8-K

MOELIS & COMPANY

Date: June 26, 2026

/s/ Osamu Watanabe

Name:

Title:

Osamu Watanabe

General Counsel and Secretary

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): June 26, 2026 (June 25, 2026)

LOGO

Moelis & Company

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	001-36418	46-4500216
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

399 Park Avenue 4th Floor
New York, New York		10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 212 883-3800

(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

Class A Common Stock

The 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 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) On June 25, 2026, Moelis & Company (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). (b) At the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on proposals to (1) elect seven directors to the Company’s board of directors; (2) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (3) ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. Following is the final tabulation of votes cast at the meeting.

Proposal 1:

Seven directors were elected to the board of directors, based upon the following final tabulation of votes:


Nominee	Votes For		Votes Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Kenneth Moelis		104,126,855		1,793,715		48,546		6,996,824
Navid Mahmoodzadegan		105,104,622		815,023		49,471		6,996,824
Eric Cantor		103,627,123		2,293,044		48,949		6,996,824
Thorold Barker		105,230,158		717,326		21,632		6,996,824
Louise Mirrer		88,974,707		16,955,475		38,934		6,996,824
Kenneth L. Shropshire		93,123,872		12,806,996		38,248		6,996,824
Laila J. Worrell		90,059,432		15,864,346		45,338		6,996,824

Proposal 2:

The non-binding, advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, based upon the following final tabulation of votes:


For			80,732,541
Against			24,807,385
Abstain			429,190
Broker Non-Votes			6,996,824

Proposal 3:

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 was ratified, based upon the following final tabulation of votes:


For			110,693,108
Against			2,247,310
Abstain			25,522
Broker Non-Votes			0

(d) Not applicable.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit Number		Description

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)