Company: COHN
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-035625
Chunk: 82

Company: Cohen & Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 82
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 do so in writing to the Chairman of the Audit Committee at Cohen & Company Inc., Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104. Any such communications may be made anonymously. We also have a compliance telephone hotline that may be used, on an anonymous basis or otherwise, to report any concerns or violations of our standards of conduct, policies or laws and regulations. The number to the hotline is (800) 399-3595. 49 TABLE OF CONTENTS Director Attendance at Annual Meeting Although director attendance at our annual meeting of stockholders each year is strongly encouraged, we do not have an attendance policy. Messrs. Dawson and Haraburda and Ms. Liberto attended our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Anti-Hedging Practices Although we do not have a formal policy related to hedging transactions, we discourage our management and directors from engaging in hedging transactions in connection with our securities. Further, any such transactions would need to comply with our insider trading policy, as applicable. Insider Trading Arrangements and Policies We are committed to promoting high standards of ethical business conduct and compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. As part of this commitment, we have an insider trading policygoverning the purchase, sale, and/or other dispositions of our securities by our directors, officers, employees and others that we believe is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations. 50 TABLE OF CONTENTS MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Meetings of the Board of Directors During fiscal year 2024, our Board of Directors held four meetings. Each of our directors attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings held by our Board of Directors during 2024. Committees of the Board of Directors The Board of Directors currently has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that each current committee member satisfies the independence requirements of the NYSE American and the SEC for membership on the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. From time to time our Board of Directors may establish a new committee or disband a current committee depending upon the circumstances. Audit Committee We have a separately designated standing Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, as defined in Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Audit Committee is currently comprised of three of our independent directors: