On February 25, 2018, Raymond James Financial, Inc. appointed Anne Gates, age 58, as a new director, with a term commencing on the date of appointment. Ms. Gates was president of MGA Entertainment, Inc., a position she held from 2014 through her retirement in 2017. In addition to being appointed to the company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), Ms. Gates has been named to the Board’s Audit and Risk Committee. In addition, the company announced that Mr. Jeffrey N. Edwards has been appointed to the Corporate Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee (“CGN&C Committee”) of the Board, effective February 25, 2018, and has simultaneously stepped down from his position as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee. Gates serves on the Boards of Directors of The Kroger Company and of Tapestry, Inc. She is also chairwoman of Big Sunday and a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of California, Berkley Foundation, the Board of Visitors of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University, the Board of Directors of CADRE and the Board of Trustees of PBS SoCal.