Correspondence 0001104659-23-122838 from Cohen & Co Inc. (COHN) (CIK 0001270436) (COHN)
Cohen & Co Inc. (COHN) (CIK 0001270436)
Date: Dec. 1, 2023 · CIK: 0001270436 · Accession: 0001104659-23-122838
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File numbers found in text: 001-32026
Referenced dates: November 9, 2023
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VIA EDGAR
December 1, 2023
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Ms. Alyssa Wall and Amanda Ravitz
Re: Cohen &
Company Inc.
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
Filed April 21, 2023
File No. 001-32026
Dear Mses. Wall and Ravitz:
On behalf of Cohen & Company, Inc.
(the “Company”), this letter responds to the comments of the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) contained in the Staff’s letter, dated November 9, 2023, regarding the above-referenced
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed by the Company with the Commission on April 21, 2023. To assist your
review of our response to the comments set forth in the Staff’s letter, we have set forth below in full the comments contained
in the letter, together with our response.
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed April 21,
2023
Pay Versus Performance, page 25
1. Refer to the reconciliation table in footnotes (2) and (4) to your pay versus performance
table. It is unclear what amounts are reflected in the row titled “Year over Year Change in Fair
Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Year.” Specifically, equity awards
granted in prior years that vest during the relevant year should be valued as the difference between
the fair value as of the end of the prior fiscal year and the vesting date, not the “year over
year” change in value. Please ensure that your table headings reflect accurately the amounts used
to calculate compensation actually paid. Refer to Item 402(v)(2)(iii)(C)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K.
Response: The Company confirms that in its future filings containing pay versus
performance disclosure, the headings set forth in the pay versus performance table will accurately reflect the amounts
used to calculate compensation actually paid in accordance with Item 402(v)(2)(iii)(C)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K.
2. It appears that you have not provided the relationship disclosures required by Regulation S-K Item
402(v)(5). Please provide this required disclosure in its entirety. Although you may provide this information
graphically, narratively, or a combination of the two, this disclosure must be separate from the pay
versus performance table required by Regulation S-K Item 402(v)(1) and must provide, as applicable,
a clear description of each separate relationship indicated in Regulation S-K Item 402(v)(5)(i)-(iv).
Please note, it is not sufficient to state that no relationship exists, even if a particular measure
is not used in setting compensation.
Response: The Company confirms that in its future filings containing pay versus
performance disclosure it will provide the relationship disclosures required by Item 402(v)(5) of
Regulation S-K.
If you have any questions or additional comments regarding
these matters, please do not hesitate to call the undersigned at (215) 701-9555.
Cohen & Company Inc.
By:
/s/ Joseph W.
Pooler, Jr.
Name:
Joseph W. Pooler, Jr.
Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
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