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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>UNITED STATES<br>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
  </b><b>Washington</b><b>, DC 20549</b></p>
  
  
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoBodyText3 align="center"><b>CURRENT REPORT<br>
  Pursuant To Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'>Date of Report (Date
  of earliest event reported):&nbsp; <b>April 8, 2008</b></p>
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u>STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.<br>
  </u></b>(Exact name of
  registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
  
  
  
  
  
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    (State
    of incorporation)</p>
  
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    <p class=xl48 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b>1-9305</b><br>
    (Commission
    File Number)</p>
  
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    <p class=xl48 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b>43-1273600</b><br>
    (IRS
    Employer<br>
    Identification No.)</p>
  
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  <h3 align="center"><font size="3">One Financial Plaza<br>
  501 North Broadway<br>
  <u>St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2102</u><br>
  (Address of principal executive offices,
  including zip code)</font></h3>
  
  
  
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  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>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-autospace:none'>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):</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
  240.13e-4(c))</p>
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Registrant's Certifying Accountant.</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal><b>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dismissal of
  independent registered accounting firm.</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On April 8, 2008,
  Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP (&quot;Deloitte&quot;)
  was notified on behalf of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of
  Stifel Financial Corp. (the &quot;Company&quot;) that Deloitte was dismissed as the
  Company's independent registered public accounting firm.</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Deloitte's report
  on the Company's financial statements for the past two years ended December 31,
  2007 and 2006 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion,
  and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
  principles.</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Audit
  Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the termination,
  which was effective as of April 8, 2008.</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal>(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; During the
  Company's two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the
  subsequent period through April 8, 2008, the Company did not have any
  disagreements (as defined in Item 304 (a) (1) (iv) of Regulation S-K and the
  related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with Deloitte on any matter
  of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
  auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the
  satisfaction of Deloitte, would have caused it to make reference to the subject
  matter of the disagreements in connection with its report. Also during this
  period, there have been no reportable events as that term is described in Item
  304 (a) (1) (v) of Regulation S-K.</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Company has
  provided Deloitte with a copy of the disclosures it is making in response to
  Item 304 (a) of Regulation S-K and has requested that Deloitte furnish the
  Company with a letter addressed to the Securities Exchange Commission stating
  whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company in response to Item
  304 (a) of Regulation S-K and, if not, stating the respects in which it does
  not agree. This letter from Deloitte is attached as Exhibit 16 to this current
  report on Form 8-K. </p>
  
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  new independent registered accounting firm.</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>As a result of a competitive request for proposal
  process undertaken by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the
  Company, the Audit Committee on April 8, 2008, approved the appointment of
  Ernst &amp; Young LLP (&quot;E&amp;Y&quot;) as the
  Company's independent registered accounting firm for the year ending December
  31, 2008. In deciding to select E&amp;Y,
  the Audit Committee reviewed auditor independence issues and existing
  commercial relationships with E&amp;Y and concluded that E&amp;Y has no
  commercial relationship with the Company that would impair its independence. The Company did not engage E&amp;Y in any prior
  consultations during the Company's fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and
  2006 or the subsequent period through the date of the filing of this current
  report on Form 8-K regarding either: (i) the application of accounting
  principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the
  type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's consolidated
  financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Company
  nor oral advice was provided that E&amp;Y concluded was an important factor
  considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting,
  auditing, or financial reporting issue ; or (ii) any matter that was the
  subject of either a disagreement (as defined in Item 304 (a) (1) (iv) of
  Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a
  reportable event (as defined in Item 304 (a) (1) (v) of Regulation S-K).</p>
  
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  Accountant.</p>
  
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  <p class=MsoPlainText style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in'>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:
    April 14, 2008</p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>By:&nbsp;
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>/s/ Ronald J. Kruszewski</u></p>
    <p class=MsoFooter>Name:&nbsp; Ronald J. Kruszewski</p>
    <p class=MsoFooter>Title: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; President and
    Chief Executive Officer<br>
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Principal Executive Officer)</p>
  
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  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):
  April 8, 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 4.01 Changes in
  Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
  (a)        Dismissal of
  independent registered accounting firm.
  (i)         On April 8, 2008,
  Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte")
  was notified on behalf of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of
  Stifel Financial Corp. (the "Company") that Deloitte was dismissed as the
  Company's independent registered public accounting firm.
  (ii)        Deloitte's report
  on the Company's financial statements for the past two years ended December 31,
  2007 and 2006 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion,
  and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
  principles.
  (iii)       The Audit
  Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the termination,
  which was effective as of April 8, 2008.
  (iv)       During the
  Company's two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the
  subsequent period through April 8, 2008, the Company did not have any
  disagreements (as defined in Item 304 (a) (1) (iv) of Regulation S-K and the
  related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) with Deloitte on any matter
  of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or
  auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the
  satisfaction of Deloitte, would have caused it to make reference to the subject
  matter of the disagreements in connection with its report. Also during this
  period, there have been no reportable events as that term is described in Item
  304 (a) (1) (v) of Regulation S-K.
  The Company has
  provided Deloitte with a copy of the disclosures it is making in response to
  Item 304 (a) of Regulation S-K and has requested that Deloitte furnish the
  Company with a letter addressed to the Securities Exchange Commission stating
  whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company in response to Item
  304 (a) of Regulation S-K and, if not, stating the respects in which it does
  not agree. This letter from Deloitte is attached as Exhibit 16 to this current
  report on Form 8-K.
  (b)        Engagement of
  new independent registered accounting firm.
  As a result of a competitive request for proposal
  process undertaken by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the
  Company, the Audit Committee on April 8, 2008, approved the appointment of
  Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y") as the
  Company's independent registered accounting firm for the year ending December
  31, 2008. In deciding to select E&Y,
  the Audit Committee reviewed auditor independence issues and existing
  commercial relationships with E&Y and concluded that E&Y has no
  commercial relationship with the Company that would impair its independence. The Company did not engage E&Y in any prior
  consultations during the Company's fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and
  2006 or the subsequent period through the date of the filing of this current
  report on Form 8-K regarding either: (i) the application of accounting
  principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the
  type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's consolidated
  financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Company
  nor oral advice was provided that E&Y concluded was an important factor
  considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting,
  auditing, or financial reporting issue ; or (ii) any matter that was the
  subject of either a disagreement (as defined in Item 304 (a) (1) (iv) of
  Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a
  reportable event (as defined in Item 304 (a) (1) (v) of Regulation S-K).
  2
  Items 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d) Exhibit:
  Exhibit 16:
  Letter Regarding Change in Certifying
  Accountant.
  3
  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:
    April 14, 2008
  By:
  /s/ Ronald J. Kruszewski
  Name:  Ronald J. Kruszewski
  Title:     President and
    Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  4
  Exhibit Index
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  16
  Letter Regarding Change in Certifying Accountant.
  5