Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) Form 3 PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES / James P Baker ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Baker James P

(Last) (First) (Middle)

800 NICOLLET MALL

(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES [ PJC ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Global Co-Head IB and Cap Mkts

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	25,699	I	By Spouse as sole Trustee and Beneficiary for Irrevocable Trust(1)
Common Stock	25,699	I	By Irrevocable Trust(2)
Common Stock	42,393	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares are held in an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the reporting person's spouse. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

2. The shares are held in an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the reporting person. The reporting person is trustee of the trust.

Remarks:

	/s/ John W. Geelan for James P. Baker	01/09/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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