STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 16, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP (SF)
CIK: 0000720672
Period of Report: 2012-02-14

Reporting Person: Estep Stephen Chad (Senior Vice President)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-14	Phantom Stock Units	$0	A	573	Acquired		Common Stock (573)	Direct
2012-02-14	Phantom Stock Units	$0	A	143	Acquired		Common Stock (143)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2146	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Units vest in 20% increments over a five year period.

F2: No expiration date for these Units.

F3: Units vest 100% five years from the grant date.