8-K 1 tm2120682d1_8k.htm FORM 8-K

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): June 21, 2021

COHEN & COMPANY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

1-32026

16-1685692

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Cira Centre

2929 Arch Street, Suite 1703

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19104

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 701-9555

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class			Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share			COHN		The NYSE American Stock Exchange

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. ¨

Item 8.01

Other Events.

As previously announced, on May 4, 2020, Cohen & Company, LLC (the “Operating LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of Cohen & Company Inc., a Maryland corporation, executed a U.S. Small Business Association Note (the “PPP Note”), evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of $2,165,600 (the “PPP Loan”) under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). The PPP Loan was made through Fifth Third Bank, National Association (the “Lender”).

On June 21, 2021, the Company received notification from the Lender that the U.S. Small Business Administration, as administrator of the PPP, had approved the Company’s PPP Loan forgiveness application for $2,126,836.27 and all accrued interest on the PPP Loan, leaving the Company with a remaining PPP Loan balance of $38,736.73 (the “Remaining Balance”).

The Company intends to repay the Remaining Balance to the Lender in the near term, at which point the PPP Loan balance will be reduced to zero.

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.

	COHEN & COMPANY INC.

Date: June 25, 2021	By:		/s/ Joseph W. Pooler, Jr.
		Name:	Joseph W. Pooler, Jr.
		Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Cohen & Company Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events