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Moelis & Company filings document financial results, governance matters and capital-structure disclosures for a NYSE-listed independent investment bank. Form 8-K reports include earnings releases, Regulation FD presentation updates, board appointments and related material-event disclosures tied to the firm’s advisory business.
Proxy materials cover annual meeting matters, director elections, board committee structure, independence determinations and director compensation. The filings also identify the company’s Class A common stock registered under Section 12(b) and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MC.
WATANABE OSAMU R. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Moelis & Co reported that General Counsel and Secretary Osamu R. Watanabe received additional restricted stock units as compensation. On March 26, 2026, he was granted an aggregate of roughly 275.10 dividend-equivalent Incentive and Special Incentive RSUs, each linked to existing unvested awards.
Each RSU entitles the holder, upon settlement, to either one share of Class A common stock or cash equal to that share’s fair market value, at the company’s option. These grants vest on the same schedule as the underlying unvested Incentive RSUs and represent routine equity-based compensation rather than open-market stock purchases or sales.
Barker Thorold reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Moelis & Co director Barker Thorold received a grant of 19.11 2025 Annual Restricted Stock Units on Class A Common Stock. The grant was reported at a price of $0.00 per unit as a compensation-related award, not an open-market trade. Following this award, Thorold directly holds 1,649.29 shares, including the new RSUs, which were issued as dividend equivalents that will vest at the same time as the underlying Annual RSUs.
Mirrer Louise reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Moelis & Co director Louise Mirrer received additional stock-based compensation in the form of restricted stock units. On March 26, 2026, she was granted 20.07 "2025 Annual" RSUs and two "2024 Annual" RSU dividend-equivalent grants of 14.84 and 0.46 units.
Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Moelis & Co Class A common stock. The 2024 and 2025 Annual RSUs were issued as dividend equivalents and will vest at the same time as the related underlying Annual RSU awards issued in 2024 and 2025. After these grants, reported holdings for these RSU awards are 1,731.7, 1,280.4 and 39.6 units, respectively.
The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 10 to Schedule 13G/A reporting 0 shares and 0% beneficial ownership of Moelis & Co common stock. The filing explains an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026, that caused certain Vanguard subsidiaries or business divisions to report holdings separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538.
The amendment lists voting and dispositive powers as 0 and states that no single outside person holds more than 5% of the class. The form is signed by Ashley Grim as Head of Global Fund Administration.
Moelis & Company reports sharply stronger 2025 results, with revenue rising to $1,516.8 million from $1,194.5 million in 2024 and net income increasing to $259.6 million from $151.5 million. Operating margin improved as operating expenses fell to 82% of revenues, helped by higher average fees per completed transaction.
The firm advised 363 fee-paying clients in 2025, with 254 paying at least $1 million, and highlights over $5.5 trillion of transactions advised since inception and total stock return of about 506% since its IPO. It ended 2025 with $509.4 million in cash, $340.2 million in liquid investments, substantial regulatory capital, and zero debt.
Moelis paid dividends of $2.60 per share in 2025, declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share for early 2026, and has board authorization to repurchase up to $301.5 million of Class A stock and partnership units. The firm continues to emphasize a capital‑light advisory model, global expansion, and internal talent development, with 1,416 employees and 178 Managing Directors as of early 2026.
Moelis & Co principal accounting officer Nick Riehl reported equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units and related tax withholding. On February 19, 2026, 61.430 2024 Incentive Restricted Stock Units were exercised at $0.0000 per unit and settled into 61.430 shares of Class A common stock, as described in the footnotes.
To cover tax obligations, 25.430 shares of Class A common stock were disposed of in a tax-withholding transaction coded “F” at $62.7300 per share, leaving 36.000 Class A shares held directly after these transactions. These movements reflect compensation settlement rather than open-market buying or selling.
Moelis & Co General Counsel Osamu R. Watanabe settled several incentive restricted stock unit (RSU) awards from 2020 through 2024 into 9,218.9 shares of Class A common stock on February 19, 2026. These shares were acquired upon settlement of the RSUs.
On the same date, he disposed of 1,603.9 shares of Class A common stock at $62.73 per share to satisfy tax obligations and sold an additional 2,765 shares in an open‑market transaction at $62.23 per share. After these transactions, he directly owns 4,981 shares of Class A common stock.
Moelis & Company Chief Financial Officer Christopher Callesano reported equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units and Class A common stock. On February 19, 2026, multiple tranches of incentive RSUs from 2020 through 2024 were exercised and settled into Class A common stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share, reflecting non‑cash equity awards.
As part of this settlement, 2,179.3 shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon RSU conversion, and 1,114.3 shares of Class A common stock were disposed of at $62.73 per share to cover tax obligations through a tax‑withholding disposition. Following these transactions, 2,292 shares of Class A common stock were reported as directly owned.
Moelis & Co Chief Operating Officer Katherine Pilcher Ciafone reported equity award activity involving restricted stock units and Class A common stock. On February 19, 2026, RSUs from 2020, 2021 and 2022 incentive grants were settled into 4,885.480 shares of Class A common stock. Of these, 850.480 shares at $62.73 per share were withheld to cover tax obligations, leaving 7,969.000 Class A shares held directly after the transactions.
Moelis & Co director Eric Cantor reported equity award activity involving restricted stock units and Class A common stock. On February 19, 2026, multiple series of incentive RSUs were exercised and settled into shares of Class A common stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share, reflecting the nature of the awards rather than an open-market purchase.
Following these RSU settlements, 32,367.97 shares of Class A common stock were acquired through derivative exercise or conversion, bringing direct holdings in this line to 251,172.97 shares. On the same date, 14,224.97 shares of Class A common stock were disposed of at $62.73 per share in a transaction coded “F,” which indicates shares were withheld or delivered to satisfy tax or exercise-related obligations rather than sold in an open-market trade.