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        5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
        Year</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">On
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        28, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company amended Article IV, Section
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        of the amendment to the By-laws indemnification provisions (amended text in
        bold) follows.</font></div>
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        any person made a party to an action by or in the right of the Company to
        procure a judgment in its favor by reason of such person being or having been
        (i) a director or officer of the Company, <strong>(ii) a director or officer of
        any other corporation, firm, association or entity which such person served
        as
        such at the request of the Company, but only if such indemnification is approved
        in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or (iii)
  </strong>a<strong>&#160;</strong>Trustee of any employee benefit plan or trust
        or other program sponsored by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company,
        against the reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#8217; fees, incurred by such
        person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, or in
        connection with an appeal therein, except in any case where such person is
        adjudged in a final adjudication to have been guilty of conduct as to which,
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        any person made a party to an action, suit or proceeding, other than one by
        or
        in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor, whether civil
        or
        criminal, brought to impose a liability or penalty on such person for an act
        alleged to have been committed by such person in the capacity of
  <strong>(</strong>i<strong>) </strong>director or officer of the Company,
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        any other corporation, firm, association
        or entity which such person served as such at the request of the Company, but
        only if such indemnification is approved in writing by the Chief Executive
        Officer of the Company, or (iii) </strong>a<strong>&#160;</strong>Trustee of any
        employee benefit plan or trust or other program sponsored by the Company or
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        subsidiary of the Company, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement
        and reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#8217; fees, incurred as a result of such
        action, suit or proceeding, or any appeal therein, unless the Board of Directors
        determines that such person did not act in good faith in the reasonable belief
        that such action was in the best interests of the Company. The termination
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        any such civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding by judgment, settlement,
        conviction or upon a plea of <u>nolo contendere</u> shall not in itself
        disqualify such person from indemnification except in any case where such person
        is adjudged in a final adjudication to have been guilty of conduct as to which,
        as a matter of law, no such indemnification may be made;</font></div>
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        indemnification hereunder during the pendency of any claim, action or
        proceeding, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors in any
        case.</font></div>
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        foregoing rights of reimbursement or indemnification shall not be exclusive
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        other rights to which any such person may otherwise be entitled and, in the
        event of his or her death, shall extend to his or her legal
        representatives.&#160;&#160;<strong>Any approval of indemnification by the Chief
        Executive Officer with respect to the service as a director or officer as
        described in subsections (a)(ii) and (b)(ii) above, may be revoked, but only
        prospectively (i.e., such revocation shall apply with respect to indemnification
        for actions taken after such revocation is communicated to the person affected
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                  and Restated By-Laws of Raymond James Financial, Inc. reflecting
                  amendments adopted by the Board of Directors on June 28,
                  2007.&#160;&#160;Filed herewith.</font></div>
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        duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
        duly authorized.</font></div>
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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
  June
        28, 2007
  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
        5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
        Year
  On
        June
        28, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company amended Article IV, Section
        12,
        subsections (a) and (b)  of the Company's By-Laws as
        follows.
  The
        text
        of the amendment to the By-laws indemnification provisions (amended text in
        bold) follows.
  Section
        12.  The Company shall:
  (a)  Indemnify
        any person made a party to an action by or in the right of the Company to
        procure a judgment in its favor by reason of such person being or having been
        (i) a director or officer of the Company,
  (ii) a director or officer of
        any other corporation, firm, association or entity which such person served
        as
        such at the request of the Company, but only if such indemnification is approved
        in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or (iii)
  a
  Trustee of any employee benefit plan or trust
        or other program sponsored by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company,
        against the reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by such
        person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, or in
        connection with an appeal therein, except in any case where such person is
        adjudged in a final adjudication to have been guilty of conduct as to which,
        as
        a matter of  law, no such indemnification may be made;
  (b)  Indemnify
        any person made a party to an action, suit or proceeding, other than one by
        or
        in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor, whether civil
        or
        criminal, brought to impose a liability or penalty on such person for an act
        alleged to have been committed by such person in the capacity of
  (
  i
  )
  director or officer of the Company,
  (ii) a director or officer of
        any other corporation, firm, association
        or entity which such person served as such at the request of the Company, but
        only if such indemnification is approved in writing by the Chief Executive
        Officer of the Company, or (iii)
  a
  Trustee of any
        employee benefit plan or trust or other program sponsored by the Company or
        any
        subsidiary of the Company, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement
        and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred as a result of such
        action, suit or proceeding, or any appeal therein, unless the Board of Directors
        determines that such person did not act in good faith in the reasonable belief
        that such action was in the best interests of the Company. The termination
        of
        any such civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding by judgment, settlement,
        conviction or upon a plea of
  nolo contendere
  shall not in itself
        disqualify such person from indemnification except in any case where such person
        is adjudged in a final adjudication to have been guilty of conduct as to which,
        as a matter of law, no such indemnification may be made;
  (c)  Advance
        the payment of expenses, including attorneys' fees, to any person entitled to
        indemnification hereunder during the pendency of any claim, action or
        proceeding, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors in any
        case.
  The
        foregoing rights of reimbursement or indemnification shall not be exclusive
        of
        other rights to which any such person may otherwise be entitled and, in the
        event of his or her death, shall extend to his or her legal
        representatives.
  Any approval of indemnification by the Chief
        Executive Officer with respect to the service as a director or officer as
        described in subsections (a)(ii) and (b)(ii) above, may be revoked, but only
        prospectively (i.e., such revocation shall apply with respect to indemnification
        for actions taken after such revocation is communicated to the person affected
        by the revocation).
  Item
        9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (d)
        Exhibits
  Exhibit
  Number
  3(ii)
  Amended
                  and Restated By-Laws of Raymond James Financial, Inc. reflecting
                  amendments adopted by the Board of Directors on June 28,
                  2007.  Filed herewith.
  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:
                  June 28, 2007
  By:
  /s/
                  Thomas A James
  Thomas
                  A. James
  Chairman
                  and Chief Executive Officer
  By:
  /s/
                  Jeffrey P. Julien
  Jeffrey
                  P. Julien
  Senior
                  Vice President - Finance
  and
                  Chief Financial Officer