UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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SCHEDULE 14A
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Piper Sandler 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders – Vote your shares
April 6, 2023
Employees who hold shares of Piper Sandler will be receiving an email with the subject line of “Vote Now! PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES Annual Meeting.” Please do not delete this email and be sure to retain your 16-digit control number within the email. The email will have a link that takes you directly to a voting site, or go to www.proxyvote.com at any time and enter your control number.
Employees who are shareholders of Piper Sandler are encouraged to vote according to the Board of Directors’ recommendation as follows:
| · | FOR all of the nominees for director; |
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| · | FOR the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor of Piper Sandler Companies for the year ending December 31, 2023; |
| · | FOR the advisory vote approving the compensation of the officers disclosed in the proxy statement, or a “say-on-pay” vote; |
| · | ONE YEAR for the advisory vote to recommend the frequency of future say-on-pay votes; |
| · | FOR the approval of an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2003 Annual and Long-Term Incentive Plan; and |
| · | FOR the approval of an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Piper Sandler Companies. |
Importantly, if you hold shares in different brokerage accounts (including restricted shares with our stock plan administrator), you will receive information from each broker with voting instructions. If you receive multiple e-mails, it is important that you submit votes for all shares held, as each e-mail represents different shares.
Employees own a significant amount of Piper Sandler common stock, and it is critical that you vote your shares.
