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Cohen Brothers, LLC 2009 Equity Award Plan

 EXHIBIT 10.26 
 COHEN BROTHERS, LLC 
 2009 EQUITY AWARD PLAN 
 SECTION 1. Purpose; Definitions. The purpose of the Cohen Brothers, LLC 2009 Equity Award Plan (the “Plan”) is to attract and retain the
services of selected new and existing employees of Cohen Brothers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”). The Company believes that the Plan will encourage the participants to contribute materially to the Company’s
growth, thereby benefiting its Members, and will align the economic interests of the participants with those of the Members. 
 For purposes
of the Plan, the following initially capitalized words and phrases shall be defined as set forth below, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: 
 (a) “AFN Common Stock” means shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of AFN. 
 (b) “Board” means the Board of Managers of the Company. 
 (c) “Change of Control” means: 
 (i) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act),
other than the Company or any Member as of the date the Plan first became effective, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% (on a fully diluted, as converted basis) of the
outstanding voting securities of the Company; or 
 (ii) the sale or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially
all of its assets; or 
 (iii) the merger or consolidation by the Company with or into another entity, as a result of which
merger or consolidation, less than 50% of the voting securities of the surviving entity shall be owned by Members that were Members immediately prior to such merger or consolidation; or 
 (iv) the dissolution, winding up or liquidation of the Company. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the consummation of the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement shall not be
deemed a “Change of Control.” It is the intent that this definition be construed consistent with the definition of “Change of Control” as defined under Code Section 409A and the applicable Treasury Regulations, as amended
from time to time. 

 (d) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time, and any successor thereto. 
 (e) “Committee” means the committee of the Board known as the
Compensation Committee that is duly authorized by the Board to administer the Plan, if any, or if none, the Board. 
 (f)
“Combined C&C Membership Unit” means a C&C Class A membership unit and C&C Class B membership unit taken together as a single unit. 
 (g) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 (h) “Fair Market Value” means (i) if the Membership Units are traded on a national securities exchange, the closing
price for such Membership Units on a national securities exchange on a given day or, if there is no sale on such day, then the closing price on the last previous date on which a sale is reported; and (ii) if the Membership Units are not traded
on a national securities exchange, then as determined by the Board in good faith in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A. 
 (i) “Member” means a person subject to the rights and obligations as a member of the Company under the terms of the Operating Agreement. 
 (j) “Membership Unit” means a Company Class A Membership Unit and Company Class B Membership Unit taken together as
a single unit, and (i) any units of the Company that are distributed with respect to such unit and (ii) the units of any other entity into which such unit is converted as a result of the Company’s engaging in any transaction described
in Section 424(a) of the Code. 
 (k) “Merger” means the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of Alesco
Financial Inc., a Maryland corporation (“AFN”), with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving limited liability company, as set forth in that Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 20, 2009 and amended on
June 1, 2009 and August 20, 2009 (as may be further amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among AFN, certain subsidiaries of AFN and the Company. 
 (l) “Merger Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “Merger.” 
 (m) “New Restricted Unit” means the award pursuant to Section 3(e) hereof of a contractual right that entitles the
Participant, upon vesting of the unit and subject to other restrictions set forth in the Plan and the applicable grant document, to receive the number of recapitalized C&C membership units set forth in the grant document. 
  

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 (n) “Operating Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Limited
Liability Company Agreement of Cohen Brothers, LLC, dated and effective as of February 28, 2008, as may be amended or superseded from time to time. 
 (o) “Participant” means an employee of the Company to whom an award is granted pursuant to the Plan. 
 (p) “Performance-Based Compensation Rules” shall mean those provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder that provide the rules pursuant to which compensation
that is paid to executives on the basis of performance is exempt from the limitations on deductibility applicable to certain compensation paid to executives in excess of $1,000,000. 
 (q) “Restricted Unit” means the award pursuant to the Plan of a contractual right that entitles the Participant, upon
vesting of the unit and subject to other restrictions set forth in the Plan and the applicable grant document, to receive the number of Membership Units set forth in the grant document. 
 (r) “Section 409A” shall mean Section 409A of the Code, which sets forth numerous requirements that nonqualified
deferred compensation plans are required to meet to allow a Participant to defer a portion of his or her compensation without being subject to penalty. 
 SECTION 2. Administration. The Plan shall be administered either by the Board or by the Committee. The Board or the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine from time to time whether members of the
Committee shall be required to constitute “outside directors” within the meaning of the rules and regulations under Section 162(m) of the Code or “non-employee directors”, as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The Committee, if any, shall consist of at least two members of the Board. At any time that the Board chooses to administer the Plan rather than have the Plan administered by the Committee, all references in the
Plan to the term “Committee” shall refer to the Board (other than any such reference in this paragraph). 
 The Committee shall
have full authority to grant to eligible persons Restricted Units. In particular, the Committee shall have the authority: 
 (a) to select the persons to whom Restricted Units may from time to time be granted hereunder; 
 (b) to determine
whether and to what extent Restricted Units are to be granted hereunder; 
 (c) to determine the number of Membership Units
underlying Restricted Units, if any, to be covered by each such award granted hereunder; 
  

