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<CONFORMED-NAME>STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP
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<STREET1>ATTN: JAMES G. LASCHOBER
<STREET2>501 N. BROADWAY
<CITY>ST. LOUIS
<STATE>MO
<ZIP>63102-2102
<PHONE>314-342-2000
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<STREET1>ATTN: JAMES G. LASCHOBER
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<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always"><A HREF="#tocpage">Table of Contents</A></H5><P>

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<FONT style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #E8112D">The
information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus is not complete and may be changed. This prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not an offer to
sell these securities and are not soliciting an offer to buy
these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not
permitted.<BR>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 1pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="right" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Filed
    Pursuant to Rule&#160;424(b)(3)</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="right" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>File
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;333-158301</FONT></B>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #E8112D">Subject
    to Completion<BR>
    Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated September&#160;9,
    2009</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <U><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PROSPECTUS
    SUPPLEMENT<BR>
    </FONT></U><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">(To
    prospectus dated March&#160;30, 2009)
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 18pt">1,200,000&#160;Shares</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 24pt">STIFEL FINANCIAL
    CORP.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">Common Stock</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We are offering 1,200,000&#160;shares of our common stock. Our
    common stock is listed on the New&#160;York Stock Exchange, or
    the NYSE, under the symbol &#147;SF.&#148; On September&#160;8,
    2009, the last reported sale price of our common stock as
    reported on the NYSE was $57.12 per share.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Investing in our common stock involves risks that are
    described in the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section beginning on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">page&#160;S-5</FONT>
    of this prospectus supplement.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Per Share</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Total</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Public offering price
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Underwriting discount
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Proceeds, before expenses, to us
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    $
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The underwriters may also purchase up to an additional
    180,000&#160;shares from us at the public offering price, less
    the underwriting discount, within 30&#160;days from the date of
    this prospectus supplement, to cover overallotments, if any.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
    securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
    securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this
    prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a
    criminal offense.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The shares will be ready for delivery on or about
    September&#160;&#160;&#160;, 2009.
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Joint Book-Running Managers</I>
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stifel
    Nicolaus</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">  BofA
    Merrill Lynch</FONT></B></TD>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Co-Managers</I>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Fox-Pitt
    Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">    <B><FONT style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">
    Keefe, Bruyette&#160;&#038; Woods</FONT></B></TD>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The date of this prospectus supplement is
    September&#160;&#160;&#160;, 2009.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">TABLE OF
    CONTENTS<BR>
    </FONT></B>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Prospectus
    Supplement</FONT></B>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#101'>Our Business</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-1
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#102'>The Offering</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-2
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#103'>Selected Historical Financial Data</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-3
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#104'>Risk Factors</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-5
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#105'>Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
    Statements</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-17
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#106'>Use of Proceeds</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-18
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#107'>Price Range of Common Stock</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-18
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#108'>Capitalization</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-19
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#109'>Shares&#160;Eligible For Future Sale</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-20
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<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#110'>United States Federal Tax Considerations</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-21
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#111'>Underwriting</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-24
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#112'>Where You Can Find Additional Information</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-27
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#113'>Legal Matters</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-27
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#114'>Experts</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    S-28
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Prospectus</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    About This Prospectus
</DIV>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    The Company
</DIV>
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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    2
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&nbsp;
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    Where You Can Find Additional Information
</DIV>
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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    2
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<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Risk Factors
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Use of Proceeds
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Description of Capital Stock
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Description of Debt Securities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Description of Warrants
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Plan of Distribution
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Selling Security Holders
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Validity of Securities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Experts
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You should rely only on the information contained in or
    incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and
    the accompanying prospectus. We have not and the underwriters
    have not, authorized any other person to provide you with
    different information. If anyone provides you with different or
    inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not
    and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell these
    securities in any jurisdiction where the offer and sale is not
    permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in
    this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is
    accurate only as of their respective dates. Our business,
    financial condition, results of operations and prospects may
    have changed since those dates.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus
    supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering
    of our common stock and also adds to and updates information
    contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents
    incorporated by reference into the accompanying prospectus. The
    second part, the accompanying prospectus, provides more general
    information. Generally, when we refer to this prospectus, we are
    referring to both parts of this document combined. To the extent
    there is a conflict between the information contained in this
    prospectus supplement and the information contained in the
    accompanying prospectus or any document incorporated by
    reference therein filed prior to the date of this prospectus
    supplement, you should rely on the information in this
    prospectus supplement. If any statement in one of these
    documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document
    having a later date&#160;&#151; for example, a document
    incorporated by reference in the accompanying
    prospectus&#160;&#151; the statement in the document having the
    later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Unless we indicate otherwise, the words &#147;we,&#148;
    &#147;our,&#148; &#147;us&#148; and &#147;Company&#148; refer to
    Stifel Financial Corp., or Stifel, and its wholly-owned
    subsidiaries, including Stifel Nicolaus&#160;&#038; Company,
    Incorporated, or Stifel Nicolaus. Unless otherwise indicated,
    information presented herein is as of June&#160;30, 2009. All
    figures presented in this prospectus supplement with respect to
    our stock price, shares of common stock outstanding and related
    figures reflect the effect of a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">three-for-two</FONT>
    split of our common stock that was effected as a dividend to
    stockholders of record as of May&#160;29, 2008.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">OUR
    BUSINESS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We are a financial services holding company headquartered in
    St.&#160;Louis. Our principal subsidiary is Stifel Nicolaus, a
    full service retail and institutional brokerage and investment
    banking firm. Our other subsidiaries include Century Securities
    Associates, Inc., or CSA, an independent contractor
    broker-dealer firm; Stifel Nicolaus Limited, or SN Ltd, our
    international subsidiary; and Stifel Bank&#160;&#038; Trust, or
    Stifel Bank, a retail and commercial bank. With our century-old
    operating history, we have built a diversified business serving
    private clients, investment banking clients and institutional
    investors. Our principal activities are:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="7%"></TD>
    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="87%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Private client services, including securities transaction and
    financial planning services;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Institutional equity and fixed income sales, trading and
    research, and municipal finance;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Investment banking services, including mergers and acquisitions,
    public offerings and private placements;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Retail and commercial banking, including personal and commercial
    lending programs.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our core philosophy is based upon a tradition of trust,
    understanding and studied advice. We attract and retain
    experienced professionals by fostering a culture of
    entrepreneurial, long-term thinking. We provide our private,
    institutional and corporate clients quality, personalized
    service, with the theory that if we place clients&#146; needs
    first, both our clients and our company will prosper. Our
    unwavering client and employee focus have earned us a reputation
    as one of the leading brokerage and investment banking firms off
    Wall Street.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have grown our business both organically and through
    opportunistic acquisitions. Over the past several years, we have
    grown substantially, primarily by completing and successfully
    integrating a number of acquisitions, including our acquisition
    of the capital markets business of Legg Mason, Inc., or LM
    Capital Markets, from Citigroup Inc. in December 2005 and a
    number of more recent acquisitions, including:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="7%"></TD>
    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="87%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Our acquisition of private client business and certain assets
    and limited liabilities of Miller Johnson Steichen Kinnard,
    Inc., or MJSK, in December 2006;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Our acquisition of Ryan Beck Holdings, Inc., or Ryan Beck, and
    its wholly-owned subsidiary Ryan Beck&#160;&#038; Company, Inc.,
    a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm, in
    February 2007;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Our acquisition of First Service Financial Company, or First
    Service, now Stifel Bank&#160;&#038; Trust, a
    St.&#160;Louis-based bank, in April 2007;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Our acquisition of Butler Wick&#160;&#038; Company, Inc., or
    Butler Wick, a privately-held broker-dealer in December 2008.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, on March&#160;23, 2009, we announced that Stifel
    Nicolaus had entered into a definitive agreement with UBS
    Financial Services Inc., or UBS, to acquire certain specified
    branches from the UBS Wealth Management Americas branch network.
    As subsequently amended, we agreed to acquire 56 branches from
    UBS in four separate closings pursuant to this agreement. We
    completed an initial closing of 12 branches under this agreement
    on August&#160;14, 2009, and currently expect to complete the
    remaining three closings on September&#160;11, 2009,
    September&#160;25, 2009 and October&#160;16, 2009.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We do not generally engage in proprietary trading. Our
    inventory, which we believe is of modest size and intended to
    turn-over quickly, exists to facilitate order flow and to
    support the investment strategies of our clients. Furthermore,
    our balance sheet is highly liquid, without material holdings of
    securities that are difficult to value or remarket. We believe
    that our broad platform, fee-based revenues and strong
    distribution network position us well to take advantage of
    current trends within the financial services sector.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE
    OFFERING</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

<TR>
    <TD width="36%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="63%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Common stock we are offering</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    1,200,000 shares</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Common stock to be outstanding after this offering</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    29,754,119&#160;shares</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Use of proceeds</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for general
    corporate purposes, which may include our working capital needs
    and investments in our subsidiaries to support our continued
    growth or selective opportunistic acquisitions. For additional
    information, see the section of this prospectus supplement
    captioned &#147;Use of Proceeds.&#148;</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Listing</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Our common stock currently trades on the NYSE under the ticker
    symbol &#147;SF.&#148;</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
    Risk factors</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Investing in our securities involves risks. You should carefully
    consider the information under &#147;Risk Factors&#148;
    beginning on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">page&#160;S-5</FONT>
    and the other information included in this prospectus before
    investing in our securities.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    At our 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held on
    June&#160;3, 2009, our stockholders approved an amendment to our
    Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the total
    number of shares of common and preferred stock authorized
    thereunder from 33,000,000 to 100,000,000 and to increase the
    number of shares of common stock authorized thereunder from
    30,000,000 to 97,000,000.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The number of shares of common stock to be outstanding after the
    offering is based on actual shares outstanding as of
    August&#160;31, 2009 and assumes no exercise of the
    underwriters&#146; overallotment option. In addition, the number
    of shares of common stock to be outstanding after this offering
    excludes the following, in each case as of August&#160;31, 2009:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="7%"></TD>
    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="87%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    1,029,317&#160;shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
    options outstanding under our various equity incentive plans,
    having a weighted average exercise price of $8.52 per share;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    6,756,890 restricted stock units issued under our various equity
    incentive plans;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    746,950&#160;shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
    warrants issued in connection with our acquisition of Ryan Beck,
    with an exercise price of $24.00 per share;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    5,255,898 additional shares of common stock reserved for
    issuance pursuant to our equity incentive and stock option plans.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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    S-2
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SELECTED
    HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth selected consolidated historical
    financial and other data for the periods ended and as of the
    dates indicated. The selected consolidated financial data
    presented below as of and for the years ended December&#160;31,
    2006, 2007 and 2008 is derived from our audited consolidated
    financial statements incorporated by reference into this
    prospectus. The selected consolidated financial data as of and
    for the years ended December&#160;31, 2004 and 2005 is derived
    from our audited consolidated financial statements, which are
    not included in this prospectus. The summary consolidated
    financial data for the six-month periods ended June&#160;30,
    2008 and 2009 is derived from our unaudited consolidated
    financial statements incorporated by reference into this
    prospectus and should be read in conjunction with those
    unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
    In the opinion of management, our unaudited consolidated
    financial statements for the six months ended June&#160;30, 2008
    and 2009 include all normal recurring adjustments necessary for
    a fair presentation of results for the unaudited interim
    periods. Results from past periods are not necessarily
    indicative of results that may be expected for any future
    period. All share and per share information for all periods
    presented has been adjusted for a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">three-for-two</FONT>
    split of our common stock that was effected as a dividend to
    stockholders of record as of May&#160;29, 2008. This selected
    historical financial data should be read in conjunction with the
    section entitled &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis
    of Financial Condition and Results of Operations&#148; in our
    Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, and with our
    consolidated financial statements and related notes incorporated
    by reference in this prospectus.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="4%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=lead -->
    <TD width="5%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Six Months Ended<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended December&#160;31,</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>June&#160;30,</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2004</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2005</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2006</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="26" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands, except per share amounts)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Revenues:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Commissions
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    95,894
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    107,976
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    199,056
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    315,514
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    341,090
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    168,764
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    155,331
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Principal transactions
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    46,163
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    44,110
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    86,365
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    139,248
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    293,285
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    132,611
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    218,539
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Investment banking
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57,768
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    55,893
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    82,856
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    169,413
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    83,710
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    42,779
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    40,206
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Asset management and service fees
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    35,504
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    43,476
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57,713
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    101,610
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    119,926
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    60,244
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    49,476
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Interest
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,101
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,022
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    35,804
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    59,071
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    50,148
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,356
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,476
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Other income
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,759
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    533
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,594
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,234
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    688
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    508
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,854
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 24pt">
    <B>Total revenues</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    251,189
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    270,010
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    471,388
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    793,090
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    888,847
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    431,262
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    486,882
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Interest expense
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,366
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,275
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,581
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,025
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,510
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,834
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,396
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 24pt">
    <B>Net revenues</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    246,823
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    263,735
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    451,807
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    763,065
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    870,337
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    420,428
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    481,486
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Non-interest expenses:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Compensation and benefits
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    157,314
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    174,765
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    329,703
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    543,021
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    582,778
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    290,825
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    323,721
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Non-compensation expenses
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    52,892
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    56,248
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    95,735
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    166,198
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    195,790
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    85,528
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    109,501
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 24pt">
    <B>Total non-interest expenses</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    210,206
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    231,013
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    425,438
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    709,219
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    778,568
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    376,353
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    433,222
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Income before income taxes</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36,617
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,722
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,369
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    53,846
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    91,769
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    44,075
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    48,264
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Provision for income taxes
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,469
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    13,078
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    10,938
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,676
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36,267
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,396
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,272
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Net income</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23,148
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,644
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,431
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,170
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    55,502
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,679
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,992
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Earnings per basic common share:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Basic
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.59
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.33
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.89
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.48
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.31
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.14
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.07
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Diluted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.25
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.04
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.74
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.25
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1.98
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.99
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    0.94
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    <B>Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Basic
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,553
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,742
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    17,269
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    21,754
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,069
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23,363
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    27,116
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 16pt">
    Diluted
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,421
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    18,879
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    20,863
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    25,723
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28,073
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,931
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,752
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Total assets
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    382,314
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    842,001
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,084,774
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,499,440
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,558,145
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,685,837
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2,287,992
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Long-term obligations
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    61,767
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    97,182
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    98,379
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    124,242
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    106,860
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    119,128
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    96,781
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -8pt; margin-left: 8pt">
    Stockholders&#146; equity
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    131,312
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    155,093
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    220,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    424,637
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    593,185
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    465,071
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    702,702
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=05 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=06 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=07 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=lead -->
    <TD width="6%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=08 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Six Months Ended<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="18" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fiscal Year Ended December&#160;31,</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>June&#160;30,</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2004</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2005</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2006</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="26" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Net revenues:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Private Client Group
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    187,477
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    197,356
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    231,364
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    435,711
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    461,431
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    235,852
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    241,688
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Capital Markets(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    55,485
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    61,570
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    203,608
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    302,931
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    390,726
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    175,950
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    230,608
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Stifel Bank(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,800
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    9,574
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5,319
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    7,786
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,861
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,809
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    16,835
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    19,623
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    8,606
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,307
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    1,404
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    246,823
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    263,735
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    451,807
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    763,065
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    870,337
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    420,428
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    481,486
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Income/(loss) before income taxes:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Private Client Group
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    47,965
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    48,157
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    50,218
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    95,353
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    97,478
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    55,461
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36,096
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Capital Markets(1)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,457
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    15,987
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    42,579
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    60,849
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    91,892
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,210
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57,884
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Stifel Bank(2)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    990
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    619
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    731
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3,445
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Other
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (26,805
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (31,422
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (66,428
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (103,346
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (98,220
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (49,327
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (49,161
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    36,617
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,722
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    26,369
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    53,846
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    91,769
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    44,075
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    48,264
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <TD width="97%"></TD>
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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (1) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The segments formerly reported as Equity Capital Markets and
    Fixed Income Capital Markets have been combined into a single
    segment called Capital Markets. Previously reported segment
    information has been revised to reflect this change.</TD>
</TR>


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<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (2) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The Stifel Bank segment was added beginning April&#160;2, 2007
    with our acquisition of First Service, now referred to as Stifel
    Bank&#160;&#038; Trust.</TD>
</TR>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">RISK
    FACTORS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Before you invest in shares of our common stock, you should
    know that making such an investment involves significant risks,
    including the risks described below. You should carefully
    consider the following information about these risks, together
    with the other information contained in this prospectus and the
    information incorporated by reference before purchasing shares
    of our common stock. The risks that we have highlighted here are
    not the only ones that we face. For example, additional risks
    presently unknown to us or that we currently consider immaterial
    or unlikely to occur could also impair our operations. If any of
    the risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or
    results of operations could be negatively affected.</I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    results of operations may be adversely affected by conditions in
    the global financial markets and economic
    downturn.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our results of operations are materially affected by conditions
    in the financial markets and economic conditions generally, both
    in the United States and elsewhere around the world. Dramatic
    declines in the U.S.&#160;housing market over the past year,
    together with increasing foreclosures and unemployment, have
    resulted in significant write-downs of asset values by financial
    institutions, including government-sponsored entities, as well
    as major commercial and investment banks. These write-downs,
    which were initially associated with mortgaged-backed securities
    but which have substantially spread to credit default swaps and
    other derivative securities, in turn have caused many financial
    institutions to seek additional capital, to merge with larger
    and stronger institutions and, in some cases, to fail.
