Company: COHN
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-035625
Chunk: 83

Company: Cohen & Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 83
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 Messrs. Dawson and Haraburda and Ms. Liberto. Mr. Dawson is the Chairman of our Audit Committee. Our Board of Directors has determined that each of the current members of our Audit Committee is “independent” within the meaning of the rules of the NYSE American and the SEC and that each such individual is financially literate and has accounting or related financial management expertise, as such qualifications are defined under the rules of the NYSE American. In addition, our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Dawson is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the SEC. Our Audit Committee operates under a written charter that was originally adopted in 2006 and amended in 2007, 2009 and 2014. A copy of the charter may be found on our website at http://www.cohenandcompany.com and will be provided in print, free of charge, to any stockholder who requests a copy by submitting a written request to our Secretary, Dennis Crilly, at Cohen & Company Inc., Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104. Our Audit Committee met six times in 2024. Each of the members of the Audit Committee attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings held by the Audit Committee during fiscal year 2024. Our Audit Committee has responsibility for engaging independent registered public accounting firms, reviewing with them the plans and results of the audit engagement, approving the professional services they provide to us, reviewing their independence and considering the range of audit and non-audit fees. Our Audit Committee assists our Board of Directors with oversight of (a) the integrity of our financial statements; (b) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; (c) the qualifications, independence and performance of the registered public accounting firm that we employ for the audit of our financial statements; and (d) the performance of the people responsible for our internal audit function. Among other things, our Audit Committee prepares the Audit Committee report for inclusion in our annual proxy statement, conducts an annual review of its charter and evaluates its performance on an annual basis. Our Audit Committee also establishes procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints that we receive regarding accounting, internal accounting controls and auditing matters and the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. Our Audit Committee has the authority to retain counsel and other experts or consultants at our expense that it deems necessary or appropriate to enable it to carry out its duties without seeking approval