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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• administering and overseeing the Company’s compliance with our policy for recovery of erroneously awarded compensation.

Our Compensation Committee currently consists of Ms. Bassey, Mr. Schriesheim, and Ms. Zucker, with Ms. Zucker serving as chairperson. During fiscal 2025, the Company retained WTW to conduct a survey and provide an analysis of compensation paid to executive officers of companies within our peer group and to provide market data with respect to outside director compensation at comparable public companies.

#### Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s responsibilities include:

• identifying individuals qualified to become members of our board of directors, consistent with criteria approved by our board of directors; and

• developing and recommending to our board of directors a set of corporate governance guidelines and principles, which are posted on our website, www.hl.com.

The committee, in nominating director candidates, considers candidates who have a high level of personal and professional integrity, strong ethics and values, and the ability to make mature business judgments. The committee may also consider the following criteria, as well as any other factors that they deem relevant: potential conflicts of interest with the candidate’s other personal and professional pursuits; experience in corporate management; public company board experience; professional and academic experience; leadership skills; experience in finance, accounting or executive compensation; and, whether the candidate has the time available to prepare for, and participate in, board and committee meetings.

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of Dr. Kosecoff, Mr. Zuber, and Mr. Walker, with Mr. Walker serving as chairperson.

#### Risk Oversight
Our board of directors is responsible for overseeing our risk management process. Our board of directors focuses on our general risk management strategy, the most significant risks facing us, and oversees the implementation of risk mitigation strategies by management. Our board of directors is also apprised of particular risk management matters in connection with its general oversight and approval of corporate matters and significant transactions.

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### Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. We have posted a current copy of the code, as well as a copy of our corporate governance guidelines, on our website, www.hl.com. In addition, we intend to post on our website all disclosures that are required by law or the New York Stock Exchange