8-K
 
 
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 15, 2009
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)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
          On April 15, 2009, Piper Jaffray Companies (the “Company”) reported its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009. See the Company’s press release dated April 15, 2009, which is furnished as Exhibit 99 hereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)   Exhibit
               99 Press Release dated April 15, 2009

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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 15, 2009  By  /s/ Debbra L. Schoneman    
  Debbra L. Schoneman   
  Chief Financial Officer   
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
No.   Description   Manner of Filing
 
99
  Press Release dated April 15, 2009   Filed Electronically