Company: COHN
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001437749-25-007158
Chunk: 271

Company: Cohen & Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 271
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     Future sales of our Common Stock in the public market could lower the price of our Common Stock and impair our ability to raise funds in future securities offerings. 

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     Your percentage ownership in the Company may be diluted in the future. 

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      Redemptions of our outstanding LLC Units may cause substantial dilution to our existing stockholders. 

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      We may not fully realize our deferred tax asset. 

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      The Maryland General Corporation Law and our charter and bylaws may prevent potentially beneficial takeover attempts. 

Risks Related to General and Global Factors:

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     We are currently operating in a period of economic uncertainty and capital markets disruption, which has been significantly impacted by geopolitical instability due to the ongoing military conflicts in Ukraine and in Israel and the surrounding areas.  Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected by any negative impact on the global economy and capital markets resulting from the conflicts in Ukraine, Israel, or any other geopolitical tensions.  

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     Climate change concerns and incidents could disrupt our business, adversely affect the profitability of certain of our investments, adversely affect customer activity levels, adversely affect the creditworthiness of our counterparties, and damage our reputation.  

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      If we fail to control our costs effectively, our business could be disrupted and adversely affected. 

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      We may need to offer new investment strategies and products in order to continue to generate revenue. 

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      Our failure to deal appropriately with conflicts of interest could damage our reputation and adversely affect our business. 

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      Insurance may be inadequate to cover risks facing the Company. 

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      We depend on third-party software licenses and the loss of key licenses could adversely affect our brokerage services. 

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      Failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls could harm our business. 

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      The market price of our Common Stock may be volatile and may be affected by market conditions beyond our control. 

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      Our Common Stock may be delisted, which may have a material adverse effect on the liquidity and our Common Stock value. 

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Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry 

Difficult market conditions have adversely affected our business in many ways and may continue to adversely affect our business in a manner which could materially reduce our revenues. ﻿ 

Our business has been and may continue to be materially affected by conditions