UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  March 14, 2016

MOELIS & COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 883-3800

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

o                 Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

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o                 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

o                 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

This Form 8-K/A amends certain information provided in the earnings release (the “Earnings Release”) attached as Exhibit 99.1 to Moelis & Company’s (the “Company”) Current Report on Form 8-K furnished by the Company to the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2016 (the “Original Report”).

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

A subsidiary of Moelis & Company was previously named as one of several defendants in litigation arising from activities in 2011. The parties began mediation after the Company issued its Earnings Release.  An agreement in principle to settle the litigation was reached in March 2016, resulting in the Company incurring $2.8 million of expense.  While there is an agreement in principle to settle the litigation, the Company cannot make assurances whether the parties will agree on the final terms of the settlement or whether the Court will approve the settlement even if final terms of the settlement are reached.  In such event, the ultimate resolution could result in higher costs for the Company.

In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the Company is required to reflect the settlement expense, which is a subsequent event, in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 because the settlement is related to litigation that existed at the balance sheet date of December 31, 2015 and the incurrence of the expense became probable and estimable prior to filing the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year end December 31, 2015.  As a result, the Company’s financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015, which were which were summarized in the Earnings Release, are being revised to reflect the subsequent event.

The settlement expense will have the effect of reducing the Company’s net income and earnings per share for the three months and year ended December 31, 2015 on a GAAP and pro forma basis. Set forth below is the revised reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted Pro Forma Financial Information for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015, which reflects the impact of the expense.  The Company will reflect these adjustments in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for December 31, 2015.

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Reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted Pro Forma Financial Information

Unaudited

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

(a)                                 Expense associated with the amortization of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and stock options granted in connection with the IPO.  In accordance with GAAP, amortization expense of RSUs and stock options granted in connection with the IPO will be recognized over the five year vesting period; we will continue to adjust for this expense due to the one-time nature of the grant.

(b)                                 Reflects a reclassification of other income associated with the forfeiture of fully vested Class A partnership units to compensation and benefits expense.

(c)                                  Assumes all outstanding Class A partnership units have been exchanged into Class A common stock.  Accordingly, an adjustment has been made such that 100% of the Firm’s income is taxed at the corporate effective tax rate of 40.0% for the period presented.

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Reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted Pro Forma Financial Information

Unaudited

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

(a)                                 Expense associated with the amortization of RSUs and stock options granted in connection with the IPO.  In accordance with GAAP, amortization expense of RSUs and stock options granted in connection with the IPO will be recognized over the five year vesting period; we will continue to adjust for this expense due to the one-time nature of the grant.

(b)                                 Reflects a reclassification of other income associated with the forfeiture of fully vested Class A partnership units to compensation and benefits expense.

(c)                                  Reflects the netting of GAAP adjustments made to the Company’s Tax Receivable Agreement against provision for income taxes.

(d)                                 Assumes all outstanding Class A partnership units have been exchanged into Class A common stock.  Accordingly, an adjustment has been made such that 100% of the Firm’s income is taxed at the corporate effective tax rate of 40.0% for the period presented.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, which reflect the Firm’s current views with respect to, among other things, its financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “target,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. For a further discussion of such factors, you should read Moelis & Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Moelis & Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted Pro Forma results are a non-GAAP measure which better reflect management’s view of operating results.  We believe that the disclosed Adjusted Pro Forma measures and any adjustments thereto, when presented in conjunction with comparable GAAP measures, are useful to investors to understand the Firm’s operating results by removing the significant accounting impact of one-time charges associated with the Firm’s IPO and assuming all Class A partnership units have been exchanged into Class A common stock.  These measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of GAAP results to Adjusted Pro Forma results is presented above.

All information provided herein is furnished but not filed.

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

* Previously furnished as an exhibit to the Original Report.

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SIGNATURE

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.

Date: March 14, 2016

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