09/19/2025 | Press release | Archived content
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On September 17, 2025, Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on the following proposals, each of which is described in greater detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the "Proxy"), which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2025: (1) to elect three Class I directors to the Company's board of directors, each to serve until the Company's 2028 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 Proxy; 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, 2026. 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 |
190,098,660 | 19,652,037 | 2,100,021 | |||||||||
Todd J. Carter |
190,572,180 | 19,178,517 | 2,100,021 | |||||||||
Paul A. Zuber |
184,094,657 | 25,656,040 | 2,100,021 |
Proposal 2: Approval of Non-Binding,Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
201,286,055 | 8,431,930 | 32,712 | 2,100,021 |
Proposal 3: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
210,493,516 | 1,332,861 | 24,341 | 0 |