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  STATES</font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
  size=5 face="Times New Roman">SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;text-align:center'><b><font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Washington,
  DC 20549</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman">FORM 8-K/A</font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
  size=2 face="Times New Roman">Amendment
  No. 3</font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
  size=2 face="Times New Roman">CURRENT
  REPORT</font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
  size=2 face="Times New Roman">Pursuant
  To Section 13 OR 15(d) of the </font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;text-align:center'><b><font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>August 14, 2008</b></font></p>
  
  <p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><u><font
  size=5 face="Times New Roman">STIFEL
  FINANCIAL CORP.</font></u></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;text-align:center'><font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">(Exact name of registrant
  as specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
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    size=3 face="Times New Roman">Delaware</font></u></b><font
    size=4><br>
    </font>(State of incorporation)</p>
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  	<b><u><font
    size=3 face="Times New Roman">1-9305</font></u></b><font
    size=4><br>
    </font>(Commission File Number)</p>
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    <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><u><font
    size=3 face="Times New Roman">43-1273600</font></u></b><font
    size=4><br>
    </font>(IRS Employer<font size=4><br>
    </font>Identification No.)</p>
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  <p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
  size=3 face="Times New Roman">One
  Financial Plaza</font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
  size=3 face="Times New Roman">501
  North Broadway</font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><u><font
  size=3 face="Times New Roman">St.
  Louis, Missouri 63102-2102</font></u></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;text-align:center'><font size=3
  face="Times New Roman">(Address of principal
  executive offices, including zip code)</font></p>
  
  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Registrant's telephone number, including area code <b><u>(314) 342-2000</u></b></font></p>
  
  <p align=center style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><u><font
  size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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  <p align=center style='margin-top:0in;text-align:center'><font size=3
  face="Times New Roman">(Former name or former
  address, if changed since last report)</font></p>
  
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  size=4 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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  <p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">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):</font></p>
  
  <p><font size=2 face=Wingdings>o</font><font
  size=2> Written communications pursuant to Rule
  425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>
  
  <p><font size=2 face=Wingdings>o</font><font
  size=2> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
  14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>
  
  <p><font size=2 face=Wingdings>o</font><font
  size=2> Pre-commencement communications pursuant
  to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>
  
  <p><font size=2 face=Wingdings>o</font><font
  size=2> Pre-commencement communications pursuant
  to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
  
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  <p class=ShortReturnAddress><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Explanatory
  Note</font></i></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
  margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">On March 1, 2007, Stifel filed a Current Report on
  Form 8-K regarding its acquisition of Ryan Beck Holdings, Inc and its
  wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary Ryan Beck &amp; Company, Inc. On March 6,
  2007, Stifel filed a Current Report on Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) regarding a
  registration rights agreement with BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. covering the registration
  of shares of Stifel common stock issued as part of the consideration in the
  acquisition. On May 7, 2007, Stifel filed a Current Report on Form 8-K/A
  (Amendment No. 2) to file the financial statements and exhibits required by
  Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.&nbsp; The purpose of this Amendment No. 3 is to report the
  amendment of the Merger Agreement (as defined below).</font></p>
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
  margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Item 1.01 Entry into a Material
  Definitive Agreement.</font></b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
  margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">The information provided under Item 2.01 below is
  hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.</font></p>
  
  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  
  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2
  face="Times New Roman">Item
  2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.</font></b></p>
  
  <p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">As
  previously disclosed, on February 28, 2007 (&quot;Closing Date&quot;), Stifel
  acquired Ryan Beck Holdings, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (&quot;Ryan Beck&quot;) and
  its wholly-owned subsidiary Ryan Beck &amp; Co., Inc. from BankAtlantic
  Bancorp, Inc., a Florida corporation (&quot;BankAtlantic&quot;) by means of the merger
  (the &quot;Merger&quot;) of Ryan Beck with and into SF RB Merger Sub, Inc., a New Jersey
  corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel, with Merger Sub surviving
  the Merger. </font></p>
  
