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): May 27, 2026

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 May 27, 2026, Cohen & Company Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), posted on the investor relations page of its website at www.cohenandcompany.com an investor presentation (the “Investor Presentation”), a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company expects to use the Investor Presentation, in whole or in part, and possibly with modifications, in connection with presentations to investors, analysts and others. The information contained in the Investor Presentation is summary information and contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2026, and in subsequent filings. The information in the Investor Presentation is as of May 26, 2026, except for information that is specifically identified as being as of an earlier date. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in the Investor Presentation or this Item 7.01, except as required by law, although it may do so from time to time. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, press releases, disclosure on the Company’s website or other means of public disclosure.

By furnishing this Current Report on Form 8-K and the information contained herein, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

The information in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by the Company with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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.