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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
March 14, 2018
Date of report (date of earliest event reported)
 
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Florida
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
1-9109
 
59-1517485
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
880 Carillon Parkway St. Petersburg, FL 33716
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)
 
(727) 567-1000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 14, 2018, Raymond James Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) made available on its website at www.raymondjames.com/investor-relations/financial-report its First Quarter Report 2018 to Shareholders (the "Report") commenting on its results for the quarter ended December 31, 2017. A copy of the Report is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. The financial information in the Report was previously disclosed in the Company’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 8, 2018 and/or the earnings release for the first fiscal quarter of 2018, furnished under cover of a Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 24, 2018.
 
The information "furnished" herein, including Exhibit 99.1, is not deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. This information will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

99.1 First Quarter Report 2018 to Shareholders










































SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
March 14, 2018
By:
/s/ Jennifer C. Ackart
 
 
 
Jennifer C. Ackart
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Controller
 
 
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)