TERRENCE L. TAIT ACHIEVES MEMBERSHIP IN RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES’ 2008 LEADERS’ COUNCIL

February 19, 2008

New Bern, NC – Terrence L. Tait, CFP® a Registered Principal at the 315 Metcalf Street office of Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. has been named to the firm’s 2008 Leaders’ Council in recognition of providing outstanding guidance and service to the investing public and exemplary professional growth.

Leaders’ Council honors are presented only to those financial advisors who demonstrate an extraordinary level of commitment to clients through personal service and professional integrity.

Tait, who joined Raymond James in1997, has more than 30 years of financial and investment experience. He offers a comprehensive range of financial planning and investment services for individuals and businesses.

Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. is a national investment firm providing financial services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through more than 3,200 financial advisors in 2,000 offices throughout the United States. For more than 30 years, Raymond James Financial Services has provided a wide range of services through our affiliate, Raymond James & Associates, Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC. Both broker/dealers are wholly owned subsidiaries of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE-RJF), a financial services holding company which has more than 4,640 financial advisors serving 1.6 million accounts throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. In addition, total client assets are approximately $207 billion, of which approximately $36 billion are managed by the firm’s asset management subsidiaries.