Houlihan Lokey director Zucker to leave board

Houlihan Lokey director Gillian B. Zucker will not stand for reelection at the 2026 Annual Meeting, with no stated disagreement with the company.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI) announced a planned change to its board of directors. On September 3, 2026, director Gillian B. Zucker informed the board that she does not intend to stand for reelection when her term expires at the company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The company states that Ms. Zucker’s decision is not the result of any disagreement with Houlihan Lokey regarding its operations, policies, or practices.

8-K Event Classification

Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance

Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.

Key Figures

Notice date: September 3, 2026 Filing signature date: September 8, 2026 Annual Meeting year: 2026

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Notice date September 3, 2026 Date Gillian B. Zucker informed the board she will not stand for reelection

Filing signature date September 8, 2026 Date the 8-K was signed by the Chief Financial Officer

Annual Meeting year 2026 Year of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which Ms. Zucker’s term will expire

Key Terms

Annual Meeting of Stockholders, emerging growth company, Class A Common Stock

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Annual Meeting of Stockholders regulatory

"her term expires at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders"

emerging growth company regulatory

"Emerging growth company"

An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.

Class A Common Stock financial

"Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001"

Class A common stock is a category of a company’s shares that carries a specific set of ownership rights—most commonly defined voting power and claims on dividends—set out in the company’s charter. For investors it matters because the class determines how much influence you have over corporate decisions, the share’s likely dividend and trading behavior, and how it compares in value to other share classes, like choosing a particular seat with different privileges at the company’s decision-making table.

FAQ

What board change did HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. (HLI) disclose in this 8-K?

Houlihan Lokey disclosed that director Gillian B. Zucker informed the board on September 3, 2026 that she will not stand for reelection when her term expires at the company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Is Gillian B. Zucker resigning from the HLI board immediately?

No. The filing states that Gillian B. Zucker does not intend to stand for reelection when her term expires at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, indicating she will continue to serve until that meeting.

Did Gillian B. Zucker cite any disagreement with HLI as the reason for not standing for reelection?

No. The company states that Ms. Zucker’s decision was not the result of any disagreement with Houlihan Lokey on matters relating to its operations, policies, or practices.

When did HLI receive notice of Gillian B. Zucker’s decision about reelection?

Houlihan Lokey received notice on September 3, 2026, when Gillian B. Zucker informed the board that she does not intend to stand for reelection at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Who signed the Houlihan Lokey (HLI) 8-K reporting this board decision?

The report was signed on behalf of Houlihan Lokey by J. Lindsey Alley, who is identified as the company’s Chief Financial Officer, dated September 8, 2026.

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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 3, 2026

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)

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☐ 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. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)  On September 3, 2026, Gillian B. Zucker informed the board of directors of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (the “Company”) that she does not intend to stand for reelection to the board when her term expires at the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Ms. Zucker’s decision not to stand for reelection was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

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.

HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC.
By:		/s/ J. Lindsey Alley
Name:		J. Lindsey Alley
Title:		Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 8, 2026

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