Raymond James Financial Joins Outback Bowl Sponsor Family

Tampa, FL -- St. Petersburg based Raymond James Financial, Inc. has joined the Outback Bowl as a Participating Sponsor of the New Year's Day college football game. The agreement includes name sponsorship of the Raymond James Financial Halftime Show.

"We are very pleased to join with our friends at the Outback Bowl to support this prestigious event for the Tampa Bay Area," said Larry Silver, Marketing Director for Raymond James.

The sponsorship will leverage the company's name sponsorship of Raymond James Stadium through commercial spots in the Outback Bowls national broadcast on ESPN and exposure in a half-hour special on ESPN that the bowl produces. The company will also receive various game day exposure including stadium banners that can be picked-up on the telecast.

Raymond James Financial (NYSE-RJF) provides financial services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through its two wholly-owned investment firms, Raymond James & Associates and Raymond James Financial Services, which together have more than 4,400 Financial Advisors in more than 1,800 locations throughout the United States and internationally, as well as through its asset management subsidiaries which currently manage in excess of $17.6 billion.

The Outback Bowl is celebrating it's 15th anniversary in Tampa Bay and will match Ohio State vs a Southeastern Conference team to be announced. Tickets to the bowl are available through Florida Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 813-287-8844 and on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.