Company: COHN
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-035625
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Company: Cohen & Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
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 bank or other holder of record. Any stockholder of the Company attending the annual meeting over the Internet may vote at the annual meeting even if such stockholder has previously voted using the telephone, the Internet or a proxy card. If you plan to attend the annual meeting online to vote and your shares are registered with our transfer agent, Computershare, or in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from such broker, bank or other nominee, as described in the Proxy Statement. By Order of the Board of Directors, Dennis J. Crilly
Secretary
April 17, 2025

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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| PROPOSAL ONE — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS                                                                                             | ​ | ​ | ​    | ​ |  7 | ​ | ​ |
| PROPOSAL TWO — APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE COHEN & COMPANY INC. 2020 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN                             | ​ | ​ | ​    | ​ | 11 | ​ | ​ |
| PROPOSAL THREE — APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS                                 | ​ | ​ | ​    | ​ | 18 | ​ | ​ |
| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION                                                                                                           | ​ | ​ | ​    | ​ | 19 | ​ | ​ |
| PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE                                                                                                           | ​ | ​ | ​    | ​ | 32 | ​ | ​ |
| COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS                                                                                                        | ​ | ​ | ​    | ​ | 37 | ​ | ​ |
| PROPOSAL FOUR — APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF FREQUENCY OF VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | ​ | ​ | ​    | ​ | 38 | ​ | ​ |
| PROPOSAL FIVE — RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM                             | ​ | ​ | ​    | ​ | 39 | ​ | ​ |
| PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FIRM FEES                                                                                                   | ​ | ​ | ​