February 3, 2026 · Form 4 insider transaction
Brafman Lester Raymond sold 501,455 shares of COHEN & CO INC NEW at $1.95 per share, a transaction worth $978.3K. The trade was recorded as option exercise and disclosed on an SEC Form 4, filed 2 days after the transaction.
Mr. Brafman redeemed 501,455 membership units (the "Units") of Cohen & Company, LLC (the "Operating LLC"), a subsidiary of Cohen & Co Inc. (the "Company"), for an aggregate of $978,338.07, or $1.951 per Unit, in order to fund certain tax liabilities incurred by Mr. Brafman in connection with the vesting, on January 31, 2026, of 611,000 Units and 40,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock granted to Mr. Brafman under the Company's 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended. In accordance with the Operating LLC's Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended, Mr. Brafman had the right to redeem the Units at any time for, at the Company's option, (i) cash or (ii) one share of the Company's common stock for every ten Units.