Houlihan Lokey Files 8-K: Material Agreement & Exhibits

TL;DR

HLI filed an 8-K on 12/30/25 for a material agreement and exhibits. Details TBD.

AI Summary

On December 30, 2025, Houlihan Lokey, Inc. filed an 8-K report. The filing indicates an entry into a material definitive agreement and includes financial statements and exhibits. No specific details of the agreement or financial figures were provided in the provided text.

Why It Matters

This filing signals a significant business development for Houlihan Lokey, Inc., potentially impacting its operations and financial standing.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — The filing is a standard corporate disclosure and does not contain information that inherently suggests immediate risk.

Key Players & Entities

• HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. (company) — Filer
• December 30, 2025 (date) — Date of report
• 10250 Constellation Blvd. 5th Floor Los Angeles , California 90067 (address) — Principal executive offices
• 310 - 553-8871 (phone_number) — Registrant's telephone number

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Key Financial Figures

• $0.001 — stered Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 HLI New York Stock Exchange Indica

Filing Documents

• d58863d8k.htm (8-K) — 27KB
• d58863dex91.htm (EX-9.1) — 52KB
• 0001193125-25-337079.txt ( ) — 207KB
• hli-20251230.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 3KB
• hli-20251230_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 18KB
• hli-20251230_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 11KB
• d58863d8k_htm.xml (XML) — 4KB

From the Filing

8-K 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): December 30, 2025 Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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 , California 90067 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) 310 - 553-8871 Registrant's telephone number, including area code: N/A (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): Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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 (230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12b-2 of this chapter). 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. Item1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On December 30, 2025, Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an amended and restated voting trust agreement (the "A&R Voting Trust Agreement"), by and among the Company and the trustees named therein (collectively, the "Trustees"). The A&R Voting Trust Agreement amends and restates in its entirety that certain Voting Trust Agreement dated August 18, 2015, by and among the Company, certain holders of shares of Class B common stock and the initial trustees party thereto, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 dated August 28, 2015, and that certain Amendment No. 2 dated October 18, 2018. The A&R Voting Trust Agreement, among other things, revises the termination provisions to provide that the A&R Voting Trust Agreement shall terminate on the earliest of (i) the written agreement of the Company and the Trustees, (ii) 10 years after the date (the "Final Conversion Date") on which all of the Company's issued Class B common stock automatically converts into Class A common stock pursuant to the Company's charter or (iii) at such time as the trust holds less than 5% of the Company's total outstanding shares of common stock. The A&R Voting Trust Agreement also adds a requirement that, if, at any time after the Final Conversion Date, to the extent that the trust holds more than 30% of the Company's total outstanding shares of common stock (any such shares, "Excess Shares"), the trustees shall vote the Excess Shares, on any proposal submitted to the stockholders of the Company, in the same proportion as the shares held by all other stockholders are voted on any such proposal. The A&R Voting Trust Agreement also adds a provision allowing former employees who have not been employed by the Company for at least 12 months to have their shares released from the trust after the Final Conversion Date. In addition, the A&R Voting Trust Agreement expands the circumstances under which employees are permitted to withdraw shares from the trust to include withdrawals made in connection with certain pledging, hedging, monetization, or other similar transactions to the extent permitted by the Company's insider trading policy. In light of the fact that certain members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") are Trustees and certain members of the Board hold Class B common stock subject to the A&R Voting Trust Agreement, the Board established a Special Committee of the Board consisting of "disinterested directors" (as defined in Section 144(e)(4) of the Delaware General Corporation Law) (the "Special Committee") to consider, review, evaluate, negotiate and determine the advisability of, as well as to accept or reject or to approve the execution and delivery of, the A&R Voting Trust Agreement. After considering various factors, receiving advice and reports from independent advisors and members of Company management,

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