PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES

Our provision for income taxes was $30.3 million and our effective tax rate was 30.2 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2026. Our adjusted provision for income taxes was $32.6 million and our adjusted effective tax rate was 30.5 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2026.

Our provision for income taxes was $17.2 million and our effective tax rate was 35.1 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Our adjusted provision for income taxes was $20.6 million and our adjusted effective tax rate was 28.1 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The provision for income taxes on both a U.S. GAAP and adjusted basis included $0.9 million of tax benefits related to stock-based compensation awards vesting at values greater than the grant price and accrued forfeitable dividends paid on vested restricted stock related to acquisitions. Excluding the impact of these benefits, our adjusted effective tax rate was 29.3 percent. The effective tax rate on both a U.S. GAAP and adjusted basis was impacted by non-deductible employee compensation expense, including limitations on the deduction of employee compensation expense enacted with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.