    Reflecting concern about the stability of the financial markets
    generally and the strength of counterparties, many lenders and
    institutional investors have ceased to provide funding to even
    the most credit-worthy borrowers. This market turmoil and
    tightening of credit have led to an increased level of
    commercial and consumer delinquencies, lack of consumer
    confidence, increased market volatility and widespread reduction
    of business activity generally.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The resulting economic pressures on consumers and businesses and
    lack of confidence in the financial markets have adversely
    affected our business, financial condition and results of
    operations. We do not expect that the difficult conditions in
    the financial markets are likely to improve in the near future.
    A worsening of these conditions would likely exacerbate the
    adverse effects of these difficult market conditions on us and
    others in the financial services industry. It is difficult to
    predict how long the current economic conditions will continue
    and which of our businesses, industry areas, products or
    services will continue to be adversely affected. We may have
    impairment losses if events or changes in circumstances occur
    which may reduce the fair value of an asset below its carrying
    amount. As a result, these conditions could adversely affect our
    financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we
    may be subject to increased regulatory scrutiny and litigation
    due to these issues and events.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    A significant portion of our revenue is derived from
    commissions, margin interest revenue, principal transactions,
    asset management and service fees, and investment banking fees.
    Accordingly, severe market fluctuations, weak economic
    conditions, a decline in stock prices, trading volumes, or
    liquidity could have an adverse affect on our profitability.
    Continued or further credit dislocations or sustained market
    downturns may result in a decrease in the volume of trades we
    execute for our clients, a decline in the value of securities we
    hold in inventory as assets, and reduced investment banking
    revenues. Poor economic conditions have adversely affected
    investor and CEO confidence, resulting in significant
    industry-wide declines in the size and number of underwritings
    and advisory transactions, which could continue to have an
    adverse effect on our revenues.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The fixed-income markets are experiencing a period of extreme
    volatility which has negatively impacted market liquidity
    conditions. As a result, fixed income instruments are
    experiencing liquidity issues, increased price volatility,
    credit downgrades, and increased likelihood of default. In
    addition to being hard to dispose of, securities that are less
    liquid are also more difficult to value. Domestic and
    international equity markets have also been experiencing
    heightened volatility and turmoil, and as a result issuers that
    have exposure to the real estate, mortgage and credit markets,
    including banks and broker-dealers, have been particularly
    affected. These events and the continuing market upheavals may
    have an adverse effect on us. In the event of a sustained market
    downturn, our results of operations could be adversely affected
    by those
</DIV>

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    factors in many ways. Our revenues are likely to decline in such
    circumstances and, if we were unable to reduce expenses at the
    same pace, our profit margins would erode. Even in the absence
    of a sustained market downturn, we are exposed to substantial
    risk of loss due to market volatility.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, declines in the market value of securities
    generally result in a decline in revenues from fees based on the
    asset values of client portfolios, in the failure of buyers and
    sellers of securities to fulfill their settlement obligations,
    and in the failure of our clients to fulfill their credit and
    settlement obligations. During market downturns, our
    counterparties may be less likely to complete transactions.
    Also, we permit our clients to purchase securities on margin.
    During periods of steep declines in securities prices, the value
    of the collateral securing client accounts margin purchases may
    drop below the amount of the purchaser&#146;s indebtedness. If
    the clients are unable to provide additional collateral for
    these loans, we may lose money on these margin transactions.
    This may cause us to incur additional expenses defending or
    pursuing claims or litigation related to counterparty or client
    defaults.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, in certain of the transactions we are required to
    post collateral to secure our obligations to the counterparties.
    In the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding involving
    one or such counterparties, we may experience delays in
    recovering our assets posted as collateral or may incur a loss
    to the extent the counterparty was holding collateral in excess
    of our obligation to such counterparty. There is no assurance
    that any such losses would not materially and adversely affect
    our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Recent
    legislative and regulatory actions, and any such future actions,
    to address the current liquidity and credit crisis in the
    financial industry may significantly affect our financial
    condition, results of operation, liquidity or stock
    price.</FONT></I></B>
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    Recent economic conditions, particularly in the financial
    markets, have resulted in government regulatory agencies and
    political bodies placing increased focus on and scrutiny of the
    financial services industry. In addition to the
    U.S.&#160;Treasury Department&#146;s Capital Purchase Program
    (in which we have not participated), under the Troubled Asset
    Relief Program announced last fall and the new Capital
    Assistance Program announced in the spring (in which we have not
    participated), the U.S.&#160;Government has taken steps that
    include enhancing the liquidity support available to financial
    institutions, establishing a commercial paper funding facility,
    temporarily guaranteeing money market funds and certain types of
    debt issuances, and increasing insurance on bank deposits, and
    the U.S.&#160;Congress, through the Emergency Economic
    Stabilization Act of 2008, and the American Recovery and
    Reinvestment Act of 2009 have imposed a number of restrictions
    and limitations on the operations of financial services firms
    participating in the federal programs. Further, there is no
    assurance that these programs individually or collectively will
    have beneficial effects in the credit markets, will address
    credit or liquidity issues of companies that participate in the
    programs or will reduce volatility or uncertainty in the
    financial markets. The failure of these programs to have their
    intended effects could have a material adverse effect on the
    financial markets, which in turn could materially and adversely
    affect our financial condition, results of operation, liquidity
    or stock price.
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    In addition, new proposals for legislation continue to be
    introduced in the U.S.&#160;Congress that could further
    substantially increase regulation of the financial services
    industry and impose restrictions on the operations and general
    ability of firms within the industry to conduct business
    consistent with historical practices. We cannot predict the
    substance or impact of pending or future legislation, regulation
    or the application thereof. Compliance with such current and
    potential regulation and scrutiny may significantly increase our
    costs, impede the efficiency of our internal business processes,
    require us to increase our regulatory capital and limit our
    ability to pursue business opportunities in an efficient manner.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Lack
    of sufficient liquidity or access to capital could impair our
    business and financial condition.</FONT></I></B>
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    Liquidity is essential to our business. If we have insufficient
    liquid assets, we will be forced to curtail our operations, and
    our business will suffer. Our assets, consisting mainly of cash
    or assets readily convertible into cash, are our principle
    source of liquidity. These assets are financed primarily by our
    equity capital, debentures to trusts, client credit balances,
    short-term bank loans, proceeds from securities lending, and
    other
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    payables. We currently finance our client accounts and firm
    trading positions through ordinary course borrowings at floating
    interest rates from various banks on a demand basis and
    securities lending, with company-owned and client securities
    pledged as collateral. Changes in securities market volumes,
    related client borrowing demands, underwriting activity, and
    levels of securities inventory affect the amount of our
    financing requirements.
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    The capital and credit markets have been experiencing volatility
    and disruption since early 2008, and reached unprecedented
    levels since the fall of 2008. In some cases, the markets have
    produced downward pressure on stock prices and credit
    availability for certain issuers without regard to those
    issuers&#146; underlying financial strength. If current levels
    of market disruption and volatility continue or worsen, there
    can be no assurance that we will not experience an adverse
    effect, which may be material to our business, financial
    condition and results of operations and affect our ability to
    access capital.
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    Our liquidity requirements may change in the event we need to
    raise more funds than anticipated to increase inventory
    positions, support more rapid expansion, develop new or enhanced
    services and products, acquire technologies, or respond to other
    unanticipated liquidity requirements. We rely exclusively on
    financing activities and distributions from our subsidiaries for
    funds to implement our business and growth strategies, and
    repurchase our shares. Net capital rules, restrictions under our
    long-term debt, or the borrowing arrangements of our
    subsidiaries, as well as the earnings, financial condition, and
    cash requirements of our subsidiaries, may each limit
    distributions to us from our subsidiaries.
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    In the event existing internal and external financial resources
    do not satisfy our needs, we may have to seek additional outside
    financing. The availability of outside financing will depend on
    a variety of factors, such as market conditions, the general
    availability of credit, the volume of trading activities, the
    overall availability of credit to the financial services
    industry, credit ratings, and credit capacity, as well as the
    possibility that lenders could develop a negative perception of
    our long-term or short-term financial prospects if we incurred
    large trading losses or if the level of our business activity
    decreased due to a market downturn or otherwise. We currently do
    not have a credit rating, which could adversely affect our
    liquidity and competitive position by increasing our borrowing
    costs and limiting access to sources of liquidity that require a
    credit rating as a condition to providing funds.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Current
    trends in the global financial markets could cause significant
    fluctuations in our stock price.</FONT></I></B>
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    Stock markets in general, and stock prices of financial services
    firms in particular, including us, have in recent years, and
    particularly in recent months, experienced significant price and
    volume fluctuations. The market price of our common stock may
    continue to be subject to similar market fluctuations which may
    be unrelated to our operating performance or prospects, and
    increased volatility could result in an overall decline in the
    market price of our common stock. Factors that could
    significantly impact the volatility of our stock price include:
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    developments in our business or in the financial sector
    generally, including the effect of direct governmental action in
    the financial markets generally and with respect to financial
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    the operating and securities price performance of companies that
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    changes in global financial markets and global economies and
    general market conditions, such as interest or foreign exchange
    rates, stock, commodity or asset valuations or volatility.
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    Significant declines in the market price of our common stock or
    failure of the market price of our common stock to increase
    could harm our ability to recruit and retain key employees,
    including our executives and financial advisors and other key
    professional employees and those who have joined us from
    companies we
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    have acquired, reduce our access to debt or equity capital and
    otherwise harm our business or financial condition. In addition,
    we may not be able to use our common stock effectively as
    consideration in connection with future acquisitions.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    face intense competition in our industry.</FONT></I></B>
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    All aspects of our business and of the financial services
    industry in general are intensely competitive. We expect
    competition to continue and intensify in the future. Our
    business will suffer if we do not compete successfully. We
    compete on the basis of a number of factors, including the
    quality of our financial advisors and associates, the quality
    and selection of our investment products and services, pricing
    (such as execution pricing and fee levels), and reputation.
    Because of recent market unrest and increased government
    intervention, the financial services industry has recently
    undergone significant consolidation, which has further
    concentrated equity capital and other financial resources in the
    industry and further increased competition. Many of our
    competitors use their significantly greater financial capital
    and scope of operations to offer their customers more products
    and services, broader research capabilities, access to
    international markets, and other products and services not
    currently offered by us.
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    We compete directly with national full-service broker-dealers,
    investment banking firms, and commercial banks and, to a lesser
    extent, with discount brokers and dealers and investment
    advisors. In addition, we face competition from new entrants
    into the market and increased use of alternative sales channels
    by other firms. Domestic commercial banks and investment banking
    boutique firms have entered the broker-dealer business, and
    large international banks have begun serving our markets as
    well. Legislative and regulatory initiatives intended to ease
    restrictions on the sale of securities and underwriting
    activities by commercial banks have increased competition. We
    also compete indirectly for investment assets with insurance
    companies, real estate firms, hedge funds and others. This
    increased competition could cause our business to suffer.
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    The industry of electronic
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    discount brokerage services is continuing to develop. Increased
    competition from firms using new technology to deliver these
    products and services may materially and adversely affect our
    operating results and financial position. Competitors offering
    internet-based or other electronic brokerage services may have
    lower costs and offer their customers more attractive pricing
    and more convenient services than we do. In addition, we
    anticipate additional competition from underwriters who conduct
    offerings of securities through electronic distribution
    channels, bypassing financial intermediaries such as us
    altogether. These and other competitive pressures may have an
    adverse affect on our competitive position and, as a result, our
    operations, financial condition and liquidity.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Regulatory
    and legal developments could adversely affect our business and
    financial condition.</FONT></I></B>
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    The financial services industry is subject to extensive
    regulation and broker-dealers and investment advisors are
    subject to regulations covering all aspects of the securities
    business. We could be subject to civil liability, criminal
    liability, or sanctions, including revocation of our
    subsidiaries&#146; registrations as investment advisors or
    broker-dealers, revocation of the licenses of our financial
    advisors, censures, fines, or a temporary suspension or
    permanent bar from conducting business, if we violate such laws
    or regulations. Any such liability or sanction could have a
    material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
    prospects. Moreover, our independent contractor subsidiaries,
    CSA and SN Ltd give rise to a potentially higher risk of
    noncompliance because of the nature of the independent
    contractor relationships involved.
