Company: SFB
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-094691
Chunk: 18

Company: STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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 and Advisory business. Under Mr. Michaud’s leadership, KBW is regularly recognized for its leadership in research, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and equity sales and trading. Mr. Michaud maintains strong personal relationships with leading industry executives and has been instrumental in sourcing and executing many of KBW’s largest transactions. His views are frequently sought by corporate clients, their boards, investors, Congress, policymakers and the media. |

| 2024 Performance Highlights   P   Led extension of investment banking market share in both capital raising and M&A to a 63-year high, with KBW ranking first in bank M&A and in FIG underwriting by a middle market equity underwriter   P   Led KBW to continued top ranking from Extel/Institutional Investor, Coalition Greenwich and McLagan across the equity research, sales, trading and corporate access/conference platform.   P   Central to many of the firm’s most important relationships   P   Co-led key initiatives to further strengthen the Stifel Equities & Advisory Businesses |     | Compensation Mix |

| James M. Marischen, Chief Financial Officer   James M. Marischen was named Chief Financial Officer of Stifel Financial Corp. in August 2018. From 2015 to 2018, he served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Risk Officer, with responsibilities including oversight of corporate accounting, financial analysis and planning, tax, treasury, and enterprise risk management. Mr. Marischen joined Stifel in 2008, serving as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Stifel Bank & Trust from 2008 to 2015. Prior to joining Stifel, Mr. Marischen worked in public accounting at KPMG LLP. Mr. Marischen earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy from Truman State University. |

| 2024 Performance Highlights   P   Supported the Company in achieving record net revenues   P   Focus on expense discipline contributed to favorable pre-tax margins   P   Oversight of capital and liquidity management, including a substantial increase in the common dividend   P   Management and oversight of finance and enterprise risk management |     | Compensation Mix |

| Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders |     | 35 |

KEY PAY PRACTICES Our Committee considers the