pipr-20260520

Delaware

1-31720

30-0168701

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

350 N 5th Street

Suite 1000

Minneapolis

Minnesota

55401

(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).

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(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) 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:


Name	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
Chad R. Abraham	55,065,258	533,760	129,832
Jonathan J. Doyle	54,569,134	1,076,867	82,849
Stuart M. Essig	55,469,824	167,234	91,792
Ann C. Gallo	55,490,833	161,312	76,705
Victoria M. Holt	53,923,230	1,726,726	78,894
Robbin Mitchell	55,199,628	437,053	92,169
Thomas S. Schreier	54,978,309	671,699	78,842
Philip E. Soran	54,874,071	771,863	82,916
Brian R. Sterling	55,588,196	63,651	77,003
Scott C. Taylor	54,350,826	1,293,637	84,387

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:

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

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.

55,063,759

534,421

130,670

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 21, 2026	By	/s/ John W. Geelan
		John W. Geelan
		General Counsel and Secretary


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