Pooler Joseph W. Jr. 4
4 · Cohen & Co Inc. · Filed Feb 5, 2026
Research Summary
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Cohen & Co (COHN) EVP/CFO Joseph Pooler Withholds Shares for Taxes
What Happened
Joseph W. Pooler Jr., EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Cohen & Co Inc. (COHN), had 7,051 shares of company stock withheld on Feb 3, 2026 to satisfy tax liabilities. The shares were valued at $18.69 each, for a total withholding value of $131,783. This disposition is a tax-withholding event related to the vesting of restricted stock, not an open-market sale driven by the insider.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-03; Filing date: 2026-02-05 (filed within the typical 2‑business‑day Form 4 window).
- Action/code: Payment of exercise price or tax liability (code F).
- Shares withheld/disposed: 7,051 at $18.69 = $131,783.
- Triggering event: Vesting of 15,500 restricted shares on Jan 31, 2026 (per footnote F1). The company withheld 7,051 shares to fund the related tax bill.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
Context
This was a standard tax-withholding (cashless) disposition following restricted stock vesting — common for compensatory awards. Such withholdings are administrative and do not necessarily signal the insider’s view on the company’s stock; they simply cover tax obligations from the grant vesting.
Insider Transaction Report
- Tax Payment
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
[F1]2026-02-03$18.69/sh−7,051$131,783→ 75,891 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents shares of common stock of Cohen & Company Inc. (the "Company") withheld by the Company to fund certain tax liabilities incurred by the reporting person in connection with the vesting, on January 31, 2026, of 15,500 shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person by the Company pursuant to the Company's 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended.