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HOULIHAN LOKEY INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.’s Form 8-K, filed September 22, 2023 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 25, 2026.

  • 6Ballot items
  • 381Asset managers
  • 2,590Fund votes
  • September 20, 2023Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of September 20, 2023: 6 items on HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.’s Form 8-K, filed September 22, 2023: 6 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.

These tallies are HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed September 22, 2023 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

HOULIHAN LOKEY INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held September 20, 2023
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Irwin N. Gold 204,808,721---- 21,535,5422,155,410 90%Not verified—
Elect Director: Cyrus D. Walker 197,960,324---- 28,383,9392,155,410 87%Not verified—
Elect Director: Gillian B. Zucker 221,764,492---- 4,581,6582,153,523 98%Not verified—
2. Approval of Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation 217,443,1878,831,42671,540 --2,153,520 96%Not verified—
3. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 227,354,8991,084,03460,740 --0 99.5%Not verified—
4. Amend and Restate the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation 195,390,12730,887,66468,362 --2,153,520 86%Not verified—

Source: HOULIHAN LOKEY INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 22, 2023 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the HOULIHAN LOKEY INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 381 asset managers that disclosed a HOULIHAN LOKEY INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Irwin N. Gold

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

90% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 90%
FOR: 204,808,721WITHHELD: 21,535,542
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 104 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect three Class II directors to our board of Directors: Irwin N. Gold

HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Irwin N. Gold”): 204,808,721 for, 21,535,542 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 22, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 90% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 104 asset managers below reported 12,555,377 for, 96 against, 9,468,089 withheld.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 12,555,377AGAINST: 96WITHHOLD: 9,468,089
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect three Class II directors to our board of Directors: Irwin N. Gold” at HOULIHAN LOKEY INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard6,463,6810 0900For
Fidelity957,2170 0708,291Mixed
BlackRock1,114,8930 00For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)00 01,075,000Withhold
Virtus00 01,021,148Withhold
Thrivent00 0873,394Withhold
T. Rowe Price00 0844,670Withhold
HARBOR FUNDS00 0717,194Withhold
Neuberger Berman686,8630 00For
AllianceBernstein00 0603,465Withhold
Columbia Threadneedle00 0566,003Withhold
Dimensional00 0532,247Withhold
Legg Mason465,3000 00For
FMI FUNDS INC465,0000 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES435,6000 00For
AMCAP FUND387,2940 00For
Charles Schwab379,5550 00For
John Hancock192,0910 053,630Mixed
AB RELATIVE VALUE FUND, INC.00 0244,930Withhold
Waddell & Reed00 0243,951Withhold
Principal00 0191,025Withhold
Goldman Sachs137,4310 022,647Mixed
Lincoln Financial00 0151,337Withhold
Royce00 0131,647Withhold
TIAA00 0130,460Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 104 asset managers. See all 104 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Cyrus D. Walker

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

87% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 87%
FOR: 197,960,324WITHHELD: 28,383,939
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 104 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect three Class II directors to our board of Directors: Cyrus D. Walker

HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Cyrus D. Walker”): 197,960,324 for, 28,383,939 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 22, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 87% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 104 asset managers below reported 10,508,657 for, 96 against, 11,514,809 withheld.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 10,508,657AGAINST: 96WITHHOLD: 11,514,809
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect three Class II directors to our board of Directors: Cyrus D. Walker” at HOULIHAN LOKEY INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard6,463,6810 0900For
Fidelity957,2170 0708,291Mixed
BlackRock1,114,8930 00For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)00 01,075,000Withhold
Virtus00 01,021,148Withhold
Thrivent00 0873,394Withhold
T. Rowe Price00 0844,670Withhold
HARBOR FUNDS00 0717,194Withhold
Neuberger Berman00 0686,863Withhold
AllianceBernstein00 0603,465Withhold
Columbia Threadneedle00 0566,003Withhold
Dimensional00 0532,247Withhold
Legg Mason465,3000 00For
FMI FUNDS INC00 0465,000Withhold
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES00 0435,600Withhold
AMCAP FUND387,2940 00For
Charles Schwab379,5550 00For
John Hancock192,0910 053,630Mixed
AB RELATIVE VALUE FUND, INC.00 0244,930Withhold
Waddell & Reed00 0243,951Withhold
Principal00 0191,025Withhold
Goldman Sachs4,0650 0156,013Withhold
Lincoln Financial00 0151,337Withhold
Royce00 0131,647Withhold
TIAA00 0130,460Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 104 asset managers. See all 104 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Gillian B. Zucker

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%
FOR: 221,764,492WITHHELD: 4,581,658
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 104 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect three Class II directors to our board of Directors: Gillian B. Zucker

HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Gillian B. Zucker”): 221,764,492 for, 4,581,658 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 22, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 104 asset managers below reported 20,199,135 for, 1,824,427 withheld.

