# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001596967
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-153472
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 8741
**Document Hash:** ddad7bc3581bc3a145924f54f6196568
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-153472.hdr.sgml**: 20250701

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-153472

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250701

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250701

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250701

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Moelis & Co
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001596967
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 464500216
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36418
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251094201

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 399 PARK AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (212) 883-3800

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 399 PARK AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10022

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### 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): July 1, 2025
![LOGO](g68846dsp1.jpg)

## Moelis & Company

#### (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-36418** | **46-4500216** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |
| **399 Park Avenue**<br> **4th Floor** | | |
| **New York, New York** |  | **10022** |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** |  | **(Zip Code)** |

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#### 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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

#### Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange<br>on which registered** |
| Class A Common Stock | MC | The New York Stock Exchange |

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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. ☐

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**  |

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(d) On July 1, 2025, the Board of Directors elected Thorold Barker as a director of the Company. Mr. Barker will begin his term on July 1, 2025. The Board has determined that Mr. Barker is "independent" as that term is defined under the NYSE listing rules for purposes of serving on the Board and committees and that he also satisfies the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended. The Board of Directors has elected Mr. Barker to each of the Board's committees.

As a non-employee director of the Company, Mr. Barker will be eligible to receive annual compensation of $200,000 (comprised of $100,000 in either cash or shares of Class A common stock or a combination of both at his option, and $100,000 in the form of Restricted Stock Units which vest upon grant and are settled following the second anniversary of grant (except for the initial grant which will be settled no later than 60 days from July 1, 2026). The Company also reimburses non-employee directors for expenses incurred in connection with attending Board and committee meetings. In addition, Mr. Barker and the Company have entered into an indemnification agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333- 200035) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2014.

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| **Item 7.01** | **Regulation FD Disclosure**  |

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On July 1, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Mr. Barker to the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.**  |

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(c) Exhibits

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| Exhibit<br>Number | Description |
| 99.1 | [Press release of Moelis & Company dated July 1, 2025.](d68846dex991.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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#### 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.

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|  |  | MOELIS & COMPANY |
| Date: July 1, 2025 | By: | /s/ Osamu Watanabe |
|  | Name: | Osamu Watanabe |
|  | Title: | General Counsel and Secretary |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**![LOGO](g68846g0630193030337.jpg)

**Moelis Appoints Thorold Barker as an Independent Member to its Board of Directors** 

**New York, July 1, 2025** – Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Thorold Barker to its Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2025.

Mr. Barker brings over 30 years of experience across journalism, finance, and geopolitics. He most recently served as The Wall Street Journal's Editor for Europe, Middle East and Africa for 10 years, during the European debt crisis, Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Mr. Barker was also the Masthead Editor overseeing the Journal's global events, including the CEO Council.

Mr. Barker joined the paper in New York in 2008, as Editor of Heard on the Street, the publication's commentary and analysis column covering business and finance. Earlier in his career, Mr. Barker was the U.S. Editor of the Lex Column and a reporter at the Financial Times. He started his career as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company.

Ken Moelis, Chairman and CEO of Moelis & Company commented, "Thorold brings a unique perspective shaped by his global experience across business, media, and policy, which makes him a valuable addition to our Board. We are delighted to welcome him."

Mr. Barker will join Moelis's Board as an Independent Director, serving alongside Dr. Louise Mirrer, Kenneth Shropshire, and Laila Worrell.

Mr. Barker is currently a Senior Adviser at AlixPartners, serves as a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford, and sits on the board of Tiger21. He holds a degree in Modern Languages from Trinity College, Cambridge.

-ENDS-

**About Moelis & Company** 

Moelis & Company ("Moelis") is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors. The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors. Moelis's experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters. The Firm serves clients from locations across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. For further information, please visit: <u>www.moelis.com</u>.