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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 24, 2019

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-37537		95-2770395
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
10250 Constellation Blvd., 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA				90067
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 310-788-5200

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001		HLI		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐ 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On September 24, 2019, Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on proposals (1) to elect three Class I directors to the Company’s board of directors, each to serve until the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, and until a successor has been duly elected and qualified; (2) to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2019 Proxy Statement; and (3) to ratify the appointment of KPMG, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020. Following is the final tabulation of votes cast at the meeting:

Proposal 1: Election of Class I Directors

Nominee		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Scott L. Beiser		268,067,094		22,470,745		705,367
Paul A. Zuber		290,355,453		182,386		705,367
Jacqueline B. Kosecoff		269,450,510		21,087,329		705,367

Proposal 2: Approval of Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
282,335,843		8,184,154		17,842		705,367

Proposal 3: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
289,766,710		1,469,844		6,652		0

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 26, 2019