Edgar Filing: RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC

8-K_4Q14 Shareholders Letter

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

December 3, 2014

Date of report (date of earliest event reported)

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Florida

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)



1-9109		59-1517485
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

880 Carillon Parkway St. Petersburg, FL 33716

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(727) 567-1000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On December 3, 2014, Raymond James Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) made available on its website at www.raymondjames.com under "Our Company, Investor Relations, Financial Reports" its Fourth Quarter Report 2014 to Shareholders (the "Report") commenting on its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 25, 2014 and/or the Earnings Release for the 4^th Fiscal Quarter of 2014, furnished under cover of a Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 29, 2014.

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) The following is filed as an exhibit to this report:

Exhibit No.

99.1 Fourth Quarter Report 2014 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:	December 3, 2014	By:	/s/ Jeffrey P. Julien
			Jeffrey P. Julien
			Executive Vice President - Finance,
			Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer