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FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

FORCALENDARYEAR2009
2. Court or Organization Eighth Circuit Court of Appeal 5a. Report Type (check appropriate type) [] Nomination, [] Initial Date ~ ~ Annual [] Final

Reporl Required by lhe Ethics

in Government .~ct of 1978

(S U.S.C. apv. ~ IOI-II I)

3. Dale of Report 03/22/2010 6. Reporting Period 01101/2009 to 12f31/20~39

1. Person Reporting (last name, first, middle initial) Gruender, Raymond W. 4. Title (Article II1 judges indicate active or senior stems; magistrate judges indicate full- or pea-time) U.S. Circuit Judge- Active

7. Ch ambera or Ollu:e Address I 11 South Tenth Street Suite 23.365 St. Louis, MO 63102

5b. [] Amended Report & On the basis of the information contained ht this Report and any modifications pertaining thereto, it is, in my opinion, in compliance with applicable laws and regalations. Reviewing Officer Date

IMPOR TANT NO TES: The instructions accompanying this form must be followeg Complete all parls,
checking the NONE box for each part where you have no repOrlable informatio~ Sign on last page.

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NONE (No reportable positions.) POSITION NAME OF ORGANIZATION/ENTITY

W.R. Persons Charitable Trust (advise on charities to receive funditag; no control over investment assets)

i.

Advisor

2. 3, 4,

Board of Directors National Council Board of Trustees

Variety Club of St. Louis (no control over investment assets) Washington University School of Law (no control over investment assets) William Woods Univcrsity (no control over investment assets)

Gruender, Raymond W.

Name or" Per;on Reporting

Dale of Report

PageFINANCIAL2 of 8 DISCLOSURE REPORT I Gruender, Raymond W.

03/22/2010

HI. NON-INVESTMENT INCOME. mo,o~

A. Filers Non-Investment Income NONE (No reportable non-investment income.) DATE
!. 2. 3.
4.

SOURCE AND TYPE

_INCOME
(yours, not spouses)

B. Spouses Non-lnvestment Income - if you wera married during any portion of the repor~g year, complete this section.
(Dollar amount not required except for honoraria.)

[]

NONE (No reportable non-investment income.) DATE 6OURCE AND TYPE

Self-employed benefits consultant

1. 2009

2. 3. 4.

IV. REIMBURSEMENTS (Include.~ those Io ~se and de~ndent chil~: ~ee pp. 2~-27 of filing ~t~ctio~.)

NONE ~o repo~able reimbursementsO. ~ ~TE~

May 2g-29, 2~9

LOCATION
New Hav~, ~

PU~OSE
Moot Co~

ITEMS PA~ O~ P~0VIDED

Transpomfion, f~ hotel

I. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Yale ~w Sch~l

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT Page 3 of 8

.[ ~,m, or re,,oa R,poai~g 1

Gruender, Raymond W.

NO~ ~o reportable g~s.) ~ DESCRIPTION

W~efield-Se~ce Sterling ~p
Two ~ck~ ~ Nafion~ ~ldr~s C~r S~ie~ Di~er

1.
2.

Mr. ~d ~. M~k Vit~a

Pamdowski Creative

$465.00
$ I ,~0.~

3. 4. 5.

[~

NONE (No reportable liabilities.) CREDITOR DESCRIPTIQN VALUE CODE

!. 2. 3, 4.

5.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT Page 4 of 8

r~ame ofr*,~o* a,p.,~in: Gruender, Raymond W.

Vat,
03/22/2010

VII. INVESTMENTS and TRUSTS -i .... ~ value, t ..... .ion* (lnduda those of sp ..... d depend~nt children; see pp. 31-60 off cling in:~tructlons.)
NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transactions.)
A. Description of Assets (iacluding ~st assets) Place "(X)" after each asset exempt from prior disclosure B. Income during reporting period C. Gross value at end of reporting period D. Traasactions during reporting I~rlod

(1) ] (2)
Amount i Type (e.g., Code 1 i div., rent, (A-It) !: or int.) i

(I)
Value Code 2 (J-P)

(2)
Value Method Code 3 (Q-W) T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

(0
Type (e.g., buy, sell, redemption)

(2)

(3)

(4)
Identir/of buyer/seller (if private

Date Value Gaia mm/dd/y7 Code 2 Code I (J-P) (A-H)

I. 2. 3. 4. 5, 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. I I. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

UMB Bank (checking accounts) Bank of America common stock Citlgroup common stock Exxon Mobil common stock General Electric common stock Goldman Sachs common stock Macys Inc. common stock Microsoft common stock Newscorp LTD common stock Oracle common stock Proctor & Gamble common stock UnitedIleaIth Group common stock Vertex Pharmaceuticals common stock Sottrad money market-US Bank, NA IRA - Scottrade -AIM Large Cap Growth Fund --AIM Technology Fund

A A A A A A A A A A A A

Interest Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend Dividend None

L J J J J K J J J J J J K K L

A A

Interest Dividend

I, Income Gain Co&s; (~ Col~s BI ~nd ~)

A ~, 1,0 or less F -$50.~1 - $1~.~

B ~$I,001 - $2,500 G ~$1 ~,~1 - $1.~.~

C ~2,501 - SS,~ HI ~$1.~,~l - $5.~.0~

D ~5,~1 -$15,~ H2 =M~ ~n $5.~,~

E =$15,~ I - ~50,~

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Na.,e of Person Reporting Gruender, Raymond W.

