Piper Sandler Companies

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Proxy Results (Form 8-K)

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(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
Broker non-votes for each director totaled 4,188,050.
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
Broker non-votes for this proposal totaled 4,188,050.
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