8-K

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

(Registrant)

Date: August 1, 2019

/s/ Francis C. Poli

Name: Francis C. Poli

Title: General Counsel and Secretary

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 1, 2019

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

001-32236

14-1904657

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


280 Park Avenue, New York, New York		10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 832-3232

(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:

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value	CNS	New York Stock Exchange

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. ☐

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 1, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cohen & Steers, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Joseph Harvey, the Company’s President and Chief Investment Officer, as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Upon the appointment of Mr. Harvey, the size of the Board increased to eight (8) directors. The Board did not appoint Mr. Harvey to any committees of the Board.

In addition to serving as the Company’s President and Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Harvey also serves as a vice president and director of each of the Company’s U.S registered open-end and closed-end funds. Mr. Harvey does not receive additional compensation for the services he provides to the Company’s U.S registered open-end and closed-end funds and will not receive additional compensation for serving as a director of the Company. From time to time, Mr. Harvey may invest in certain funds that the Company manages.

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Harvey as a director of the Company is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated August 1, 2019

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.