Director at Houlihan Lokey (HLI) receives 797-share Class A stock grant

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Houlihan Lokey director Bassey Ekpedeme M received 797 shares of Class A common stock as a grant. The shares were acquired at no cash price to the director and are classified as a grant, award, or other acquisition. Following this transaction, the director directly holds 6,424 shares of Class A common stock.

Insider Trade Summary

1 transaction reported

Mixed 1 txn

Insider Bassey Ekpedeme M

Role null

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	CLASS A COMMON STOCK	797	$0.00	--

Holdings After Transaction: CLASS A COMMON STOCK — 6,424 shares (Direct, null)

Footnotes (1)

Key Figures

Shares granted: 797 shares Price per granted share: $0.00 per share Shares held after transaction: 6,424 shares +1 more

4 metrics

Shares granted 797 shares Class A common stock grant coded as acquisition

Price per granted share $0.00 per share Equity grant, no cash paid by director

Shares held after transaction 6,424 shares Director’s direct Class A common stock holdings

Transaction code A Grant, award, or other acquisition of shares

Key Terms

Class A common stock, Grant, award, or other acquisition, direct ownership

3 terms

Class A common stock financial

"security_title: "CLASS A COMMON STOCK""

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.

Grant, award, or other acquisition financial

"transaction_code_description: "Grant, award, or other acquisition""

direct ownership financial

"ownership_type: "direct" and ownership_code: "D""

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Bassey Ekpedeme M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC.

10250 CONSTELLATION BLVD., 5TH FLOOR

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 90067

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. [ HLI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/21/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
CLASS A COMMON STOCK	05/21/2026		A		797	A	$0	6,424	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

	J. Lindsey Alley, Attorney-in-Fact for Ekpedeme M. Bassey	05/21/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.
* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

FAQ

What insider transaction did Houlihan Lokey (HLI) director Bassey Ekpedeme report?

Director Bassey Ekpedeme reported receiving 797 shares of Houlihan Lokey Class A common stock. The transaction is coded as a grant, award, or other acquisition, meaning it reflects compensation rather than an open-market purchase or sale of shares.

How many Houlihan Lokey (HLI) shares does the director hold after this Form 4?

After the reported grant, the director holds 6,424 shares of Houlihan Lokey Class A common stock. This figure represents the director’s direct ownership position immediately following the 797-share award reported in the Form 4 filing.

Was the Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Form 4 transaction a market purchase or sale?

No, the Form 4 shows a grant of 797 Class A common shares with a zero dollar price per share. The transaction is categorized as a grant, award, or other acquisition, not an open-market buy or sell order in the company’s stock.

What does transaction code "A" mean in the Houlihan Lokey (HLI) Form 4?

Transaction code "A" in this Form 4 indicates a grant, award, or other acquisition of 797 shares. It typically reflects equity compensation provided by the company rather than a discretionary trade by the insider in the open market.

Is the Houlihan Lokey (HLI) director’s ownership direct or indirect after the grant?

The filing classifies the director’s 6,424 shares as direct ownership. The direct_or_indirect field is marked "D," and no additional nature of ownership is described, indicating the shares are held directly rather than through an intermediary entity.