Raymond James Financial Inc.'s March 2007 Earnings Release
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
April
24, 2007
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
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On
April
24, 2007, Raymond James Financial, Inc. issued a press release disclosing second
quarter results for period ended March 31, 2007. 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
April
24, 2007, 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 April 24, 2007 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:
April 24, 2007
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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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