US bancorp PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES U.S. BANCORP ACQUIRES PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES INC. DECEMBER 15, 1997 STRATEGIC OVERVIEW - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Focuses on our clients' needs -- Equity and debt underwriting -- Equity research, sales & trading -- M&A advisory services -- Expanded private financial services -- Expanded retail brokerage network o Regionally based -- nationally competitive o Provides business line synergies o Builds shareholder value - IRR > 16% -2- TRANSACTION SUMMARY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subsidiary Name: U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Addison L. Piper, Chairman & CEO Purchase Price: $730 million Payment Method: Cash Per Share: $37.25 Accounting Treatment: Purchase accounting Due Diligence: Completed Anticipated Closing: 2Q98 Employee Retention: Retention bonuses to key employees -3- PRICING - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT REGIONAL PUBLICLY ACQUISITION SECURITIES FIRM TRADED MULTIPLE ACQUISITIONS(C) PEERS(D) - ------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ -------------- Last 12 months revenues 1.2x 1.3x 1.6x Last 12 months net income 13.5x(a) 14.4x 18.1x Estimated 1998 net income 11.2x(b) 16.0x Book Value 4.2x 4.3x 3.1x - ------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ -------------- (a) Represents latest 12 months net income adjusted to a normalized operating margin (15%). (b) Represents purchase price divided by 1998 estimated net income plus fully phased in cost savings. (c) Alex Brown, Dillon Read, Robertson Stephens, Montgomery Securities, Oppenheimer & Co., Wheat First, Furman Selz. Source: Company presentations (d) Raymond James, EVEREN, Interra, Morgan Keegan and McDonald & Co. Source: Company 10Qs. Stock prices as of 12/12/97. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -4- EXCELLENT GEOGRAPHIC FIT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o 1,000 U.S. Bank offices combined with 89 Piper Jaffray retail offices in 19 states. o Will comprise the 11th largest retail brokerage network in the U.S. MAJOR CITIES: Minneapolis/St. Paul Denver Seattle Portland Milwaukee [Map of U.S.] Kansas City San Francisco Des Moines Phoenix -5- COMPLEMENTARY BUSINESS STRENGTHS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALUE ADDED BY PIPER JAFFRAY VALUE ADDED BY U.S. BANCORP ---------------------------- --------------------------- o Corporate finance capabilities o Extensive regional corporate relationships -- Underwriting - debt & equity -- 40,500 middle market customers -- Research -- Middle market strength -- M&A advisory -- Commercial banking products & services o Over $12 billion of assets under o Over $55 billion of assets management under management o Private client services/products o 52,000 private banking and personal o Trading expertise trust relationships o Retail and corporate customers o Significantly greater distribution -- $42.8 billion of clients funds channels -- 122,000 households -- Retail banking products & services -- 4.0 million households o Technology investment - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leading diversified financial services provider to corporations, municipalities and individuals in our geographic territory. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -6- CAPITAL MARKETS CAPABILITIES INVESTMENT BANKING - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIXED INCOME MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS EQUITY ------------ ---------------------- ------ - -- Managed/co-managed 785 -- 28 transactions worth -- Managed/co-managed 38 offerings raising $14 $2.6 billion in 1997 public offerings raising billion in fiscal 1997 -- Focused industry $2.9 billion in fiscal 1997 - -- Among top ten tax-exempt expertise -- Raised over $265 million in underwriters private equity in recent years INSTITUTIONAL SALES & TRADING RESEARCH - ------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- - -- One of the largest non-New York based -- Industry focused sales and Nasdaq trading firms -- Institutionally driven - -- 1.9 billion Nasdaq shares traded in fiscal product 1997 -- 50 research analysts - -- 38 institutional equity sales executives -7- RETAIL BROKERAGE AND PRIVATE BANKING CAPABILITIES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o 1,235 investment executives in 89 offices o $6.2 billion in individual assets under management o 400,000 total retail accounts o $42.8 billion of client funds in brokerage accounts - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -8- [Bar graph titled TOTAL ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT showing the following information] Year Total Assets ($ billions) 1990 12.9 1991 15.0 1992 17.3 1993 21.7 1994 24.6 1995 29.2 1996 39.3 3Q97 55.3 Pro Forma 68.1 -9- SUMMARY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o Focuses on our clients' needs - Equity and debt underwriting - Equity research, sales & trading - M&A advisory services - Expanded private financial services - Expanded retail brokerage network o Regionally based -- nationally competitive o Provides business line synergies o Builds shareholder value - IRR > 16% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -10-