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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

February 14, 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)
 
1-9109
59-1517485
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
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)
 
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:
 
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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.

Dr. Paul W. Marshall, a director since 1993, has retired from the Company’s Board of Directors effective upon the election of his successor at the annual meeting of shareholders on February 14, 2008.  Dr. Marshall did not stand for re-election in accordance with the term limitations of the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles.  Dr. Marshall has been the MBA Class of 1960 Professor of Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Business since 1996.



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.

 
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
   
   
Date: February 15, 2008
By:
/s/ Thomas A. James
   
Thomas A. James
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
     
 
By:
/s/ Jeffrey P. Julien
   
Jeffrey P. Julien
   
Senior Vice President - Finance
   
and Chief Financial Officer