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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>UNITED STATES<br>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
  Washington, DC 20549</b></p>
  
  
  
  
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size="5">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoBodyText3 align="center">CURRENT REPORT<br>
  Pursuant To Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'>Date of Report (Date
  of earliest event reported):&nbsp; <b>March 19, 2008</b></p>
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><font size="5">STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.<br>
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  registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
  
  
  
  
  
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    (State
    of incorporation)</p>
  
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    <p class=xl48 style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><u>1-9305<br>
    </u></b>(Commission
    File Number)</p>
  
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    <p class=xl48 style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><u>43-1273600<br>
    </u></b>(IRS
    Employer<br>
    Identification No.)</p>
  
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  <h3 align="center">One Financial Plaza<br>
  501 North Broadway<br>
  <u>St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2102</u><br>
  (Address of principal executive offices,
  including zip code)</h3>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Registrant's telephone number,
  including area code <b><u>(314) 342-2000</u></b></p>
  
  
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><u>___________________________N/A___________________________</u><br>
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</p>
  
  
  
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  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):</p>
  
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  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
  230.425)</p>
  
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  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14a-12)</p>
  
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  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
  Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>
  
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  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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  <b>Item 7.01 Regulation FD
  Disclosure</b><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On March 19, 2008, Stifel Financial Corp.
  (&quot;Stifel&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (NYSE: SF) announced that the underwriters for the
  recently announced public offering of Stifel common stock have exercised in
  full their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 285,000 shares of
  common stock from BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BBX), one of the selling
  stockholders.</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
  2,185,000 shares of Stifel's common stock in the offering, including the
  285,000 shares subject to the over-allotment option, are being sold at a price
  of $40.00 per share.&nbsp; Of these shares, 1,885,000 shares are being sold by
  BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. and 300,000 shares are being sold by The Western and
  Southern Life Insurance Company.&nbsp; Stifel will not receive any of the proceeds
  from the sale of shares of common stock in the offering. </p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
  offering, including the offering of the over-allotment shares, is expected to
  close on Monday, March 24, 2008. </p>
  
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  margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99 hereto
  and is incorporated herein by reference.</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><a
  name="OLE_LINK1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The information in
  this Item 7.01 and the exhibit attached hereto will not be deemed to be &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 such
  section, nor will such information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by
  reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
  Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in
  such filing.</a></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING
  STATEMENTS</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain
  forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
  Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
  based upon the Company's current expectations and projections about future
  events. The Company intends for these forward-looking statements to be covered
  by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the
  Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and the Company is including
  this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. Such
  forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
  including that the offering may not be completed as expected, if at all.</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You
  should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak
  only as of the date they were made. The Company will not update these
  forward-looking statements, even though the Company's situation may change in
  the future, unless the Company is obligated to do so under federal securities
  laws. The Company qualifies all of the Company's forward-looking statements by
  these cautionary statements.</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoBodyTextIndent2 style='text-align:justify'><b>Items 9.01 Financial
  Statements and Exhibits.</b></p>
  
  
  
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  -27.0pt'><b>Exhibit 99:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;Stifel Financial Corp.'s Press Release.</p>
  
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  <p class=MsoPlainText style='text-align:justify;text-indent:36.0pt'>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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    <p class=MsoPlainText>Date: March 19, 2008</p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>By:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>/s/ Ronald J.
    Kruszewski &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></p>
    <p class=MsoFooter>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ronald J. Kruszewski<br>
  	Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; President and Chief Executive Officer<br>
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Principal Executive Officer)</p>
  
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text: Form 8-K -- Stifel Financial Corp
  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):
  March 19, 2008
  STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
  (Exact name of
  registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  (State
    of incorporation)
  1-9305
  (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):
  [
  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
  230.425)
  [
  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14a-12)
  [
  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
  Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  [ ] Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.13e-4(c))
  1
  Item 7.01 Regulation FD
  Disclosure
  On March 19, 2008, Stifel Financial Corp.
  ("Stifel" or the "Company") (NYSE: SF) announced that the underwriters for the
  recently announced public offering of Stifel common stock have exercised in
  full their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 285,000 shares of
  common stock from BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BBX), one of the selling
  stockholders.
  The
  2,185,000 shares of Stifel's common stock in the offering, including the
  285,000 shares subject to the over-allotment option, are being sold at a price
  of $40.00 per share.  Of these shares, 1,885,000 shares are being sold by
  BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. and 300,000 shares are being sold by The Western and
  Southern Life Insurance Company.  Stifel will not receive any of the proceeds
  from the sale of shares of common stock in the offering.
  The
  offering, including the offering of the over-allotment shares, is expected to
  close on Monday, March 24, 2008.
  A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99 hereto
  and is incorporated herein by reference.
  The information in
  this Item 7.01 and the exhibit attached hereto will not be deemed to be "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 such
  section, nor will such information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by
  reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
  Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in
  such filing.
  CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING
  STATEMENTS
  This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain
  forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
  Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
  based upon the Company's current expectations and projections about future
  events. The Company intends for these forward-looking statements to be covered
  by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the
  Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and the Company is including
  this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. Such
  forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
  including that the offering may not be completed as expected, if at all.
  You
  should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak
  only as of the date they were made. The Company will not update these
  forward-looking statements, even though the Company's situation may change in
  the future, unless the Company is obligated to do so under federal securities
  laws. The Company qualifies all of the Company's forward-looking statements by
  these cautionary statements.
  Items 9.01 Financial
  Statements and Exhibits.
  (d) Exhibit:
  Exhibit 99:
  Stifel Financial Corp.'s Press Release.
  2
  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.
  (Registrant)
  Date: March 19, 2008
  By:
  /s/ Ronald J.
    Kruszewski
  Name:     Ronald J. Kruszewski
  Title:       President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  3
  Exhibit Index
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  99
  Stifel Financial Corp.'s Press Release.
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