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 (d) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan,
of any award granted hereunder, including, but not limited to, any restriction or limitation, any vesting provisions, or any vesting acceleration or forfeiture waiver regarding any award of Restricted Units; and 
 (e) to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Membership Units and other amounts payable with respect to an award
under the Plan may be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant. 
 The Committee shall have the authority to
adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any award issued under the Plan (and any agreements
relating thereto); and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any award granted in the manner and to the extent it shall deem
necessary to carry out the intent of the Plan. 
 All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final
and binding on all persons, including the Company and Participants. All powers of the Committee shall be executed in its sole discretion, in the best interest of the Company, not as a fiduciary, and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan and
need not be uniform as to similarly situated individuals. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any good faith determination, act or failure to act in connection with the Plan or any award made under the Plan. 
 SECTION 3. Units Subject to the Plan. 
 (a) Membership Units Subject to the Plan. The maximum number of all outstanding Membership Units on the date of creation of the Plan that may be the subject of awards under the Plan is 3,000,000. 
 (b) Computation of Membership Units Available for the Plan. For the purpose of computing the total number of Membership Units
available under the Plan at any time during which the Plan is in effect, there shall be debited against the total number of Membership Units determined to be available pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (c) of this Section 3 the maximum
number of Membership Units subject to issuance upon vesting of Restricted Units awarded under the Plan. 
 (c) Effect of
the Expiration or Termination of Awards. If and to the extent that an award made under the Plan expires, terminates or is canceled or forfeited for any reason without having been exercised in full, the Membership Units associated with the
expired, terminated, canceled or forfeited portion of the award shall become available for award under the Plan. 
  

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 (d) Other Adjustment. Except as set forth in Section 3(e) below, in the event
of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, Membership Unit distribution, or other change in corporate structure affecting the Membership Units, such substitution or adjustment shall be made in the aggregate number, type and
issuer of the Membership Units reserved for issuance under the Plan, in the number and terms of securities subject to outstanding Restricted Units granted under the Plan and in the number and terms of securities to other awards made under the Plan,
as may be determined to be appropriate by the Committee in its sole discretion. 
 (e) Treatment of Awards as a Result of
the Merger. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, upon consummation of the Merger, and subject to the final terms of the Merger Agreement, each outstanding Restricted Unit shall be automatically cancelled and converted into a New
Restricted Unit representing the right to receive the number of recapitalized C&C membership units equal to 0.57372 (the “C&C Restricted Unit Exchange Ratio”) multiplied by the number of Combined C&C Membership Units underlying
the Restricted Unit set forth in the grant document for such Restricted Unit, and such New Restricted Stock Unit shall have the same terms and conditions as previously set forth in the grant document applicable to such Restricted Unit. If the
C&C Restricted Unit Exchange Ratio is adjusted in the Merger Agreement, it shall be adjusted for purposes of the Plan to the same extent as the adjustment in the Merger Agreement. The recapitalized C&C membership units to be issued upon the
vesting of the New Restricted Unit shall be convertible by the Participant or the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Operating Agreement of the Company following consummation of the Merger. 
 SECTION 4. Eligibility. Participants are eligible to be granted awards under the Plan. 
 SECTION 5. Restricted Units. 
 (a) General Requirements. The Committee may issue Restricted Units upon such terms and conditions as the Committee deem appropriate under this Section 5; provided, however, no such issuance shall be made without the prior
written consent of Daniel G. Cohen. Restricted Units shall be set forth in writing as determined from time to time by the Committee, consistent with the following provisions of this Section 5. Restricted Units may be issued for consideration or
for no consideration (except as required by applicable law) and subject to such restrictions as the Committee may determine. The Committee may establish conditions under which restrictions on Restricted Units lapse over a period of time or according
to such other criteria as the Committee deems appropriate, including restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals. 
 (b) Number of Restricted Units. Subject to Section 3 hereof, the Committee shall determine the number of Membership Units underlying Restricted Units to be awarded pursuant to any award and the
restrictions applicable to such units. 
 (c) Requirement of Employment or Service. If the Participant ceases to be
employed by, or provide service to, the Company, or if any other specified conditions are not met, any Restricted Units as to which the restrictions have not then lapsed shall automatically be forfeited to the Company. The Committee may provide for
complete or partial exceptions to this requirement as it deems appropriate. 
  

