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UNITED STATES
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
October 19, 2005
 
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)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
     On October 19, 2005, Piper Jaffray Companies (the “Company”) reported its financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005. See the Company’s press release dated October 19, 2005, which is furnished as Exhibit 99 hereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (c) Exhibit
          99 Press Release dated October 19, 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
 
       
Date: October 19, 2005
  By   /s/ Sandra G. Sponem
 
       
 
      Sandra G. Sponem
 
      Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
No.   Description   Manner of Filing
99
  Press Release dated October 19, 2005   Filed Electronically