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accession: "0001193125-21-279421"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLI"
cik: "0001302215"
company_name: "HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC."
filed_at: "2021-09-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T02:00:39.823205+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Houlihan Lokey shareholders approve all three proposals at 2021 annual meeting

## Summary
- Elected four Class III directors: Adelson, Bassey, Preiser, Schriesheim with >195M votes for each.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 213.6M for, 9.5M against, 72K abstentions.
- Ratified KPMG as independent auditor for fiscal year ending March 31, 2022: 224M for, 1.1M against.
- All proposals received majority support with broker non-votes ranging from 0 to 1.86M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-279421
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLI
- cik: 0001302215
- company_name: HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC.
- filed_at: 2021-09-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1302215/000119312521279421/0001193125-21-279421-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1302215/000119312521279421/d166387d8k.htm

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