FOR
FOR: 20,199,135WITHHOLD: 1,824,427
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect three Class II directors to our board of Directors: Gillian B. Zucker” at HOULIHAN LOKEY INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard6,464,5810 00For
Fidelity1,665,5080 00For
BlackRock1,114,8930 00For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)1,075,0000 00For
Virtus1,021,1480 00For
Thrivent873,3940 00For
T. Rowe Price844,6700 00For
HARBOR FUNDS717,1940 00For
Neuberger Berman686,8630 00For
AllianceBernstein00 0603,465Withhold
Columbia Threadneedle566,0030 00For
Dimensional00 0532,247Withhold
Legg Mason465,3000 00For
FMI FUNDS INC465,0000 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES435,6000 00For
AMCAP FUND387,2940 00For
Charles Schwab379,5550 00For
John Hancock205,8930 039,828Mixed
AB RELATIVE VALUE FUND, INC.00 0244,930Withhold
Waddell & Reed243,9510 00For
Principal42,8090 0148,216Mixed
Goldman Sachs160,0780 00For
Lincoln Financial145,9040 05,433For
Royce131,6470 00For
TIAA130,4600 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 104 asset managers. See all 104 in the interactive database.

4. 4. Amend and Restate the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

Outcome not verifiedCORPORATE GOVERNANCEReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

86% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 86%
FOR: 195,390,127AGAINST: 30,887,664
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 104 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To amend and restate our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to provide exculpation from liability for certain officers to the extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporate Law (the "DGCL"), eliminate inoperative or historical provisions, and update certain other related miscellaneous provisions;

HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Amend and Restate the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”): 195,390,127 for, 30,887,664 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 22, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 104 asset managers below reported 9,484,237 for, 12,490,957 against, 48,368 abstained.

FORAGAINST
FOR: 9,484,237AGAINST: 12,490,957ABSTAIN: 48,368
Largest asset managers voting on “To amend and restate our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to provide exculpation from liabili” at HOULIHAN LOKEY INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,846,114618,467 00Mixed
Fidelity895,959769,549 00Mixed
BlackRock1,114,8930 00For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)01,075,000 00Against
Virtus01,021,148 00Against
Thrivent0873,394 00Against
T. Rowe Price0844,670 00Against
HARBOR FUNDS0717,194 00Against
Neuberger Berman0686,863 00Against
AllianceBernstein0603,465 00Against
Columbia Threadneedle566,0030 00For
Dimensional0532,247 00Against
Legg Mason0465,300 00Against
FMI FUNDS INC0465,000 00Against
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES0435,600 00Against
AMCAP FUND387,2940 00For
Charles Schwab0379,555 00Against
John Hancock138,395107,326 00Mixed
AB RELATIVE VALUE FUND, INC.0244,930 00Against
Waddell & Reed0243,951 00Against
Principal50,300140,725 00Mixed
Goldman Sachs0160,078 00Against
Lincoln Financial0151,337 00Against
Royce0131,647 00Against
TIAA0130,460 00Against

Showing the 25 largest of 104 asset managers. See all 104 in the interactive database.

5. 2. Approval of Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Outcome not verifiedFund totals may overlapCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 217,443,187AGAINST: 8,831,426
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 357 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the accompanying Proxy Statement;

HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Approval of Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation”): 217,443,187 for, 8,831,426 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 22, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “ADVISORY VOTE TO RATIFY NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' COMPENSATION” (9 managers, 478,423 for, 24,868 against); “14A Executive Compensation” (6 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown); “To approve, on an advisory basis, the H of our named executive officers as disclosed in the accompanying Proxy Statement;” (2 managers, 55,308 for).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 100 asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the accompa” at HOULIHAN LOKEY INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard6,464,5810 00For
Fidelity1,604,25061,258 00For
BlackRock1,114,8930 00For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)1,075,0000 00For
Virtus1,021,1480 00For
Thrivent873,3940 00For
T. Rowe Price844,6700 00For
HARBOR FUNDS717,1940 00For
Neuberger Berman0686,863 00Against
AllianceBernstein603,4650 00For
Columbia Threadneedle566,0030 00For
Dimensional0532,247 00Against
Legg Mason465,3000 00For
FMI FUNDS INC0465,000 00Against
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES435,6000 00For
AMCAP FUND387,2940 00For
Charles Schwab379,5550 00For
John Hancock152,19793,524 00Mixed
AB RELATIVE VALUE FUND, INC.244,9300 00For
Waddell & Reed243,9510 00For
Principal191,0250 00For
Goldman Sachs156,0134,065 00For
Lincoln Financial145,9045,433 00For
Royce131,6470 00For
TIAA130,4600 00For