  <p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Under the
  terms of the Merger Agreement, Stifel is obligated to make certain contingent
  payments based upon the performance of Ryan Beck's private client division over
  the two-year period following the Closing Date.</font></p>
  
  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">On August 14, 2008, Stifel and BankAtlantic entered
  into Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement (&quot;Amendment&quot;) whereby
  Stifel and BankAtlantic agree that Stifel shall pre-pay to BankAtlantic a
  portion of BankAtlantic's pro-rata share of the Private Client Contingent Payment
  (&quot;PCCP&quot;) in exchange for a permanent reduction of BankAtlantic's
  pro-rata share of the PCCP that is otherwise anticipated to become due and
  payable after the end of the PCCP period, with such pre-payment representing a
  discount from the amount of such permanent reduction. Under the terms of the
  Amendment, BankAtlantic's pro-rata share of the PCCP will be reduced by
  $10,000,000 in consideration of Stifel's agreement to pre-pay $9,585,210 of
  such BankAtlantic pro-rata share of the PCCP amount. Stifel has elected to make
  such pre-prepayment using shares of Stifel Common Stock at an agreed upon per
  share consideration of $41.05, which yields an aggregate of 233,500 shares of
  Stifel Common Stock. In the event that BankAtlantic's pro-rata portion of the
  PCCP amount as finally calculated in accordance with Section 2.3(d) of the
  Merger Agreement is less than $10,000,000, BankAtlantic agrees to reimburse the
  shortfall (i.e., an amount equal to $10,000,000 less BankAtlantic's pro-rata
  share of the actual PCCP amount) to Stifel promptly following such final
  calculation.</font></p>
  
  <p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">A copy of
  the Amendment is attached as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by
  reference.</font></p>
  
  <p><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.</font></b></p>
  
  <p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">The
  names, titles and amounts of the securities sold in connection with the Amendment,
  and their dates of sale, are described in Item 2.01, above, as are the
  consideration for such sales and the securities' terms of conversion or
  exercise, if any. The exemption from registration claimed for the sale of these
  securities is set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as the
  sales did not involve any public offering. </font></p>
  
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  <p><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Item 8.01 Other Events.</font></b></p>
  
  <p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">On August
  15, 2008, Stifel issued a press release announcing the Amendment, a copy of
  which is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto.</font></p>
  
  <p><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  
  <p><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>
  
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
    face="Times New Roman">Exhibits. The following
    materials are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A:</font></p>
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    size=2 face="Times New Roman">Exhibit.</font></b></p>
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    <p style='margin-top:1.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:
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    face="Times New Roman">Exhibit
    Description</font></b></p>
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    <p align=right style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right'><font
    size=2 face="Times New Roman">2.1</font></p>
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
    face="Times New Roman">Amendment No. 1 to
    Merger Agreement</font></p>
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    <p align=right style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right'><font
    size=2 face="Times New Roman">99.1</font></p>
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
    face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
    face="Times New Roman">Press Release, dated
    August 15, 2008</font></p>
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  <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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  <p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">SIGNATURE</font></b></p>
  
  <p style='text-indent:40.3pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman">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.</font></p>
  
