HLI appoints Prabha Bhandari as CLO, elects Thomas Reichert to board; shareholders approve amended equity plan

HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC.

Bhandari named Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, succeeding Christopher Crain (retires to Senior Advisor); she joins from Paychex where she was CLO.
Thomas Reichert elected independent Class I director effective Oct 1, 2026; will join Audit and Nominating committees; receives $120k restricted stock award.
Stockholders approved Second Amended 2016 Incentive Award Plan: 12M shares reserved, auto annual increase cut from 6% to 1%, no fixed expiration.
At annual meeting, say-on-pay passed 193.9M for vs 10.6M against; KPMG ratified; all three Class II directors re-elected.

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Appointed

Thomas Reichert

Director

HLI · HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC.

Effective: 2026-10-01
Filed: September 22, 2026, 5:15 PM ET

On September 16, 2026, the Board elected Thomas Reichert as an independent Class I director of the Company, effective as of October 1, 2026.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Thomas Reichert was elected as Director at HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC..

Action: elected
Role: Director

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On September 16, 2026, the Board elected Thomas Reichert as an independent Class I director of the Company, effective as of October 1, 2026.

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