UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): February 17, 2006
Cohen & Steers, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-32236 | 14-1904657 |
(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
280 Park Avenue, New York, New York | 10017 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 832-3232 |
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(Former name or former address, if changed from last report) |
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Item 1.01. Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement
On February 17, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Cohen & Steers, Inc. (the “Company”) determined that the performance goal to be used under the Company’s 2004 Annual Incentive Plan (the “Annual Bonus Plan”) for 2006 would be based upon the Company’s 2006 pre-incentive and pre-tax operating income, excluding adjustments for extraordinary items (“Adjusted Profit”). The Annual Bonus Plan is the plan pursuant to which the Company pays bonuses to officers and other Company employees, including the Company’s most highly paid executive officers. Bonuses that may become payable under the Annual Bonus Plan are paid following the end of the year in respect of which they were earned.
Consistent with the Company’s practice since its initial public offering in 2004, for 2006 a maximum percentage of Adjusted Profit was authorized under the Annual Bonus Plan to be allocated to each of the Company’s most highly compensated executive officers. Under the Annual Bonus Plan, no participant may be paid a bonus in excess of $5 million and the Annual Bonus Plan provides the Compensation Committee with the discretion to eliminate or reduce (but not increase) an executive officer’s bonus that otherwise would have been payable.
SIGNATURE
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 & Steers, Inc. (Registrant) |
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Date: February 17, 2006 | By: | /s/ Matthew S. Stadler |
| | Name: Matthew S. Stadler Title: Chief Financial Officer |
