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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, DC 20549</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoBodyText3 align="center">CURRENT
  REPORT<br>
  Pursuant To Section 13 OR
  15(d) of the <br>
  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>September 26, 2008</b></p>
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><font size="5">STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.</font><br>
  </u></b>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
  
  
  
  
  
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  			<p class=xl48 style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Delaware<br>(State
    of incorporation)</p></td>
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  			<p class=xl48 style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>1-9305<br>(Commission
    File Number)</p></td>
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  			<p class=xl48 style='margin:0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>43-1273600<br>(IRS
    Employer<br>Identification No.)</p></td>
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  <h3 align="center">One Financial Plaza<br>
  501 North Broadway<br>
  <u>St. Louis, Missouri
  63102-2102<br>
  </u>(Address
  of principal executive offices, including zip code)</h3>
  
  
  
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  telephone number, 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>
  
  
  
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  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=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>[ ] Written communications
  pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>[ ] Soliciting material pursuant
  to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>[ ] Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14d-2(b))</p>
  
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  13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Item 7.01 Regulation FD
  Disclosure</u></b><b>.</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On September 26, 2008, Stifel Financial Corp.
  (&quot;Stifel&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) (NYSE: SF) announced that the underwriters for the
  recently announced public offering of Stifel common stock have exercised in
  full their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 255,000 shares of
  the Company's common stock.&nbsp; Of this amount, 195,000 shares will be purchased
  from the Company and 60,000 shares will be purchased from The Western and
  Southern Life Insurance Company (&quot;Western and Southern&quot;), a selling
  stockholder.</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The
  1,955,000 shares of our common stock in the offering, including the 255,000
  shares subject to the over-allotment option, are being sold at a price of
  $45.00 per share.&nbsp; Of these shares, 1,495,000 shares are being sold by the
  Company and 460,000 shares are being sold by Western and Southern.&nbsp; Stifel will
  not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock by
  Western and Southern in the offering. </p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The
  offering, including the offering of the over-allotment shares, is expected to
  close on Monday, September 29, 2008. </p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
  margin-left:0pt;text-autospace:none'>A copy of
  the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
  reference.</p>
  
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  margin-left:0pt;text-autospace:none'><a name="OLE_LINK1">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.</a></p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'><b>Cautionary Statement
  Concerning Forward-Looking Statements</b></p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'>This Current Report on
  Form 8-K contains certain statements that may be deemed to be &quot;forward-looking
  statements&quot; within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
  Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements in this report
  not dealing with historical results are forward-looking and are based on
  various assumptions. The forward-looking statements in this report are subject
  to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
  from those expressed in or implied by the statements. Factors that may cause
  actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such
  forward-looking statements include, among other things, the following
  possibilities: our goals, intentions and
  expectations; our business plans and growth strategies; our ability to
  integrate and manage our acquired businesses; estimates of our risks and future
  costs and benefits; and forecasted demographic and economic trends relating to
  our industry; and other risk factors referred to from time to time in
  filings made by Stifel with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date they are made. Stifel does
  not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or
  events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.
  Stifel disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking
  statements.</p>
  
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  Statements and Exhibits</u></b><b>.</b></p>
  
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    <p class=MsoNormal>Press
    Release, dated September 26, 2008</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>STIFEL
    FINANCIAL CORP.</p>
  
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    <p class=MsoPlainText>Date:&nbsp;
    September 26, 2008</p>
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    <p class=MsoPlainText>By:&nbsp;
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp; Ronald J. Kruszewski</u></p>
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    <p class=MsoPlainText>Name:&nbsp; Ronald
    J. Kruszewski</p>
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    <p class=MsoPlainText>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; President
    and Chief Executive Officer</p>
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    Release, dated September 26, 2008</p>
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text: Form 8-K Dated September 26, 2008
  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):
  September 26, 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 September 26, 2008, Stifel Financial Corp.
  ("Stifel" or the "Company") (NYSE: SF) announced that the underwriters for the
  recently announced public offering of Stifel common stock have exercised in
  full their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 255,000 shares of
  the Company's common stock.  Of this amount, 195,000 shares will be purchased
  from the Company and 60,000 shares will be purchased from The Western and
  Southern Life Insurance Company ("Western and Southern"), a selling
  stockholder.
  The
  1,955,000 shares of our common stock in the offering, including the 255,000
  shares subject to the over-allotment option, are being sold at a price of
  $45.00 per share.  Of these shares, 1,495,000 shares are being sold by the
  Company and 460,000 shares are being sold by Western and Southern.  Stifel will
  not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock by
  Western and Southern in the offering.
  The
  offering, including the offering of the over-allotment shares, is expected to
  close on Monday, September 29, 2008.
  A copy of
  the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 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 statements that may be deemed to be "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. All statements in this report
  not dealing with historical results are forward-looking and are based on
  various assumptions. The forward-looking statements in this report are subject
  to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
  from those expressed in or implied by the statements. Factors that may cause
  actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such
  forward-looking statements include, among other things, the following
  possibilities: our goals, intentions and
  expectations; our business plans and growth strategies; our ability to
  integrate and manage our acquired businesses; estimates of our risks and future
  costs and benefits; and forecasted demographic and economic trends relating to
  our industry; and other risk factors referred to from time to time in
  filings made by Stifel with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date they are made. Stifel does
  not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or
  events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.
  Stifel disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking
  statements.
  2
  Item 9.01 Financial
  Statements and Exhibits
  .
  (d)        Exhibits.
  Exhibit Number
  Description of Exhibit
  99.1
  Press
    Release, dated September 26, 2008
  3
  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: 
    September 26, 2008
  By:
  /s/  Ronald J. Kruszewski
  Name:  Ronald
    J. Kruszewski
  Title:     President
    and Chief Executive Officer
  4
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit Number
  Description of Exhibit
  99.1
  Press
    Release, dated September 26, 2008
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