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
July 20, 2005
PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES
| 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
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 | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Press Release | ||||||||
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 20, 2005, Piper Jaffray Companies (the “Company”) reported its financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005. See the Company’s press release dated July 20, 2005, which is furnished as Exhibit 99 hereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibit |
| 99 | Press Release dated July 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 |
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| Date: July 20, 2005 | By | /s/ Sandra G. Sponem | ||
| Sandra G. Sponem | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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