[Letterhead of Raymond James Financial, Inc.]
January 21, 2022
VIA EDGAR
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: John Stickel
Re: | Raymond James Financial, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-4 |
Filed December 14, 2021 |
File No. 333-261647 |
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Raymond James Financial, Inc. hereby requests that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended, be accelerated to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 25, 2022, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Please contact Stephen M. Salley of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP via telephone at (212) 558-4000 or via e-mail at salleys@sullcrom.com with any questions you may have. In addition, please notify Mr. Salley when this request for acceleration has been granted.
Sincerely, | ||
/s/ Jonathan N. Santelli | ||
Name: | Jonathan N. Santelli | |
Title: | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
cc: | Mitchell S. Eitel |
Stephen M. Salley |
(Sullivan & Cromwell LLP) |