UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
January 23, 2008
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-31720 | 30-0168701 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | 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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02.Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 23, 2008, Piper Jaffray Companies (the “Company”) reported its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and its fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. See the Company’s press release dated January 23, 2008, which is furnished as Exhibit 99 hereto.
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibit
| 99 | Press Release dated January 23, 2008 |
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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: January 23, 2008 | By | /s/ Thomas P. Schnettler | ||||
| Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| No. | Description | Manner of Filing | ||
| 99 | Press Release dated January 23, 2008 | Filed Electronically |