Edgar Filing: STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP

STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.

Date: August 8, 2018

/s/ Ronald J. Kruszewski

Ronald J. Kruszewski

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Form 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): August 7, 2018

STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-09305	43-1273600
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(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

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 8, 2018 Stifel Financial Corp. (“Stifel” or the “Company”) announced a number of organizational changes. Effective August 7, 2018, David Sliney was appointed Chief Operating Officer and Jim Marischen was appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Sliney has been a Senior Vice President of Stifel since May 2003. Mr. Marischen has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Stifel since January 2014. During 2015, Mr. Marischen was named Stifel’s Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Marischen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Stifel Bank & Trust from February 2008 to January 2014. Mr. Marischen will take over the Chief Financial Officer role from Jim Zemlyak, who will now focus exclusively on leading the Stifel’s Wealth Management business, which he has been the head of since 2011. Mr. Zemlyak will remain Co-President of Stifel with Victor Nesi, who will continue to lead Stifel’s Institutional Group. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference.

Item 8.01

Other Events.

The information set forth in Item 5.02 above is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Press release dated August 8, 2018

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.