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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
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  President of the Company, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company to succeed
  Thomas James effective May 1, 2010.&#160;&#160;In addition, the Company&#8217;s Board
  of Directors reappointed Mr. James as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Reilly as
  President.&#160;&#160;A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
  99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.&#160;&#160;Additional information
  about Mr. Reilly and the Company&#8217;s plan for Mr. Reilly to succeed Mr. James can
  be found in the Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2009 and is incorporated herein by
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  release referred to under Item 5.02 included the announcement that the Company&#8217;s
  Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.11 per share for each
  outstanding share of common stock of the Company payable on April 15, 2010 to
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  the liability of that section.&#160;&#160;This information will not be deemed to
  be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the
  Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates
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  by the Company pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Act of 1934, as
  amended.&#160;&#160;Shareholders representing 114,506,868 shares or 92.39% of
  the 123,935,231 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date of
  December 11, 2009 were present in person or by proxy, representing a quorum for
  the purposes of the annual meeting.&#160;&#160;Matters voted upon at the Annual
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        the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2011 and until their respective
        successors have been elected. There was no solicitation in opposition to
        the nominees and all such nominees were
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  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
  February
  18, 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)
  1-9109
  59-1517485
  (Commission
        File Number)
  (IRS
        Employer Identification No.)
  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
  5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
  Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain
  Officers
  On
  February 19, 2010, Raymond James Financial, Inc. issued a press release to
  announce that the Company's Board of Directors had appointed Paul Reilly,
  President of the Company, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company to succeed
  Thomas James effective May 1, 2010.  In addition, the Company's Board
  of Directors reappointed Mr. James as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Reilly as
  President.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
  99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.  Additional information
  about Mr. Reilly and the Company's plan for Mr. Reilly to succeed Mr. James can
  be found in the Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2009 and is incorporated herein by
  reference.
  Item
  7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
  The press
  release referred to under Item 5.02 included the announcement that the Company's
  Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.11 per share for each
  outstanding share of common stock of the Company payable on April 15, 2010 to
  the shareholders of record on April 1, 2010.
  The
  information furnished in this item, including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed to be
  "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to
  the liability of that section.  This information will not be deemed to
  be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the
  Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates
  it by reference.
  Item
  8.01 Other Events
  Proxies
  for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on February 18, 2010 were solicited
  by the Company pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Act of 1934, as
  amended.  Shareholders representing 114,506,868 shares or 92.39% of
  the 123,935,231 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date of
  December 11, 2009 were present in person or by proxy, representing a quorum for
  the purposes of the annual meeting.  Matters voted upon at the Annual
  Meeting of Shareholders were as follows:
  1.   The
        election of ten directors to the Board of Directors to hold office until
        the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2011 and until their respective
        successors have been elected. There was no solicitation in opposition to
        the nominees and all such nominees were
  elected.
  For
  Withheld
  Abstain
  Broker
        Non-Votes
  Broader,
        Shelley G.
  92,327,695
  3,064,538
  0
  28,542,998
  Godbold,
        Francis S.
  60,673,055
  34,719,178
  0
  28,542,998
  Habermeyer,
        H. William
  90,919,202
  4,473,031
  0
  28,542,998
  Helck,
        Chet B.
  64,331,431
  31,060,802
  0
  28,542,998
  James,
        Thomas A.
  66,636,642
  28,755,591
  0
  28,542,998
  Reilly,
        Paul C.
  64,640,222
  30,752,011
  0
  28,542,998
  Saltzman,
        Robert P.
  88,959,824
  6,432,409
  0
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  Shields,
        Kenneth A.
  61,729,258
  33,662,975
  0
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  Simmons,
        Hardwick
  92,237,640
  3,154,593
  0
  28,542,998
  Story,
        Susan N.
  90,928,855
  4,463,378
  0
  28,542,998
  2.   To
        ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of
        KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting
        firm.
  For
  Against
  Abstain
  Broker
        Non-Votes
  110,216,918
  4,208,457
  81,493
  9,428,363
  3.   To
  re-approve the Senior Management Incentive Plan for executive officers of the
  Company.
  For
  Against
  Abstain
  Broker
        Non-Votes
  88,002,788
  5,304,510
  2,084,935
  28,542,998
  Item
  9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (d)
  Exhibits
  .
  Exhibit
  No.
  99.1
  Press release dated February 19, 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.
  RAYMOND
        JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
  Date:
        February 22, 2010
  By:
  /s/
        Jeffrey P. Julien
  Jeffrey
        P. Julien
  Executive
        Vice President - Finance
  and
        Chief Financial Officer