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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Stifel Financial Corp.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.15 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
860630 10 2
(CUSIP Number)
Mr. Del Mintz
22732 Rye Road
Shaker Heights,
Ohio 44122
(216) 283-0001
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
June 7, 1996
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement
on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of
this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule
13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box ( ).
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the
statement (X). (A fee is not required only if the reporting
person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting benefi-
cial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securi-
ties described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subse-
quent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or
less of such class.) (See Rule 13D-7.)
NOTE: Six copies of this statement, including all
exhibits, should be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a)
for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
13D
CUSIP NO. 860630 10 2 PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Del Mintz
###-##-####
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) ( )
(b) ( )
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
PF
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ( )
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
267,000
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES -0-
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH 267,000
REPORTING
PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
267,000
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* ( )
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
6.0%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER.
The class of equity securities to which this
Statement relates is the Common Stock, par value $.15
per share (the "Common Stock"), of Stifel Financial
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). The
principal executive offices of the Issuer are located
at 500 N.Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri 63102.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
This statement is being filed by Mr. Del Mintz,
whose residence address is 22732 Rye Road, Shaker
Heights, Ohio 44122. Mr. Mintz's principal occupation
is as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
of Tele Trak, Inc. and Cleveland Mobil Radio Sales,
Inc., companies providing telephone answering and radio
communications services, which are located at 5533
State Street, Parma, Ohio 44124. Mr. Mintz is a United
States citizen.
During the last five years Mr. Mintz has not been
(i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a
party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a
result of such proceeding was or is subject to a
judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding
any violation with respect to such laws.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
The 267,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.15
per share, of the Issuer, to which this Statement
relates, were acquired by Mr. Mintz for $1,829,251.
The shares of Common Stock were acquired for cash
utilizing Mr. Mintz's personal funds.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
The shares of Common Stock to which this Statement
relates were acquired by Mr. Mintz in the ordinary
course of his business in connection with his
investment activities.
Mr. Mintz at any time or from time to time may (i)
acquire, or agree to acquire, or acquire put or call
options relating to, additional shares of Common Stock
or other securities of the Issuer, (ii) sell, or agree
to sell, or sell put or call options relating to, some
or all such shares of Common Stock or such other
securities of the Issuer owned by Mr. Mintz, in each
such case in the open market, in negotiated
transactions or otherwise, (iii) engage in various
other forms of hedging transactions with respect to
securities of the Issuer, including short sales of
shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, (iv) make or
receive proposals and enter into negotiations with
respect to such transactions and/or (v) surrender such
shares of Common Stock or such other securities of the
Issuer owned by Mr. Mintz in connection with any
merger, tender offer or other acquisition transaction
involving the Issuer. Mr. Mintz's decisions in such
regard will be based upon the prevailing price of the
shares of Common Stock or other such securities in the
open market and/or in any negotiated transactions, the
value of the consideration being offered in any merger,
tender offer or other acquisition transaction involving
the securities of the Issuer, tax considerations and
any other relevant factors.
Other than as described above, Mr. Mintz has no
plans or proposals that relate to or would result in
any transactions involving the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries or securities of the type or kind listed
in Item 4 of Schedule 13D adopted by the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF ISSUER.
(a-b) As of the date of this Statement, Mr. Mintz
beneficially owns 267,000 shares of the Common Stock.
Based on the 4,475,897 shares of Common Stock reported
outstanding in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 29, 1996,
Mr. Mintz beneficially owns approximately 6.0% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock. Mr. Mintz has the
sole power to vote and dispose of 267,000 shares of the
Common Stock.
(c) Within the past 60 days, Mr. Mintz has
effected the following purchases of the Common Stock in
open market transactions:
PURCHASE
DATE SHARES PRICE TOTAL
4/08/96 600 $6.375 $ 3,878.25
4/09/96 1000 $6.375 $ 6,428.25
4/10/96 100 $6.375 $ 640.75
4/11/96 4200 $6.375 $26,904.25
4/12/96 300 $6.375 $ 1,965.75
4/15/96 2200 $6.375 $14,118.25
4/16/96 5800 $6.375 $37,203.25
4/17/96 1600 $6.375 $10,278.25
4/18/96 600 $6.375 $ 3,878.25
4/19/96 1800 $6.375 $11,553.25
4/26/96 700 $6.375 $ 4,525.75
4/29/96 9500 $6.375 $60,890.75
4/30/96 500 $6.375 $ 3,240.75
5/02/96 1500 $6.50 $ 9,803.25
5/16/96 2500 $7.125 $17,915.75
5/24/96 2800 $7.477 $21,040.81
5/28/96 5500 $8.00 $44,178.25
5/28/96 500 $7.50 $3,803.25
5/29/96 10000 $8.00 $80,350.00
5/29/96 4500 $8.00 $36,178.25
5/31/96 10000 $8.00 $80,350.00
5/31/96 9900 $8.00 $79,553.25
5/31/96 100 $8.00 $803.25
6/04/96 30065 $7.993 $241,121.81
6/07/96 45000 $7.750 $350,103.25
(d-e) Not applicable.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR
RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF
THE ISSUER.
Mr. Mintz holds the shares of Common Stock in a
normal margin account, under which he may from time to
time maintain margin balances. As of the date of this
Statement, Mr. Mintz does not have any contracts,
arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or
otherwise) with any person with respect to any
securities of the Issuer.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information
set forth in this Statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: June 13, 1996
By /s/ Del Mintz
_____________________________
Name: Del Mintz