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    Our banking operations also expose us to a risk of loss
    resulting from failure to comply with banking laws. In light of
    current conditions in the U.S.&#160;financial markets and the
    economy, regulators have increased their focus on the regulation
    of the financial services industry, including introducing
    proposals for new legislation. We are unable to predict whether
    any of these proposals will be implemented and in what form, or
    whether any additional or similar changes to statutes or
    regulations, including the interpretation or implementation
    thereof, will occur in the future. Any such action could affect
    us in substantial and unpredictable ways and could have an
    adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results
    of operations. We also may be adversely affected as a result of
    changes in federal, state or foreign tax laws, or by changes in
    the interpretation or enforcement of existing laws and
    regulations. For additional information regarding our
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    regulatory environment and our approach to managing regulatory
    risk, see the section entitled &#147;Business Regulation&#148;
    of Item&#160;1 and Item&#160;7A &#147;Quantitative and
    Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk&#148; of our Annual
    Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, as well as
    Item&#160;3 &#147;Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
    Market Risk&#148; of our Quarterly Reports on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarters ended March&#160;31, 2009 and June&#160;30,
    2009, which are incorporated by reference herein.
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    In turbulent economic times such as these, the volume of claims
    and amount of damages sought in litigation and regulatory
    proceedings against financial institutions have historically
    increased. These risks include potential liability under
    securities and other laws for alleged materially false or
    misleading statements made in connection with securities
    offerings and other transactions, issues related to the
    suitability of our investment advice based on our clients&#146;
    investment objectives, and potential liability for other advice
    we provide to participants in strategic transactions. Legal
    actions brought against us may result in judgments, settlements,
    fines, penalties or other results, any of which could materially
    adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of
    operations, or cause us serious reputational harm.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Significant
    regulatory and legal developments could adversely affect our
    business.</FONT></I></B>
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    Since February 2008, the auctions through which most auction
    rate securities, or ARS, are sold and interest rates are
    determined have failed, resulting in the lack of liquidity for
    these securities. We, like other firms in the financial services
    industry, have received inquiries from the SEC, the Financial
    Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, and several state
    regulatory authorities requesting information concerning our
    transactions in ARS for our clients. We have also been named in
    a civil class action lawsuit and in separate actions filed by
    the Missouri Secretary of State and by the Commonwealth of
    Virginia relating to the sale of ARS. While we are working with
    other industry participants in order to resolve issues relating
    to ARS and are exploring a range of potential solutions, we
    anticipate that the regulatory authorities will conduct further
    review and inquiry on these matters. Those regulatory
    authorities may initiate proceedings against us and our
    employees that seek censures, fines or a temporary suspension or
    permanent bar from conducting business in their respective
    jurisdictions if we are found to have violated such laws or
    regulations.
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    On June&#160;23, 2009, we announced that Stifel Nicolaus had
    received acceptance from approximately 95&#160;percent of its
    clients that are eligible to participate in its voluntary plan
    to repurchase 100&#160;percent of their ARS. The eligible ARS
    were purchased by our retail clients before the collapse of the
    ARS market in February 2008. We estimate that our retail clients
    who are participating in the voluntary plan to repurchase held
    $115,195,000 of eligible ARS at August&#160;31, 2009 after we
    purchased $40,250,000 of ARS from eligible customers during the
    second quarter.
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    As part of the first phase, we repurchased at par the greater of
    10% or $25,000 of eligible ARS. After the initial repurchases,
    the voluntary plan provides for additional repurchases from
    eligible investors during each of the next three years. During
    phases, two, three and four, assuming no additional redemptions,
    we estimate that we will repurchase up to $21,625,000,
    $15,475,000 and $78,095,000, which will be completed by each
    June 30 of 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.
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    We have recorded a liability for our estimated exposure to the
    voluntary repurchase plan based upon a net present value
    calculation, which is subject to change and future events,
    including redemptions. ARS redemptions have been at par and we
    believe will continue to be at par over the voluntary repurchase
    period. Future periods&#146; results may be affected by changes
    in estimated redemption rates or changes in the fair value of
    ARS.
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    A civil lawsuit was filed in Wisconsin state court against
    Stifel and Stifel Nicolaus, as well as Royal Bank of Canada
    Europe Ltd., or RBC and certain other RBC entities, by the
    school districts and the individual trustees for other
    post-employment benefit, or OPEB, trusts established by those
    school districts on September&#160;29, 2008. The lawsuit arises
    out of the purchase of certain collateralized debt obligations,
    or CDOs, by the OPEB trusts. The RBC entities structured and
    served as &#147;arranger&#148; for the CDOs. We served as
    placement agent/broker in connection with the purchase of the
    investments by the OPEB trusts. The total amount of the
    investments made by the OPEB trusts was $200,000,000. The
    plaintiffs in the lawsuit assert that the school districts
    contributed $37,500,000 to the OPEB trusts to purchase the
    investments. The balance of
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    $162,500,000 used to purchase the investments was borrowed by
    the OPEB trusts. The recourse of the lender is the OPEB trust
    assets and the moral obligation of the school districts. The
    plaintiffs claim that the RBC entities and Stifel Nicolaus and
    our company either made representations or failed to disclose
    material facts in connection with the sale of the CDOs in
    violation of the Wisconsin Securities Act. We have filed a
    motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which is currently pending with
    the court. While we believe that the plaintiffs reviewed and
    understood the relevant offering materials, that the investments
    were suitable based upon, among other things, our receipt of a
    written acknowledgement of risks from the plaintiffs, and that,
    based upon currently available information and review with
    outside counsel, we have meritorious defenses to this lawsuit
    and intend to vigorously defend all of the plaintiffs&#146;
    claims, we cannot assure investors that we will be successful in
    defending against the plaintiffs&#146; claims.
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    For a discussion of our legal matters, including ARS and OPEB,
    and our approach to managing legal risk, see Item&#160;3,
    &#147;Legal Proceedings&#148; and Item&#160;7A,
    &#147;Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
    Risk&#148; of our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, as well as
    Item&#160;1 &#147;Legal Proceedings&#148; and Item&#160;3
    &#147;Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
    Risk&#148; of our Quarterly Reports on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarters ended March&#160;31, 2009 and June&#160;30,
    2009, which are incorporated by reference herein.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Failure
    to comply with regulatory capital requirements would
    significantly harm our business.</FONT></I></B>
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    The Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, requires
    broker-dealers to maintain adequate regulatory capital in
    relation to their liabilities and the size of their customer
    business. These rules require Stifel Nicolaus and CSA, our
    broker-dealer subsidiaries, to maintain a substantial portion of
    their assets in cash or highly liquid investments. Failure to
    maintain the required net capital may subject our broker-dealer
    subsidiaries to limitations on their activities, or in extreme
    cases, suspension or revocation of their registration by the SEC
    and suspension or expulsion by FINRA and other regulatory
    bodies, and, ultimately, liquidation. Our international
    subsidiary, SN Ltd, is subject to similar limitations under
    applicable laws in the United Kingdom. Failure to comply with
    the net capital rules could have material and adverse
    consequences, such as:
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    limiting our operations that require intensive use of capital,
    such as underwriting or trading activities;&#160;or
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    restricting us from withdrawing capital from our subsidiaries,
    even where our broker-dealer subsidiaries have more than the
    minimum amount of required capital. This, in turn, could limit
    our ability to implement our business and growth strategies, pay
    interest on and repay the principal of our debt
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    repurchase our shares.
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    In addition, a change in the net capital rules or the imposition
    of new rules affecting the scope, coverage, calculation, or
    amount of net capital requirements, or a significant operating
    loss or any large charge against net capital, could have similar
    adverse effects. In addition, as a bank holding company, we and
    our bank subsidiary are subject to various regulatory
    requirements administered by the federal banking agencies,
    including capital adequacy requirements pursuant to which we and
    our bank subsidiary must meet specific capital guidelines that
    involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and
    certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory
    accounting practices. See the section entitled
    &#147;Business&#160;&#151; Regulation&#148; of Item&#160;1 of
    our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, which is incorporated
    by reference herein, for additional information regarding our
    regulatory environment.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    have experienced significant pricing pressure in areas of our
    business, which may impair our revenues and
    profitability.</FONT></I></B>
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    In recent years, our business has experienced significant
    pricing pressures on trading margins and commissions in debt and
    equity trading. In the fixed income market, regulatory
    requirements have resulted in greater price transparency,
    leading to increased price competition and decreased trading
    margins. In the equity market, we have experienced increased
    pricing pressure from institutional clients to reduce
    commissions, and this pressure has been augmented by the
    increased use of electronic and direct market access trading,
    which has created additional competitive downward pressure on
    trading margins. The trend towards using alternative
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    trading systems is continuing to grow, which may result in
    decreased commission and trading revenue, reduce our
    participation in the trading markets and our ability to access
    market information, and lead to the creation of new and stronger
    competitors. Institutional clients also have pressured financial
    services firms to alter &#147;soft dollar&#148; practices under
    which brokerage firms bundle the cost of trade execution with
    research products and services. Some institutions are entering
    into arrangements that separate (or &#147;unbundle&#148;)
    payments for research products or services from sales
    commissions. These arrangements have increased the competitive
    pressures on sales commissions and have affected the value our
    clients place on high-quality research. Additional pressure on
    sales and trading revenue may impair the profitability of our
    business. Moreover, our inability to reach agreement regarding
    the terms of unbundling arrangements with institutional clients
    who are actively seeking such arrangements could result in the
    loss of those clients, which would likely reduce our
    institutional commissions. We believe that price competition and
    pricing pressures in these and other areas will continue as
    institutional investors continue to reduce the amounts they are
    willing to pay, including by reducing the number of brokerage
    firms they use, and some of our competitors seek to obtain
    market share by reducing fees, commissions or margins.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    underwriting and market-making activities place our capital at
    risk.</FONT></I></B>
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    We may incur losses and be subject to reputational harm to the
    extent that, for any reason, we are unable to sell securities we
    purchased as an underwriter at the anticipated price levels. As
    an underwriter, we also are subject to heightened standards
    regarding liability for material misstatements or omissions in
    prospectuses and other offering documents relating to offerings
    we underwrite. As a market maker, we may own large positions in
    specific securities, and these undiversified holdings
    concentrate the risk of market fluctuations and may result in
    greater losses than would be the case if our holdings were more
    diversified.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    ability to attract, develop and retain highly skilled and
    productive employees is critical to the success of our
    business.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our people are our most valuable asset. Our ability to develop
    and retain our client base and to obtain investment banking and
    advisory engagements depends upon the reputation, judgment,
    business generation capabilities and project execution skills of
    highly skilled and often highly specialized employees, including
    our executive officers. The unexpected loss of services of any
    of these key employees and executive officers, or the inability
    to recruit and retain highly qualified personnel in the future,
    could have an adverse effect on our business and results of
    operations.
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    Financial advisors typically take their clients with them when
    they leave us to work for a competitor. From time to time, in
    addition to financial advisors, we have lost equity research,
    investment banking, public finance, institutional sales and
    trading professionals, and in some cases, clients, to our
    competitors.
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    Competition for personnel within the financial services industry
    is intense. The cost of retaining skilled professionals in the
    financial services industry has escalated considerably, as
    competition for these professionals has intensified. Employers
    in the industry are increasingly offering guaranteed contracts,
    upfront payments, and increased compensation. These can be
    important factors in a current employee&#146;s decision to leave
    us as well as a prospective employee&#146;s decision to join us.
    As competition for skilled professionals in the industry
    increases, we may have to devote more significant resources to
    attracting and retaining qualified personnel. In particular, our
    financial results may be adversely affected by the amortization
    costs incurred by us in connection with the upfront loans we
    offer to financial advisors.
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    Moreover, companies in our industry whose employees accept
    positions with competitors frequently claim that those
    competitors have engaged in unfair hiring practices. We are
    currently subject to several such claims and may be subject to
    additional claims in the future as we seek to hire qualified
    personnel, some of whom may currently be working for our
    competitors. Some of these claims may result in material
    litigation. We could incur substantial costs in defending
    ourselves against these claims, regardless of their merits. Such
    claims could also discourage potential employees who currently
    work for our competitors from joining us.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    recruit financial advisors, make strategic acquisitions of
    businesses, engage in joint ventures or divest or exit existing
    businesses, which could cause us to incur unforeseen expenses
    and have disruptive effects on our business and may strain our
    resources.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our growth strategies have included, and will continue to
    include, the recruitment of financial advisors and future
    acquisitions or joint ventures with other businesses. Since
    December 2005, we have completed five acquisitions: LM Capital
    Markets in 2005, the private client business of MJSK in 2006,
    Ryan Beck and First Service in 2007, and Butler Wick in 2008. In
    addition, on March&#160;23, 2009, we announced that Stifel
    Nicolaus had entered into a definitive agreement with UBS to
    acquire certain branches from the UBS Wealth Management Americas
    branch network. As subsequently amended, this agreement provides
    for Stifel Nicolaus to acquire an aggregate of 56 branches from
    UBS. Stifel Nicolaus and UBS have agreed to effectuate four
    closings to complete the transactions contemplated by this
    agreement. The first closing, of 12 UBS branches, was
    consummated as scheduled on August&#160;14, 2009, and we
    currently expect to complete the remaining three closings on
    September&#160;11, 2009, September&#160;25, 2009 and
    October&#160;16, 2009. These acquisitions or any acquisition or
    joint venture that we determine to pursue will be accompanied by
    a number of risks. The growth of our business and expansion of
    our client base has strained, and may continue to strain, our
    management and administrative resources. Costs or difficulties
    relating to such transactions, including integration of
    financial advisors, and other employees, products and services,
    technology systems, accounting systems and management controls,
    may be greater than expected. Unless offset by a growth of
    revenues, the costs associated with these investments will
    reduce our operating margins. In addition, because, as noted
    above, financial professionals typically take their clients with
    them when they leave, if key employees or other senior
    management personnel of the firms we have acquired determine
    that they do not wish to remain with our company over the long
    term or at all, we would not inherit portions of the client base
    of those firms, which would reduce the value of those
    acquisitions to us.