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
    face="Times New Roman">STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.</font></p>
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
    face="Times New Roman">Date: August 15, 2008</font></p>
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
    face="Times New Roman">By:</font></p>
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
    face="Times New Roman">/s/James M. Zemlyak</font></p>
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
    face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
    face="Times New Roman">Name:</font></p>
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
    face="Times New Roman">James M. Zemlyak</font></p>
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    <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2
    face="Times New Roman">Title:</font></p>
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text: UNITED STATES
  UNITED
  STATES
  SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington,
  DC 20549
  FORM 8-K/A
  Amendment
  No. 3
  CURRENT
  REPORT
  Pursuant
  To Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
  Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  August 14, 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):
  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))
  1
  Explanatory
  Note
  On March 1, 2007, Stifel filed a Current Report on
  Form 8-K regarding its acquisition of Ryan Beck Holdings, Inc and its
  wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary Ryan Beck & Company, Inc. On March 6,
  2007, Stifel filed a Current Report on Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) regarding a
  registration rights agreement with BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. covering the registration
  of shares of Stifel common stock issued as part of the consideration in the
  acquisition. On May 7, 2007, Stifel filed a Current Report on Form 8-K/A
  (Amendment No. 2) to file the financial statements and exhibits required by
  Item 9.01 of Form 8-K.  The purpose of this Amendment No. 3 is to report the
  amendment of the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
  Item 1.01 Entry into a Material
  Definitive Agreement.
  The information provided under Item 2.01 below is
  hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
  Item
  2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
  As
  previously disclosed, on February 28, 2007 ("Closing Date"), Stifel
  acquired Ryan Beck Holdings, Inc., a New Jersey corporation ("Ryan Beck") and
  its wholly-owned subsidiary Ryan Beck & Co., Inc. from BankAtlantic
  Bancorp, Inc., a Florida corporation ("BankAtlantic") by means of the merger
  (the "Merger") of Ryan Beck with and into SF RB Merger Sub, Inc., a New Jersey
  corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel, with Merger Sub surviving
  the Merger.
  Under the
  terms of the Merger Agreement, Stifel is obligated to make certain contingent
  payments based upon the performance of Ryan Beck's private client division over
  the two-year period following the Closing Date.
  On August 14, 2008, Stifel and BankAtlantic entered
  into Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement ("Amendment") whereby
  Stifel and BankAtlantic agree that Stifel shall pre-pay to BankAtlantic a
  portion of BankAtlantic's pro-rata share of the Private Client Contingent Payment
  ("PCCP") in exchange for a permanent reduction of BankAtlantic's
  pro-rata share of the PCCP that is otherwise anticipated to become due and
  payable after the end of the PCCP period, with such pre-payment representing a
  discount from the amount of such permanent reduction. Under the terms of the
  Amendment, BankAtlantic's pro-rata share of the PCCP will be reduced by
  $10,000,000 in consideration of Stifel's agreement to pre-pay $9,585,210 of
  such BankAtlantic pro-rata share of the PCCP amount. Stifel has elected to make
  such pre-prepayment using shares of Stifel Common Stock at an agreed upon per
  share consideration of $41.05, which yields an aggregate of 233,500 shares of
  Stifel Common Stock. In the event that BankAtlantic's pro-rata portion of the
  PCCP amount as finally calculated in accordance with Section 2.3(d) of the
  Merger Agreement is less than $10,000,000, BankAtlantic agrees to reimburse the
  shortfall (i.e., an amount equal to $10,000,000 less BankAtlantic's pro-rata
  share of the actual PCCP amount) to Stifel promptly following such final
  calculation.
  A copy of
  the Amendment is attached as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by
  reference.
  Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
  The
  names, titles and amounts of the securities sold in connection with the Amendment,
  and their dates of sale, are described in Item 2.01, above, as are the
  consideration for such sales and the securities' terms of conversion or
  exercise, if any. The exemption from registration claimed for the sale of these
  securities is set forth in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as the
  sales did not involve any public offering.
  2
  Item 8.01 Other Events.
  On August
  15, 2008, Stifel issued a press release announcing the Amendment, a copy of
  which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits. The following
    materials are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A:
  Exhibit.
  Exhibit
    Description
  2.1
  Amendment No. 1 to
    Merger Agreement
  99.1
  Press Release, dated
    August 15, 2008
  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.
  Date: August 15, 2008
  By:
  /s/James M. Zemlyak
  Name:
  James M. Zemlyak
  Title:
  Chief Financial Officer
  3
  Exhibit
  Index
  Exhibit.
  Exhibit
    Description
  2.1
  Amendment No. 1 to
    Merger Agreement
  99.1
  Press Release, dated
    August 15, 2008
  4