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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
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 5, 1995
Commission file number 1-9305
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 43-1273600
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
500 N. Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2188
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 314-342-2000
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Item 5. Other Events.
On October 5, 1995, the Attorney General of Oklahoma
filed an action against Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
("SN"), the Registrant's subsidiary, and Robert Cochran, a
former officer of the subsidiary. The lawsuit was filed in the
District Court in and for Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma and
is styled THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, ex rel. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
OKLAHOMA, W. A. DREW EDMONDSON v. STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY,
INC., a foreign corporation; and ROBERT COCHRAN, an individual,
Case number CJ 95 6784. The Attorney General alleges that the
defendants committed Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations ("RICO") violations by alleging the same facts
alleged by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its action
against SN in August of 1995, which was reported in Stifel
Financial Corp.'s Form 10-Q filed August 14, 1995. The action
seeks compensatory damages in the amount of $7,649,314 and that
those damages be trebled.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
(Registrant)
Date: October 25, 1995 By /s/ Mark D. Knott
Mark D. Knott
(Principal Financial Officer)
