Company: HLI
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001302215-25-000084
Chunk: 57

Company: HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 57
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000 |     |   | 1,550,000 |
| Tax fees(3)           |     |   |   788,273 |     |   |   930,459 |
| All other fees        |     |   |         — |     |   |         — |
| Total                 |     | $ | 5,501,848 |     | $ | 5,312,879 |

(1) Audit fees include fees for the audit of our fiscal 2025 and 2024 consolidated financial statements and other services that are normally provided by the independent accountants in connection with regulatory filings, including reviews of documents filed with the SEC and all associated out-of-pocket expenses.

(2) Audit-related fees in fiscal 2025 and 2024 fees billed for our foreign statutory audits.

(3) Tax fees include fees billed in the respective periods for tax compliance and consultations regarding the tax implications of certain transactions.

#### Audit Committee Pre-Approval
All services performed by KPMG for the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to engagements entered into after our IPO have been pre-approved by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has adopted a pre-approval policy, which requires that before the independent auditor is engaged for any services, the Audit Committee must approve these services, including the fees and terms. Services are reviewed taking into account the terms of the policy, and, for types of services not pre-approved in the policy, the rules of the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”).

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### AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The information contained in this report shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or otherwise considered “filed” with the SEC or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates such information by reference in such filing.

The Audit Committee is responsible primarily for assisting the board of directors in fulfilling its legal and fiduciary obligations with respect to matters involving the accounting, auditing, financial reporting, internal control and legal compliance functions of the Company and its subsidiaries. The committee assists in the board’s oversight of the integrity of the Company’s financial statements, the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the Company’s independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, and the performance of the Company’s independent auditors and the Company’s internal audit function.

The Company’s management