Company: CNS
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001284812-25-000127
Chunk: 63

Company: COHEN & STEERS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 63
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, when due or (ii) any substantial and sustained diminution in the executive’s authority or responsibilities; provided that the events described in clauses (i) or (ii) of this sentence will constitute “good reason” only if the company or its affiliates fail to cure such event within 30 days following receipt from the executive of written notice of the event that constitutes good reason; provided, further, that “good reason” will cease to exist for an event on the 60th day following the later of its occurrence or the executive’s knowledge thereof, unless the executive has given the company written notice thereof prior to such date.

A “change in control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the complete liquidation of the company or the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the

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company’s assets to any “person” or “group” other than certain permitted holders; (ii) any person or group, other than the permitted holders, is or becomes the beneficial owner of the company’s securities representing both (A) 20% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the company and (B) more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the company than Mr. Cohen and Mr. Steers in the aggregate; (iii) during any period of 24 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the board then in office; or (iv) the consummation of any transaction or series of transactions resulting in a merger, consolidation or amalgamation, in which the company is involved, other than a merger, consolidation or amalgamation that would result in the company’s shareholders immediately prior thereto continuing to own, in the same proportion as immediately prior to the transaction(s), more than 50% of the combined voting power of the company’s voting securities or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or amalgamation.

“Disability” means the inability of the employee to perform in all material respects such employee’s duties and responsibilities to the company by reason of a physical or mental disability or infirmity, which inability is reasonably expected to be permanent and has continued (i) for a period of six consecutive months or (ii) such shorter period as the Compensation Committee may reasonably determine in good faith. The disability determination will be made in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee