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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

     
April 20, 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
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
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
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On April 20, 2005, Piper Jaffray Companies (the “Company”) reported its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005. See the Company’s press release dated April 20, 2005, which is furnished as Exhibit 99 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (c)   Exhibit

  99   Press Release dated April 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
 
       
Date: April 20, 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 April 20, 2005   Filed Electronically

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