
  the company's results in the current period to those in prior periods and future
  periods. Reference to these non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a
  substitute for results that are presented in a manner consistent with GAAP.
  These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors' overall understanding
  of the company's financial performance.</p>
  <p align="justify">The
  exhibits are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, and the information
  contained therein shall not be deemed &quot;filed&quot; for the purposes of Section 18 of
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), or
  otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed
  incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
  reference in such filing. </p>
  
  
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  Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>
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  		<i>(d) </i></P></TD>
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  		<i>Exhibits.</i></P></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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        99.1</TD>
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        Press release dated August 8, 2012.</TD></TR>
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        99.2</TD>
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        Investor presentation.</TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>
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  <P
  style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: ; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">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.</P>
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  		Date: August 8, 2012</P></TD>
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  		By:</P></TD>
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        <P
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  		James M. Zemlyak</P></TD></TR>
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text: Form 8-K
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, DC 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant To Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  August 8, 2012
  STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  (State of
        incorporation)
  001-09305
  (Commission File
        Number)
  43-1273600
  (IRS
        Employer
  Identification No.)
  One Financial Plaza
  501 North Broadway
  St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2102
  (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
  (314) 342-2000
  N/A
  (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 (
  see
  General
  Instruction A.2. below):
  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
  2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
  On August 8, 2012, Stifel Financial Corp. reported its financial results for
  the three months ended June 30, 2012. A copy of the related press release is
  attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
  Stifel Financial Corp. will hold a conference call on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at
  5:00 p.m. Eastern time. This call will be available via a webcast, and slides can be
  accessed on the Investor Relations portion of the Stifel Financial Corp. website
  at www.stifel.com, as well as on all sites within Thomson/CCBN's Investor
  Distribution Network. All interested parties are invited to participate by
  dialing (800) 651-2240 and referencing conference ID #98861040.  The
  investor presentation
  is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
  To supplement its financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the
  company used, in its investor presentation, certain non-GAAP measures of financial performance. The company
  believes that these non-GAAP measures will allow for a better evaluation of the
  operating performance of the business and facilitate a meaningful comparison of
  the company's results in the current period to those in prior periods and future
  periods. Reference to these non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a
  substitute for results that are presented in a manner consistent with GAAP.
  These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors' overall understanding
  of the company's financial performance.
  The
  exhibits are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, and the information
  contained therein shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
  otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed
  incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
  reference in such filing.
  Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibit
  99.1
  Press release dated August 8, 2012.
  99.2
  Investor presentation.
  SIGNATURE
  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.
  STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
  Date: August 8, 2012
  By:
  /s/ James M. Zemlyak
  James M. Zemlyak
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
    Officer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description of Exhibit
  99.1
  Press release dated August 8, 2012.
  99.2
  Investor presentation.