Current Report Filing (8-k)
December 22 2020 - 4:32PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December 21, 2020
COHEN & COMPANY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Maryland
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1-32026
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16-1685692
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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Cira Centre
2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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19104
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (215) 701-9555
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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COHN
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The NYSE American Stock Exchange
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ¨
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
On December 21, 2020, Cohen & Company, LLC (the
“Operating LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of Cohen & Company Inc., a Maryland corporation
(the “Company”), entered into a letter agreement (the “Agreement”) with Piper Sandler & Co. (“Agent”).
Pursuant to the Agreement, Agent has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to purchase, on the Operating LLC’s
behalf, up to $1 million of the shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”),
on any day that the NYSE American is open for business. Purchases made under the Agreement will commence on December 23, 2020 and
will end no later than December 31, 2021. Pursuant to the Agreement, purchases of Common Stock may be made in public and private
transactions and must comply with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”). The Agreement is designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act.
The Agreement was entered into in connection with
the Company’s existing repurchase plan, as previously disclosed in the Company’s periodic reports from time to
time, which permits the Company to repurchase shares of Common Stock from time to time in open market purchases or privately negotiated
transactions.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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COHEN & COMPANY INC.
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Date: December 22, 2020
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By:
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/s/ Joseph W. Pooler, Jr.
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Name:
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Joseph
W. Pooler, Jr.
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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