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 (d) Restrictions on Transfer. A Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge
or otherwise dispose of any Restricted Units that remain subject to forfeiture in accordance with the terms of the award thereof except by will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution upon death. 
 (e) Issuance of Units. The Membership Units underlying a grant of Restricted Units shall be issued to a
Participant holding a fully vested Restricted Unit no later than March 15th of
the calendar year following the year in which the Restricted Units became fully vested. To the extent equity holder approval of the Plan is required by applicable law or national securities exchange requirements, the issuance of securities into
which the Membership Units may be convertible shall be deferred until such approval has been obtained. 
 (f) Performance
Goals. The performance goals or targets, if any, set forth in a grant document shall be based on one or more of the following business criteria (which may be determined for these purposes either by reference to the Company as a whole or by
reference to its parent or any one or more of its subsidiaries, operating divisions or other operating units): stock price, market share, gross sales, gross revenue, net revenues, pretax income, operating income, cash flow, earnings per share,
return on equity, return on invested capital or assets, cost reductions and savings, return on revenues or productivity, or any variation or combination of the preceding business criteria. The foregoing performance goals may be stated in absolute
terms or may be expressed relative to performance in a specified prior period or to the performance of other specified enterprises. In addition, the Committee may utilize as an additional performance measure (to the extent consistent with the
Performance-Based Compensation Rules) the attainment by a Participant of one or more personal objectives and/or goals that the Committee deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, implementation of Company policies, negotiation of significant
corporate transactions, development of long-term business goals or strategic plans for the Company, or the exercise of specific areas of managerial responsibility. The measurement of the Company’s or a Participant’s achievement of any of
such goals must be objectively determinable and shall be determined, to the extent applicable, according to generally accepted accounting principles as in existence on the date on which the performance goals are established. In all cases, the
Committee shall establish the performance goals for each performance period no later than 90 days after the beginning of the performance period (or no later than the end of the first 25% of the performance period if the performance period is less
than a full year), and shall establish such performance goals in a manner that is consistent with the Performance-Based Compensation Rules. 
 SECTION 6. Amendments and Termination. 
 (a) Amendment. The Board may amend, alter or discontinue the
Plan at any time and from time to time, including amending and restating the Plan upon transfer of such Plan to AFN as provided for in the Merger Agreement; provided, however, that the Board shall not amend the Plan without approval of the Members
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with the Code or applicable laws, or to comply with applicable national securities exchange requirements; provided, further, that no amendment shall be made
to the Plan or an award granted pursuant to the Plan without the prior written consent of Daniel G. Cohen. No amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall be made which would materially impair the rights of a Participant with respect to a
Restricted Unit which has been granted under the Plan, without the Participant’s consent. 
 Subject to the above provisions, the Board
shall have broad authority to amend the Plan to take into account changes in applicable tax laws and accounting rules, as well as other developments. 
 (b) Member Approval for “Qualified Performance-Based Compensation.” If Restricted Units are to be granted as “qualified performance-based compensation,” the Plan must be reapproved by the
Company’s Members no later than the first Members meeting that occurs in the fifth year following the year in which the Members previously approved the Plan, if additional grants are to be made as “qualified performance-based
compensation” and if required by section 162(m) of the Code or the regulations thereunder. Any such reapproval shall not affect outstanding grants made within the five-year period following the year in which the previous approval was obtained.

 (c) Termination of Plan. The Plan shall terminate on the day immediately preceding the fifth anniversary of its
effective date, unless the Plan is terminated earlier by the Board or is extended by the Board with the approval of the Members. The termination of the Plan shall not impair the power and authority of the Committee with respect to an outstanding
grant. 
 SECTION 7. Unfunded Status of Plan. The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and
deferred compensation purposes. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company. In its
sole discretion, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Membership Units or payments in lieu of Membership Units or with respect to awards hereunder.

