Company: HLI
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001302215-25-000084
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Company: HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form: DEF 14A
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 interest in, or relationship to, the related person transaction;

• management must advise the committee or disinterested directors, as applicable, as to whether the related person transaction complies with the terms of our agreements governing our material outstanding indebtedness that limit or restrict our ability to enter into a related person transaction;

• management must advise the committee or disinterested directors, as applicable, as to whether the related person transaction will be required to be disclosed in our applicable filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, and related rules, and, to the extent required to be disclosed, management must ensure that the related person transaction is disclosed in accordance with such Acts and related rules; and

• management must advise the committee or disinterested directors, as applicable, as to whether the related person transaction constitutes a “personal loan” for purposes of Section 402 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act.

#### Related Person Transactions
Kyle Beiser is currently employed as a corporate Associate Vice President in the Company’s Data & Analytics department. He is the son of our Co-Chairman, Scott Beiser. For services performed in fiscal 2025, Kyle Beiser received aggregate compensation of less than $200,000, which is consistent with his colleagues with similar experience and responsibilities, and we expect that his compensation for fiscal 2026 will be broadly similar. Gregory Preiser is currently employed as an investment banking associate in our Financial Restructuring group. He is the son of David Preiser who was previously an executive officer and Director of the Company. For services performed in fiscal 2025, Gregory Preiser received compensation of less than $300,000, which is consistent with his peers and we expect that his compensation for fiscal 2026 will be broadly similar.

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<div align='center'>PROPOSAL 2: ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION</div>

In accordance with the requirements of Section 14A of the Exchange Act and Exchange Act Rule 14a-21(a), we are including in this Proxy Statement a separate resolution to approve, in a non-binding, stockholder advisory vote, the compensation paid to our named executive officers as disclosed in “Executive Compensation,” above.

While the results of the vote are non-binding and advisory in nature, our board of directors and Compensation Committee intend to consider the results of this vote in making future compensation decisions.

The language of the resolution is as follows:

“RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal