STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP - Director's Dealing 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP (SF)
CIK: 0000720672
Period of Report: 2012-12-17

Reporting Person: LEFTON ROBERT E (Director)

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-17	Common Stock	M	2999	$3.8667	Acquired	79393	Direct
2012-12-17	Common Stock	F	372	$31.11	Disposed	79021	Direct

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-17	Stock Option (Option to Buy)	$	M	2999	Disposed		Common Stock (2999)	Direct

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom Stock Units	$0		Common Stock (16865)	16865	Direct
Stock Option (Option to Buy)	$9.26	2014-02-03	Common Stock (3000)	3000	Direct
Stock Option (Option to Buy)	$13.48	2015-01-03	Common Stock (2250)	2250	Direct
Stock Option (Option to Buy)	$25.5	2016-01-03	Common Stock (2250)	2250	Direct

F1: Various exercise prices.

F2: Currently exercisable.

F3: Various expiration dates.

F4: No expiration date for these Units.

F5: Options vest in 20% increments yearly from the grant date.

F6: Options vest in 20 percent increments on 1/3/06, 1/3/07, 1/3/08, 1/3/09 and 1/3/10.

F7: Options vest in 20% increments on 1/3/07, 1/3/08, 1/3/09, 1/3/10 and 1/3/11.