-------------------------- Omb APPROVAL -------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0006 Expires: October 31, 2003 Estimated average burden hours per response....23.3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2009 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: _________ This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Piper Jaffray Companies Address: 800 Nicoilet Mall Suite 800 Minneapolis, MN 55402-7020 Form 13F File Number: 28-10776 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Tim Carter Title: Treasurer Phone: 612 303-6000 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Tim Carter Minneapolis, MN 7/30/09 ------------------------------------- ----------------- -------------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 41 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $16,854 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ----------------------- ---------- -------- --------------------- VALUE SHRS OR PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT SH/PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- --------- -------- ---- ---------- -------- --------- ------ ---- AIRTRAN HLDGS INC NOTE 7.000% 7/0 00949PAB4 3,820 4,000,000 PRN 4,000,000 0 0 ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 015351109 2 39 SH 39 0 0 AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA CO CL A 027070101 3 100 SH 100 0 0 AMERICAN MED SYS HLDGS INC NOTE 3.250% 7/0 02744MAA6 482 500,000 PRN 500,000 0 0 APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC COM 037598109 1 100 SH 100 0 0 ARYX THERAPEUTICS INC COM 043387109 1 200 SH 200 0 0 ATMI INC COM 00207R101 6 400 SH 400 0 0 BIOFORM MEDICAL INC COM 09065G107 7 3,181 SH 3,181 0 0 CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC NOTE 1.500%12/1 127387AF5 1,650 2,500,000 PRN 2,500,000 0 0 CANADIAN SOLAR INC COM 136635109 1 100 SH 100 0 0 CERNER CORP COM 156782104 393 6,305 SH 6,305 0 0 CHATTEM INC COM 162456107 1 10 SH 10 0 0 CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 9 357 SH 357 0 0 CRAY INC NOTE 3.000%12/0 225223AB2 23 23,000 PRN 23,000 0 0 DEXCOM INC COM 252131107 1 147 SH 147 0 0 EPICOR SOFTWARE CORP NOTE 2.375% 5/1 29426LAA6 806 1,194,000 PRN 1,194,000 0 0 EV3 INC COM 26928A200 3 287 SH 287 0 0 FLOWSERVE CORP COM 34354P105 14 200 SH 200 0 0 HOLOGIC INC FRNT 2.000%12/1 436440AA9 598 842,000 PRN 842,000 0 0 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 118 7,100 SH 7,100 0 0 JONES APPAREL GROUP INC COM 480074103 1 58 SH 58 0 0 KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 495582108 1 65 SH 65 0 0 MACROVISION SOLUTIONS CORP COM 55611C108 462 21,200 SH 21,200 0 0 MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION NOTE 2.000% 5/1 559181AC6 1,790 2,869,000 PRN 2,869,000 0 0 MASIMO CORP COM 574795100 1 33 SH 33 0 0 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COM 595017104 5 200 SH 200 0 0 NANOSPHERE INC COM 63009F105 7 1,361 SH 1,361 0 0 NEW YORK & CO INC COM 649295102 494 160,025 SH 160,025 0 0 NORDSTROM INC COM 655664100 1 33 SH 33 0 0 NYSE EURONEXT COM 629491101 1,733 63,578 SH 63,578 0 0 OMNICELL INC COM 68213N109 1 97 SH 97 0 0 PENN VA CORP NOTE 4.500%11/1 707882AA4 107 130,000 PRN 130,000 0 0 PHARMACEUTICAL RES INC NOTE 2.875% 9/3 717125AC2 1,436 1,500,000 PRN 1,500,000 0 0 POWER INTEGRATIONS INC COM 739276103 70 2,937 SH 2,937 0 0 SHUTTERFLY INC COM 82568P304 18 1,307 SH 1,307 0 0 SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC NOTE 4.875% 7/1 829226AU3 529 750,000 PRN 750,000 0 0 SUNPOWER CORP DBCV 0.750% 8/0 867652AB5 2,139 2,350,000 PRN 2,350,000 0 0 TJX COS INC NEW COM 872540109 1 37 SH 37 0 0 VITAL IMAGES INC COM 92846N104 1 100 SH 100 0 0 WORLD ACCEP CORP DEL COM 981419104 2 100 SH 100 0 0 WRIGHT MED GROUP INC COM 98235T107 116 7,125 SH 7,125 0 0