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.
Moelis & Co Executive Chairman Kenneth Moelis reported an automatic conversion of derivative securities into 847 shares of Class B common stock. The transaction on February 18, 2026 was classified as an exercise or conversion of a derivative security at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
After this event, Moelis directly held 4,190,479 shares of Class B common stock. According to the footnotes, Class B shares are convertible in limited circumstances into approximately 0.00055 shares of Class A common stock, with any resulting fractional Class A share settled in cash.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services submitted a Form 144 notice for the sale of 2,765 common shares on 02/19/2026. The filing lists $172,065.95 as aggregate proceeds, identifies the shares as restricted stock vesting under a registered plan, and shows NYSE as the exchange.
WATANABE OSAMU R. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in a Form 4 filing for MC. The filing lists transactions totaling 7,359 shares. Following the reported transactions, holdings were 5,971 shares.
Riehl Nick reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Moelis & Company granted Principal Accounting Officer Nick Riehl two awards of restricted stock units as long-term compensation. He received 937 "2025 Incentive RSUs" and 694 "2025 Special Incentive RSUs," each representing the right to receive either one share of Class A common stock or cash equal to its fair market value at settlement, at the company’s option. Both awards were made under the Moelis & Company 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan and vest in four equal annual installments on February 23, 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, encouraging retention over this multi-year period.
The London Company reported beneficial ownership of 3,061,978 shares of Moelis & Co Class A common stock, representing 4.14% of the class as of the event date. The firm has sole voting power over 3,061,978 shares and sole dispositive power over 2,960,540 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The filing is an Amendment No. 6 to a Schedule 13G, indicating the position is held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the company.