Raymond James Financial (RJF) 8-K Raymond James Financial Reports July 2016 Operating Data

August 24, 2016      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend on shares of its common stock of $0.20 per share, payable October 17, 2016 to shareholders of record on October 3, 2016.

About Raymond James Financial, Inc.

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) is a leading diversified financial services company providing private client group, capital markets, asset management, banking and other services to individuals, corporations and municipalities. The company has approximately 6,800 financial advisors serving in excess of 2.8 million client accounts in more than 2,800 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. Total client assets are approximately $548 billion. Public since 1983, the firm has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1986 under the symbol RJF. Additional information is available atwww.raymondjames.com.