8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

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):  March 18, 2008

STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State of incorporation) 1-9305
(Commission File Number) 43-1273600
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

One Financial Plaza
501 North Broadway
St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2102
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (314) 342-2000

___________________________N/A___________________________
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

            On March 18, 2008, Stifel Financial Corp. ("Stifel" or the "Company") (NYSE: SF) announced that BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BBX) and The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company priced the previously announced public offering of an aggregate of 1,900,000 shares of Stifel common stock at a price of $40.00 per share. Of these shares, 1,600,000 shares are being offered by BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. and 300,000 shares are being offered by The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company.  Stifel will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock in this offering.

            This offering is expected to close on Monday, March 24, 2008. BankAtlantic Bancorp has granted the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the closing, to purchase 285,000 additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any.

            A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

            The information in this Item 7.01 and the exhibit attached hereto will not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor will such information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

            This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are based upon the Company's current expectations and projections about future events. The Company intends 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 the Company is including this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including that the offering may not be completed as expected, if at all, or that the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters may not be exercised.

            You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. The Company will not update these forward-looking statements, even though the Company's situation may change in the future, unless the Company is obligated to do so under federal securities laws. The Company qualifies all of the Company's forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

Items 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit:

Exhibit 99:  Stifel Financial Corp.'s Press Release.

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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. (Registrant)
Date: March 18, 2008	By:          /s/ Ronald J. Kruszewski Name:     Ronald J. Kruszewski Title:       President and Chief Executive Officer                 (Principal Executive Officer)

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99	Stifel Financial Corp.'s Press Release.

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EX-99

STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
Form 8-K Dated March 18, 2008
Exhibit 99: Press Release

[Stifel Financial Corp. logo] Stifel Financial News
One Financial Plaza | 501 North Broadway | St. Louis, MO 63102 |(314) 342-2000

For further information contact:
James M. Zemlyak, Chief Financial Officer
(314) 342-2228 zemlyakj@stifel.com

For Immediate Release

Stifel Financial Announces Pricing of Public Offering of
Common Stock by Selling Stockholders

ST. LOUIS, MO -- March 18, 2008 - Stifel Financial Corp. ("Stifel" or the "Company") (NYSE: SF) announced today that BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BBX) and The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company priced the previously announced public offering of an aggregate of 1,900,000 shares of Stifel common stock at a price of $40.00 per share. Of these shares, 1,600,000 shares are being offered by BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. and 300,000 shares are being offered by The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company. Stifel will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock in this offering.

This offering is expected to close on Monday, March 24, 2008. BankAtlantic Bancorp has granted the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the closing, to purchase 285,000 additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated ("Stifel Nicolaus"), Merrill Lynch & Co. and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller is acting as co-manager.

Copies of the final prospectus, when available, may be obtained from Stifel Nicolaus, Attn: Prospectus Department, One South Street, 15th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202 (443-224-1988); Merrill Lynch & Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080 (212-449-1000); Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Attn: Equity Syndicate Department, 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019 (212-887-7777); or Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller, Attn: Syndicate Department, 420 5th Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10018 (212-857-6212).

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

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Company Information

Stifel Financial Corp. is a Delaware corporation and a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis. The Company's principal subsidiary is Stifel Nicolaus, a full service retail and institutional brokerage and investment banking firm. The Company's principal activities are: private client services, including securities transaction and financial planning services; institutional equity and fixed income sales, trading and research, and municipal finance; investment banking services, including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and private placements; and retail and commercial banking, including personal and commercial lending programs. Stifel Financial Corp. operates 174 offices in 28 states and the District of Columbia through its principal subsidiary, Stifel Nicolaus, and 3 European offices through Stifel Nicolaus Limited.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are based upon the Company's current expectations and projections about future events. The Company intends 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 the Company is including this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including that the offering may not be completed as expected, if at all, or that the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters may not be exercised.

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. The Company will not update these forward-looking statements, even though the Company's situation may change in the future, unless the Company is obligated to do so under federal securities laws. The Company qualifies all of the Company's forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

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