k8072208.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 and 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of l934
July
22, 2008
Date
of
report (date of earliest event reported)
Raymond
James Financial, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Florida
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-9109
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59-1517485
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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880
Carillon Parkway St. Petersburg, FL 33702
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(727)
567-1000
(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 (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 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On
July
22, 2008, Raymond James Financial, Inc. issued a press release disclosing third
quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2008. A copy of the release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
herein. The press release includes instructions as to how and when to
access the Company's complementary quarterly conference call that will be
available to all interested persons telephonically and by webcast through the
Company's website.
The
information furnished herein, including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed to be
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject
to
the liability of that section. This information will not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates
them by reference.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On
July
22, 2008, the Company issued the press release referred to under Item 2.02
providing previously non-public information consisting of forward-looking
statements relating to the Company’s business and results of
operations.
Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d)
The
following are filed as exhibits to this report:
Exhibit
No.
99.1
Press release dated July 22, 2008 issued by Raymond James Financial,
Inc.
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.
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RAYMOND
JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
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Date:
July 22, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Thomas A. James
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Thomas
A. James
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/
Jeffrey P. Julien
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Jeffrey
P. Julien
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Senior
Vice President - Finance
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and
Chief Financial Officer
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