 SECTION 8. General Provisions. 
 (a) The Committee may require each person receiving Restricted Units, and any security underlying the foregoing or which the foregoing are convertible into, under the Plan to represent to and agree with the Company in
writing that the Participant is receiving the Restricted Units, and any security underlying the Restricted Units or which the Restricted Units are convertible into, for investment purposes and without a view to distribution thereof and as to such
other matters as the Committee believes are appropriate to ensure compliance with applicable Federal and state securities laws. 
  

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 All Restricted Units, and any security underlying the Restricted Units or which the
Restricted Units are convertible into, shall be subject to such transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, any stock exchange upon which the Membership Units are then listed, and any other applicable Federal or state securities laws. 
 (b) Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to Member
approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. 
 (c) The adoption of the Plan and/or a grant pursuant to the Plan shall not confer upon any employee of the Company any right to continued employment with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right
of the Company to terminate the employment of any of its employees at any time. 
 (d) No later than the date as of which an
amount first becomes includible in the gross income of the Participant for Federal income tax purposes with respect to any award under the Plan, the Participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding
the payment, of any Federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the minimum required withholding obligations may be settled with Membership
Units, including Membership Units that are part of the award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements and the Company shall, to the extent
permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant. 
 (e) At the time of grant of an award under the Plan, the Committee may provide that the Membership Units received as a result of such grant shall be subject to a right of first refusal, pursuant to which the Participant shall be required to
offer to the Company any Membership Units that the Participant wishes to sell, with the price being the then Fair Market Value of the Membership Units, subject to such other terms and conditions as the Committee may specify at the time of grant.

 (f) The Committee shall establish such procedures as it deems appropriate for a Participant to designate a beneficiary to
whom any amounts payable in the event of the Participant’s death are to be paid. 
 (g) The Plan and all awards made and
actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware governing contracts to be performed within the State and without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. 
  

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 (h) Grants in Connection with Corporate Transactions and Otherwise. Nothing
contained in this Plan shall be construed to (i) limit the right of the Committee to make grants under this Plan in connection with the acquisition, by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business or assets of any
company or other business entity, firm or association, including grants to employees thereof who become employees, or for other proper corporate purposes, or (ii) limit the right of the Company to grant Membership Units or make other awards
outside of this Plan. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may make a grant to an employee of another company (the “prior company”) who becomes an employee by reason of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or
property, reorganization or liquidation involving the Company in substitution for a grant made by such prior company. The Committee shall prescribe the provisions of the substitute grants, including such provisions as are necessary to cause the
substitute grant to be economically equivalent in value to the grant made by the prior company. 
 (i) Compliance with
Law. The Plan and the obligations of the Company to issue or transfer Membership Units under grants shall be subject to all applicable laws and to approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be required. With respect to persons
subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the Company that the Plan and all transactions under the Plan comply with all applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the Exchange Act. In addition, it is the intent
of the Company that the Plan and applicable grants comply with the applicable provisions of Code section 162(m). To the extent that any legal requirement of section 16 of the Exchange Act or Code section 162(m) as set forth in the Plan ceases to be
required under section 16 of the Exchange Act or Code section 162(m), that Plan provision shall cease to apply. The Committee may revoke any grant if it is contrary to law or modify a grant to bring it into compliance with any valid and mandatory
government regulation. The Committee may also adopt rules regarding the withholding of taxes on payments to Participants. 
 (j) Enforceability. The Plan shall be binding upon and enforceable against the Company and its successors and assigns. 
 (k) Section 409A Compliance. Certain portions of the Plan, as specifically noted, are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A, and the regulations issued thereunder. To the extent
of any inconsistencies with the requirements of the applicable exemptions from Section 409A, the Plan shall be interpreted and amended in order to meet such exemption requirements. Any portion of the Plan not exempted from Section 409A
shall be administered in good faith compliance with Section 409A. 
 SECTION 9. Effective Date of Plan. The Plan shall be
effective on the date it is approved by the Board and by a “Majority Vote of the Members” (as defined in the Operating Agreement). 
 SECTION 10. Timing of Plan Grants. No Restricted Units shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the first (1st) anniversary of the date of Member approval of the Plan, but awards granted prior to such first
(1st) anniversary may extend beyond that date. 
  

