Cohen & Co Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2011

Apr 26, 2011

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 07, 2011

Meeting Information — Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: April 05, 2011
Date: June 07, 2011 Time: 10:00 AM EDT
Location:	Cira Centre
	2929 Arch Street, Mezzanine
	Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends that you

vote FOR the following:

1. Election of Directors

Nominees

01 Walter T. Beach 06 Joseph M. Donovan 02 Rodney E. Bennett 07 Jack Haraburda 03 Daniel G. Cohen 08 Neil S. Subin 04 Thomas P. Costello 09 Lance Ullom 05 G. Steven Dawson 10 Charles W. Wolcott

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):

1. To approve the Amendment No. 1 to the Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

2. To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011.

NOTE:
THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST AS
DIRECTED. IF THIS PROXY IS EXECUTED BUT NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED, THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST FOR THE
ELECTION OF ALL TEN DIRECTOR NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE AND FOR PROPOSALS 2 AND 3.