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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

_________________________

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 11, 2020

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STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware
(State of incorporation)

 

001-09305
(Commission File Number)

 

43-1273600
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

501 N. Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri  63102-2188

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(314) 342-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

 

Common Stock, $0.15 par value per share

 

SF

 

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Depository Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of 6.25% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A

 

SF-PA

 

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Depository Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of 6.25% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B

 

SF-PB

 

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Depository Shares, each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of 6.125% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C

 

SF-PC

 

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

5.20% Senior Notes due 2047

 

SFB

 

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 


 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 11, 2020, Stifel Financial Corp. (the "Company") announced that its Board of Directors approved a three-for-two stock split of the Company's common stock, which will be made in the form of a 50 percent stock dividend. Shareholders of record at the close of business on December 2, 2020 will receive one additional share of Company common stock for every two shares owned. These additional shares will be distributed beginning December 16, 2020. Cash will be distributed in lieu of fractional shares based on the closing price on the record date. The Company has approximately 68.7 million shares outstanding and, after the split, the Company will have approximately 103.0 million shares outstanding. A copy of the related press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit NumberDescription of Exhibit

 

99.1

Press release dated November 11, 2020.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.

 

Date:  November 12, 2020

By:

/s/ James M. Marischen

 

 

Name:

James M. Marischen

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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