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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2009
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Piper Jaffray Companies
Address: 800 Nicollet 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 4/24/09
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[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: 20
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 9,071
(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
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Value SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 004225108 36 37,500 SH 37,500 0 0
ANNTAYLOR STORES CORP COM 036115103 27 5,100 SH 5,100 0 0
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 653 12,743 SH 12,743 0 0
ECLIPSYS CORP COM 278856109 25 2,500 SH 2,500 0 0
FOSSIL INC COM 349882100 1 59 SH 59 0 0
HELICOS BIOSCIENCES CORP COM 42326R109 1 2,500 SH 2,500 0 0
IMMUCOR INC COM 452526106 273 10,846 SH 10,846 0 0
KROGER CO COM 501044101 159 7,500 SH 7,500 0 0
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP COM 517834107 1 400 SH 400 0 0
MACROVISION CORP NOTE 2.625% 8/1 555904AB7 1,828 2,000,000 PRN 2,000,000 0 0
MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION NOTE 2.000% 5/1 559181AC6 1,793 2,869,000 PRN 2,869,000 0 0
MASIMO CORP COM 574795100 384 13,234 SH 13,234 0 0
MINDRAY MEDICAL INTL LTD SPON ADR 602675100 385 20,815 SH 20,815 0 0
MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY INC COM 55402X105 2 83 SH 83 0 0
NYSE EURONEXT COM 629491101 1,138 63,578 SH 63,578 0 0
OCWEN FINL CORP NOTE 3.250% 8/0 675746AD3 1,995 2,000,000 PRN 2,000,000 0 0
PALM INC NEW COM 696643105 43 5,000 SH 5,000 0 0
RF MICRODEVICES INC COM 749941100 33 25,000 SH 25,000 0 0
SANDISK CORP COM 80004C101 32 2,500 SH 2,500 0 0
WRIGHT MED GROUP INC COM 98235T107 262 20,106 SH 20,106 0 0