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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-010036
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240201
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240202

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Brafman Lester Raymond
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001578554
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32026
		FILM NUMBER:		24591617

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INC
		STREET 2:		2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19104

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Cohen & Co Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001270436
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				161685692
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET
		STREET 2:		17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19104-2870
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215-701-9555

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET
		STREET 2:		17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19104-2870

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110121

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	COHEN & Co INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20091216

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALESCO FINANCIAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20061006
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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        <footnote id="F1">Mr. Brafman redeemed 483,301 membership units (the &quot;Units&quot;) of Cohen &amp; Company, LLC (the &quot;Operating LLC&quot;), a subsidiary of Cohen &amp; Co Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;), for an aggregate of $343,627, or $0.711 per Unit, in order to fund certain tax liabilities incurred by Mr. Brafman in connection with the vesting, on January 31, 2024, of 540,633 restricted membership units of the Operating LLC and 40,000 restricted shares of the Company's common stock granted to Mr. Brafman under the Company's 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended.  In accordance with the Operating LLC's Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended, Mr. Brafman had the right to redeem the Units at any time for, at the Company's option, (i) cash or (ii) one share of the Company's common stock for every ten Units.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Joseph W. Pooler, Jr., as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-02-02</signatureDate>
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