- Current report filing (8-K)
06 April 2012 - 6:33AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 2, 2012
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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1-31720
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30-0168701
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(State of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 800
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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55402
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(612) 303-6000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 2.03
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
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On April 2, 2012, Piper Jaffray & Co. (PJ&Co.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Piper Jaffray Companies (the
Company) initiated a commercial paper program in the ordinary course of its business to fund a portion of its securities inventories. The maximum amount of senior secured commercial paper notes (the Series II-A CP Notes) that
may be issued under the program is $150 million and the Series II-A CP Notes will be pari passu with other senior indebtedness of PJ&Co. The Series II-A CP Notes will be issued pursuant to the terms of an Indenture dated as of April 2,
2012, (the Indenture) between PJ&Co. and The Bank of New York Mellon (Indenture Trustee). The Indenture Trustee will also serve as Issuing and Paying Agent for the Series II-A CP Notes. PJ&Co. is offering the Series
II-A CP Notes only to certain qualified investors satisfying the requirements of the Indenture.
The Series II-A CP Notes will
not be redeemable prior to maturity or subject to voluntary prepayment and will be interest bearing or sold at a discount to par, with maturities ranging from thirty days to two hundred seventy days from date of issuance. The interest rate (or the
discount to maturity) will be based on LIBOR (a rate per annum determined by reference to the British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in dollars offered on the London interbank dollar market) plus an applicable
margin. The minimum purchase amount is $1,000,000, with denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $5,000 in excess of this denomination. The Series II-A CP Notes will be issued and purchases will be recorded through the book-entry system
of The Depository Trust Company (DTC). The face amount of each Series II-A CP Note will be paid upon maturity in immediately available funds to DTC.
The Series II-A CP Notes will be secured by a pledge of collateral owned by PJ&Co., as specified and defined in the Indenture (Collateral) and a Collateral Account Control Agreement dated
as of April 2, 2012 between PJ&Co. and the Indenture Trustee. The Collateral will be maintained by the Indenture Trustee, as securities intermediary, in a control account held for its benefit, as secured party, on behalf of the holders of
the Series II-A CP Notes. PJ&Co. will be required to maintain a level of Collateral in the control account that exceeds the principal amount of the Series II-A CP Notes outstanding by a percentage determined by the type of eligible collateral
pledged on any business day.
The net proceeds (after deducting related issuance expenses) from the sale of Series II-A CP
Notes will be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
PJ&Co. is a broker-dealer and its sales
representatives will market the Series II-A CP Notes directly to prospective investors on behalf of PJ&Co. The foregoing description of the Indenture and the Series II-A CP Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the Indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d) Exhibits
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10.1
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Indenture dated as of April 2, 2012, between Piper Jaffray & Co. and the Bank of New York Mellon.
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SIGNATURES
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 JAFFRAY COMPANIES
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Date: April 4, 2012
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/s/ Debbra L. Schoneman
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Debbra L. Schoneman
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Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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No.
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Description
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Manner of Filing
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10.1
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Indenture dated as of April 2, 2012, between Piper Jaffray & Co. and the Bank of New York Mellon
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Filed Electronically
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