Press Release

January 15, 2008

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
DONATE $36,000 TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS IN 2007-2008 SEASON

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Raymond James Kicking for Kids, a program designed to help children’s hospitals in each city where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play, is wrapping up its eighth year with an $11,500 check presentation to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Fla., by Buccaneers Place Kicker Matt Bryant and Raymond James & Associates Branch Manager Steve Fricke on Tuesday, January 15 at 11 a.m.

The program, created by Raymond James Financial (NYSE-RJF) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, raised a total of $36,000 during the 2007-2008 season. For every successful Buccaneers’ field goal, Raymond James donated $1,000 to a local children’s hospital and the Buccaneers added an additional $500 per game. This season, Matt Bryant made all the kicks and the following hospitals benefited:

• Atlanta – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – $1,500
• Charlotte – The Children’s Hospital at Carolinas Medical Center – $2,500
• Detroit – Children’s Hospital of Michigan – $1,500
• Houston – Texas Children's Hospital – $500
• Indianapolis – Riley Hospital for Children – $500
• New Orleans – New Orleans Children’s Hospital – $2,500
• San Francisco – Children’s Hospital and Research Center, Oakland, Calif. – $2,500
• Seattle – Seattle Children’s Hospital – $2,500
• Tampa – (Divided among local Tampa Bay area hospitals)
• All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg – $3,000
• St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital of Tampa, Fla.– $7,500
• Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando – $11,500

Since the Raymond James Kicking for Kids program began in 2000 with Martin Gramatica, it has raised more than $124,000 for children’s hospitals in cities where the Buccaneers have played.

About Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial (NYSE-RJF) is a Florida-based diversified holding company providing financial services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through its subsidiary companies. Its three principal wholly owned broker/dealers, Raymond James & Associates, Raymond James Financial Services and Raymond James Ltd., have more than 4,750 financial advisors serving 1.6 million accounts in 2,200 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. In addition, total client assets are approximately $215 billion, of which approximately $37.3 billion are managed by the firm’s asset management subsidiaries.

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