| FORM 4 |
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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Moelis & Co [ MC ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/09/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 | ||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 | ||||||||
| 2022 Performance LP Units of MCGEH (Granted Feb 16, 2023)(1) | (1) | 02/09/2026 | A(2) | 3,416.39(3) | (4) | (4) | Class A Common Stock | 3,416.39 | $0 | 74,254.17 | D | ||||
| 2024 Vested LP Units of MCGEH (Granted February 13, 2025)(1) | (1) | 02/09/2026 | A(5) | 184,519 | (5) | (5) | Class A Common Stock | 184,519 | $0 | 184,519 | D | ||||
| 2024 LTI LP Units of MCGEH (Granted February 13, 2025)(1) | (1) | 02/09/2026 | A(6) | 51,007 | (6) | (6) | Class A Common Stock | 51,007 | $0 | 51,007 | D | ||||
| 2025 Performance LP Units of MCGEH (Granted June 9, 2025)(1) | (1) | 02/09/2026 | A(7) | 453,762.06(8) | (9) | (9) | Class A Common Stock | 453,762.06 | $0 | 453,762.06 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Limited partnership units of MCGEH may be redeemed by the holder for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of MCGEH. |
| 2. Reflects dividend equivalents on a profits interest award in the form of LP Units previously granted to the Reporting Person in February 2023 in connection with the compensation for the 2022 fiscal year, which are subject to the performance and time-based vesting requirements described below. These dividend equivalents LP Units may be redeemed by the holder for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis after the LP Units become vested and a sufficient amount of profits have been allocated to the holder of the LP Units (the "Book-Up"). On February 9, 2026, the Issuer's Compensation Committee certified the achievement of the Book-Up, and these LP Units remain subject to the performance and time-based vesting requirements described below. |
| 3. Amount reflects 3,416.39 Performance LP Units in dividend equivalents previously granted and included in the Book Up in February of 2026. |
| 4. These Performance LP Units are subject to three conditions in order to vest: (i) a Book-Up, (ii) certain performance conditions based on meeting or exceeding specified dividend adjusted stock price hurdles and (iii) a five year service vesting condition. The target amount of Performance LP Units (and related dividend equivalents) satisfy the time-vesting requirement in equal installments on each of February 16, 2026, 2027 and 2028 and Performance LP Units in excess of the target Performance LP Units (and related dividend equivalents) satisfy the time -vesting requirement on February 16, 2028. The redemption rights described herein do not expire. |
| 5. On February 13, 2025, the Reporting Person was granted a profits interest award in the form of LP Units in connection with compensation for the 2024 fiscal year (the "2024 Vested LP Units"). The 2024 Vested LP Units vest at grant and may be redeemed as follows: (a) 40% on February 23, 2027, and (b) and 20% on each of February 23, 2028, February 23, 2029 and February 23, 2030. These 2024 Vested LP units may be redeemded by the holder for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis beginning on the third anniversary of the grant date (February 2028) and a sufficient amount of profits have been allocated to the holder of the LP Units (the "Book-Up"). On February 9, 2026, the Issuers Compensation Committee certified the achievement of the Book-Up. In addition, the 2024 Vested LP Units are subject to sale and non-compete restrictions through the fifth anniversary of the grant date. The redemption rights described herein do not expire. |
| 6. On February 13, 2025, the Reporting Person was granted a profits interest award in the form of Long Term Incentive LP Units in connection with compensation for the 2024 fiscal year (the "2024 LTI LP Units"). The 2024 LTI LP Units vest over three years as follows: 33% vests on each February 23, 2028, February 23, 2029 and February 23, 2030. These 2024 LTI LP Units may be redeemed by the holder for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis after the LTI LP Units become vested and a sufficient amount of profits have been allocated to the holder of the LTI LP Units (the "Book-Up"). On February 9, 2026, the Issuers Compensation Committee certified the achievement of the Book-Up. These 2024 LTI LP Units remain subject to the time-based vesting requirements described herein. The redemption rights described herein do not expire. |
| 7. On June 9, 2025, the Reporting Person was granted a profits interest award in the form of LP Units in connection with being named Chief Executive Officer, which was previously reported on Form 8-K on June 9, 2025. These LP Units are subject to the performance and time-based vesting requirements described below. These LP Units may be redeemed by the holder for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis after the LP Units become vested and a sufficient amount of profits have been allocated to the holder of the LP Units (the "Book-Up"). On February 9, 2026, the Issuer's Compensation Committee certified the achievement of the Book-Up, and these LP Units remain subject to the performance and time-based vesting requirements described below. |
| 8. Amount reflects target award of 450,000 Performance LP Units plus 3,762.06 Performance LP Units in dividend equivalents previously granted and included in the Book Up in February of 2026. |
| 9. These Performance LP Units are subject to three conditions in order to vest: (i) a Book-Up, (ii) certain performance conditions based on meeting or exceeding specified dividend adjusted stock price hurdles and (iii) a five year service vesting condition. At this time, only the Book-Up condition has been met. The target amount of Performance LP Units (and related dividend equivalents) satisfy the time-vesting requirement in equal installments on each of September 30, 2028, 2029 and 2030. The redemption rights described herein do not expire. |
| /s/ Osamu Watanabe as attorney-in-fact for Navid Mahmoodzadegan | 02/11/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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