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): March 10, 2021

COHEN & COMPANY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 701-9555

Not Applicable

(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):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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).

Emerging growth company ¨

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. ¨

On March 10, 2021, Cohen & Company Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), entered into a revised indemnification agreement (each, an “Indemnification Agreement”) with each of its current directors, Daniel G. Cohen, G. Steven Dawson, Jack J. DiMaio, Jr., Jack Haraburda and Diana Louise Liberto, and Lester R. Brafman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Joseph W. Pooler, Jr., the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and certain other officers and key employees of the Company. The Indemnification Agreements supersede the previous indemnification agreements between such parties. Each Indemnification Agreement provides for indemnification and advancements by the Company of certain expenses and costs relating to claims, suits or proceedings arising from the service of such directors and executive officers to the Company and certain other entities, including sponsors of special purpose acquisition companies in which we invest, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

The foregoing description of the Indemnification Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Indemnification Agreements, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits.

* Filed electronically herewith.

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.