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).
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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. ¨
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 |
