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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>UNITED STATES<br>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
  Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>&nbsp;CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT<br>
  TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE<br>
  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</b></p>
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:31.5pt;text-align:center;
  text-indent:-31.5pt'><b>Date of Report (date of
  earliest event reported):&nbsp; March 9, 2009</b></p>
  
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  <p class=MsoHeader align=center style='text-align:center'><b>STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.<br>
  </b>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA<br>
  501 NORTH BROADWAY<br>
  ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI&nbsp; 63102-2102<br>
  </b>(Address of principal executive offices)</p>
  
  
  
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  </b>(Registrant's Telephone Number,<br>
  Including Area Code)</p>
  
  
  
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  </b>(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
  Report)</p>
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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:</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [ ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [ ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
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  margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-12.25pt'><b>Item 7.01 Regulation FD
  Disclosure</b></p>
  
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  Financial Corp. (the &quot;Company&quot;)
  announced that beginning in June 2009 and over the next three years its
  subsidiary Stifel Nicolaus &amp; Company, Incorporated will offer to repurchase
  100 percent of auction rate securities held at Stifel by the company's retail
  investors that bought ARS through Stifel prior to the collapse of the ARS
  market in February 2008.&nbsp; </p>
  
  
  
  <p style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify'>A copy of the related press
  release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:34.2pt'> 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 (&quot;Securities
  Act&quot;) except as may be expressly set
  forth by specific reference in such filing.</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING
  STATEMENTS</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:34.2pt'>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 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements in this Form
  8-K not dealing with historical results are forward-looking and are based on
  various assumptions. The forward-looking statements in this Form 8-K are
  subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
  materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements.
  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>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal><b>&nbsp;Items 9.01 Financial Statements
  and Exhibits.</b></p>
  
  
  
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  <p class=MsoBodyTextIndent style='margin-left:37.05pt'>The following exhibit is &quot;furnished&quot; and is not to be deemed
  as &quot;filed&quot; under the Exchange Act and shall not be incorporated by
  reference into any filing by Stifel Financial Corp. under the Securities Act or
  the Exchange Act.</p>
  
  <p class=MsoBodyText2 style='margin-left:.75in;text-align:justify;text-indent:
  -.25in'><b>Exhibit 99:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;Press release dated March 9, 2009</p>
  
  
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.2in'>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>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.2in'>&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;&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; <b>STIFEL
  FINANCIAL CORP.</b></p>
  
  
  
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    <p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left'>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; March 9, 2009</p>
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    <p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left'>By:&nbsp; <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ronald J. Kruszewski&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; </u></p>
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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
  Date of Report (date of
  earliest event reported):  March 9, 2009
  STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  DELAWARE
  1-9305
  43-1273600
  State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
    Organization
  Commission File No.
  I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
  ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA
  501 NORTH BROADWAY
  ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI  63102-2102
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (314) 342-2000
  (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:
  [ ]      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))
  Item 7.01 Regulation FD
  Disclosure
  Stifel
  Financial Corp. (the "Company")
  announced that beginning in June 2009 and over the next three years its
  subsidiary Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated will offer to repurchase
  100 percent of auction rate securities held at Stifel by the company's retail
  investors that bought ARS through Stifel prior to the collapse of the ARS
  market in February 2008.
  A copy of the related press
  release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
  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 ("Securities
  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 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements in this Form
  8-K not dealing with historical results are forward-looking and are based on
  various assumptions. The forward-looking statements in this Form 8-K are
  subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
  materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements.
  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.
  Items 9.01 Financial Statements
  and Exhibits.
  (c) Exhibits:
  The following exhibit is "furnished" and is not to be deemed
  as "filed" under the Exchange Act and shall not be incorporated by
  reference into any filing by Stifel Financial Corp. under the Securities Act or
  the Exchange Act.
  Exhibit 99:
  Press release dated March 9, 2009
  2
  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:    March 9, 2009
  By:
  /s/    Ronald J. Kruszewski
  Ronald J. Kruszewski
  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
  3
  Exhibit Index
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  99
  Stifel
    Financial Corp.'s press release dated March 9, 2009.
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