Pooler Joseph W. Jr. 4

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.