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 22, 2025

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

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PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Delaware

1-31720

30-0168701

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

800 Nicollet Mall

Suite 900

Minneapolis

Minnesota

55402

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(612)

303-6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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. ☐

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)The Company’s Annual Meeting was held on May 22, 2025. The holders of 15,195,576 shares of common stock of the Company, constituting 85.51 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) At the Annual Meeting, Chad R. Abraham, Jonathan J. Doyle, Ann C. Gallo, Victoria M. Holt, Robbin Mitchell, Thomas S. Schreier, Sherry M. Smith, 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 2026. The following table shows the vote totals for each of these individuals:


Name	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
Chad R. Abraham	13,677,537	492,241	16,323
Jonathan J. Doyle	13,772,342	402,519	11,240
Ann C. Gallo	14,153,479	20,994	11,628
Victoria M. Holt	13,759,909	414,036	12,156
Robbin Mitchell	14,061,396	108,962	15,743
Thomas S. Schreier	14,049,197	125,282	11,622
Sherry M. Smith	14,153,404	21,170	11,527
Philip E. Soran	13,854,793	319,690	11,618
Brian R. Sterling	13,964,029	210,704	11,368
Scott C. Taylor	13,948,634	226,150	11,317

Broker non-votes for each director totaled 1,009,475.

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, 2025. The following table indicates the specific voting results for this proposal:

Proposal

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor for 2025

14,842,785

338,699

14,092

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:

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.

13,942,109

219,079

24,913

Broker non-votes for this proposal totaled 1,009,475.

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.


	PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES


Date: May 22, 2025	By	/s/ John W. Geelan
		John W. Geelan
		General Counsel and Secretary

PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES 8-K