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	COHEN BROTHERS, LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Daniel G. Cohen
		 	Name:	 	Daniel G. Cohen
		 	Title:	 	Chairman

  

 9Form of Cohen Brothers, LLC Restricted Unit Award

 EXHIBIT 10.27 
 FORM OF 
 COHEN BROTHERS, LLC 
 RESTRICTED UNIT AWARD 
 This is
a Restricted Unit Award dated                     , 20     from Cohen Brothers, LLC (the “Company”) to
                     (“Grantee”). 
 1. Definitions. Terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan. As used herein: 
 (a) “Award” means the award of Restricted Units hereby granted. 
 (b)
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 (c) “Date of Grant” means
                                , the date on which the Company awarded the
Restricted Units. 
 (d) “Disability” means that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as determined in the sole discretion of
the Company. 
 (e) “Employer” means the Company. 
 (f) “Member” means a person subject to the rights and obligations as a member of the Company under the terms of the
Operating Agreement. 
 (g) “Plan” means the Cohen Brothers, LLC 2009 Equity Award Plan, as may be amended
from time to time. 
 (h) “Restriction Period” means, with respect to each Restricted Unit, the period
beginning on the Date of Grant and ending on the applicable Vesting Date. 
 (i) “Restricted Units” means the
contractual right to receive                     (        ) Membership Units which are the
subject of the Award hereby granted. 
 (j) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act, as
in effect from time to time. 
 (k) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 (l) “Vesting Date” means the following: [appropriate time and performance vesting criteria to be
determined for each Award], or the date of a Change of Control. 
 The Committee, in its sole discretion, may at any time accelerate the Vesting Date
with respect to Restricted Units granted hereunder. Any such acceleration may be subject to such conditions and limitations as the Committee may determine. 

 (m) “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 2. Grant of Restricted Units. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby grants to Grantee the
Restricted Units and Grantee hereby acknowledges and agrees to the restrictions on the Restricted Units. The terms and conditions of the Plan are and automatically shall be incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Agreement shall control in the event of any conflict with any terms of the Plan. 
 3. Restrictions on Restricted
Units. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and notwithstanding any other agreement to which the Grantee is a party, during the Restriction Period, Grantee shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, assign or
otherwise dispose of the Restricted Units. Any attempted sale, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, assignment or other disposition of any Restricted Units in violation of this Agreement shall be void and of no effect, and the Company shall have the
right to disregard any such transfer on its books and records and to issue “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any. 
 4. Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the restrictions set forth in Paragraph 3 on the Restricted Units shall lapse on the Vesting Date, provided that throughout the Restriction Period
Grantee has continuously been employed by the Company. If Grantee’s employment with the Company terminates during the Restriction Period as a result of death or Disability, the restrictions on the remaining Restricted Units shall lapse as of
the date of such termination of employment. Upon the lapse of the restrictions with respect to the applicable Restricted Units, the Grantee’s ability to hold, sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise encumber the Membership Units issued as
result of the vesting of the Restricted Units shall be subject to the terms of the Operating Agreement. 
 5. Forfeiture of Restricted
Units. If Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company during the Restriction Period for any reason other than death or Disability, Grantee shall forfeit any remaining Restricted Units as of the date of such termination of employment. Upon a
forfeiture of the remaining Restricted Units as provided in this Paragraph 5, the remaining Restricted Units shall be deemed canceled. 
 6.
Rights of Grantee Upon the Merger. Upon the consummation of the Merger, Restricted Units shall be accorded the treatment set forth in the Plan. 
 7. Notices. Any notice to the Company under this Award shall be made in care of the Board at the Company’s office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and any notice to the Grantee shall be sent to the Grantee at
the address set forth in the “Acknowledgment” to this Award. All notices under this Award shall be deemed to have been given when hand-delivered or mailed, first class postage prepaid, and shall be irrevocable once given. 
  