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    In addition to past growth, we cannot assure investors that we
    will be able to manage our future growth successfully. The
    inability to do so could have a material adverse effect on our
    business, financial condition and results of operations. After
    we announce or complete any given acquisition or joint venture
    in the future, our share price could decline if investors view
    the transaction as too costly or unlikely to improve our
    competitive position. We may be unable to retain key personnel
    after any such transaction, and the transaction may impair
    relationships with customers and business partners. These
    difficulties could disrupt our ongoing business, increase our
    expenses and adversely affect our operating results and
    financial condition. In addition, we may be unable to achieve
    anticipated benefits and synergies from any such transaction as
    fully as expected or within the expected time frame.
    Divestitures or elimination of existing businesses or products
    could have similar effects.
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    Moreover, to the extent we pursue increased expansion to
    different geographic markets or grow generally through
    additional strategic acquisitions, we cannot assure you that we
    will identify suitable acquisition candidates, that acquisitions
    will be completed on acceptable terms or that we will be able to
    successfully integrate the operations of any acquired business
    into our existing business. Such acquisitions could be of
    significant size and involve firms located in regions of the
    United States where we do not currently operate, or
    internationally. To acquire and integrate a separate
    organization would further divert management attention from
    other business activities. This diversion, together with other
    difficulties we may encounter in integrating an acquired
    business, could have a material adverse effect on our business,
    financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we
    may need to borrow money to finance acquisitions, which would
    increase our leverage. Such funds might not be available on
    terms as favorable to us as our current borrowing terms or at
    all.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    not realize the expected benefits of the acquisition of certain
    branches from UBS.</FONT></I></B>
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    We may be unable to take advantage of the opportunities we
    expect to obtain in the acquisition of certain UBS branches,
    including strengthening of our existing private client business.
    Financial advisors who have agreed to join us may leave UBS
    prior to closing, and those financial advisors who join us from
    UBS may not stay with Stifel Nicolaus. Moreover, while we have
    completed the first of four scheduled closings to effectuate the
    transactions contemplated by Stifel Nicolaus&#146;s agreement
    with UBS, we cannot provide any
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    assurance that the remaining closings will occur as scheduled.
    Additionally, the UBS branches to be acquired by us are also
    subject to many, if not all, of the same risks faced by our
    business described herein. Further, the process of integrating
    the acquired UBS branches with our operations could cause an
    interruption of, or loss of momentum in, the activities of the
    combined company&#146;s business and the loss of key personnel.
    The diversion of management&#146;s attention, any delays or
    difficulties encountered in connection with the acquisition of
    these branches and the related operational integration and the
    costs associated with these activities could harm our business,
    results of operations, financial condition or prospects.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    risk management policies and procedures may leave us exposed to
    unidentified or unanticipated risk.</FONT></I></B>
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    We seek to manage, monitor and control our operational, legal
    and regulatory risk through operational and compliance reporting
    systems, internal controls, management review processes and
    other mechanisms; however, there can be no assurance that our
    procedures will be fully effective. Further, our risk management
    methods are based on an evaluation of information regarding
    markets, clients and other matters that are based on assumptions
    that may no longer be accurate. In addition, we have undergone
    significant growth in recent years. A failure to adequately
    manage our growth, or to effectively manage our risk, could
    materially and adversely affect our business and financial
    condition. We must also address potential conflicts of interest
    that arise in our business. We have procedures and controls in
    place to address conflicts of interest, but identifying and
    managing potential conflicts of interest can be complex and
    difficult and our reputation could be damaged if we fail, or
    appear to fail, to deal appropriately with conflicts of
    interest. See Item&#160;7A, &#147;Quantitative and Qualitative
    Disclosures About Market Risk&#148; in our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, and Item&#160;3,
    &#147;Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
    Risk,&#148; in our Quarterly Reports on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarters ended March&#160;31, 2009 and June&#160;30,
    2009, which are incorporated by reference herein, for more
    information on how we monitor and manage market and certain
    other risks.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We
    continually encounter technological change, and we may have
    fewer resources than many of our competitors to continue to
    invest in technological improvements, which are important to
    attract and retain financial advisors.</FONT></I></B>
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    We rely extensively on electronic data processing and
    communications systems. The brokerage and investment banking
    industry continues to undergo technological change, with
    periodic introductions of new technology-driven products and
    services. In addition to better serving our clients, the
    effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables our
    company to reduce costs. Our future success will depend in part
    upon our ability to successfully maintain and upgrade our
    systems and our ability to address the needs of our clients by
    using technology to provide products and services that will
    satisfy their demands for convenience, as well as to create
    additional efficiencies in our operations. Many of our
    competitors have substantially greater resources to invest in
    technological improvements. We cannot assure you that we will be
    able to effectively upgrade our systems, implement new
    technology-driven products and services or be successful in
    marketing these products and services to our clients.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    operations and infrastructure and those of the service providers
    upon which we rely may malfunction or fail.</FONT></I></B>
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    Our business is highly dependent on our ability to process, on a
    daily basis, a large number of transactions across diverse
    markets, and the transactions we process have become
    increasingly complex. The inability of our systems to
    accommodate an increasing volume of transactions could also
    constrain our ability to expand our businesses. If any of these
    systems do not operate properly or are disabled, or if there are
    other shortcomings or failures in our internal processes, people
    or systems, we could suffer impairments, financial loss, a
    disruption of our businesses, liability to clients, regulatory
    intervention or reputational damage.
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    We have outsourced certain aspects of our technology
    infrastructure, including trade processing, data centers,
    disaster recovery systems, and wide area networks, as well as
    market data servers, which constantly broadcast news, quotes,
    analytics, and other important information to the desktop
    computers of our financial advisors. We contract with other
    vendors to produce, batch, and mail our confirmations and
    customer reports.
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    We are dependent on our technology providers to manage and
    monitor those functions. A disruption of any of the outsourced
    services would be out of our control and could negatively impact
    our business. We have experienced disruptions on occasion, none
    of which has been material to our operations and results.
    However, there can be no guarantee that future disruptions with
    these providers will not occur.
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    We also face the risk of operational failure, termination or
    capacity constraints of any of the clearing agents, exchanges,
    clearing houses or other financial intermediaries we use to
    facilitate our securities transactions. Any such failure or
    termination could adversely affect our ability to effect
    transactions and to manage our exposure to risk.
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    Our operations also rely on the secure processing, storage and
    transmission of confidential and other information in our
    computer systems and networks. Although we take protective
    measures and endeavor to modify them as circumstances warrant,
    our computer systems, software and networks may be vulnerable to
    unauthorized access, computer viruses or other malicious code
    and other events that could have a security impact. If one or
    more of such events occur, this could jeopardize our or our
    clients&#146; or counterparties&#146; confidential and other
    information processed, stored in and transmitted through our
    computer systems and networks, or otherwise cause interruptions
    or malfunctions in our, our clients&#146;, our
    counterparties&#146; or third parties&#146; operations which
    could result in significant losses or reputational damage. We
    may be required to expend significant additional resources to
    modify our protective measures, to investigate and remediate
    vulnerabilities or other exposures or to make required
    notifications, and we may be subject to litigation and financial
    losses that are either not insured or not fully covered through
    any insurance maintained by us.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We may
    suffer losses if our reputation is harmed.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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    Our ability to attract and retain customers and employees may be
    adversely affected to the extent our reputation is damaged. If
    we fail to deal with, or appear to fail to deal with, various
    issues that may give rise to reputational risk, we could harm
    our business prospects. These issues include, but are not
    limited to, appropriately dealing with potential conflicts of
    interest, legal and regulatory requirements, ethical issues,
    money-laundering, privacy, record-keeping, sales and trading
    practices, and the proper identification of the legal,
    reputational, credit, liquidity and market risks inherent in our
    products. Failure to appropriately address these issues could
    also give rise to additional legal risk to us, which could, in
    turn, increase the size and number of claims and damages
    asserted against us or subject us to regulatory enforcement
    actions, fines, and penalties.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Our
    current stockholders may experience dilution in their holdings
    if we issue additional shares of common stock as a result of
    future offerings or acquisitions where we use our common
    stock.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As part of our business strategy, we may continue to seek
    opportunities for growth through strategic acquisitions, in
    which we may consider issuing equity securities as part of the
    consideration. Additionally, we may obtain additional capital
    through the public or private sale of equity securities. If we
    sell equity securities, the value of our common stock could
    experience dilution. Furthermore, these securities could have
    rights, preferences and privileges more favorable than those of
    the common stock. Moreover, if we issue additional shares of
    common stock in connection with future acquisitions or as a
    result of a financing, investors ownership interest in our
    company will be diluted.
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    The issuance of any additional shares of common stock or
    securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or
    that represent the right to receive common stock, or the
    exercise of such securities, could be substantially dilutive to
    stockholders of our common stock, including purchasers of common
    stock in this offering. Holders of our shares of common stock
    have no preemptive rights that entitle holders to purchase their
    pro rata share of any offering of shares of any class or series
    and, therefore, such sales or offerings could result in
    increased dilution to our stockholders. The market price of our
    common stock could decline as a result of sales of shares of our
    common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
    common stock made after this offering or in anticipation of such
    sales.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">We are
    subject to an increased risk of legal proceedings, which may
    result in significant losses to us that we cannot recover.
    Claimants in these proceedings may be customers, employees, or
    regulatory agencies, among others, seeking damages for mistakes,
    errors, negligence or acts of fraud by our
    employees.</FONT></I></B>
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    Many aspects of our business subject us to substantial risks of
    potential liability to customers and to regulatory enforcement
    proceedings by state and federal regulators. Participants in the
    financial services industry face an increasing amount of
    litigation and arbitration proceedings. Dissatisfied clients
    regularly make claims against broker-dealers and their employees
    for, among others, negligence, fraud, unauthorized trading,
    suitability, churning, failure to supervise, breach of fiduciary
    duty, employee errors, intentional misconduct, unauthorized
    transactions by financial advisors or traders, improper
    recruiting activity, and failures in the processing of
    securities transactions. These types of claims expose us to the
    risk of significant loss. Acts of fraud are difficult to detect
    and deter, and while we believe our supervisory procedures are
    reasonably designed to detect and prevent violations of
    applicable laws, rules and regulations, we cannot assure
    investors that our risk management procedures and controls will
    prevent losses from fraudulent activity. In our role as
    underwriter and selling agent, we may be liable if there are
    material misstatements or omissions of material information in
    prospectuses and other communications regarding underwritten
    offerings of securities. At any point in time, the aggregate
    amount of existing claims against us could be material. While we
    do not expect the outcome of any existing claims against us to
    have a material adverse impact on our business, financial
    condition, or results of operations, we cannot assure you that
    these types of proceedings will not materially and adversely
    affect our company. We do not carry insurance that would cover
    payments regarding these liabilities, with the exception of
    fidelity coverage with respect to certain fraudulent acts of our
    employees. In addition, our by-laws provide for the
    indemnification of our officers, directors, and employees to the
    maximum extent permitted under Delaware law. In the future, we
    may be the subject of indemnification assertions under these
    documents by our officers, directors or employees who have or
    may become defendants in litigation. These claims for
    indemnification may subject us to substantial risks of potential
    liability. For a discussion of our legal matters (including ARS)
    and our approach to managing legal risk, see Item&#160;3,
    &#147;Legal Proceedings&#148; of our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, as well as
    Item&#160;1 &#147;Legal Proceedings&#148; of our Quarterly
    Reports on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the quarters ended March&#160;31, 2009 and June&#160;30,
    2009, which are incorporated by reference herein.
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    In addition to the foregoing financial costs and risks
    associated with potential liability, the costs of defending
    litigation and claims has increased over the last several years.
    The amount of outside attorneys&#146; fees incurred in
    connection with the defense of litigation and claims could be
    substantial and might materially and adversely affect our
    results of operations as such fees occur. Securities class
    action litigation in particular is highly complex and can extend
    for a protracted period of time, thereby substantially
    increasing the costs incurred to resolve this litigation.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Misconduct
    by our employees or by the employees of our business partners
    could harm us and is difficult to detect and
    prevent.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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    There have been a number of highly publicized cases involving
    fraud or other misconduct by employees in the financial services
    industry in recent years, and we run the risk that employee
    misconduct could occur at our company. For example, misconduct
    could involve the improper use or disclosure of confidential
    information, which could result in regulatory sanctions and
    serious reputational or financial harm. It is not always
    possible to deter misconduct and the precautions we take to
    detect and prevent this activity may not be effective in all
    cases. Our ability to detect and prevent misconduct by entities
    with which we do business may be even more limited. We may
    suffer reputational harm for any misconduct by our employees or
    those entities with which we do business.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 2%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Provisions
    in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and of Delaware
    law may prevent or delay an acquisition of our company, which
    could decrease the market value of our common
    stock.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our articles of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law
    contain provisions that are intended to deter abusive takeover
    tactics by making them unacceptably expensive to prospective
    acquirors and to encourage prospective acquirors to negotiate
    with our board of directors rather than to attempt a hostile
    takeover. Delaware law also imposes some restrictions on mergers
    and other business combinations between us and any holder of
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    15% or more of our outstanding common stock. We believe these
    provisions protect our stockholders from coercive or otherwise
    unfair takeover tactics by requiring potential acquirors to
    negotiate with our board of directors and by providing our board
    of directors with more time to assess any acquisition proposal.
    These provisions are not intended to make our company immune
    from takeovers. However, these provisions apply even if the
    offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders and
    could delay or prevent an acquisition that our board of
    directors determines is not in the best interests of our company
    and our stockholders.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Further, at our 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was
    held on June&#160;3, 2009, our stockholders approved an
    amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation to
    increase the total number of shares of stock authorized
    thereunder. The adoption of this amendment could render more
    difficult any attempted takeover of Stifel that is opposed by
    Stifel&#146;s board of directors. The board of directors may
    issue, without further action or approval of the stockholders,
    additional shares of common stock to the public, thereby
    increasing the number of shares that would have to be acquired
    to effect a change in control of Stifel. Additionally, the
    issuance of additional shares of common stock could lead to the
    dilution of existing stockholders.
