Press Release

Release No. 0607-13
June 27, 2007

RAYMOND JAMES LISTED AS A TOP WORKPLACE
FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS
IN IDG’S COMPUTERWORLD PUBLICATION

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE-RJF) was recently selected for the second year in a row as one of the top workplaces for information technology (IT) professionals in IDG’s Computerworld, the “Voice of IT Management.” This honor is part of the weekly publication’s 14th annual Best Places to Work in IT survey, published in a recent issue of Computerworld and online at Computerworld.com.

“It is a great honor to be chosen again as one of the top 100 places to work in IT,” said Tim Eitel, chief information officer for Raymond James. “Our associates deserve all of the credit as they continue striving to be the best in our field.”

Since 1994, Computerworld’s annual “Best Places to Work in IT” feature has ranked the top 100 work environments for technology professionals, based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention. Several hundred associate responses were collected from all organizations nominated for this year’s listing.

“IT executives face a number of issues that have made their work environments increasingly challenging,” said Don Tennant, Computerworld’s editor in chief. “This year’s top 100 companies have figured out how to give IT workers the sense of fulfillment and recognition they need to stay put in this changing economy.”

About Raymond James Financial, Inc.
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 wholly owned broker/dealers, Raymond James & Associates, Raymond James Financial Services and Raymond James Ltd., have more than 4,650 financial advisors serving approximately 1.6 million accounts in 2,200 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. In addition, total client assets are approximately $208 billion, of which $36.3 billion are managed by the firm’s asset management subsidiaries.

About Computerworld
Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld’s award-winning weekly publication, Computerworld.com Website (www.computerworld.com), focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world’s largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including Folio Magazine's 2006 Gold EDDIE Award for the best technology/computing magazine, the 2004 and 2006 Magazine of the Year Award, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Computerworld leads the industry with a print audience of 1,252,000 readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS Spring 2006) and an online audience of over 2 million unique monthly visitors (Omniture).

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