Company: CNS
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001284812-25-000127
Chunk: 48

Company: COHEN & STEERS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 48
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, among other things, the mandatory recovery by the company of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation, as defined in the NYSE’s listing standards, following accounting restatements from persons who served as an executive officer of the Company at any time during the performance period for such incentive-based compensation and who received such compensation during the three fiscal years preceding the date on which the company is required to prepare an accounting restatement. The compensation to be recovered is the amount in excess of what would have been paid based on the restated results. Recovery will be required on a “no fault” basis, without regard to whether any misconduct occurred and without regard to whether an executive officer was responsible for the erroneous financial statements.

#### Stock Ownership Guidelines
We believe that our executive officers should own a meaningful amount of our stock to further align their interests with the interests of our shareholders. However, we do not believe that it is necessary to adopt formal stock ownership guidelines that require our executive officers and directors to own a specified amount of our stock because our executive officers and directors collectively continue to own a meaningful percentage of our common stock.

#### Termination and Change in Control Arrangements
Under the terms of the restricted stock unit award agreements between the company and each named executive officer, upon a change in control (as defined below), all unvested restricted stock units held by a named executive officer will immediately vest in full if such executive’s employment is terminated by the company without cause (as defined below) or by the executive for good reason (as defined below) within the two-year period following a change in control. This “double trigger” provision is designed to ensure that our named executive officers are able to make objective business decisions that are in the best interests of our shareholders in connection with a potential change in control. For additional information on the accelerated vesting of restricted stock units upon a change in control of the company, see “Accelerated vesting of restricted stock units” below.

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An estimate of the compensation that would have been payable to our named executive officers upon a change in control or termination of employment, as if such termination event occurred on December 31, 2024, is described below under “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”

In addition, as discussed above, on December 14, 2023, the company entered into a letter agreement modifying the terms of Mr. Stadler’s unvested restricted stock units in connection with his provision of notice of his intention to retire from the positions of