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    <B><I><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">As an
    equity security, our common stock is effectively junior to our
    existing and future indebtedness.</FONT></I></B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our common stock is an equity security, and will, in effect,
    rank junior to all of our existing and future indebtedness, any
    preferred stock that we may issue in the future, and to other
    non-equity claims on us and our assets available to satisfy
    claims on us. Our existing and future indebtedness may restrict
    payment of dividends on our common stock. Additionally, we do
    not currently pay dividends on our common stock and, unlike
    indebtedness, for which principal and interest customarily are
    payable on specified due dates, in the case of common stock,
    (1)&#160;dividends are payable only when and if declared by our
    board of directors or a duly authorized committee of the board
    and (2)&#160;as a corporation, we are restricted from making
    dividend payments and redemption payments out of legally
    available assets. Our common stock places no restrictions on our
    business or operations or on our ability to incur indebtedness
    or issue preferred stock.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CAUTIONARY
    NOTE&#160;REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This prospectus and the information incorporated by reference in
    it contains certain forward-looking statements within the
    meaning of Section&#160;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
    amended, or the Securities Act, and Section&#160;21E of the
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities
    Exchange Act, that are based upon our current expectations and
    projections about future events. We intend for these
    forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor
    provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we are
    including this statement for purposes of these safe harbor
    provisions. You can identify these statements from our use of
    the words &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148;
    &#147;could,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148;
    &#147;potential,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148;
    &#147;project,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148;
    &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;expect&#148; and similar
    expressions. All statements in this prospectus and the
    information incorporated by reference in it not dealing with
    historical results are forward-looking and are based on various
    assumptions. The forward-looking statements in this prospectus
    and the information incorporated by reference in it are subject
    to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
    differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the
    statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ
    materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking
    statements include: our ability to successfully integrate
    acquired companies or to complete the acquisition of the branch
    offices and financial advisors as part of the our transaction
    with UBS; a material adverse change in our financial condition;
    the risk of borrower, depositor and other customer attrition; a
    change in general business and economic conditions; changes in
    the interest rate environment, deposit flows, loan demand, real
    estate values and competition; changes in accounting principles,
    policies or guidelines; changes in legislation and regulation;
    other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory,
    geopolitical and technological factors affecting our operations,
    pricing and services; and the risks and other factors set forth
    in &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">page&#160;S-5</FONT>
    of this prospectus supplement. Forward-looking statements speak
    only as to the date they are made. We do not undertake to update
    forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events
    that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are
    made. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update these
    forward-looking statements.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">USE OF
    PROCEEDS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for general
    corporate purposes, which may include our working capital needs,
    investments in our subsidiaries to support our continued growth
    or selective opportunistic acquisitions.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PRICE
    RANGE OF COMMON STOCK</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our common stock is listed on the NYSE and the Chicago Stock
    Exchange, or the CSX, under the symbol &#147;SF.&#148; Set forth
    below are the high and low sales prices for our common stock as
    reported by the NYSE for the two most recently completed fiscal
    years, the first two fiscal quarters of the current fiscal year
    and the period from July&#160;1, 2009 through September&#160;8,
    2009:
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    <B>Low</B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B>High</B>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B>2007</B>
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    First Quarter
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.77
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    34.81
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&nbsp;
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    Second Quarter
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28.29
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41.27
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&nbsp;
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    Third Quarter
</DIV>
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&nbsp;
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    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32.51
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    $
</TD>
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    41.36
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&nbsp;
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</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Fourth Quarter
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29.37
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    42.32
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>2008</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    First Quarter
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24.67
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    35.02
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Second Quarter
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    28.12
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    39.71
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Third Quarter
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    31.56
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    60.61
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Fourth Quarter
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30.42
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    50.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>2009</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    First Quarter
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    29.13
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    48.41
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Second Quarter
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41.00
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    52.33
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Third Quarter (through 9/8/09)
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    43.43
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    57.23
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On September&#160;8, 2009, the closing price for our common
    stock as reported on the NYSE was $57.12. As of August&#160;31,
    2009, there were approximately 8,000 holders of our common stock.
</DIV>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    S-18
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CAPITALIZATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and
    capitalization as of June&#160;30, 2009:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="7%"></TD>
    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="87%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    on an actual basis;&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    on an as-adjusted basis, to give effect to the sale of
    1,200,000&#160;shares of common stock offered by us at a public
    offering price of $&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; per share in
    this offering, and after deducting the underwriting discount and
    our estimated offering expenses.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row BEGIN -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="76%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=lead -->
    <TD width="7%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="8%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
</TR>
<!-- Table Width Row END -->
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>As of June&#160;30, 2009</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Actual</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>As Adjusted</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>(In thousands, except share amounts)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Cash and cash equivalents
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    184,282
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Short-term debt:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Short-term borrowings from banks
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    212,300
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    212,300
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Long-term debt:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Long-term debt
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,281
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    14,281
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Long-term debt&#160;&#151; trust preferred securities
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    82,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    82,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B>Stockholders&#146; equity:</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Preferred stock&#160;&#151; $1.00&#160;par value; authorized
    3,000,000&#160;shares; none issued
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Common stock&#160;&#151; $0.15&#160;par value; authorized
    97,000,000&#160;shares; 28,396,540 issued actual and
    29,596,540&#160;shares issued, as adjusted, respectively
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4,259
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Additional
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">paid-in-capital</FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    505,195
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Retained earnings
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    198,265
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (4,183
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (4,183
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    703,536
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Unearned employee stock ownership plan shares, at cost,
    130,153&#160;shares
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (834
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    (834
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    )
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="font-size: 1pt">
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
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</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    Total stockholders&#146; equity
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    702,702
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
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<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 20pt">
    <B>Total long-term debt and stockholders&#146; equity</B>
</DIV>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    799,483
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Please refer to &#147;The Offering&#148; above for a description
    of options, stock units and warrants outstanding as of
    June&#160;30, 2009.
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SHARES&#160;ELIGIBLE
    FOR FUTURE SALE</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As of August&#160;31, 2009, we had 28,554,119&#160;shares of
    common stock outstanding. All of these shares, including the
    shares sold in this offering, will be available for immediate
    sale in the public market as of the date of this prospectus
    supplement subject to the limitations described below. Any
    shares purchased by our affiliates, including Stifel Nicolaus,
    may generally only be sold pursuant to a registration statement
    or an exemption from registration, including in compliance with
    the limitations of Rule&#160;144 described below. As defined in
    Rule&#160;144, an affiliate of an issuer is a person that
    directly, or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries,
    controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the
    issuer.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, as of August&#160;31, 2009, 746,950&#160;shares of
    our common stock were issuable upon the exercise of warrants
    issued in connection with the Ryan Beck acquisition at an
    exercise price of $24.00 per share. We have registered for
    resale shares issuable upon exercise of such warrants. Finally,
    at August&#160;31, 2009, under our various incentive stock plans
    we had an aggregate of (1)&#160;1,029,317 options outstanding at
    a weighted-average exercise price of $8.52 and a
    weighted-average contractual life of 3.22&#160;years,
    (2)&#160;6,756,890 stock units outstanding and
    (3)&#160;5,255,898 additional shares of common stock reserved
    for issuance pursuant to our equity incentive and stock option
    plans.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Lock-Up</FONT>
    Agreements</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We, our executive officers and directors have agreed that for a
    period of 90&#160;days from the date of this prospectus
    supplement, we will not and they will not, without the prior
    written consent of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038;
    Smith Incorporated , on behalf of the underwriters, subject to
    certain exceptions, sell, offer to sell or otherwise dispose of
    or hedge any shares of our common stock or any securities
    convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common
    stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Rule&#160;144</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In general, under Rule&#160;144, a person who has beneficially
    owned restricted shares for at least six months and is an
    affiliate (as that term is defined in Rule&#160;144), would be
    entitled to sell in any three-month period up to the greater of:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="7%"></TD>
    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="87%"></TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    1% of the then-outstanding common shares immediately after this
    offering;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the average weekly trading volume of the common shares during
    the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a Form&#160;144
    with respect to such sale.
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Sales by affiliates under Rule&#160;144 are also subject to
    certain manner of sale and notice requirements and to the
    availability of current public information about us.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In addition, under Rule&#160;144, a person who has not been one
    of our affiliates during the preceding 90&#160;days and who has
    beneficially owned the restricted shares for at least six months
    is entitled to sell them without restriction, provided that
    until the shares have been held for at least one year, they may
    only be sold subject to the availability of current public
    information about us.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">UNITED
    STATES FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following is a general discussion of certain United States
    federal income and estate tax consequences of the purchase,
    ownership and disposition of our common stock to a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    (as defined below) that acquires our common stock pursuant to
    this offering. This discussion is limited to
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holders</FONT>
    who hold our common stock as a &#147;capital asset&#148; within
    the meaning of Section&#160;1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of
    1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;). For purposes of this
    summary, the term
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">&#147;non-U.S.&#160;holder&#148;</FONT>
    means a beneficial owner of our common stock that is not, for
    United States federal income tax purposes: (i)&#160;a citizen or
    resident of the United States; (ii)&#160;a corporation (or any
    other entity treated as a corporation for United States federal
    tax purposes) created or organized in the United States or under
    the laws of the United States or of any state thereof or the
    District of Columbia; (iii)&#160;a partnership (including any
    entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for United States
    federal income tax purposes); (iv)&#160;an estate the income of
    which is subject to United States federal income taxation
    regardless of its source; or (v)&#160;a trust (A)&#160;if a
    court within the United States is able to exercise primary
    supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more
    United States persons have the authority to control all of the
    trust&#146;s substantial decisions or (B)&#160;that has a valid
    election in effect under applicable United States Treasury
    regulations to be treated as a United States person.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Furthermore, this discussion does not address: (i)&#160;all
    aspects of United States federal income and estate taxation that
    may be applicable to investors in light of their particular
    circumstances; (ii)&#160;United States federal gift tax
    consequences, or United States state or local or
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;tax</FONT>
    consequences; (iii)&#160;the tax consequences for the
    shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries of a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder;</FONT>
    (iv)&#160;special tax rules that may apply to particular
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holders,</FONT>
    such as financial institutions, insurance companies, tax-exempt
    organizations, hybrid entities, certain former citizens or
    former long-term residents of the United States, broker-dealers,
    and traders in securities; or (v)&#160;special tax rules that
    may apply to a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    that holds our common stock as part of a &#147;straddle,&#148;
    &#147;hedge,&#148; &#147;conversion transaction,&#148;
    &#147;synthetic security,&#148; or other integrated investment.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    If a partnership (including for this purpose any entity or
    arrangement treated as a partnership for United States federal
    income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of the shares of our
    common stock purchased in this offering, the United States
    federal income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership
    generally will depend on the status of the partner and the
    activities of the partnership. Partnerships and partners should
    consult their tax advisors about the United States federal
    income and estate tax consequences of the purchase, ownership
    and disposition of our common stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following discussion is based on provisions of the Code,
    applicable United States Treasury regulations promulgated
    thereunder and administrative and judicial interpretations, all
    as in effect on the date of this prospectus supplement, and all
    of which are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis.
    Prospective investors are urged to consult their own tax
    advisors regarding the United States federal, state, local, and
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;income</FONT>
    and other tax considerations with respect to the purchase,
    ownership and disposition of our common stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Dividends</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As discussed under &#147;Risk Factors&#148; above, we do not
    currently pay dividends on our common stock. In the event that
    we do make distributions on our common stock, those
    distributions will constitute dividends for United States
    federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current
    or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under Untied
    States federal income tax principles. To the extent those
    distributions exceed our current and accumulated earnings and
    profits, they will constitute a return of capital and first
    reduce the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder&#146;s</FONT>
    basis in our common stock (but not below zero) and then will be
    treated as gain from the sale of our common stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We will withhold United States federal income tax at a rate of
    30%, or a lower rate under an applicable income tax treaty, from
    the gross amount of the dividends paid to a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    that are not effectively connected with the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder&#146;s</FONT>
    conduct of a trade or business in the United States.
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;holders</FONT>
    should consult their tax advisors regarding their entitlement to
    benefits under an applicable income tax treaty.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In order to claim the benefit of an applicable income tax
    treaty, a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    will be required to provide a properly executed United States
    Internal Revenue Service
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8BEN</FONT>
    (or other applicable form) in accordance with the applicable
    certification and disclosure requirements. Special rules apply
    to partnerships and other pass-through entities and these
    certification and disclosure requirements also may apply to
    beneficial owners of partnerships and other pass-through
    entities that hold our common stock. A
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    that satisfies the requirements for a reduced rate of United
    States federal withholding tax under an income tax treaty may
    obtain a refund or credit of any excess amounts withheld by
    filing an appropriate claim for a refund with the United States
    Internal Revenue Service.
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Non-U.S.&#160;holders</FONT>
    should consult their own tax advisors regarding their
    entitlement to benefits under a relevant income tax treaty and
    the manner of claiming the benefits.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Dividends that are effectively connected with a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder&#146;s</FONT>
    conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if
    required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to
    a permanent establishment in the United States) are taxed on a
    net income basis at the regular graduated United States federal
    income tax rates in the same manner as if the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    were a resident of the United States. In such cases, we will not
    have to withhold United States federal income tax if the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    provides a properly executed United States Internal Revenue
    Service
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;W-8ECI</FONT>
    (or other applicable form) in accordance with the applicable
    certification and disclosure requirements. In addition, a
    &#147;branch profits tax&#148; may be imposed at a 30% rate, or
    a lower rate under an applicable income tax treaty, on a foreign
    corporation that has earnings and profits (attributable to
    dividends or otherwise) that are effectively connected with the
    conduct of a trade or business in the United States.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Gain on
    Disposition of Common Stock</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    A
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    generally will not be subject to United States federal income
    tax or any withholding thereof with respect to gain realized on
    a sale or other disposition of our common stock unless one of
    the following applies:
</DIV>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="7%"></TD>
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    <TD width="87%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the gain is effectively connected with the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder&#146;s</FONT>
    conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if
    required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to
    a permanent establishment maintained by the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    in the United States); in these cases, the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    will generally be taxed on its net gain derived from the
    disposition at the regular graduated rates in the same manner as
    if the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    were a resident of the United States and, if the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    is a foreign corporation, the &#147;branch profits tax&#148;
    described above may also apply;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    is an individual who holds our common stock as a capital asset,
    has a &#147;tax home&#148; in the U.S.&#160;(within the meaning
    of Section&#160;865(g)(1)(A)(i)(II) of the Code) and is present
    in the United States for 183&#160;days or more during the
    taxable year of the disposition and meets certain other
    conditions; in this case, except as otherwise provided by an
    applicable income tax treaty, the gain, which may be offset by
    United States source capital losses, generally will be subject
    to a flat 30% United States federal income tax (even though the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    is not considered a resident alien under the Code);&#160;or
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our common stock constitutes a United States real property
    interest by reason of our status as a &#147;United States real
    property holding corporation,&#148; or a &#147;USRPHC,&#148; for
    United States federal income tax purposes at any time during the
    shorter of the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">5-year</FONT>
    period ending on the date or disposition of our common stock or
    the period the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    held our common stock. Generally, a corporation is a USRPHC if
    the fair market value of its &#147;United States real property
    interests&#148; equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair
    market value of its worldwide real property interests plus its
    other assets used or held for use in a trade or business. We
    believe that we are not currently, and we do not anticipate
    becoming in the future, a USRPHC. However, because the
    determination of whether we are a USRPHC depends on the fair
    market value of our United States real property interests
    relative to the fair market value of our other business assets,
    there can be no assurance that we will not become a USRPHC in
    the future. As
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    long as our common stock is &#147;regularly traded on an
    established securities market&#148; within the meaning of
    Section 897(c)(3) of the Code, however, our common stock will be
    treated as United States real property interests only if the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    owned directly or indirectly more than 5&#160;percent of such
    regularly traded common stock during the shorter of the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">5-year</FONT>
    period ending on the date of disposition of our common stock or
    the period the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    held our common stock and we were a USRPHC during such period.
