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
April 18, 2012
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 of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 800 Minneapolis, Minnesota (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 55402 | |||
| (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. |
On April 18, 2012, Piper Jaffray Companies (the “Company”) reported its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012. See the Company’s press release dated April 18, 2012, which is furnished as Exhibit 99 hereto.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)Exhibit
| 99 | Press Release dated April 18, 2012 |
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 18, 2012 | By | /s/ Debbra L. Schoneman | ||||
| Debbra L. Schoneman | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
No. | Description | Manner of Filing | ||
| 99 | Press Release dated April 18, 2012 | Filed Electronically | ||