Company: COHN
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-035625
Chunk: 10

Company: Cohen & Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 10
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 of the record date, (ii) every ten shares of Series E Preferred Stock held by such stockholder as of the record date, and (iii) every ten shares of Series F Preferred Stock held by such stockholder as of the record date. If a quorum is not present at the meeting, the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy have, or the presiding officer at the meeting has, the power to adjourn the meeting until a quorum is present or represented. Under Maryland law, the presiding officer at the meeting also has the power to adjourn the meeting for any reason, regardless of whether a quorum is present. Required Vote to Approve Each Proposal For Proposal One (the election of five directors to the Board), the five nominees receiving a plurality of the votes cast (that is, the five nominees receiving the greatest number of votes) will be elected to the Board. A proxy marked “withhold” with respect to the election of a director will not be voted as to the director indicated, but will be counted for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum at the meeting. In order to be approved, Proposals Two (the approval of Amendment No. 3 to the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan), Three (the advisory vote on executive compensation), Four (the advisory vote on frequency of approval of executive compensation), and Five (the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025) each requires the affirmative vote of the majority of all of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon. How Brokers and Nominees May Vote Your Shares The NYSE American Exchange has rules that govern how brokerage firms, banks or other nominees may vote your shares. Under these rules, brokerage firms, banks or other nominees may not vote your shares with respect to matters that are not considered “routine” matters without your specific instructions on how they must vote on your behalf regarding such matters. If a broker has not received your instructions regarding how to vote your shares with respect to a non-routine matter and returns a proxy card, the proxy may expressly state that the broker is not voting your uninstructed shares as to “non-routine” matters — this results in what is referred to as a “broker non-vote.” Each of Proposals One (the election of directors), Two (the approval of Amendment No.