Company: CNS
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001284812-25-000127
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Company: COHEN & STEERS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: DEF 14A
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 our compensation plans and programs.

#### Risk Considerations
The Compensation Committee has discussed risk as it relates to the company’s compensation programs with management and McLagan, and the Compensation Committee does not believe that the company’s compensation programs encourage excessive or inappropriate risk taking. The company seeks to align the long-term interests of its executives with the long-term interests of its shareholders by utilizing a balanced approach to total compensation, whereby each executive’s total compensation is based on company and individual performance and a significant percentage of each executive’s total compensation is paid in the form of equity awards that vest over a multi-year period.

#### Say-on-Pay
In determining executive compensation for fiscal 2024, the Compensation Committee considered the voting results of the company’s most recent shareholder “say-on-pay” vote. A substantial majority of the company’s shareholders (93.55% of the votes cast) approved the compensation of the company’s named executive officers as described in the company’s 2024 proxy statement. Based on this level of support, the Compensation Committee determined that shareholders generally support the company’s pay practices and the named executive officers’ compensation levels. Accordingly, our approach to executive compensation for fiscal 2024 remained consistent with past practice. The Compensation Committee intends to continue to consider our non-binding shareholder “say-on-pay” voting results when designing, reviewing and administering the company’s executive compensation programs.

At our 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, a substantial majority of our shareholders (98.21% of the votes cast) voted for “say-on-pay” proposals to occur annually. In light of this vote, and consistent with the company’s recommendation, the Board determined to include a “say-on-pay” vote once every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on named executive officer compensation. Accordingly, we are holding a “say-on-pay” vote at this Annual Meeting and our next “say-on-pay” vote at our 2026 annual meeting. We currently expect the next advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on named executive officer compensation to occur at our 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

#### Elements of Executive Compensation
Our named executive officers’ total compensation consists of base salary and annual performance incentives, which are comprised of cash bonuses and equity awards.

#### Base Salary
Base salaries are set at levels that reflect an executive’s roles and responsibilities and that are competitive with similar positions at peer asset management companies. Base salaries are designed to provide a fixed amount of

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