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Stifel Financial — Merger or Acquisition (April 2010)

20 slides from Stifel Financial's merger presentation, Apr 26, 2010

  1. Slide 1: Building the Premier Middle-Market Investment Bank

    Building the Premier Middle-Market Investment Bank Presentation to Investors April 26, 2010 Ronald J. Kruszewski Thomas W. Weisel Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO Chairman of the Board and CEO Stifel Financial Corp. Thomas Weisel Partners

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this presentation that relate to Stifel Financial Corp., as well as Stifel, Nicolaus and Company, Inc. and its other subsidiaries (collectively, “Stifel” or the “Company”) and Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (“Thomas Weisel Partners”) future plans, objecti

  3. Slide 3: Additional Information and Where to Find It

    Additional Information and Where to Find It In connection with the proposed merger, Stifel will be filing a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a proxy statement of Thomas Weisel Partners that also constitutes a prospectus of Stifel and other relevant documents relating to the acqui

  4. Slide 4: Stifel and TWP Today

    Stifel and TWP Today  Full-service, publicly traded investment bank (NYSE:SF)  Global growth-focused investment bank (Nasdaq: TWPG)  More than 4,600 associates in 294 offices  Approximately 450 associates in 4 countries and 12 offices  Investment Banking  Investment Banking  159 investment ba

  5. Slide 5: Summary of Key Transaction Terms

    Summary of Key Transaction Terms Transaction  Stifel to acquire 100% of TWP’s common stock in a tax-free exchange  Fixed exchange ratio of 0.1364 Stifel shares for each TWPG share  No caps or collars Consideration  $7.60 per share based on an SF price of $55.74 (at 4/23/10)  $318 million of agg

  6. Slide 6: Transaction Financials

    Transaction Financials ($ in 000s, except per share) Transaction Value Calculation TWP Book Value Analysis SF Stock Price (4/23/10) $55.74 As Reported Book Value (12/31/09) Total Shareholders' Equity $129,837 TWPG Stock Price (4/23/10) $4.36 Basic Common Shares Outstanding 31,693 Fixed Exchange Rati

  7. Slide 7: Why this Combination Makes Sense

    Why this Combination Makes Sense Highly Complementary Investment Banking, Research and Sales and Trading Platforms  Additive, not duplicative:  623 combined offerings completed between 2005 - 2009 and only 4 overlap  1,143 unique U.S. companies under research coverage. Only 8% overlap  Expands i

  8. Slide 8: Building the Premier Full Service Middle-Market Investment Bank

    Building the Premier Full Service Middle-Market Investment Bank  $2.0+ billion combined market capitalization  $1.5 billion - $1.6 billion in combined 2010E revenues (1)  $1.0 billion in combined equity capital as of 12/31/09  Coast-to-coast Institutional Equity and Fixed Income  Complementary

  9. Slide 9: Core Verticals are Poised to Benefit from Rebounding Economy

    Core Verticals are Poised to Benefit from Rebounding Economy Capital Markets Appear Headed Back to More Normalized Levels  TMT has historically been approximately 40% of TWP business and was down 75% over the past two years  TWP core verticals are poised to accelerate from any market rebound North

  10. Slide 10: U.S. IPO Market is Cyclical; Pronounced in Growth Sectors

    U.S. IPO Market is Cyclical; Pronounced in Growth Sectors  Market turned at the beginning of 2003, 2010 shows similar trends  Average # IPOs between (’01-’03) were 80/year compared with 247/year between (’04-’07)  Average # TMT IPOs between (’01-’03) were 18/year compared with 51/year between (’0

  11. Slide 11: Technology M&A Environment – Announced U.S. Targets

    Technology M&A Environment – Announced U.S. Targets M&A Activity, Highly Correlated to U.S. GDP, Appears Poised to Accelerate Volume $B Deals $400 800 $345 $350 700 $300 600 $250 500 $200 400 $166 $150 $126 300 $106 $112 $100 $94 200 $73 $68 $49 $57 $53 $50 $34 $34 $42 $33 100 $18 $28 $5 $7 $7 $6 $0

  12. Slide 12: Dramatically Increases Investment Banking Footprint

    Dramatically Increases Investment Banking Footprint  Enhances scope and scale with low level of overlap rarely available Number of Offerings 2005 – 2009 M&A Transactions 2005 – 2009 # of Transactions $ Volume (M) 700 200 196 $35,000 $33,305 623 (1) 600 $30,000 150 88 500 $25,000 306 $18,820 400 $20

  13. Slide 13: Highly Complementary Investment Banking Industry Coverage

    Highly Complementary Investment Banking Industry Coverage Capital Markets Activity Between 2005 - 2009  Of the 623 combined offerings completed between 2005 - 2009 ONLY 4 overlap (1) # Offerings Offering Value Industry Stifel TWP Combined Overlap ($B) % Stifel Core Competencies FIG 99 12 111 0 $ 33

  14. Slide 14: Highly Complementary Investment Banking Industry Coverage

    Highly Complementary Investment Banking Industry Coverage Completed M&A Transactions Between 2005 - 2009 (1) # Transactions Transaction Value Industry Stifel TWP Combined ($B) % Stifel Core Competencies Real Estate 4 0 4 $ 8.6 25.9% Financial Institutions 36 3 39 5.5 16.6% Industrials 13 4 17 0.5 1.

  15. Slide 15: Creates the Largest U.S. Equity Research Platform

    Creates the Largest U.S. Equity Research Platform Pro Forma U.S. Research Coverage U.S. Research Coverage (1)  1,143 unique U.S. companies under coverage. Only 8% overlap(1) Rank Firm # Companies  93 senior research analysts Stifel (pro forma, ex. overlap) 1,143  #1 U.S. equities coverage 1. JPMo

  16. Slide 16: Enhances a Top Tier Sales and Trading Platform

    Enhances a Top Tier Sales and Trading Platform  Powerful combined research presence, with excellent sales and trading relationships across regions  #11 YTD AutEx volume among investment banks on a combined basis  Strong content, combined with excellent electronic trading team and products  TWP r

  17. Slide 17: Enhances Global Wealth Management

    Enhances Global Wealth Management  Global Wealth Management  1,900 financial advisors  TWP advisors bring deep access to Silicon Valley clients  Private Equity Group  Global Growth Partners: $890 million growth-oriented fund of funds  Healthcare Venture Partners: $122 million device-focused ve

  18. Slide 18: Coast to Coast Institutional Group Presence

    Coast to Coast Institutional Group Presence Combined Institutional Group Presence Global Wealth Management TWPG TWPG SF SF 17

  19. Slide 19: Stifel's Track Record in Integrating Transactions: Low Risk Opportunity

    Stifel’s Track Record in Integrating Transactions: Low Risk Opportunity  Successfully integrated Legg’s sales and trading, research and investment banking platforms to Stifel’s platform  Majority of Legg Mason Investment Banking Managing Directors remain with Stifel today  Achieved cost savings o

  20. Slide 20: Driving Value for Stakeholders

    Driving Value for Stakeholders  Expands services across Institutional Group and Global Wealth Management platforms  Broader industry focus Clients  Deeper talent pool for serving clients  Complementary investment banking and research platforms with almost no overlap provide continuity of client

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