MC 8-K
Moelis & Co (MC)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
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 06, 2025 (
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
(a) On June 6, 2024, Moelis & Company (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). (b) At the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on proposals to (1) elect five 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, 2025. Following is the final tabulation of votes cast at the meeting.
Proposal 1:
Five 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 |
105,050,801 | 1,832,746 | 18,876 | 6,378,591 | ||||||||||||
| Eric Cantor |
101,893,915 | 4,987,224 | 21,284 | 6,378,591 | ||||||||||||
| Louise Mirrer |
100,718,038 | 6,164,823 | 19,562 | 6,378,591 | ||||||||||||
| Kenneth L. Shropshire |
89,122,211 | 17,752,192 | 28,020 | 6,378,591 | ||||||||||||
| Laila Worrell |
91,065,343 | 15,817,674 | 19,406 | 6,378,591 | ||||||||||||
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 |
82,139,375 | |||
| Against |
24,628,012 | |||
| Abstain |
135,036 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes |
6,378,591 |
Proposal 3:
The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was ratified, based upon the following final tabulation of votes:
| For |
110,769,178 | |||
| Against |
2,486,856 | |||
| Abstain |
24,980 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes |
0 |
(c) Not applicable.
(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) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MOELIS & COMPANY | ||||||
| Date: June 06, 2025 | By: | /s/ Osamu Watanabe | ||||
| Name: | Osamu Watanabe | |||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Secretary | |||||