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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><font size="5">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoBodyText3 align="center"><font size="4">CURRENT REPORT<br>
  </font>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 18, 2008</b></p>
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><font size="6">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'><u><b>1-9305</b></u><br>
    (Commission
    File Number)</p>
  
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    <p class=xl48 style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><u>43-1273600</u></b><br>
    (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>
  
  
  
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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>
  
  <p class=MsoFooter align=center style='text-align:left'>[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule
  425 under the Securities Act&nbsp;(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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  <p class=MsoNormal align="center">&nbsp;1</p>
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal><b>Item 7.01 Regulation FD
  Disclosure</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On March 18, 2008, Stifel Financial Corp.
  (&quot;Stifel&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (NYSE: SF) announced that BankAtlantic Bancorp,
  Inc. (NYSE: BBX) and The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company priced the
  previously announced public offering of an aggregate of 1,900,000 shares of
  Stifel common stock at a price of $40.00 per share. Of these shares, 1,600,000
  shares are being offered by BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. and 300,000 shares are
  being offered 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 this
  offering. </p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This
  offering is expected to close on Monday, March 24, 2008. BankAtlantic Bancorp
  has granted the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the
  closing, to purchase 285,000 additional shares of common stock to cover
  over-allotments, if any.</p>
  
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  margin-left:0pt;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=MsoFooter align=center style='text-align:justify'> &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.</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING
  STATEMENTS</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoFooter align=center 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, or that the
  over-allotment option granted to the underwriters may not be exercised.</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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  -18.0pt'>(d) Exhibit:</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 18, 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</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 18, 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 18, 2008, Stifel Financial Corp.
  ("Stifel" or the "Company") (NYSE: SF) announced that BankAtlantic Bancorp,
  Inc. (NYSE: BBX) and The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company priced the
  previously announced public offering of an aggregate of 1,900,000 shares of
  Stifel common stock at a price of $40.00 per share. Of these shares, 1,600,000
  shares are being offered by BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. and 300,000 shares are
  being offered 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 this
  offering.
  This
  offering is expected to close on Monday, March 24, 2008. BankAtlantic Bancorp
  has granted the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the
  closing, to purchase 285,000 additional shares of common stock to cover
  over-allotments, if any.
  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, or that the
  over-allotment option granted to the underwriters may not be exercised.
  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 18, 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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