RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC
10-K, EX-10, 2000-12-22
SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES
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                      WAIVER 1AND AMENDMENT

     This WAIVER AND AMENDMENT is dated as of October 13, 2000 by
and  among  RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC., a Florida  corporation
(the  "Borrower"),  the  Lenders named in the  Credit  Agreements
referred to below (the "Lenders"), and BANK ONE, NA, individually
and as administrative agent (the "Agent") for the Lenders.

                      W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent are parties
to  that  certain Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of  October
26,  1999  and  that certain Term Credit Agreement  dated  as  of
October 26, 1999 (the "Agreements"); and

     WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested the Lenders to agree  to
a  waiver  and amendment regarding the covenant in the Agreements
applicable  to Borrower's investments and acquisitions,  and  the
Lenders are willing, on the terms and conditions hereinafter  set
forth, to grant such waiver in the specific instance and to agree
to the amendment.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the  premises  herein
contained,  and  for  other good and valuable consideration,  the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree
as follows:

I.   Defined Terms

     Each  capitalized term used herein but not otherwise defined
herein  shall  have  the meaning ascribed to  such  term  in  the
Agreements.

II.  Waiver

     For  purposes  of determining compliance with the  condition
set  forth  in  subsection 6.15(d)(i)(x) of the Agreements  which
allows  Acquisitions of Material Subsidiaries  if  such  Material
Subsidiaries  are organized under the laws of any  state  of  the
United  States,  the pending acquisition by the Borrower  of  the
Canadian  corporation of Goepel McDermid, Inc. shall be permitted
as  a  specific exception to such condition as long as all  other
conditions  provided  in Section 6.15(d) of  the  Agreements  are
complied with.

III. Amendment of Agreements

     The   definition  of  "Investment"  in  Article  I  of   the
Agreements is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

          "Investment" of the Borrower or a Subsidiary means
     any  (a)  loan,  advance (other  than  (i)  commission,
     bonus,  travel  and similar advances  to  officers  and
     employees  made in the ordinary course of business  and
     (ii)  non-recourse  loans  to directors,  officers  and
          employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries  for
     investments in Borrower-sponsored investment programs),
     extension of credit (other than accounts receivable and
     customer loans secured by customer securities  in  each
     case  arising  in the ordinary course  of  business  on
     terms  customary  in  the  trade)  or  contribution  of
     capital  by  such  Person; (b)  stocks,  bonds,  mutual
     funds,  partnership  interests,  notes,  debentures  or
     other  securities owned by such Person; (c) any deposit
     accounts  and  certificate of  deposit  owned  by  such
     Person;  and (d) structured notes, derivative financial
     instruments and other similar instruments or  contracts
     owned by such Person; provided, however, that in regard
     to  clauses  (b), (c) and (d), "Investment"  shall  not
     include  any  such securities, accounts or  instruments
     owned  or  acquired by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries
     in  the  ordinary course of its business as  heretofore
     conducted,  including  but not limited  to  the  market
     making activities of RJA.

IV.  Representations

     In  order to induce the Lenders and the Agent to grant  this
Waiver and Amendment, the Borrower represents and warrants to the
Lenders that (i) there exists no Default or Unmatured Default  on
the  date  hereof (assuming the effectiveness of this Waiver  and
Amendment),  and (ii) the execution and delivery by the  Borrower
of  this  Waiver  and Amendment has been duly authorized  by  all
requisite  corporate proceedings, and this Waiver  and  Amendment
and  the  Agreements,  as amended hereby, constitute  the  legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Borrower.

V.   Effectiveness

     This  Waiver and Amendment shall become effective as of  the
date  first  above  written upon the  receipt  by  the  Agent  of
counterparts  of this Waiver and Amendment duly executed  by  the
Borrower and the Required Lenders.

VI.  Ratification

     Except as specifically provided herein, the Agreements shall
otherwise remain unaltered and in full force and effect, and  the
respective  terms,  conditions and covenants thereof  are  hereby
ratified  and  confirmed in all respects as originally  executed.
Upon  the  effectiveness  of  this  Waiver  and  Amendment,  each
reference  in  each  Agreement  to  "this  Agreement",  "hereof",
"herein", "hereunder" or words of like import shall mean and be a
reference to such Agreement as amended hereby.

VII. Execution in Counterparts

     This  Waiver and Amendment may be executed in any number  of
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered  shall
be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement.

     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed  this
Waiver and Amendment as of the date first above written.
                    [signature page follows]


                         RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.

                         By:_______________________________
                         Title:______________________________


                         BANK   ONE,  NA,  Individually  and   as
                         Administrative Agent

                         By:_______________________________
                         Title:______________________________


                         CITIBANK,  N.A.,  Individually  and   as
                         Syndication Agent

                         By:_______________________________
                         Title:______________________________


                         BANK  OF  AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                         Individually   and  as  Co-Documentation
                         Agent

                         By:_______________________________
                         Title:______________________________


                         THE  CHASE  MANHATTAN BANK, Individually
                         and as Co-Documentation Agent

                         By:_______________________________
                         Title:______________________________







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