Date of Report 03/22/2-010

VII. INVESTMENTS and TRUSTS -~.come, ~tue, ,,o .... ~ons (Includes Ihoxe of spou.~e and dependent children; see pp. 34-60 of fding in~rnctions.)
[--] NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transactions.)
A.
Description of Assets (including trust asse~)
Place "(X)" after each asset

13.
Income during reporting period

C.
Gross value at end of reporting period

I
]

D.
Tra.,L~efiom during reporting period

CI)
Amount

C2)
Type (.g~

(t)
Value

C2)
Value

0)
Type (e.g.,

2)
Date

O) (4)
Value Gaio

C5)
Identity of

exempt from prior disclosure

Code 1

(A-H)

div., rent,

Code 2

Method

buy. sell.

mm/dd/yy i

Code 2

Code I

buyer/seller

or int.)

(J-P)

Code 3
[ (Q-W)

redemption)

(J-P)

(A-H)

(if private
tramacdoa)

I 8. --AIM Small Cap Growth Fund

19. 20. 21.

22.

--Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities --GAMCO Global Growth Fund-f/k/a Gabelli Global Growth Fund --Gabelli Value Fund
--Jallus Enterprise Fund

23.

--Janus Research Fund

24. 25. 26. 27.

28.

--MFS Growth Fund --MFS Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund --Putnam International Equity Fund --Putnam New Opportunitie~ Fund
-T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Fund

29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34.

--T. Rowe Price Science and Technology Fund --American Funds; Small Cap World Fund --Scottrade MoneyMatket-- Marshall & Ilslcy Bark Towers-Peain 401(k) Savings Plan (Mix D, indep, managed) Aon Savings Plan --Dodge & Cox Stock Fund A None Dividend M M T T

I. Income Gain Codc~: (See Coturatut BI and D4) 2. Vtdue Codes (see Colunms CI and D3) 3. Value Method Codes (See Celuma 122)

A -51,000 or less F "$50,001 - $ I ~).000 ,! -515,000 or l~s N -$Z50,001 - $500,000

B ~-$ I,O0l - $2,500 G =510(t.001 - $1,000,000 K -$15,00.1 - $50,000 O =$500,001 - $1,0~0,1~0 R -Cost (Real Estate Only) V ,.,Other

C -$2,501 - $5,000 It I "$1,000,001 - $5,000,000 L =$50,001 - $100,000 P 1 ~$1,000,001 - $5,000,000

D =$5,00] - $15,000 H2 M -$ 100,001 P2 -$5,000,001 - $25,000,000 T =Cash Markc~

E =$15,001 - $50,000

13 =$25,00o,ool - $~o,000,00o
O ~A pprai~al U -Book Value

P4 -More than $$ 0,000,000

S -Assessment W ~ ,Estimaled

Name of Person Reporting

Date of Report

FINANCIALpagc 6 of 8 DISCLOSURE REPORT

~;.,ender, Ra)anond W.

03/22/2010

VII. INVESTMEN TS and TRUSTS - i.co.,, ~tu~. ,,~.~o,~ a.aude~ ~ of s~.,e o.~ ~,,~ cn~ta~,... ,e, r~. ~"~ ~f Za~.~ i~tract~n.)
NONE (No reportable income, ~sets, or tra~actions.)
A. De~fiption of As~ (incIMing ~t ~) Pine* "(X)" after ~ch ~ ex~t f~m p~ d~lo~e B. In.me d~ng ~ing p~ C. G~ value at ~d of r~ing pe~ D. T~sacdo~ d~ng ~poning

0)
Amo~ ~e 1 (A-~

(2)
T~ (e.g., d~., ren~ or int.)

(0 ~ (2) [
Valae C~e 2 0-P) ~

(0
[ ~

(2)
T~ (e.g.. b~, ~11. ~pfion) Da~ ~d~

O) (4)
V~ue ~2 (J-P) Gain Code I (A-H)

(~)
Id~ of (if pfiv~e

Value M~ C~ 3

35. 36. 37. 38. 39.

40.

--Wellington Sin. Cap Portfolio --Aon Common Stock --Vanguard Capital Opportunities --American Funds - EuroPacific Growth --SSgA S&P 500 Index Strategy
--blDR Asset Allocation Strategy

41. 42.
43.

Irrevocable Trust u/a I 1/17/03 --Vanguard Tax Exaxnpt Money Market

--Vanguard Intermediate Term Tax Exempt Fund

Dividend

I. Income Gain Codes: (~e Col~ B I and ~)

A F -$50,~ I - S I ~,~

G =g 1 ~.~ I - $ I,~.~

H I =S I ,~,~1 - $~,~,~

] 12 -M~ ~a $5,~,~

Name of FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT , Gruender, RaymondPerson Reporting \V. Page 7 of 8

Date o|Report

03/22/2010

VIII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR EXPLANATIONS.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

~,me of ler~on Reporting

Date of Report

Page 8 of 8
IX. CERTIFICATION.

Grnender, Raymond W.

03/22/2010

I certify that aH information given above (including information pertaining to my spouse and minor or dependent children, if any) is accurate, true, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that any information not reported was withheld because it met applicable statutory provisions permitting non-disclosure. I further certify that earned income from outside employment and honoraria and the acceptance of gifts which have been reported are in compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. app. 501 et. seq., 5 U.S.C. 7353, and Judicial Conference regulations.

NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO KNOWINGLY AND WILFULLY FALSIFIES OR FAILS TO FILE THIS REPORT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS (5 U.S.C. app. 104)

FILING INSTRUCTIONS Mail signed original and 3 additional copies to: Committee on Financial Disclosure Administrative Office of the United States Courts Suite 2-301 One Columbus Circle, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20544