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  <title>rjf-20200811</title></head><body><div style="display:none"><ix:header><ix:hidden><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i8e77be3340e84c72ba8115ad07a81196_D20200811-20200811" name="dei:EntityCentralIndexKey" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjU1ZDk4YjUxZTFjYzRiZTY4Y2YxNTBmZmQwMDJhZDhhL3NlYzo1NWQ5OGI1MWUxY2M0YmU2OGNmMTUwZmZkMDAyYWQ4YV80L2ZyYWc6MWU4M2RiYTZlNmJiNGM3YzhhYzNmNTdjYmU1NjE3ODYvdGFibGU6ODE1MGFlZGNhODEyNDdlMmE0MDNjNjgwZDVhODJkOWEvdGFibGVyYW5nZTo4MTUwYWVkY2E4MTI0N2UyYTQwM2M2ODBkNWE4MmQ5YV8wLTEtMS0xLTA_0eaa890a-aa16-47df-9514-ee6341dc2015">0000720005</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i8e77be3340e84c72ba8115ad07a81196_D20200811-20200811" name="dei:AmendmentFlag" 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style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">UNITED STATES</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Washington, D.C.&#160; 20549</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">FORM <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i8e77be3340e84c72ba8115ad07a81196_D20200811-20200811" name="dei:DocumentType" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjU1ZDk4YjUxZTFjYzRiZTY4Y2YxNTBmZmQwMDJhZDhhL3NlYzo1NWQ5OGI1MWUxY2M0YmU2OGNmMTUwZmZkMDAyYWQ4YV8xL2ZyYWc6YjIyMTE0ZDQ2N2E2NGE2MjkzMTAxMWU0ZjYxZDc5MDkvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpiMjIxMTRkNDY3YTY0YTYyOTMxMDExZTRmNjFkNzkwOV8xNTg3_be4d20be-0c08-4856-942d-f2d27fafa4c1">8-K</ix:nonNumeric> </span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">CURRENT REPORT</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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style="position:relative;width:100%;height:42.75pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><div id="i55d98b51e1cc4be68cf150ffd002ad8a_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:27pt;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-indent:-49.5pt;padding-left:49.5pt;text-align:justify;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:144%;">Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">(b) On August 11, 2020, Jennifer C. Ackart notified Raymond James Financial, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) of her decision to retire as the Company&#8217;s Chief Accounting Officer, effective September 30, 2020, after having served with the Company for more than 25 years.</span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;"><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:54pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:27pt;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:144%;">SIGNATURES</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:144%;">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.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;text-align:center;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;width:99.221%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:48.235%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:3.808%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:41.957%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #00000a;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #00000a;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:14pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="6" style="height:14pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:14pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="6" style="height:14pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">Date: August 14, 2020</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">By:</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-indent:6.75pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">/s/ Jonathan N. Santelli</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-indent:6.75pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">Jonathan N. Santelli</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-indent:6.75pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">Executive Vice President, General Counsel</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="text-indent:6.75pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;">and Secretary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:14pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:14pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:14pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:54pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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text: rjf-20200811
  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
  August 11, 2020
  Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
  RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Florida
  1-9109
  59-1517485
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  880 Carillon Parkway
  St. Petersburg
  Florida
  33716
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  (
  727
  )
  567-1000
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  None
  (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:
  ☐
  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))
  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
  Title of each class
  Trading Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange on which registered
  Common Stock, $.01 par value
  RJF
  New York Stock Exchange
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
  ☐
  Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
  (b) On August 11, 2020, Jennifer C. Ackart notified Raymond James Financial, Inc. (the "Company") of her decision to retire as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer, effective September 30, 2020, after having served with the Company for more than 25 years.
  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: August 14, 2020
  By:
  /s/ Jonathan N. Santelli
  Jonathan N. Santelli
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel
  and Secretary