(Mark One) ☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 OR☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period fromto COHEN & COMPANY INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.Yes☐No☒ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.Yes☐No☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (orfor such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of thischapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See thedefinitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer☐Accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller Reporting Company☒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.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting underSection 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of anerror to previously issued financial statements.☒ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any ofthe registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).Yes☐No☒ As of June 28, 2024, the aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $11.9 million. As of March 5, 2025, there were2,054,674 shares of Common Stock of Cohen & Company Inc. outstanding.DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Proxy Statement for the Registrant’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART IBusiness. Risk Factors.Unresolved Staff Comments.CybersecurityProperties.Legal Proceedings.Mine Safety Disclosures. Item 1.Item 1A.Item 1B.Item 1C.Item 2.Item 3.Item 4. PART II Item 5.Item 6.Item 7.Item 7A.Item 8.Item 9.Item 9A.Item 9B.Item 9C. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.Selected Financial Data.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.Controls and Procedures.Other Information.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections PARTIII Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.Executive Compensation.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.Principal Accounting Fees and Services. Item 10.Item 11.Item 12.Item 13.Item 14. PART IV Item 15.Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.Item 16.Form 10-K Summary. Forward Looking Statements This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of theSecurities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Forward-lookingstatements discuss matters that are not historical