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EX-10.20 - SUMMARY OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PROGRAM - PIPER SANDLER COMPANIESpjc2015ex1020.htm
EX-10.25 - THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT - PIPER SANDLER COMPANIESpjc2015ex1025.htm
EX-4.1 - SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE FOR PJC COMMON STOCK - PIPER SANDLER COMPANIESpjc2015ex41.htm
EX-23.1 - CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP - PIPER SANDLER COMPANIESpjc2015ex231.htm
EX-24.1 - POWER OF ATTORNEY - PIPER SANDLER COMPANIESpjc2015ex241.htm
EX-21.1 - SUBSIDIARIES OF PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES - PIPER SANDLER COMPANIESpjc2015ex211.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - PIPER SANDLER COMPANIESpjc2015ex312.htm
EX-10.38 - AGREEMENT FOR CA-BASED EMPLOYEE GRANTS IN 2016 - PIPER SANDLER COMPANIESpjc2015ex1038.htm
10-K - 10-K - PIPER SANDLER COMPANIESpjc201510k.htm
EX-32.1 - SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION - PIPER SANDLER COMPANIESpjc2015ex321.htm
EX-10.37 - AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYEE GRANTS IN 2016 - PIPER SANDLER COMPANIESpjc2015ex1037.htm

Exhibit 31.1


CERTIFICATIONS

I, Andrew S. Duff, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Piper Jaffray Companies;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


Date: February 25, 2016
 
 
/s/ Andrew S. Duff
 
Andrew S. Duff
 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer