Sec Form 4 Filing - LEIBOWITZ LAWRENCE E @ COWEN INC. - 2023-03-01

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person LEIBOWITZ LAWRENCE E 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COWEN INC. [ COWN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) COWEN INC., 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/01/2023 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 03/01/2023 D 8,000 D $ 39 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 0 D Class A Common Stock 03/01/2023 D 42,098 D $ 39 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 0 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other LEIBOWITZ LAWRENCE E COWEN INC. 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10022 X Signatures /s/ Lawrence E. Leibowitz 03/01/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 1, 2022 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among The Toronto-Dominion Bank, a Canadian chartered bank ("Parent"), Crimson Holdings Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub") and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and Cowen Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), on March 1, 2023 (the "Effective Time"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). ( 2 )At the Effective Time, each share of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company ("Class A Company Common Stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and each share of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (together with Class A Company Common Stock, "Company Common Stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (except for (i) shares of Company Common Stock owned by the Company or Parent (in each case, other than shares of Company Common Stock (A) held in trust accounts, managed accounts, mutual funds and the like, or otherwise held in a fiduciary or agency capacity, or (B) held, directly or indirectly, in respect of a debt previously contracted) and (ii) any shares of Company Common Stock with respect to which dissenters' rights have been exercised) was automatically canceled and converted into the right to receive $39.00 in cash, without interest (the "Merger Consideration"). ( 3 )This line item represents outstanding restricted stock units held by the Reporting Person. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each restricted stock unit held by a current or former non-employee director of the Company ("Director RSU") (whether settled or unsettled) immediately prior to the Effective Time was canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest) equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Director RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the Merger Consideration. ( 4 )With respect to any Director RSUs that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and that are not permitted to be paid at the Effective Time without triggering a Tax (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or penalty under Section 409A of the Code, the payment referenced under point 3 above shall be made at the earliest time permitted under the applicable Stock Plan (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and award agreement that will not trigger a Tax or penalty under Section 409A of the Code.

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