    If we are or were to become a USRPHC and a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    owned directly or indirectly more than 5&#160;percent of our
    common stock during the period described above or our common
    stock is not &#147;regularly traded on an established securities
    market,&#148; then a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    would generally be subject to United States federal income tax
    on its net gain derived from the disposition of our common stock
    at regular graduated rates.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Federal
    Estate Tax</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our common stock that is owned or treated as owned by an
    individual who is a not a United States citizen or resident of
    the United States (as specifically defined for United States
    federal estate tax purposes) at the time of death will be
    included in the individual&#146;s gross estate for United States
    federal estate tax purposes, and, therefore, United States
    federal estate tax may be imposed with respect to the value of
    such stock, unless an applicable estate tax or other treaty
    provides otherwise.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Information
    Reporting and Backup Withholding</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We must report annually to the Internal Revenue Service, or the
    IRS, and to each
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    the amount of dividends paid to that holder and the tax withheld
    from those dividends. These reporting requirements apply
    regardless of whether withholding was reduced or eliminated by
    an applicable income tax treaty. Copies of the information
    returns reporting those dividends and withholding may also be
    made available under the provisions of an applicable income tax
    treaty or agreement to the tax authorities in the country in
    which the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    is a resident.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Under some circumstances, United States Treasury regulations
    require backup withholding and additional information reporting
    on reportable payments on common stock. The gross amount of
    dividends paid to a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    that fails to certify its
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    status in accordance with applicable United States Treasury
    regulations generally will be reduced by backup withholding at
    the applicable rate (currently 28%), unless the 30% rate (or
    such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax
    treaty) of withholding described above applies.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The payment of the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of
    common stock by a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    to or through the United States office of any broker, United
    States or
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.,</FONT> or
    through a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;office</FONT>
    of a broker that is a United States person or has certain
    enumerated connections with the United States generally will be
    reported to the IRS and reduced by backup withholding, unless
    the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    either certifies its status as a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an
    exemption. The payment of the proceeds from the disposition of
    common stock by a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    to or through a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;office</FONT>
    of a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;broker</FONT>
    will not be reduced by backup withholding or reported to the
    IRS, unless the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;broker</FONT>
    has certain enumerated connections with the United States.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts
    withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder</FONT>
    can be refunded or credited against the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holder&#146;s</FONT>
    United States federal income tax liability, if any, provided
    that the required information is furnished to the IRS in a
    timely manner. These backup withholding and information
    reporting rules are complex and
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;holders</FONT>
    are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the
    application of these rules to them.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>The foregoing discussion of United States federal income and
    estate tax considerations is general information only and is not
    tax advice. Accordingly, you should consult your own tax advisor
    as to the particular tax consequences to you of purchasing,
    holding or disposing of our common stock, including the
    applicability and effect of any federal, state, local or
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-U.S.&#160;tax</FONT>
    laws, and of any changes or proposed changes in applicable
    law.</B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">UNDERWRITING</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Subject to the terms and conditions stated in the underwriting
    agreement dated the date hereof, each underwriter named below
    has severally agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to
    such underwriter, the respective number of shares set forth
    opposite the name of such underwriter.
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    Number<BR>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    Underwriter
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    of Shares
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Stifel, Nicolaus &#038; Company, Incorporated
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -52pt; margin-left: 52pt">
    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038; Smith<BR>
    Incorporated
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
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<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller (USA) LLC
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Keefe, Bruyette&#160;&#038; Woods, Inc.
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
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<TD>
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Total
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    1,200,000
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<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD style="border-top: 3px double #000000">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The maximum underwriting compensation in connection with an
    offering will not exceed 8% of gross proceeds. <B>One of the
    underwriters, Stifel Nicolaus, is our principal subsidiary.
    Because we are deemed to be an affiliate of Stifel Nicolaus
    under applicable FINRA rules, the offering will be conducted in
    accordance with FINRA Conduct Rule&#160;2720.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the
    several underwriters to purchase the shares included in this
    offering are subject to approval of certain legal matters by
    counsel and to certain other conditions. The underwriters are
    obligated to purchase all the shares (other than those covered
    by the overallotment option described below) if they purchase
    any of the shares.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The underwriters, for whom Stifel, Nicolaus&#160;&#038; Company,
    Incorporated and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038; Smith
    Incorporated are acting as representatives, propose to offer
    some of the shares directly to the public at the public offering
    price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement
    and some of the shares to certain dealers at the public offering
    price less a discount not in excess of
    $&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; per share. The underwriters may
    allow, and such dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess
    of $&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; per share to certain other
    dealers. If all of the shares are not sold at the initial
    offering price, the representatives may change the public
    offering price and other selling terms.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We have granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable for
    30&#160;days from the date of this prospectus supplement, to
    purchase an aggregate of up to 180,000 additional shares of
    common stock at the public offering price less the underwriting
    discount. The underwriters may exercise such option solely for
    the purpose of covering overallotments, if any, in connection
    with this offering. To the extent such option is exercised, each
    underwriter will be obligated, subject to certain conditions, to
    purchase a number of additional shares approximately
    proportionate to such underwriter&#146;s initial purchase
    commitment.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We, our executive officers and directors have agreed that for a
    period of 90&#160;days from the date of this prospectus
    supplement, that we will not and they will not, without the
    prior written consent of Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
    Fenner&#160;&#038; Smith Incorporated, on behalf of the
    underwriters, subject to certain exceptions, offer to sell or
    otherwise transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of our
    common stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable
    or exchangeable for our common stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038; Smith Incorporated in
    its sole discretion may release any of the securities subject to
    these
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">lock-up</FONT>
    agreements at any time without notice.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our common stock is traded on the NYSE and the CSX under the
    symbol &#147;SF.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table shows the underwriting discount to be paid
    to the underwriters by Stifel in connection with this offering.
    These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full
    exercise of the underwriters&#146; option to purchase additional
    shares of common stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=hang1 -->
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    <TD width="1%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=lead -->
    <TD width="9%" align="right">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=body -->
    <TD width="1%" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=hang1 -->
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="6" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Paid by Stifel</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>No Exercise</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Full Exercise</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Per Share
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Total
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">

</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <BR>
    S-24
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In connection with the offering, Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
    Fenner&#160;&#038; Smith Incorporated, on behalf of the
    underwriters, may purchase and sell shares of common stock in
    the open market. These transactions may include overallotment,
    syndicate covering transactions and stabilizing transactions.
    Overallotment involves syndicate sales of common stock in excess
    of the number of shares to be purchased by the underwriters in
    the offering, which creates a syndicate short position.
    Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of the common
    stock in the open market after the distribution has been
    completed in order to cover syndicate short positions.
    Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases of
    common stock made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a
    decline in the market price of the common stock while the
    offering is in progress.
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    The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. Penalty bids
    permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a
    syndicate member when Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&#160;&#038;
    Smith Incorporated, in covering syndicate short positions or
    making stabilizing purchases, repurchases shares originally sold
    by that syndicate member.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Any of these activities may cause the price of the common stock
    to be higher than the price that otherwise would exist in the
    open market in the absence of such transactions. These
    transactions may be effected on the NYSE, the CSX or in the
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT>
    market, or otherwise and, if commenced, may be discontinued at
    any time.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We estimate that the total expenses of this offering will be
    approximately $200,000.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The representatives have performed certain investment banking
    and advisory services for Stifel from time to time for which
    they have received customary fees and expenses. The
    representatives may, from time to time, engage in transactions
    with and perform services for Stifel in the ordinary course of
    their business.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Stifel has agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain
    liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of
    1933, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be
    required to make in respect of any of those liabilities.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notice to
    Prospectus Investors in the EEA</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area
    which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a
    &#147;Relevant Member State&#148;) an offer to the public of any
    shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by
    this prospectus may not be made in that Relevant Member State
    except that an offer to the public in that Relevant Member State
    of any Shares may be made at any time under the following
    exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they have been
    implemented in that Relevant Member State:
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (a)&#160;to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to
    operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or
    regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in
    securities;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (b)&#160;to any legal entity which has two or more of
    (1)&#160;an average of at least 250&#160;employees during the
    last financial year; (2)&#160;a total balance sheet of more than
    &#128;43,000,000 and (3)&#160;an annual net turnover of more
    than &#128;50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or
    consolidated accounts;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (c)&#160;by the underwriters to fewer than 100 natural or legal
    persons (other than &#147;qualified investors&#148; as defined
    in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior
    consent of the representatives for any such offer;&#160;or
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (d)&#160;in any other circumstances falling within
    Article&#160;3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, provided that no
    such offer of Shares shall result in a requirement for the
    publication by us or any underwriter of a prospectus pursuant to
    Article&#160;3 of the Prospectus Directive.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Any person making or intending to make any offer within the EEA
    of Shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated in
    this prospectus should only do so in circumstances in which no
    obligation arises for us or any of the underwriters to produce a
    prospectus for such offer. Neither we nor the underwriters have
    authorized, nor do we or they authorize, the making of any offer
    of shares through any financial intermediary, other than offers
    made by underwriters which constitute the final offering of
    shares contemplated in this prospectus.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    For the purposes of this provision, and the buyer&#146;s
    representation below, the expression an &#147;offer to the
    public&#148; in relation to any shares in any Relevant Member
    State means the communication in any form and by any means of
    sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares
    to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase
    any shares, as the same may be varied in that Relevant Member
    State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in
    that Relevant Member State and the expression &#147;Prospectus
    Directive&#148; means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any
    relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Each person in a Relevant Member State who receives any
    communication in respect of, or who acquires any shares which
    are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus
    under, the offers contemplated in this prospectus will be deemed
    to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with each
    underwriter and us that:
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (a)&#160;it is a qualified investor within the meaning of the
    law in that Relevant Member State implementing
    Article&#160;2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive;&#160;and
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (b)&#160;in the case of any shares acquired by it as a financial
    intermediary, as that term is used in Article&#160;3(2) of the
    Prospectus Directive, (i)&#160;the shares acquired by it in the
    offering have not been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been
    acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in any
    Relevant Member State other than &#147;qualified investors&#148;
    as defined in the Prospectus Directive, or in circumstances in
    which the prior consent of the representatives has been given to
    the offer or resale; or (ii)&#160;where shares have been
    acquired by it on behalf of persons in any Relevant Member State
    other than qualified investors, the offer of those shares to it
    is not treated under the Prospectus Directive as having been
    made to such persons.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notice to
    Prospectus Investors in Switzerland</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This document as well as any other material relating to the
    shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated by
    this prospectus do not constitute an issue prospectus pursuant
    to Article&#160;652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations. The
    shares will not be listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange and,
    therefore, the documents relating to the shares, including, but
    not limited to, this document , do not claim to comply with the
    disclosure standards of the listing rules of SWX Swiss Exchange
    and corresponding prospectus schemes annexed to the listing
    rules of the SWX Swiss Exchange.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The shares are being offered in Switzerland by way of a private
    placement, i.e. to a small number of selected investors only,
    without any public offer and only to investors who do not
    purchase the shares with the intention to distribute them to the
    public. The investors will be individually approached by us from
    time to time.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This document as well as any other material relating to the
    shares is personal and confidential and do not constitute an
    offer to any other person. This document may only be used by
    those investors to whom it has been handed out in connection
    with the offering described herein and may neither directly nor
    indirectly be distributed or made available to other persons
    without our express consent. It may not be used in connection
    with any other offer and shall in particular not be copied
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    distributed to the public in (or from) Switzerland.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notice to
    Prospective Investors in the Dubai International Financial
    Centre</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This document relates to an exempt offer in accordance with the
    Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services
    Authority. This document is intended for distribution only to
    persons of a type specified in those rules. It must not be
    delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The Dubai
    Financial Services Authority has no responsibility for reviewing
    or verifying any documents in connection with exempt offers. The
    Dubai Financial Services Authority has not approved this
    document nor taken steps to verify the information set out in
    it, and has no responsibility for it. The shares which are the
    subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus may be
    illiquid
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers
    of the shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on
    the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this
    document you should consult an authorized financial adviser.
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">WHERE YOU
    CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements
    and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy these
    documents at the SEC&#146;s public reference room at
    100&#160;F&#160;Street, N.E., Washington,&#160;D.C. 20549.
    Please call the SEC at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-800-SEC-0330</FONT>
    for further information on the operation of the public reference
    room. Our SEC filings are also available over the Internet at
    the SEC&#146;s website at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">http://www.sec.gov.</FONT>
    Our common stock is listed on the NYSE and the CSX under the
    symbol &#147;SF.&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The SEC allows &#147;incorporation by reference&#148; into this
    prospectus supplement of information that we file with the SEC.
    This permits us to disclose important information to you by
    referencing these filed documents. Any information referenced
    this way is considered to be a part of this prospectus
    supplement and any information filed by us with the SEC
    subsequent to the date of this prospectus supplement will
    automatically be deemed to update and supersede this
    information. We incorporate by reference the following documents
    which we have filed with the SEC:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD width="7%"></TD>
    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="87%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, filed with the SEC on
    February&#160;27, 2009;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of
    Stockholders filed with the SEC on April&#160;27, 2009;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our Quarterly Reports on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-Q</FONT>
    for the three months ended March&#160;31, 2009, filed with the
    SEC on May&#160;11, 2009 and for the three months ended
    June&#160;30, 2009, filed with the SEC on August&#160;10, 2009;
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our Current Reports on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-K</FONT>
    filed with the SEC on March&#160;23, 2009, May&#160;11, 2009,
    June&#160;4, 2009, August&#160;14, 2009 and August&#160;18, 2009
    (except, in any such case, the portions furnished and not filed
    pursuant to Item&#160;2.02, Item&#160;7.01 or
    otherwise);&#160;and
</TD>
</TR>


<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the description of our common stock set forth in our
    Registration Statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-A</FONT>
    filed with the SEC on April&#160;29, 1987.
