k8050508.htm
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
May
5, 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 33716
(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)
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
On
April
29, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Angela Biever as
the
Company’s new Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. Biever, age 54, will
have responsibility for information technology, operations and administration,
human resources, legal and risk management. Ms. Biever was a director
of the Company from 1997 until April 15, 2008. From 2006 until April
2008, Ms. Biever was Managing Director, Consumer Internet, Intel
Capital. She was the General Manager, Intel New Business Initiatives
from 2000 until 2006.
The
Board
of Directors also awarded Ms. Biever 15,000 shares of restricted stock under
the
Company’s 2005 Restricted Stock Plan, effective on her commencement of
employment, May 5, 2008.
Exhibit
No.
99.1
Press release dated May 5, 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:
May 5, 2008
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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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