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  <FONT
  size=5>UNITED STATES</FONT></B></P>
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  <FONT
  size=5>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B></P>
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  size=3>Washington, DC 20549</FONT></B></P>
  
  
  
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  <FONT
  size=6>FORM 8-K</FONT></B></P>
  
  
  
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  <FONT
  size=4>CURRENT REPORT</FONT></B></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>Pursuant To Section 13 OR 15(d) of the </B></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>
  
  
  
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  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
  June 6, 2012</b></P>
  
  
  
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  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>
  <FONT
  size=6>STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.</FONT></B></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
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        incorporation)</P>
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        Number)</P>
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        Employer<BR>Identification No.)</P>
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  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b>One
  Financial Plaza</b></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B>501 North Broadway</B></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><u><B>St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2102</B></u></P>
  <P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</P>
  
  
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  telephone number, including area code) <b><u>(314) 342-2000</u></b></P>
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  simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
  following provisions (<I>see</I> General
  Instruction A.2. below):</font></P>
  
  
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  <font size="2" face="Wingdings">o</font></B><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
  Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></P>
  
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  <font size="2" face="Wingdings">o</font></B><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
  Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></P>
  
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  <font size="2" face="Wingdings">o</font></B><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
  14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></P>
  
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  13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></P>
  
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  	Item 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
  	Holders.</font></div>
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  	&nbsp;</div>
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  		On June 6, 2012, Stifel Financial Corp. (the &quot;Company&quot;) held its 2012
  		annual stockholders' meeting (the &quot;2012 Annual Meeting&quot;). The holders of
  		52,035,509 shares of common stock, 97% of the outstanding shares
  		entitled to vote as of the record date, which constituted a quorum were
  		represented at the meeting in person or by proxy. The four proposals
  		submitted to the Company's stockholders are described in detail in the
  		Company's Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange
  		Commission on April 20, 2012, as amended on May 25, 2012. At the 2012
  		Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected five directors (proposal I),
  		approved the compensation of our named executive officers (proposal II),
  		approved the appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company's
  		independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended
  		December 31, 2012 (proposal III), and approved the stockholder proposal
  		requesting the Board to initiate the appropriate process to amend the
  		Company's articles and/or bylaws to provide that director nominees be
  		elected by a majority vote in uncontested election (Proposal IV).
  		Without any discussion or prior agreement with the proponent of the
  		stockholder proposal, the Board of Directors reconsidered its initial
  		recommendation on proposal IV and recommended a vote &quot;FOR&quot; the approval
  		of the proposal.</font></div>
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  	<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  	The final results for the proposals approved prior to the adjournment of the
  	2012 Annual Meeting were as follows:</font></div>
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  	&nbsp;</div>
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  	<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  	Proposal I:</font></div>
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  	&nbsp;</div>
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  	<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  	The Company's stockholders elected five Class II directors to hold office
  	until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective
  	successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death,
  	resignation or removal. The following table shows the results of the
  	stockholders' votes:</font><font size="2"><br>
  &nbsp;</div>
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  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					For</font></div>
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  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
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  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					Withhold Authority</font></div>
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  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
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  					Abstentions</font></div>
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  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					Broker</font></div>
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  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					Non-votes</font></div>
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  					Nominees for Class II:</font></div>
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  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="35%" align="left">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					Charles A. Dill</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					41,163,835</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					5,018,375</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					-</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					5,853,299</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="35%" align="left">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					Richard J. Himelfarb</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%" align="left">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					42,179,575</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					4,002,635</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					-</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					5,853,299</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td bgColor="#ffffff" vAlign="bottom" width="35%" align="left">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					Alton F. Irby III</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ffffff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ffffff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					41,219,209</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ffffff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ffffff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					4,963,001</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ffffff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ffffff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					-</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ffffff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ffffff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					5,853,299</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="35%" align="left">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					Victor J. Nesi</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					39,927,239</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					6,254,971</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					-</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					5,853,299</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="35%" align="left">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					James M. Zemlyak</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					39,946,827</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					6,235,383</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					-</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					5,853,299</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  			</tr>
