8-K

PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES (PIPR)

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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 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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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)) | | --- | --- || 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