Press Release

January 28, 2008

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES APPOINTS
NEW REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Matt Sines has been named regional director of Business Development for the Midwest, Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic regions of Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. member FINRA/SIPC, according to William Van Law III, senior vice president and national director of Business Development.

“Matt brings a solid background and experience to the role,” said Van Law. “He was the number one recruiter in RJFS in both 2006 and 2007 and has already demonstrated his leadership skills in training and developing the newer members of our team.”

A graduate of the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree in finance, Sines earned an MBA at the University of Tampa’s John H. Sykes College of Business. He joined Raymond James’ in 1993, working first in the Reorganization Department followed by stints in Correspondent Clearing and Capital Markets Compliance. He joined the RJFS Business Development team as a consultant in 2003.

About Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
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 4,770 financial advisors serving 1.6 million accounts in 2,200 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. In addition, total client assets are currently $217 billion, of which approximately $37.3 billion are managed by the firm’s asset management subsidiaries.

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