Company: COHN
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-035625
Chunk: 73

Company: Cohen & Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 73
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 Committee is composed of three independent non-employee directors and operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors (which is available on our website at http://www.cohenandcompany.com ). The Audit Committee currently consists of Ms. Liberto, Mr. Haraburda and Mr. Dawson, who serves as the Audit Committee Chairman. The Board of Directors, in its judgment, has determined that each committee member meets the independence requirements of the SEC and the NYSE American. The Board of Directors has also determined that each member of our Audit Committee is financially literate and has accounting or related financial management expertise, as such qualifications are defined under the applicable NYSE American listing standards currently in effect, and that Mr. Dawson is an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K. 41 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Audit Committee held four meetings during fiscal year 2024. The meetings were designed, among other things, to facilitate and encourage communication among the Audit Committee, management and the independent registered public accounting firm. The members of the Audit Committee are not professionally engaged in the practice of accounting or auditing. Audit Committee members rely, without independent investigation or verification, on the information provided to them and on the representations made by management and the independent registered public accounting firm. Accordingly, the Audit Committee’s oversight does not provide an independent basis to determine that management has maintained appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles or appropriate internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the Audit Committee’s considerations and discussions referred to above do not assure that the audit of the financial statements has been carried out in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), that the financial statements are presented in accordance with GAAP or that Grant Thornton LLP is in fact “independent.” Respectfully Submitted, Audit Committee
G. Steven Dawson, Chairman
Diana Louise Liberto
Jack Haraburda 42

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SHARE OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The following table sets forth certain information known to us regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock, Series E Preferred Stock and Series F Preferred Stock as of April 10, 2025, the record date for the meeting, by (1) each person known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our outstanding common stock, Series E Preferred Stock or Series F Preferred Stock, as applicable, (2) each current director and Director