Company: CNS
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001284812-25-000127
Chunk: 64

Company: COHEN & STEERS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 64
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#### Letter Agreement with Matthew S. Stadler
The company entered into a letter agreement with Mr. Stadler on December 14, 2023 in connection with his provision of notice of his intention to retire from the positions of executive vice president and chief financial officer of the company. The letter agreement amends the restricted stock unit award agreements between the company and Mr. Stadler.

Under the letter agreement, upon the effective date of Mr. Stadler’s retirement as executive vice president and chief financial officer and subject to the terms and conditions of the letter agreement, all then-unvested restricted stock units, including accrued dividend equivalents, held by Mr. Stadler immediately vested in full and the shares underlying such restricted stock units will be delivered upon the scheduled delivery dates under the restricted stock unit award agreements relating to such awards, subject to Mr. Stadler’s ongoing compliance with the terms and conditions of such agreements.

The terms and conditions referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph include:

• satisfactory performance of Mr. Stadler’s employment duties, responsibilities and obligations through the effective date of his retirement, with particular focus on Mr. Stadler: continuing to effectively manage and administer all day-to-day duties, responsibilities and obligations that are expected of his positions and roles at the company; assisting in communication, notification and reporting to internal and external parties; transitioning and delegating all designations and responsibilities; assisting in coaching and retention of employees; and playing an active role in recruiting a suitable replacement candidate for Mr. Stadler’s positions and roles at the company and, if applicable and requested by the company, supporting such individual’s job performance;

• Mr. Stadler’s employment with the company is not at any time terminated for cause;

• Mr. Stadler’s compliance with certain restrictive covenants described below; and

• the periodic delivery by Mr. Stadler of a certification as to his compliance with the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan, the letter agreement and the restricted stock unit award agreements relating to awards granted to Mr. Stadler.

Under the letter agreement, Mr. Stadler also received a prorated discretionary performance bonus of $954,576 in respect of the 2024 fiscal year, of which 40.0% was mandatorily deferred into restricted stock units that were granted on August 2, 2024.

Restrictive covenants

Under the letter agreement, in addition to the restrictive covenants relating to non-inter