Executive Chairman of Cohen & Co (NASDAQ: COHN) granted 2.89M LTIP units
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Cohen & Co Inc. Executive Chairman and 10% owner Daniel G. Cohen reported an equity compensation award. He was granted 2,888,000 Cohen & Company, LLC LTIP Units under the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan. These LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Half of the LTIP Units vest on the third anniversary of the grant date and the remaining half on the sixth anniversary, in each case conditioned on his continued service. After restrictions lapse, he may convert LTIP Units into Operating LLC Units one-for-one and may then cause a redemption for either cash or, at the company’s option, one share of Cohen & Co common stock for every ten Units. As of this filing, he also directly holds 52,757 common shares and indirectly 80,000 common shares through the EBC 2013 Family Trust.
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Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant/Award | Cohen & Company, LLC LTIP Units | 2,888,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| holding | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Mr. Cohen was awarded 2,888,000 restricted membership units, designated as LTIP Units ("LTIP Units"), in Cohen & Company, LLC (the "Operating LLC"), a subsidiary of Cohen & Co Inc. (the "Company"), under the Company's 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). The LTIP Units are intended to qualify as profits interests for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The LTIP Units are scheduled to vest as follows: 50% of the LTIP Units will vest on the third anniversary of the date the LTIP Units were granted and the remaining 50% of the LTIP Units will vest on the sixth anniversary of the date the LTIP Units were granted, in each case, subject to Mr. Cohen's continued service on the vesting date. Following the expiration of the restrictions on the applicable LTIP Units, Mr. Cohen may, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Operating LLC's limited liability company agreement, convert the LTIP Units into units of membership of the Operating LLC ("Units") on a one-for-one basis. Upon Mr. Cohen's conversion (if any) of LTIP Units into Units, Mr. Cohen may cause the Operating LLC to redeem such Units at any time thereafter for, at the Company's option, (i) cash or (ii) one share of the Company's common stock for every ten Units.