Moelis & Co 8-K

What Happened
Moelis & Company filed a Form 8-K on June 26, 2026 reporting the results of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 25, 2026. Stockholders elected seven directors to the board, approved (on an advisory basis) the compensation of the company’s named executive officers, and ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year. Directors elected were Kenneth Moelis, Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Eric Cantor, Thorold Barker, Louise Mirrer, Kenneth L. Shropshire and Laila J. Worrell.

Key Details

• Director election totals (For / Against / Abstain; broker non-votes 6,996,824 for all):
  • Kenneth Moelis: 104,126,855 For / 1,793,715 Against / 48,546 Abstain
  • Navid Mahmoodzadegan: 105,104,622 For / 815,023 Against / 49,471 Abstain
  • Eric Cantor: 103,627,123 For / 2,293,044 Against / 48,949 Abstain
  • Thorold Barker: 105,230,158 For / 717,326 Against / 21,632 Abstain
  • Louise Mirrer: 88,974,707 For / 16,955,475 Against / 38,934 Abstain
  • Kenneth L. Shropshire: 93,123,872 For / 12,806,996 Against / 38,248 Abstain
  • Laila J. Worrell: 90,059,432 For / 15,864,346 Against / 45,338 Abstain
• Advisory (non-binding) say-on-pay vote: 80,732,541 For / 24,807,385 Against / 429,190 Abstain (broker non-votes 6,996,824).
• Auditor ratification: Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified with 110,693,108 For / 2,247,310 Against / 25,522 Abstain (no broker non-votes).

Why It Matters
The filing confirms the board slate and continuity in governance and external audit oversight—important for corporate oversight and regulatory compliance. The advisory approval of executive compensation passed but with a meaningful number of votes against (~24.8 million), and several directors (Mirrer, Shropshire, Worrell) received higher dissent levels than others; these outcomes can signal shareholder concern about pay or governance to monitor going forward. The auditor ratification shows continuity in external financial oversight for fiscal 2026.