Company: HLI
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001302215-25-000084
Chunk: 23

Company: HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 23
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The Audit Committee is responsible for, among other matters:

• appointing, compensating, retaining, evaluating, terminating and overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm;

• discussing with our independent registered public accounting firm their independence from management;

• reviewing with our independent registered public accounting firm the scope and results of their audit;

• approving all audit and permissible non‑audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm;

• overseeing the financial reporting process and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm the interim and annual financial statements that we file with the SEC;

• reviewing and monitoring our accounting principles, accounting policies, financial and accounting controls and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and

• establishing procedures for the confidential anonymous submission of concerns regarding questionable accounting, internal controls or auditing matters.

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Our Audit Committee currently consists of Messrs. Schriesheim and Zuber, Dr. Kosecoff, and Ms. Zucker, with Mr. Schriesheim serving as chairperson. Rule 10A‑3 of the Exchange Act and the New York Stock Exchange rules require us to have an audit committee composed entirely of independent directors. Our board of directors has affirmatively determined that Messrs. Schriesheim and Zuber, Dr. Kosecoff, and Ms. Zucker meet the definition of an “independent director” for purposes of serving on an audit committee under Rule 10A‑3 and the New York Stock Exchange rules. In addition, our board of directors has determined that Mr. Schriesheim qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S‑K.

#### Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee’s responsibilities include:

• reviewing and approving (either alone or, if directed by the board of directors, in conjunction with a majority of the independent directors on the board) the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer;

• reviewing and setting, or recommending to the board of directors, the compensation of our other executive officers;

• reviewing and approving employment and severance agreements or arrangements for our executive officers;

• reviewing and recommending to our board of directors the compensation of our directors;

• selecting independent compensation consultants and advisors and assessing whether there are any conflicts of interest with any of the committee’s compensation consultants or advisors;

• reviewing and approving, or recommending that our board of directors approve, our incentive compensation and equity plans, and other employee compensation and employee benefits plans, and making grants of cash-based and equity-based awards under such plans; and