RJF Change in Fiscal Year
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section l3 and l5(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of l934
December
1, 2005
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)
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
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Instruction A.2. below):
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year
On
December 1, 2005 the Company's Board of Directors approved a change in the
Company's fiscal year from the last Friday in September of each year to
September 30 of each year. Quarterly reporting periods will also end on the
last
calendar day of each quarter.
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:
December 8, 2005
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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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