UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
| April 20, 2005 |
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| Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) |
PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES
| Delaware | 1-31720 | 30-0168701 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 800 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
55402 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (612) 303-6000 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):
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| Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. | ||||||||
| Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| Press Release | ||||||||
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 20, 2005, Piper Jaffray Companies (the “Company”) reported its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005. See the Company’s press release dated April 20, 2005, which is furnished as Exhibit 99 hereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibit |
| 99 | Press Release dated April 20, 2005 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES | ||||
Date: April 20, 2005
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By | /s/ Sandra G. Sponem | ||
| Sandra G. Sponem Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| No. | Description | Manner of Filing | ||
99
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Press Release dated April 20, 2005 | Filed Electronically |
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