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PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
OF PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES
March 26, 2007
We are providing this notice to inform you of a correction to the proxy statement that was
previously mailed to you on or about March 16, 2007 in connection with our 2007 annual meeting of
shareholders to be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2007.
The number of issued and outstanding shares included under “Who is entitled to vote at the
meeting?” on page 1 of the proxy statement and the corresponding number of votes entitled to be
cast at the meeting under “What are my voting rights?” on page 1 should be 19,066,691 instead of
18,461,733. (As a result, the percentage ownership of our directors, director nominees and
executive officers as a group included under “Beneficial Ownership of Directors, Nominees and
Executive Officers” on page 46, should be 2.24% instead of 2.32%.)
If you have not already done so, please vote your shares to ensure they are represented at the
meeting. You may vote your shares using the Internet by accessing www.proxyvote.com, over the
telephone by calling 1-800-690-6903 (from the U.S. and Canada) or by completing, signing and
mailing the proxy card that we previously delivered to you. When voting by Internet or telephone,
you will need your control number included in the proxy materials that were previously delivered to
you. We must receive your vote by no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, May
1, 2007.
[E-mail
notice from ADP to Piper Jaffray Companies shareholders whose record shareholdings
were updated]
PROXYVOTE.COM
You previously may have received an e-mail regarding the 2007 annual meeting, including
instructions for voting your shares of Piper Jaffray Companies stock via the Internet. You are
receiving this e-mail to inform you of a correction to the number of shares held by you on the
record date, as reflected below. To vote all of the shares held by you, you must submit your vote
by following the instructions below, even if you previously voted your shares. Please read the
instructions carefully.
In addition, the 2007 proxy statement has been corrected as described in a notice available at the
following Web site:
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This is a NOTIFICATION of the:
Piper Jaffray Companies 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
RECORD DATE: March 5, 2007
MEETING DATE: May 2, 2007
CUSIP NUMBER: 724078A99
CONTROL NUMBER: _________________________
This e-mail represents the following shares:
NAME
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Please review the Piper Jaffray Companies 2006 Annual Report to
Shareholders and 2007 Proxy Statement before voting. The Proxy Statement
discusses the proposals to be voted on, information about the annual
meeting and voting, and other information about the company. You can
view the Piper Jaffray Companies 2006 Annual Report to Shareholders
and 2007 Proxy Statement and enter your voting instructions at the
following site. If your browser supports secure transactions you
will be automatically directed to a secure site.
www.proxyvote.com
Note: If your e-mail software supports it, you can simply click on the
above link.
To view the documents below, you may need the Adobe Acrobat Reader. To
download the Adobe Acrobat Reader, click the URL address below:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
The relevant supporting documentations can also be found at the following
Internet site(s):
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To access ProxyVote.com, you will need your four digit PIN:
— Your PIN is the last four digits of your Social Security number
— If you have forgotten your PIN number, please follow the
instructions on www.proxyvote.com
Internet voting is accepted up to 11:59 p.m. (EDT) the day before the
meeting.
If you would like to cancel your enrollment, or change your e-mail address or PIN, please go
to
http://www.InvestorDelivery.com. You will need the enrollment number below, and
your four-digit PIN. If you have forgotten your PIN, you can have it sent to your
enrolled e-mail address by going to http://www.InvestorDelivery.com
Your InvestorDelivery Enrollment Number is:
There are no charges for this service. There may be costs associated
with electronic access, such as usage charges from Internet access
providers and telephone companies, which must be borne by the shareholder.
Please do not send any e-mail to ID@ProxyVote.com. Please REPLY to this
e-mail with any comments or questions about proxyvote.com.
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[E-mail
notice from ADP to Piper Jaffray Companies shareholders whose record shareholdings
were not required to be updated]
PROXYVOTE.COM
You are receiving this e-mail to inform you of a correction to the proxy statement that was
previously sent to you in an e-mail regarding the Piper Jaffray Companies 2007 annual meeting. For
more information please go to the following Web site:
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There is no need for you to take any action with regard to this notice and it does not affect the
electronic voting instructions previously sent to you by e-mail.
If you have not already done so, please vote your shares to ensure they are represented at the
meeting. We must receive your vote by no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday,
May 1, 2007.
Please do not send any e-mail to ID@ProxyVote.com. Please REPLY to this e-mail with any comments or
questions about proxyvote.com. (Include the original text and subject line of this message for
identification purposes.)
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