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): August 27, 2010
COHEN & COMPANY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Maryland | | 1-32026 | | 16-1685692 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
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Cira Centre 2929 Arch Street, 17th Floor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | | 19104 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 701-9555
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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On August 27, 2010, Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, the broker-dealer subsidiary of Cohen & Company Inc., completed the previously announced cash offer to purchase (the “Note Offer”) all of the outstanding unsecured subordinated promissory notes (the “Subordinated Notes”) issued by Cohen Brothers, LLC due June 20, 2013.
A total of $8.1 million principal amount of the Subordinated Notes (representing 85% of the outstanding Subordinated Notes) were tendered prior to the expiration of the Note Offer at 11:59 p.m. on August 26, 2010. Cohen & Company Securities, LLC has accepted for purchase all of the Subordinated Notes tendered pursuant to the Note Offer for a total purchase price of approximately $6.8 million, including accrued interest.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| | | COHEN & COMPANY INC. |
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| Date: September 2, 2010 | | By: | | /s/ Douglas Listman |
| | | | Douglas Listman |
| | | | Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Treasurer |
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