</TD>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We incorporate by reference any filings made with the SEC in
    accordance with Sections&#160;13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the
    Securities Exchange Act, on or after the date of this prospectus
    supplement and before the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We will provide a copy of the documents we incorporate by
    reference (other than exhibits attached to those documents,
    unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference
    into the information incorporated herein), at no cost, to any
    person who receives this prospectus. You may request a copy of
    any or all of these documents, either orally or in writing, by
    contacting us at the following address and phone number: Stifel
    Financial Corp., Investor Relations, 501&#160;N.&#160;Broadway,
    St.&#160;Louis, Missouri 63102,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(314)&#160;342-2000.</FONT>
</DIV>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">LEGAL
    MATTERS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Certain legal matters with regard to the shares of common stock
    offered by this prospectus will be passed upon by Bryan Cave
    LLP, St.&#160;Louis, Missouri, counsel to Stifel Financial Corp.
    Certain legal matters in connection with the offering will be
    passed upon for the underwriters by Skadden, Arps, Slate,
    Meagher and Flom LLP, New York, New York.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">EXPERTS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 7%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The consolidated financial statements and the related financial
    statement schedule as of and for the year ended
    December&#160;31, 2008 incorporated in this prospectus
    supplement by reference from Stifel Financial Corp.&#146;s
    Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008 and the effectiveness
    of Stifel Financial Corp.&#146;s internal control over financial
    reporting have been audited by Ernst&#160;&#038; Young LLP, an
    independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in
    their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference. The
    consolidated financial statements and the related financial
    statement schedules as of and for each of the years in the
    two-year period ended December&#160;31, 2007 incorporated in
    this prospectus supplement by reference from Stifel Financial
    Corp.&#146;s Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008 have been audited by
    Deloitte&#160;&#038; Touche LLP, an independent registered
    public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are
    incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial
    statements and financial statement schedules have been so
    incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firms given
    upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and is
    not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state
    where the offer or sale is not permitted.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>PROSPECTUS</B>
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 24pt">STIFEL FINANCIAL
    CORP.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">Common
    Stock&#160;&#160;&#149;&#160;&#160; Preferred
    Stock&#160;&#160;&#149;&#160;&#160; Debt
    Securities&#160;&#160;&#149;&#160;&#160; Warrants</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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    We may offer from time to time, in one or more series, any one
    or any combination of the following:
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    shares of common stock;
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    shares of preferred stock;
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    debt securities;&#160;or
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    warrants.
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    Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange
    (&#147;NYSE&#148;) and the Chicago Stock Exchange
    (&#147;CSX&#148;) under the symbol &#147;SF.&#148; Unless we
    state otherwise in a prospectus supplement, we will not list any
    of the preferred stock, debt securities or warrants on any
    securities exchange.
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    Specific terms of these securities will be provided in
    supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus
    and any supplement carefully before you invest in any of our
    securities.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus
    supplement, as well as the risks contained or described in the
    documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any
    accompanying prospectus supplement, before you invest in any of
    our securities.</B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Investing in these securities
    involves certain risks. See &#147;Risk Factors&#148; beginning
    on page&#160;13 of our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, which is incorporated
    by reference herein.</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
    securities commission has approved or disapproved these
    securities, or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
    complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
    offense.</B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The date of this prospectus is March&#160;30, 2009.
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    You should rely only on the information contained in or
    incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not
    authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We
    are not making an offer of these securities in any state where
    the offer is not permitted. You should not only assume that the
    information contained in or incorporated by reference in this
    prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the
    front of this prospectus. Unless the context indicates
    otherwise, all references in this report to Stifel, the Company,
    us, we, or our include Stifel Financial Corp. and its
    subsidiaries.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Table of
    Contents</FONT></B>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#101'>About this Prospectus</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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    1
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#102'>The Company</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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    2
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<TD>&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#103'>Where you Can Find Additional Information</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2
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<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#104'>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
    Statements</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
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<TD>&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    3
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<TD>&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#105'>Risk Factors</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    4
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    <A HREF='#106'>Use of Proceeds</A>
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    4
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    <A HREF='#107'>Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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<TD>&nbsp;
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    4
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<TD>&nbsp;
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#108'>Description of Capital Stock</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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    4
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#109'>Description of Debt Securities</A>
</DIV>
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&nbsp;
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    6
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<TD>&nbsp;
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    <A HREF='#110'>Description of Warrants</A>
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    7
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    <A HREF='#111'>Plan of Distribution</A>
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    8
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    <A HREF='#112'>Selling Security Holders</A>
</DIV>
</TD>
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    9
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    <A HREF='#113'>Validity of Securities</A>
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    9
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <A HREF='#114'>Experts</A>
</DIV>
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    9
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ABOUT
    THIS PROSPECTUS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we
    filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
    (&#147;SEC&#148;) utilizing a &#147;shelf&#148; registration
    process. Under this shelf process, we may sell any combination
    of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more
    offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general
    description of the securities that we may offer. Each time we
    sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that
    will contain specific information about the terms of that
    offering. Each prospectus supplement may also add, update or
    change information contained in this prospectus.
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    Before purchasing any securities, you should carefully read both
    this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and
    any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us,
    together with additional information described under the heading
    &#147;Where You Can Find Additional Information.&#148;
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE
    COMPANY</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We are a financial services holding company headquartered in
    St.&#160;Louis, Missouri. Our principal subsidiary is Stifel,
    Nicolaus&#160;&#038; Company, Incorporated (&#147;Stifel
    Nicolaus&#148;), a full service retail and institutional
    brokerage and investment banking firm. Our other subsidiaries
    include Century Securities Associates, Inc. (&#147;CSA&#148;),
    an independent contractor broker-dealer firm, Stifel Nicolaus
    Limited (&#147;SN Ltd&#148;), our international subsidiary, and
    Stifel Bank&#160;&#038; Trust (&#147;Stifel Bank&#148;), a
    retail and commercial bank. With our century-old operating
    history, we have built a diversified business focused primarily
    on serving private clients, institutional investors and
    investment banking clients located across the country. We have
    grown both organically as well as through acquisitions,
    including our acquisitions of (1)&#160;the Capital Markets
    business of Legg Mason in 2005; (2)&#160;Ryan Beck&#160;&#038;
    Company, Inc., a full-service brokerage and investment banking
    firm in 2007; (3)&#160;First Service Financial Company, a
    St.&#160;Louis-based bank holding company in 2007 and
    (4)&#160;Butler Wick&#160;&#038; Company, Inc., a broker-dealer
    firm on December&#160;31, 2008.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our principal activities are: (1)&#160;private client services,
    including securities transactions and financial planning
    services; (2)&#160;institutional equity and fixed income sales
    and trading; (3)&#160;investment banking, including public
    offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions, and
    (4)&#160;retail and commercial banking, including personal and
    commercial lending programs. Our proprietary, highly-regarded
    securities research product is important to all of these
    businesses.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our private client business consists of an extensive network of
    financial advisors located in branch offices nationally, with a
    concentration in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and with
    a growing presence in the Northeast, Southeast and Western
    United States. Our private client professionals provide retail
    brokerage and financial advisory services to individuals. Our
    institutional equity and fixed income sales and trading business
    provide services to institutional investors and money managers
    as well as municipalities and corporations in the United States.
    In addition, SN Ltd provides equity sales and trading services
    to institutional investors in Europe through its offices located
    in London, Geneva and Madrid. Our investment banking business
    focuses on middle market companies as well as on larger
    companies in targeted industries where we have particular
    expertise.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    CSA is a broker-dealer serving independent securities brokers
    nationwide. Through Stifel Bank we offer retail and commercial
    banking services to meet the needs of our clients, including
    personal loan programs, commercial lending programs and other
    banking products.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    On May&#160;12, 2008, our Board of Directors authorized a 50%
    stock dividend, which was made in the form of a three-for-two
    stock split to shareholders of record on May&#160;29, 2008 and
    distributed on June&#160;12, 2008. All share and per share
    amounts in this Registration Statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;S-3</FONT>
    reflect this stock split.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our principal executive offices are located at 501 North
    Broadway, St.&#160;Louis, Missouri, 63102 and our telephone
    number is
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(314)&#160;342-2000.</FONT>
    We maintain a website at www.stifel.com where general
    information about us is available. We are not incorporating the
    contents of the website into this prospectus.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">WHERE YOU
    CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements
    and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any
    document we file at the SEC&#146;s public reference room at
    100&#160;F&#160;Street, N.E., Washington,&#160;D.C. 20549. You
    may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference
    Room by calling the SEC at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">1-800-SEC-0330.</FONT>
    In addition, the SEC maintains an internet site at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">http://www.sec.gov,</FONT>
    from which interested persons can electronically access our SEC
    filings, including the registration statement and the exhibits
    and schedules thereto.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The SEC allows us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148; the
    information we file with them, which means that we can disclose
    important information to you by referring you to those
    documents. The information incorporated by reference is an
    important part of this prospectus, and information that we file
    later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this
    information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed
    below and all documents
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    subsequently filed with the SEC pursuant to Section&#160;13(a),
    13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
    as amended, prior to the termination of the offering under this
    prospectus:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008;
</TD>
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of
    Stockholders;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Current Reports on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-K</FONT>
    dated March&#160;23, 2009 (except, in any case, the portions
    furnished and not filed pursuant to Item&#160;7.01 or
    otherwise); and.
</TD>
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    Description of our common stock set forth in our Registration
    Statement on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;8-A</FONT>
    filed with the SEC on April&#160;29, 1987.
</TD>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You may also request copies of our filings, free of charge, by
    telephone at
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(314)&#160;342-2000</FONT>
    or by mail at: Stifel Financial Corp., 501 North Broadway,
    St.&#160;Louis, Missouri 63102, attention: Investor Relations.
</DIV>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">CAUTIONARY
    NOTE&#160;REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This prospectus includes forward-looking statements within the
    meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
    We have based these forward-looking statements on our current
    expectations and projections about future events. These
    forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties,
    and assumptions about our business. These forward looking
    statements include, among other things, statements other than
    historical information or statements of current condition and
    may relate to our future plans and objectives and results, and
    also may include our belief regarding the effect of various
    legal proceedings, as set forth under &#147;Legal
    Proceedings&#148; in Part&#160;I, Item&#160;3 of our Annual
    Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K,</FONT>
    which is incorporated by reference herein. Forward-looking
    statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and
    important factors could cause actual results to differ
    materially from those anticipated, including those factors
    discussed in Item&#160;1A, &#147;Risk Factors&#148;, as well as
    those factors discussed under &#147;External Factors Impacting
    Our Business&#148; included in &#147;Management&#146;s
    Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
    Operations&#148; in Part&#160;II, Item&#160;7 of our Annual
    Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K,</FONT>
    which is incorporated by reference herein.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You can identify these statements from our use of the words
    &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148;
    &#147;could,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148;
    &#147;potential,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148;
    &#147;project,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148;
    &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;expect&#148; and similar
    expressions. These forward-looking statements include statements
    relating to:
</DIV>

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    our goals, intentions and expectations;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    our business plans and growth strategies;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    our ability to integrate and manage our acquired businesses;
</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD align="left">
    forecasted demographic and economic trends relating to our
    industry.
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should
    be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that
    are included in the documents incorporated by reference. If one
    or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or
    if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual
    results may vary materially from what we projected.
    Consequently, actual events and results may vary significantly
    from those included in or contemplated or implied by our
    forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak
    only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no
    obligation to update them in light of new information or future
    events, unless we are obligated to do so under federal
    securities laws.
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    3
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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">RISK
    FACTORS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    An investment in our securities involves risks. We urge you to
    consider carefully the risks described in the documents
    incorporated by reference in this prospectus and, if applicable,
    in any prospectus used in connection with an offering of our
    securities, before making an investment decision, including
    those risks identified under Item&#160;IA. &#147;Risk
    Factors&#148; in our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, which is incorporated
    by reference in this prospectus, and which may be amended,
    supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports
    that we subsequently file with the SEC. Additional risks,
    including those that relate to any particular securities we
    offer, may be included in a prospectus supplement or free
    writing prospectus that we authorize from time to time, or that
    are incorporated by reference into this prospectus or a
    prospectus supplement.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our business, financial condition, results of operations and
    cash flows could be materially adversely affected by any of
    these risks. The market or trading price of our securities could
    decline due to any of these risks. Additional risks not
    presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also
    may impair our business and operations or cause the price of our
    securities to decline.
</DIV>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">USE OF
    PROCEEDS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Unless otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement, we intend
    to use the net proceeds of any offering of securities sold by us
    for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions,
    repayment of debt, capital expenditures and working capital. The
    net proceeds may be invested temporarily in short-term
    marketable securities or applied to repay short-term debt until
    they are used for their stated purpose.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Unless otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement, we will
    not receive any proceeds in the event that the securities are
    sold by a selling security holder.
</DIV>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">RATIO OF
    EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The ratio of earnings to fixed charges presented below should be
    read together with the consolidated financial statements and the
    notes accompanying them and &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion
    and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
    Operations&#148; included in our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, incorporated by
    reference into this prospectus. For purposes of the computation
    of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of
    earnings from continuing operations before income taxes plus
    fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense plus
    the interest component of lease rental expense.
</DIV>

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&nbsp;
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="23" align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Year Ended December&#160;31,</B>
</TD>
</TR>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2003</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2004</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2005</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2006</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2007</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>2008</B>
</TD>
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<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
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<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
</DIV>
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.14
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    x
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    5.84
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    x
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.44
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    x
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.08
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    x
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    2.35
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    x
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&nbsp;
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<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    4.16x
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&nbsp;
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DESCRIPTION
    OF CAPITAL STOCK</FONT></B>
</DIV>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">General</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Our authorized capital stock consists of 3,000,000&#160;shares
    of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, and
    30,000,000&#160;shares of common stock, par value $0.15 per
    share.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Preferred
    Stock</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Any number of the 3,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock
    may be issued from time to time in one or more series of
    preferred stock. The designations, the relative preferences and
    participating, optional and other special rights, and the
    qualifications, limitations or restrictions of other series, if
    any, may differ from those of any and all other series, and,
    pursuant to our certificate of incorporation, our Board of
    Directors is authorized to fix by resolution or resolutions
    prior to the issuance of any shares of any series of preferred
    stock, the designation,
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    4
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    preferences, relative, participating, optional and other special
    rights or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of
    such series, including without limiting the generality of the
    foregoing, the following:
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    the date and time at which, and the terms and conditions on
    which, dividends on such series of preferred stock shall be paid;
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    <TD align="left">
    the right, if any of the holders of shares of such series of
    preferred stock to vote and the manner of voting, except as may
    otherwise be provided by the General Corporation Law of the
    State of Delaware;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the right, if any, of the holders of shares of such series of
    preferred stock to convert the same into or exchange the same
    for other classes of our stock and the terms and conditions for
    such conversion and exchange;
</TD>
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    <TD align="left">
    the redemption price or prices and the time at which, and the
    terms and conditions on which, the shares of such series of
    preferred stock may be redeemed;
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
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    the rights of the holders of shares of such series of preferred
    stock upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
    distribution, or sale of assets, dissolution or winding up of
    our company;&#160;and
</TD>
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    <TD>    &#149;&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    the terms of the sinking fund or redemption or purchase account,
    if any, to be provided for such series of preferred stock.
