PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES (NYSE:PJC) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November21, 2017, Piper Jaffray Companies (the “Company”) announced that Timothy L. Carter, Treasurer of the Company, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer, effective as of January1, 2018.
Mr.Carter, 50, joined the Company’s accounting department in 1995. He was named Controller in 1999, and Chief Accounting Officer in 2006. He became Treasurer of the Company in 2008 with responsibilities for managing the treasury and financial planning and analysis functions of the Company. In 2010, he assumed additional responsibilities as Head of Financial Risk for managing the Company’s market and credit risk.
As Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Mr.Carter will continue to be eligible to participate in the Company’s standard annual and long-term executive compensation programs.
There are no family relationships between Mr.Carter and any other executive officer or director of the Company that require disclosure under Item 401(d)of Regulation S-K. Mr.Carter is not a party to any transaction with any related person required to be disclosed to Item 404(a)of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November21, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the events discussed in Item 5.02 above, the text of which is furnished as Exhibit99 hereto. The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit99 is being furnished, and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section18 of the Exchange Act. Furthermore, the information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit99 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.