GREENHILL & CO. ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS OF ITS MODIFIED DUTCH AUCTION TENDER OFFER

19-Mar-18

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, March 19, 2018 – Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSE: GHL) today announced the final results of its modified Dutch auction tender offer, which expired at 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on Wednesday, March 14, 2018.

Greenhill accepted for purchase 1,054,968 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), at a purchase price of $20.50 per share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $21.6 million, excluding fees and expenses relating to the tender offer.  The Shares accepted for repurchase represent approximately 4% of Greenhill’s total outstanding Shares as of March 19, 2018.

 The Company’s tender offer was made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal, each dated February 13, 2018, and as amended and supplemented on March 1, 2018 and March 15, 2018.

 Greenhill & Co., LLC acted as the dealer manager for the tender offer.  Georgeson LLC acted as the information agent for the tender offer.  All inquiries about the tender offer should be directed to Greenhill & Co., LLC toll-free at 1-888-504-7336 or Georgeson LLC toll-free at 1-877-278-4775.

 About Greenhill

 Greenhill & Co., Inc. is a leading independent investment bank entirely focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings and capital raising to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments globally.  It acts for clients located throughout the world from its offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Madrid, Melbourne, San Francisco, São Paulo, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.

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