Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LEAMAN J RICHARD III	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Moelis & Co [ MC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) MD & Vice Chairman
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O MOELIS & COMPANY, 399 PARK AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/11/2017
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: 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
Partnership Interests   (1)	$32.75   (4)	1/11/2017		D   (2)		113854		(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01	113854	$32.75   (4)	543182	D
Partnership Interests   (1) (5)	$32.75   (4)	1/11/2017		D   (2)		14853		(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01	14853	$32.75   (4)	70865	I	by Trust   (5)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Represents partnership interest in Moelis & Company Partner Holdings LP ("Partner Holdings") which are exchangeable for Class A partnership units in Moelis & Company Group LP ("Group LP"). Each Group LP Class A partnership unit is exchangeable for a share of Moelis & Company Class A common stock (subject to customary adjustments), or cash, at Group LP's option.
( 2)	In connection with the public offering of Moelis & Company common stock (and the exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares of common stock from the Company) closed on January 11, 2017, Moelis & Company purchased such Partnership Interests from the reporting person using the proceeds of the offering. The transaction was approved by the Company's board of directors pursuant to rule 16b-3.
( 3)	Pursuant to Group LP's agreement of limited partnership, Group LP Class A partnership units held by the reporting person are not exchangeable for Moelis & Company Class A common stock until the expiration or waiver of certain lock-up periods, commencing on the fourth anniversary of the closing of the initial public offering of Moelis & Company Class A common stock.
( 4)	The reporting person has reimbursed the purchaser, Moelis & Company, out of this price an underwriting discount of $1.14625 per share paid by Moelis & Company to the underwriters in connection with the offering.
( 5)	Represents transaction by Family Trust Created Under the J. Richard Leaman III 2010 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust , of which Mr. Leaman's children are the primary beneficiaries. Mr. Leaman may have indirect voting and dispositive power over the assets of the trust as a result of his relationship to the trustee

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LEAMAN J RICHARD III C/O MOELIS & COMPANY 399 PARK AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	X		MD & Vice Chairman

Signatures
/s/ Osamu Watanabe as attorney-in-fact for J. Richard Leaman		1/13/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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