  			</table>
  	</div>
  	<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">
  		&nbsp;</div>
  	<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">
  		<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  		Proposal II:</font></div>
  	<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
  		<table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%" style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 11pt">
  			<tr>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="35%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" vAlign="bottom" width="7%">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					For</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" vAlign="bottom" width="7%">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					Against</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" vAlign="bottom" width="7%">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					Abstentions</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" vAlign="bottom" width="7%">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					Broker</font></div>
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					Non-votes</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="35%" align="left">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					Proposal to approve resolution relating to the compensation
  					of our named executive officers</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					37,004,174</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					9,113,930</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					64,106</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					5,853,299</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  			</tr>
  			</table>
  	</div>
  	<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">
  		&nbsp;</div>
  	<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">
  		<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  		Proposal III:</font></div>
  	<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
  		<table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%" style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 11pt">
  			<tr>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="43%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" vAlign="bottom" width="7%">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					For</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" vAlign="bottom" width="7%">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					Against</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" vAlign="bottom" width="7%">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					Abstentions</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  			</tr>
  			<tr>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="43%" align="left">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					Ratification of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as independent registered
  					public accountants</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					51,785,621</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					223,311</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td bgColor="#ccccff" vAlign="bottom" width="7%" align="right">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					26,577</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  			</tr>
  			</table>
  	</div>
  	<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">
  		&nbsp;</div>
  	<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
  		<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  		Proposal IV:</font></div>
  	<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">
  		&nbsp;</div>
  	<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">
  		<table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%" style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 11pt">
  			<tr>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="35%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
  				<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" vAlign="bottom" width="7%">
  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
  					For</font></div>
  				</td>
  				<td vAlign="bottom" width="1%">
  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  				&nbsp; </font></td>
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  					Stockholder proposal r</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">equesting
  					the Board to initiate the appropriate process to amend the
  					Company's articles and/or bylaws to provide that director
  					nominees be elected by a majority vote in uncontested
  					election</font></div>
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  					35,616,419</font></div>
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  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					10,218,818</font></div>
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  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					346,973</font></div>
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  				<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
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  				<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right">
  					<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
  					5,853,299</font></div>
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  		Date: June 6, 2012</P></TD>
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text: Form 8-K
  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):
  June 6, 2012
  STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  (State of
        incorporation)
  001-09305
  (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
  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 (
  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))
  Item 5.07                      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
  	Holders.
  On June 6, 2012, Stifel Financial Corp. (the "Company") held its 2012
  		annual stockholders' meeting (the "2012 Annual Meeting"). The holders of
  		52,035,509 shares of common stock, 97% of the outstanding shares
  		entitled to vote as of the record date, which constituted a quorum were
  		represented at the meeting in person or by proxy. The four proposals
  		submitted to the Company's stockholders are described in detail in the
  		Company's Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange
  		Commission on April 20, 2012, as amended on May 25, 2012. At the 2012
  		Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected five directors (proposal I),
  		approved the compensation of our named executive officers (proposal II),
  		approved the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's
  		independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended
  		December 31, 2012 (proposal III), and approved the stockholder proposal
  		requesting the Board to initiate the appropriate process to amend the
  		Company's articles and/or bylaws to provide that director nominees be
  		elected by a majority vote in uncontested election (Proposal IV).
  		Without any discussion or prior agreement with the proponent of the
  		stockholder proposal, the Board of Directors reconsidered its initial
  		recommendation on proposal IV and recommended a vote "FOR" the approval
  		of the proposal.
  The final results for the proposals approved prior to the adjournment of the
  	2012 Annual Meeting were as follows:
  Proposal I:
  The Company's stockholders elected five Class II directors to hold office
  	until the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective
  	successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death,
  	resignation or removal. The following table shows the results of the
  	stockholders' votes:
  For
  Withhold Authority
  Abstentions
  Broker
  Non-votes
  Nominees for Class II:
  Charles A. Dill
  41,163,835
  5,018,375
  -
  5,853,299
  Richard J. Himelfarb
  42,179,575
  4,002,635
  -
  5,853,299
  Alton F. Irby III
  41,219,209
  4,963,001
  -
  5,853,299
  Victor J. Nesi
  39,927,239
  6,254,971
  -
  5,853,299
  James M. Zemlyak
  39,946,827
  6,235,383
  -
  5,853,299
  Proposal II:
  For
  Against
  Abstentions
  Broker
  Non-votes
  Proposal to approve resolution relating to the compensation
  					of our named executive officers
  37,004,174
  9,113,930
  64,106
  5,853,299
  Proposal III:
  For
  Against
  Abstentions
  Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered
  					public accountants
  51,785,621
  223,311
  26,577
  Proposal IV:
  For
  Against
  Abstentions
  Broker
  Non-votes
  Stockholder proposal r
  equesting
  					the Board to initiate the appropriate process to amend the
  					Company's articles and/or bylaws to provide that director
  					nominees be elected by a majority vote in uncontested
  					election
  35,616,419
  10,218,818
  346,973
  5,853,299
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  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: June 6, 2012
  By:
  /s/ Ronald J. Kruszewski
  Ronald J. Kruszewski
  President and Chief Executive
    Officer
  3