</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Subject to the provisions of any series of preferred stock,
    dividends payable on our common stock in cash or otherwise may
    be declared and paid on the shares of our common stock from time
    to time out of any funds or property legally available therefor,
    and in the event of any such declaration or payment the holders
    of our common stock shall be entitled, to the exclusion of the
    holders of the preferred stock, to share therein.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
    our company, after distribution and payment in full shall have
    been made to the holders of the preferred stock in accordance
    with the terms thereof, the remainder of our assets, if any,
    shall be distributed pro rata among the holders of our common
    stock.
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    Except as otherwise provided in any prospectus supplement, all
    shares of the same series of preferred stock will be identical
    with each other share of said stock. The shares of different
    series may differ, including as to rank, as may be provided in
    our certificate of incorporation, or as may be fixed by our
    board of directors as described above. We may from time to time
    amend our certificate of incorporation to increase or decrease
    the number of authorized shares of preferred stock. Unless
    otherwise provided in any prospectus supplement, all shares of
    preferred stock will be fully paid and non-assessable.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The material terms of any series of preferred stock being
    offered by us will be described in the prospectus supplement
    relating to that series of preferred stock. That prospectus
    supplement may not restate the amendment to our certificate of
    incorporation or the board resolution that establishes a
    particular series of preferred stock in its entirety. We urge
    you to read that amendment or board resolution because it, and
    not the description in the prospectus supplement, will define
    your rights as a holder of preferred stock. Any certificate of
    amendment to our certificate of incorporation or board
    resolution will be filed with the Secretary of State of the
    State of Delaware and with the SEC.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Redemption.</I>&#160;&#160;All shares of any series of
    preferred stock will be redeemable to the extent set forth in
    the applicable prospectus supplement.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Conversion or Exchange.</I>&#160;&#160;Shares of any series
    of preferred stock will be convertible into or exchangeable for
    shares of common stock or preferred stock or debt securities to
    the extent set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Preemptive Rights.</I>&#160;&#160;No holder of shares of any
    series of preferred stock will have any preemptive or
    preferential rights to subscribe to or purchase shares of any
    class or series of stock, now or hereafter authorized, or any
    securities convertible into, or warrants or other evidences of
    optional rights to purchase or subscribe to, shares of any
    series, now or hereafter authorized.
</DIV>

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    <I>Voting Rights.</I>&#160;&#160;Except as indicated in the
    applicable prospectus supplement, the holders of preferred stock
    will be entitled to one vote for each share of preferred stock
    held by them on all matters properly presented to shareholders.
    Except as indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the
    holders of common stock and the holders of all series of
    preferred stock will vote together as one class, except as
    otherwise provided by law and except as set forth below.
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Common
    Stock</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following is a summary of the material terms and rights
    associated with our common stock and certain provisions of our
    certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Since the terms of our
    certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and Delaware corporate
    law, are more detailed than the general information provided
    below, you should only rely on the actual provisions of those
    documents and Delaware law for a complete statement of the terms
    and rights of our common stock. If you would like to read those
    documents, they are on file with the SEC, as described under the
    heading &#147;Where You Can Find Additional Information.&#148;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    As of March&#160;20, 2009, there were 27,291,684&#160;shares of
    common stock outstanding that were held of record by
    approximately 7,300 stockholders. The holders of common stock,
    subject to the provisions of our bylaws and the General
    Corporation Law of the State of Delaware relating to the fixing
    of a record date, are entitled to one vote for each share held
    of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the
    stockholders. Our stockholders do not have cumulative voting
    rights in the election of directors. Accordingly, holders of a
    majority of the shares voting are able to elect all of the
    directors. Subject to the provisions of any series of preferred
    stock, dividends payable on our common stock in cash or
    otherwise may be declared and paid on the shares of our common
    stock from time to time out of any funds or property legally
    available therefor, and in the event of any such declaration or
    payment the holders of our common stock shall be entitled, to
    the exclusion of the holders of the preferred stock, to share
    therein. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding
    up, holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all
    of our assets remaining after we pay our liabilities and
    distribute the liquidation preference of any then outstanding
    preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive or
    other subscription or conversion rights. There are no redemption
    or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Computershare Limited is the transfer agent and registrar for
    our common stock. Our common stock is listed on the NYSE and the
    CSX under the symbol &#147;SF.&#148;
</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Certain
    Effects of Authorized but Unissued Stock</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We may issue additional shares of common stock or preferred
    stock without stockholder approval, subject to applicable rules
    of the NYSE and the CSX, for a variety of corporate purposes,
    including raising additional capital, corporate acquisitions and
    employee benefit plans. The existence of unissued and unreserved
    common and preferred stock may enable us to issue shares to
    persons who are friendly to current management, which could
    discourage an attempt to obtain control of our company through a
    merger, tender offer, proxy contest, or otherwise, and protect
    the continuity of management and possibly deprive you of
    opportunities to sell your shares at prices higher than the
    prevailing market prices. We could also use additional shares to
    dilute the stock ownership of persons seeking to obtain control
    of our company.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DESCRIPTION
    OF DEBT SECURITIES</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This section describes some of the general terms of the debt
    securities that we may issue, either separately or upon exercise
    of a warrant. Each prospectus supplement will describe the
    particular terms of the debt securities we are offering under
    that supplement. Each prospectus supplement will also indicate
    the extent, if any, to which such general provisions may not
    apply to the particular debt securities we are offering under
    that supplement. When we refer to a prospectus supplement we are
    also referring to any applicable pricing supplement or any
    applicable free writing prospectus.
</DIV>

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    We will issue the debt securities under one or more indentures
    that will be entered into between us and a trustee that will be
    a qualified trustee under the Trust&#160;Indenture Act of 1939.
    We will file any such indenture with the SEC and will summarize
    the material provisions thereof in a prospectus supplement. We
    urge you to read any such indenture and the debt securities
    because they, and not this or any subsequently-filed
    description, define your rights as holders of the debt
    securities.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The debt securities will be our unsecured obligations. The debt
    securities may be referred to as debentures, notes or other
    unsecured evidences of indebtedness. We may issue the debt
    securities at various times in different series, each of which
    may have different terms.
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    The prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of
    debt securities we are offering will include the following
    information concerning those debt securities:
</DIV>

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    the title of the debt securities;
</TD>
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    any limit on the amount of such debt securities that we may
    offer;
</TD>
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    the price at which we are offering the debt securities. We will
    usually express the price as a percentage of the principal
    amount;
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    the amortization schedule, maturity date or retirement of the
    debt securities;
</TD>
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    the interest rate per annum on the debt securities. We may
    specify a fixed rate or a variable rate, or we may offer debt
    securities that do not bear interest but are sold at a
    substantial discount from the amount payable at maturity. We may
    also specify how the rate or rates on the debt securities will
    be determined and the basis upon which interest will be
    calculated if other than that of a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">360-day</FONT> year
    of twelve
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">30-day</FONT>
    months;
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    the date from which interest on the debt securities will accrue
    or how the dates will be determined;
</TD>
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    the dates on which we will pay interest and the regular record
    dates for determining which holders are entitled to receive the
    interest;
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    the dates, if any, on which or after which, and the prices and
    other terms at which, we are required to redeem the debt
    securities or have the option to redeem the debt securities;
</TD>
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    the circumstances, if any, under which we may be obligated to
    make an offer to repurchase the debt securities upon the
    occurrence of a change in control;
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    any provisions, if any, with respect to amortization, sinking
    funds or retirement;
</TD>
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    any limitations, if any, on our right to defease our obligations
    under the debt securities by depositing cash or securities;
</TD>
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    the amount that we would be required to pay if the maturity of
    the debt securities is accelerated, if that amount is other than
    the principal amount;
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    any additional restrictive covenants or other material terms
    relating to the debt securities;
</TD>
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    the terms, if any, upon which the debt securities may be
    converted into or exchanged for common stock, preferred stock or
    debt securities;
</TD>
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    any additional events of default that will apply to the debt
    securities;
</TD>
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    currency or currencies, if other than the currency of the United
    States, in which principal and interest will be paid. If the
    currency will be determined under an index, the details
    concerning such index;&#160;and
</TD>
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    other material terms of the debt securities.
</TD>
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">DESCRIPTION
    OF WARRANTS</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</A>
<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    We may issue warrants to purchase debt or equity securities. We
    may issue warrants independently or as part of a unit with other
    securities. Warrants sold with other securities as a unit may be
    attached to or separate from the other securities. We will issue
    warrants under warrant agreements to be entered into between us
    and a warrant agent that we will name in the applicable
    prospectus supplement or other offering material.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The prospectus supplement or other offering material relating to
    any warrants we are offering will include specific terms
    relating to the offering, including a description of any other
    securities sold together with the warrants. These terms will
    include some or all of the following:
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    the title of the warrants;
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    the aggregate number of warrants offered;
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    the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;
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    the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in
    which the prices of the warrants may be payable;
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    the designation, number and terms of the debt securities, common
    stock, preferred stock or other securities or rights, including
    rights to receive payment in cash or securities based on the
    value, rate or price of one or more specified commodities,
    currencies or indices, purchasable upon exercise of the warrants
    and procedures by which those numbers may be adjusted;
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    the exercise price of the warrants and the currency or
    currencies, including composite currencies, in which such price
    is payable;
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    the dates or periods during which the warrants are exercisable;
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    the designation and terms of any securities with which the
    warrants are issued as a unit;
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    if the warrants are issued as a unit with another security, the
    date on and after which the warrants and the other security will
    be separately transferable;
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    any minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised
    at any one time;
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    any terms relating to the modification of the warrants;&#160;and
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    any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and
    limitations relating to the transferability, exchange, exercise
    or redemption of the warrants.
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    Warrants issued for securities other than our common stock or
    preferred stock or debt securities will not be exercisable until
    at least one year from the date of sale of the warrant.
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    The applicable prospectus supplement or other offering material
    will describe the specific terms of any warrant units.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PLAN OF
    DISTRIBUTION</FONT></B>
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    We may sell the securities being offered hereby from time to
    time in the following manner or any manner specified in a
    prospectus supplement:
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    directly to purchasers;
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    through agents;
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    through underwriters;&#160;and
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    through dealers.
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 4%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The prospectus supplement with respect to any offering of
    securities will set forth the terms of the offering, including:
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    the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents;
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    the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds to us from
    the sale;
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    any underwriting discounts and commissions or agency fees and
    other items constituting underwriters&#146; or agents&#146;
    compensation;&#160;and
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    any delayed delivery arrangements.
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    We may directly solicit offers to purchase securities, or agents
    may be designated to solicit such offers. We will, in the
    prospectus supplement relating to such offering, name any agent
    that could be viewed as an underwriter under the Securities Act
    of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and
    describe any commissions that we must pay. Any such agent will
    be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its
    appointment or, if indicated in the
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    applicable prospectus supplement, on a firm commitment basis.
    Agents, dealers and underwriters may be customers of, engage in
    transactions with, or perform services for us in the ordinary
    course of business.
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    If any underwriters or agents are utilized in the sale of the
    securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered, we
    will enter into an underwriting agreement or other agreement
    with them at the time of sale to them, and we will set forth in
    the prospectus supplement relating to such offering the names of
    the underwriters or agents and the terms of the related
    agreement with them.
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    If a dealer is utilized in the sale of the securities in respect
    of which the prospectus is delivered, we will sell such
    securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then
    resell such securities to the public at varying prices to be
    determined by such dealer at the time of resale.
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    Remarketing firms, agents, underwriters and dealers may be
    entitled under agreements which they may enter into with us to
    indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities,
    including liabilities under the Securities Act, and may be
    customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services
    for us in the ordinary course of business.
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    In order to facilitate the offering of the securities, any
    underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain
    or otherwise affect the price of the securities or any other
    securities the prices of which may be used to determine payments
    on such securities. Specifically, any underwriters may overallot
    in connection with the offering, creating a short position for
    their own accounts. In addition, to cover overallotments or to
    stabilize the price of the securities or of any such other
    securities, the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, the
    securities or any such other securities in the open market.
    Finally, in any offering of the securities through a syndicate
    of underwriters, the underwriting syndicate may reclaim selling
    concessions allowed to an underwriter or a dealer for
    distributing the securities in the offering if the syndicate
    repurchases previously distributed securities in transactions to
    cover syndicate short positions, in stabilization transactions
    or otherwise. Any of these activities may stabilize or maintain
    the market price of the securities above independent market
    levels. Any such underwriters are not required to engage in
    these activities and may end any of these activities at any time.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">SELLING
    SECURITY HOLDERS</FONT></B>
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    Information about selling security holders, where applicable,
    will be set forth in a prospectus supplement, in a
    post-effective amendment, or in filings we make with the SEC
    under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which
    we incorporate by reference into this registration statement.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">VALIDITY
    OF SECURITIES</FONT></B>
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    In connection with particular offerings of our securities in the
    future, and unless otherwise indicated in the applicable
    prospectus supplement, the authorization and validity of such
    securities will be passed upon for Stifel Financial Corp. by
    Bryan Cave LLP, St.&#160;Louis, Missouri.
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">EXPERTS</FONT></B>
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    The consolidated financial statements of Stifel Financial Corp.
    appearing in our Annual Report on
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&#160;10-K</FONT>
    as of and for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008 (including
    the schedule appearing therein), and the effectiveness of Stifel
    Financial Corp.&#146;s internal control over financial reporting
    as of December&#160;31, 2008 have been audited by
    Ernst&#160;&#038; Young LLP, an independent registered public
    accounting firm, as set forth in its reports thereon, and
    incorporated herein by reference. At December&#160;31, 2007 and
    for each of the two years in the period then ended, the
    consolidated financial statements (including the schedule
    appearing therein) have been audited by Deloitte&#160;&#038;
    Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as
    set forth in their report thereon, and incorporated herein by
    reference. Such financial statements have been incorporated
    herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given upon the
    authority of such firms as experts in accounting and auditing.
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 16pt">1,200,000&#160;Shares</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 18pt">STIFEL FINANCIAL
    CORP.</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 14pt">Common Stock</FONT></B>
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    <B>PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT</B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 16pt">Stifel Nicolaus</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 16pt">BofA Merrill Lynch</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 16pt">Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia
    Waller</FONT></B>
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    <B><FONT style="font-size: 16pt">Keefe, Bruyette&#160;&#038;
    Woods</FONT></B>
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    <B>September&#160;&#160;&#160;, 2009</B>
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