Company: SFB
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-094691
Chunk: 4

Company: STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 4
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 oversight and development of the independent directors’ overall contribution to the Board. Risk Oversight: Our Board has responsibility for the oversight of risk management. Our Board, either as a whole or through its Committees, regularly discusses with Company management our major risk exposures, their potential impact, and the steps we take to monitor and control such exposures. While our Board is ultimately responsible for risk oversight, each of our Committees assists the full Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in certain areas of risk. In particular, the Audit Committee focuses on the management of financial and accounting risk exposures. The Compensation Committee assists our Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the management of risks arising from our compensation policies and programs. Finally, the Risk Management Committee focuses on the management of risks associated with Board organization, membership, and structure, and the organizational and governance structure of our company, including cybersecurity matters. We have an Enterprise Risk Management program under the direction of our Chief Risk Officer, who coordinates with management committees, including the Asset Liability Management Committee, the Products & Services Committee, the Conflicts of Interest Committee, the Operational Risk Committee, and the Disclosure Committee. Meetings: During 2024, our Board met 9 times, including both regularly scheduled and special meetings. During the year, attendance by incumbent continuing directors of all meetings held by the Board and all Committees on which they serve exceeded 80%. We encourage our directors to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Last year, 55% of directors attended the Annual Meeting.

| Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders |     | 18 |

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The standing committees of our Board are the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nominations & Corporate Governance Committee and Risk Management Committee. Each operates pursuant to a written charter approved by the Board. The full text of each such charter and our corporate governance guidelines are available in the “Corporate Governance” section of our web site located at www.stifel.com, or may be obtained by any shareholder, without charge, upon request by contacting Mark P. Fisher, our Corporate Secretary, at (415) 364-2500or by e-mailat investorrelations@stifel.com.

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| The Audit Committee met 10 times during 2024.                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                      |
| Committee Chair:*   u   Zimmerman