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 8. Applicable Laws. The Company may from time to time impose any conditions on the Restricted
Units as it deems necessary or advisable to ensure that the Award satisfies the conditions of Rule 16b-3, and that Restricted Units are issued and resold in compliance with the Securities Act. In addition, the grant of Restricted Units is intended
to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and, to the extent that further guidance is issued under Section 409A of the Code after the date of this Award, the Company may make any changes to this Award as are necessary to
bring this Award into compliance with Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury regulations issued thereunder. 
 9.
Issuance of Membership Units. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 8, upon the respective Vesting Dates, the Company shall notify Grantee that the restrictions on the applicable portion of the Restricted Units have lapsed and within ten
(10) business days following each Vesting Date, but in no event later than the March 15th of the calendar year following the Vesting Date, the Company shall reflect the issuance to Grantee of the Membership Units underlying the Restricted Units. 
 10. Award Not to Affect Employment. The Award granted hereunder shall not confer upon Grantee any right to continue in the employment of the
Company or any affiliate of the Company. 
 11. Securities Laws Representations. 
 (a) Restricted Nature of Securities. The Grantee acknowledges that the Restricted Units, and any security underlying the Restricted
Units or which such Restricted Units are convertible into, have not been and will not, except in the sole discretion of the issuer of such security, be registered under the Securities Act or any other state securities laws, and therefore may not be
resold without compliance with the Securities Act. The Restricted Units, and any security underlying the Restricted Units or which such Restricted Units are convertible into, are being acquired solely for Grantee’s own respective account, for
investment purposes only, and with no present intention of distributing, selling or otherwise disposing of them in connection with a distribution. 
 The
Grantee covenants, warrants and represents that none of the Restricted Units, or any security underlying the Restricted Units or which such Restricted Units are convertible into, issued to Grantee will be offered, sold, assigned, pledged,
hypothecated, transferred or otherwise disposed of except after full compliance with all of the applicable provisions of the Securities Act, the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable state securities laws.

 (b) The Grantee has had an adequate opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company concerning any and
all matters relating to the transactions described herein including, without limitation, the background and experience of the current and proposed management of the Company, the plans for the operations of the business of the Company, including the
Merger, and the business, operations and financial condition of the Company. The Grantee acknowledges that he or she has adequate information concerning the restrictions placed upon the Restricted Units, and any security underlying the
Restricted Units or which such Restricted Units are convertible into, hereunder. 
  

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 12. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Undertakings. Grantee hereby agrees to make appropriate arrangements for the withholding of any taxes which may be due with
respect to Membership Units underlying the Restricted Units and the Grantee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of the Operating Agreement. The Company may condition issuance of the Membership Units upon the prior receipt from Grantee of any
undertakings which it may determine are required to assure that the Membership Units are being issued in compliance with Federal and state securities laws. Upon issuance of the Membership Units, the Grantee’s ability to hold, sell, transfer,
pledge, assign or otherwise encumber the Membership Units shall be subject to the terms of the Operating Agreement. 
 (b)
Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations set forth herein, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. 
 (c) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement, together with the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with
respect to the Award and cannot be changed or terminated orally. No modification or waiver of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the party against whom it is sought to be enforced. 
 (d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, both of which taken together shall constitute one and
the same agreement. 
 (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed and the legal relationships of
the parties determined in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard for the conflicts of laws principles thereof. 
 (f) Severability. In the event that any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability shall not be construed
to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of this Agreement. 
 (g) Section Headings. The captions and section
headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect any provision hereof. 
 (h) Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable and diligent best efforts to proceed promptly with the transactions contemplated herein, to fulfill the conditions precedent for such party’s benefit or
to cause the same to be fulfilled and to execute such further documents and other papers and perform such further acts as may be reasonably required or desirable to carry out the provisions hereof and the transactions contemplated herein.

  

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 (i) Legal Counsel. The Grantee and the Company recognize that this is a legally
binding contract and acknowledge and agree that they have had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel of their choice. 
  

			
	COHEN BROTHERS, LLC
		
	By:	 	 
		
	Attest:	 	 
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 ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
 The Grantee acknowledges receipt of the Restricted Unit Award, a copy of which is attached hereto; represents that he or she has read and is familiar
with the terms and provisions thereof; hereby accepts this Grant subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. The Grantee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board and/or Committee
upon any questions arising hereunder. 
  

					
	Date:
                                         
           	 		 	 
		 		 	Signature of Grantee
			
		 		 	 
		 		 	Name of Grantee
			
		 		 	 
		 		 	Address
			
		 		 	 
		 		 	City, State, Zip Code

  
 THE RESTRICTED UNITS, AND
ANY SECURITY UNDERLYING THE RESTRICTED UNITS OR WHICH SUCH RESTRICTED UNITS ARE CONVERTIBLE INTO, REPRESENTED BY THIS GRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A
VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE, TRANSFER OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE, TRANSFER OR DISTRIBUTION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO OR A SATISFACTORY OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE
COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. 
  

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