Company: CNS
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001284812-25-000127
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Company: COHEN & STEERS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: DEF 14A
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 executives became unable to perform their duties for an extended time for any reason; and

• establishing and reviewing policies and procedures pertaining to transactions in the company’s securities by its directors, officers and employees.

#### Board Leadership Structure
The roles of chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer have been separated since 2014. We believe this leadership structure is appropriate for the company and is in the best interests of its shareholders because it allows the non-executive chairman to focus on leading the Board while allowing the chief executive officer to focus on the day-to-day management of the company and execution of the company’s strategic initiatives and business plan.

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The Board does not have a lead independent director. Given the size of the Board, the Board and the Nominating Committee do not believe that there is currently a need for a lead independent director because of the majority independent composition of the Board, the strong leadership and contributions of the company’s independent directors and the effectiveness of the company’s current corporate governance structure and processes. In addition, the Board and the Nominating Committee do not believe that Mr. Cohen’s ability to provide effective leadership and oversight as our non-executive chairman is impaired by his relationship to the company.

#### Executive Sessions
Executive sessions of the non-management directors are held in conjunction with each regularly scheduled quarterly Board meeting. The independent non-management directors hold at least one executive session per year excluding any non-independent directors. Mr. Cohen chairs the executive sessions attended by all non-management directors, and executive sessions of only the independent directors are chaired by one of the independent directors on a rotational basis.

#### Communications with the Board
Shareholders and other interested parties may contact the Board, any committee of the Board or any individual director or group of directors, including the independent directors, by mail or email. Correspondence can be sent to Cohen & Steers, Inc., 1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036 or emailed to boardcommunications@cohenandsteers.com.

A member of the company’s Legal Department will open all correspondence addressed to the Board, any committee of the Board or any director to ensure correspondence is appropriately directed. All correspondence that is not an advertisement, promotion of a product or service or patently offensive will promptly be sent to the addressee. If a complaint or concern involves accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, the correspondence will be directed to the chair of the Audit Committee and handled in accordance with procedures established by the Audit Committee with respect