# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001230245
**File Stem:** 0001230245-26-000025
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 7171
**Document Hash:** 081c1cfdd9fdc186f1b329e6334237cd
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001230245-26-000025.hdr.sgml**: 20260521

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001230245-26-000025

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260520

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260521

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260521

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001230245
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 300168701
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-31720
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261007572

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 350 NORTH 5TH STREET, SUITE 1000
- **CITY:** MINNEAPOLIS
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55401
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (612) 303-6000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 350 NORTH 5TH STREET, SUITE 1000
- **CITY:** MINNEAPOLIS
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55401

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20030611

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**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM 8-K** 

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**CURRENT REPORT**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE**

**SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**May 20, 2026** 

**Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)**

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| | PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES |
| **(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)** | **(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)** |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **Delaware** | **1-31720** | **1-31720** | **30-0168701** |
| *(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)* | *(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)* | *(Commission File Number)* | *(Commission File Number)* | *(IRS Employer Identification No.)* |
| **350 N 5th Street** | **Suite 1000** |  |  |  |
| **Minneapolis** | **Minnesota** |  |  | **55401** |
| *(Address of Principal Executive Offices)* | *(Address of Principal Executive Offices)* |  |  | *(Zip Code)* |
|  |  | **(612)** | **303-6000** |  |
|  |  | *(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)* | *(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)* |  |

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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):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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| **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** | **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** | **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** |
| **<u>Title of Each Class</u>** | **<u>Trading Symbol</u>** | **<u>Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered</u>** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | PIPR | The New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 5.07.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</u>.

(a)The Company's Annual Meeting was held on May 20, 2026. The holders of 59,916,900 shares of common stock of the Company, constituting 84.07 percent of the outstanding shares entitled to vote as of the record date, were represented at the Annual Meeting either in person or by proxy.

(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, Stuart M. Essig, Ann C. Gallo, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Philip E. Soran, Brian R. Sterling and Scott C. Taylor were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company's annual meeting of shareholders in 2027. The following table shows the vote totals for each of these individuals:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Name** | **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstentions** |
| Chad R. Abraham | 55065258 | 533760 | 129832 |
| Jonathan J. Doyle | 54569134 | 1076867 | 82849 |
| Stuart M. Essig | 55469824 | 167234 | 91792 |
| Ann C. Gallo | 55490833 | 161312 | 76705 |
| Victoria M. Holt | 53923230 | 1726726 | 78894 |
| Robbin Mitchell | 55199628 | 437053 | 92169 |
| Thomas S. Schreier | 54978309 | 671699 | 78842 |
| Philip E. Soran | 54874071 | 771863 | 82916 |
| Brian R. Sterling | 55588196 | 63651 | 77003 |
| Scott C. Taylor | 54350826 | 1293637 | 84387 |

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Broker non-votes for each director totaled 4,188,050.

At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders also approved the proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The following table indicates the specific voting results for this proposal:

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| **Proposal** | **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstentions** |
| Ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for 2026 | 58,666,911 | 1,165,687 | 84,302 |

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At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders also cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the officers disclosed in the proxy statement, or a "say-on-pay" vote. The following table indicates the specific voting results for this proposal:

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| **Proposal** | **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstentions** |
| Advisory (non-binding) resolution approving the compensation of the officers disclosed in the proxy statement, or a "say-on-pay" vote. | 55,063,759 | 534,421 | 130,670 |

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Broker non-votes for this proposal totaled 4,188,050.

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SIGNATURE

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.

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| | PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES | PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES |
| Date: May 21, 2026 | By | /s/ John W. Geelan |
| | | John W. Geelan |
| | | General Counsel and Secretary |

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