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Cohen & Company Inc. filings document a Maryland financial services company with an operating subsidiary, broker-dealer activities, asset management operations and sponsored-SPAC interests. Recent Form 8-K reports cover earnings releases, dividend announcements, material agreements, at-the-market common stock issuance arrangements, and events tied to Columbus Circle sponsor and underwriting activity.
Proxy materials describe annual meeting procedures, director and governance matters, and voting rights for common stock and Series E and Series F voting non-convertible preferred stock. Other disclosures address the Cohen & Company, LLC operating agreement, LTIP unit authorization, capital structure, Regulation FD communications and related exhibit filings.
Columbus Circle Capital Corp II reported that Columbus Circle 2 Sponsor Corporation LLC acquired 265,000 Class A ordinary shares on February 12, 2026. The transaction was coded as an open-market or private purchase at a price of $10.0000 per share, leaving 265,000 shares owned following the transaction.
The shares represent units, with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share. The units were acquired under a Private Placement Units Purchase Agreement between the Sponsor and the issuer.
Cohen & Company, LLC, as managing member of the Sponsor, holds voting and investment discretion over these securities, and Cohen & Company Inc. controls the Sponsor through subsidiaries. Both Cohen entities disclaim beneficial ownership beyond any pecuniary interest. The disclosure notes an additional 7,666,667 Class B ordinary shares that are separate from this transaction and are expected to convert into Class A ordinary shares in connection with the issuer's initial business combination.
Cohen & Company Inc. describes the initial public offering of Columbus Circle Capital Corp. II, a SPAC in which its subsidiaries and affiliates are involved. The SPAC sold 23,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000, with each unit containing one Class A ordinary share and one-third of a warrant exercisable at $11.50 per share.
The SPAC’s sponsor, partly owned and managed by Cohen & Company’s operating subsidiary, bought 265,000 placement units for $2,650,000, funded entirely by third-party investors; Cohen & Company’s broker-dealer division also acquired 360,000 placement units using a $3,600,000 underwriting fee. A total of $230,000,000 of IPO and private placement proceeds was placed into a trust account, to be used only upon completion of a business combination or returned to public shareholders under specified conditions.
The sponsor holds 7,666,667 founder shares subject to transfer restrictions, and the operating subsidiary currently has an interest in 2,442,382 of those founder shares, with final allocations determined at the time of a business combination. The sponsor may lend the SPAC up to $1,500,000 in non-interest-bearing loans, convertible into additional private placement units, and Cohen & Company’s operating subsidiary will receive $10,000 per month for administrative and office services under an agreement with the SPAC.
Columbus Circle Capital Corp. II reported initial beneficial ownership of 7,666,667 Class B ordinary shares, held by Columbus Circle 2 Sponsor Corp LLC. These Class B shares automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis upon, or prior to, the issuer’s initial business combination, subject to adjustments.
The Class B shares include up to 1,000,000 shares that may be forfeited if the underwriters do not fully exercise their over-allotment option. Cohen & Company, LLC, as managing member of the sponsor, holds voting and investment discretion, and Cohen & Company Inc. controls the sponsor through subsidiaries, with both entities disclaiming beneficial ownership except for any pecuniary interest.
Cohen & Company Inc. reported an internal share withholding transaction involving its Chief Accounting Officer, Douglas Listman. On February 3, 2026, the company withheld 3,252 shares of common stock at $18.69 per share to cover tax liabilities from a restricted stock vesting.
The withheld shares relate to the vesting, on January 31, 2026, of 6,667 shares of restricted stock previously granted under the company’s 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan. After this tax withholding, Listman directly beneficially owns 28,934 shares of Cohen & Company common stock. The transaction is reported as a Form 4 code “F,” reflecting share withholding for taxes rather than an open-market trade.
Cohen & Company Inc.'s EVP, CFO and Treasurer Joseph W. Pooler Jr. reported a tax-related share withholding. On February 3, 2026, the company withheld 7,051 shares of common stock at $18.69 per share to cover taxes on a restricted stock vesting.
The withholding relates to the vesting on January 31, 2026 of 15,500 restricted shares previously granted under the company’s 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan. After this transaction, Pooler directly beneficially owned 75,891 common shares of Cohen & Company Inc.
Cohen & Co Inc. insider Daniel G. Cohen, the Executive Chairman, director and 10% owner, redeemed 463,915 Cohen & Company, LLC membership units on February 3, 2026 for $905,098.17, or $1.951 per unit. The filing explains this cash was used to cover tax liabilities tied to the vesting on January 31, 2026 of 1,011,001 restricted units granted under the company’s 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan. After the transaction, he beneficially owned 22,261,907 membership units, 52,757 shares of Cohen & Co Inc. common stock directly, and 80,000 shares indirectly through the EBC 2013 Family Trust. Under the operating agreement, each unit is redeemable at the company’s option for cash or one share of common stock for every ten units.
Cohen & Co Inc.'s chief executive officer, Lester Raymond Brafman, redeemed 501,455 membership units of Cohen & Company, LLC for $978,338.07, or $1.951 per unit. The filing explains he did this to cover tax liabilities tied to recent equity vesting.
Those tax obligations arose from the January 31, 2026 vesting of 611,000 LLC units and 40,000 restricted shares of Cohen & Co Inc. common stock granted under the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Following the transaction, Brafman directly holds 1,097,861 derivative units and 315,702 shares of common stock.
Cohen & Company Inc. director Jack J. DiMaio Jr. reported an equity award of common stock. On December 19, 2025, he was granted 2,300 shares of Cohen & Company Inc. common stock at $0.00 per share under the Company's 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended. Following this award, he directly beneficially owns 23,233 common shares.
Cohen & Co Inc. reported an insider stock gift by a director, executive chairman and 10% owner. On 12/30/2025, the reporting person transferred 30,000 shares of common stock (par value $0.01 per share) in a transaction coded "G," which indicates a gift, at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
After this transaction, the insider beneficially owned 52,757 common shares directly and an additional 80,000 common shares indirectly through the EBC 2013 Family Trust, according to the filing.
Cohen & Company Inc. reported that its Board of Directors has declared a special common stock dividend of $2.00 per share on its common stock. The dividend is scheduled to be paid on January 22, 2026 to stockholders who are on record as of the close of business on January 7, 2026. The company also released a press release describing this special dividend, which is included as an exhibit.