Sec Form 4 Filing - Dowdle Jeffrey A @ RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC - 2017-12-07

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Dowdle Jeffrey A
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC [ RJF]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Asset Mgmt Group
(Last) (First) (Middle)
880 CARILLON PARKWAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
12/07/2017
(Street)
ST. PETERSBURG, FL33716
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/07/2017 S( 1 ) 8,021 D $ 88.6661 ( 2 ) 39,086 ( 3 ) D
Common Stock 7,899 ( 4 ) I ESOP
Common Stock 1,500 ( 5 ) I UTMA Custodian for Daughter EC
Common Stock 1,500 ( 5 ) I UTMA Custodian for Son GT
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Sec urity: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Dowdle Jeffrey A
880 CARILLON PARKWAY
ST. PETERSBURG, FL33716
President, Asset Mgmt Group
Signatures
/s/ Jeffrey A. Dowdle by Jonathan J. Doyle as Attorney-in-Fact 12/11/2017
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )The reporting person effected multiple same-way open market sale transactions on the same day at different prices through a trade order executed by a broker-dealer. The reporting person has reported on a single line all such transactions that occurred within a one dollar price range. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer or a shareholder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
( 2 )Reflects the weighted average sale price. The range of prices for such transaction was $88.57 to $88.81.
( 3 )Includes 288 shares of common stock acquired on December 4, 2017 pursuant to the registrant's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
( 4 )Includes shares of common stock acquired under the reporting person's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) account through November 28, 2017.
( 5 )The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Remarks:
This Form 4 reports the open market sale by the reporting person of shares of common stock.

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