[Form 4] Moelis & Co Insider Trading Activity
Moelis & Co (MC) director Kenneth Shropshire reported receipt of restricted stock units on 09/18/2025. The Form 4 shows three dividend-equivalent RSU issuances tied to prior grants: 2024 Annual RSUs, 2025 Annual RSUs, and 2025 Elective RSUs. The filing lists numeric values associated with each line: 17.64 (2024 Annual), 14.72 (2025 Annual), and 1.74 (2025 Elective), and reports the amount of securities beneficially owned following the transactions as 2,127.9, 1,775.72, and 209.74 respectively. Shropshire is identified as a director and the Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact, Osamu Watanabe, on 09/19/2025.
- Director received dividend-equivalent RSUs tied to prior awards, increasing reported beneficial ownership
- Vesting linkage disclosed: the dividend-equivalent RSUs will vest concurrently with the underlying Annual and Elective RSUs
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Routine director compensation in the form of dividend-equivalent RSUs was reported; no cash sale or open-market trades are disclosed.
The Form 4 documents issuance of dividend-equivalent restricted stock units to Director Kenneth Shropshire on 09/18/2025 tied to prior Annual and Elective RSU awards. The filing lists post-transaction beneficial ownership amounts for each RSU line. There are no disclosed dispositions, option exercises, or open-market purchases in this filing, and no cash amounts or aggregate transaction prices are specified beyond the numeric entries shown on each line. For investors, this appears to be a compensation-related reporting event rather than a liquidity or market-trading event.
TL;DR: This is a standard Section 16 disclosure of dividend-equivalent RSUs to a director; it documents increased beneficial ownership from compensation.
The report identifies Shropshire as a director and lists three separate RSU issuances described as dividend equivalents that will vest concurrently with the underlying awards. The filing was executed by an attorney-in-fact. The disclosure specifies the nature of the RSUs and the vesting linkage to underlying grants, indicating these are non-derivative, compensation-related equity awards rather than discretionary market transactions. No material governance concerns or departures are noted in this document alone.