STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Mar 16, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP (SF)
CIK: 0000720672
Period of Report: 2011-03-14

Reporting Person: OATES JAMES M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-03-14	Common Stock	M	300	$25.5	Acquired	50300	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-03-14	Stock Option (Option to Buy)	$25.5	M	300	Disposed	2016-01-03	Common Stock (300)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	684	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom Stock Units	$0		Common Stock (12860)	12860	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Options vest in 20% increments on 1/3/07, 1/3/08, 1/3/09, 1/3/10 and 1/3/11.

F2: Currently exercisable.

F3: No expiration date for these Units.