Fund voting reports, all 100 managers: 19,693,754 for, 2,221,034 against, 48,368 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 285 asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the accompa” at HOULIHAN LOKEY INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System3,000,0000 00For
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC2,456,5300 00For
AllianceBernstein2,097,7880 00For
Wellington1,614,9260 00For
BlackRock1,519,5890 00For
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC1,392,9770 00For
T. Rowe Price1,357,1780 00For
Fidelity882,984401,315 00Mixed
BAMCO INC /NY/1,232,1230 00For
Clearbridge Investments, LLC1,177,8350 00For
Neuberger Berman01,045,308 00Against
Thrivent884,3200 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC771,7320 00For
UBS0764,210 00Against
State Street718,0130 00For
Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.598,9240 00For
GW&K Investment Management, LLC5,942529,672 00Against
Natixis0529,076 00Against
Capital Group505,3320 00For
FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/0490,519 00Against
Man Group plc0471,790 00Against
FRANKLIN ADVISERS INC456,3320 00For
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC435,6590 00For
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD430,2240 00For
Charles Schwab400,3450 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 285 managers: 26,734,018 for, 6,377,232 against, 3,846 abstained, 2,250 not voted, 769 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. 3. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.5%
FOR: 227,354,899AGAINST: 1,084,034
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 103 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024;

HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 227,354,899 for, 1,084,034 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 22, 2023 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 103 asset managers below reported 21,972,222 for, 752 against, 48,368 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 21,972,222AGAINST: 752ABSTAIN: 48,368
Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year” at HOULIHAN LOKEY INC., 2023-2024
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard6,464,5810 00For
Fidelity1,665,5080 00For
BlackRock1,114,8930 00For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)1,075,0000 00For
Virtus1,021,1480 00For
Thrivent873,3940 00For
T. Rowe Price844,6700 00For
HARBOR FUNDS717,1940 00For
Neuberger Berman686,8630 00For
AllianceBernstein603,4650 00For
Columbia Threadneedle566,0030 00For
Dimensional532,2470 00For
Legg Mason465,3000 00For
FMI FUNDS INC465,0000 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES435,6000 00For
AMCAP FUND387,2940 00For
Charles Schwab379,5550 00For
John Hancock245,7210 00For
AB RELATIVE VALUE FUND, INC.244,9300 00For
Waddell & Reed243,9510 00For
Principal191,0250 00For
Goldman Sachs160,0780 00For
Lincoln Financial151,3370 00For
Royce131,6470 00For
TIAA130,4600 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 103 asset managers. See all 103 in the interactive database.

Largest HOULIHAN LOKEY INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 63,806,156 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top HOULIHAN LOKEY INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To elect three Class II directors to our board of Directors: Irwin N. Gold”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 10.13%
2Fidelity 2.61%
3BlackRock 1.75%
4BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) 1.68%
5Virtus 1.60%
6Thrivent 1.37%
7T. Rowe Price 1.32%
8HARBOR FUNDS 1.12%
9Neuberger Berman 1.08%
10AllianceBernstein 0.95%
Institutional-manager reports: top HOULIHAN LOKEY INC. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed…”, 2023-2024
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Maryland State Retirement & Pension System 4.70%
2EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 3.85%
3AllianceBernstein 3.29%
4Wellington 2.53%
5BlackRock 2.38%
6KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2.18%
7T. Rowe Price 2.13%
8Fidelity 2.01%
9BAMCO INC /NY/ 1.93%
10Clearbridge Investments, LLC 1.85%

Reported HOULIHAN LOKEY INC. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

HOULIHAN LOKEY INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
HL Voting Trust 25.69% DEF14A
Irwin N. Gold 25.69% DEF14A
Scott L. Beiser 25.69% DEF14A
BlackRock Fund Advisors 8.32% DEF14A
Vanguard Group 8.31% 13F
EARNEST Partners, LLC 5.06% DEF14A
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC 4.37% DEF14A
Wellington Management 3.16% 13F
State Street 2.51% 13F
FMR (Fidelity) 2.25% 13F

Percentages above are of 63,806,156 shares outstanding, as reported by HOULIHAN LOKEY INC. on its Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2023 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.’s 10-Q dated June 30, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 25, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.'s shareholder meeting held September 20, 2023, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 381 asset managers reported how they voted on 6 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 2,590 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed… — FOR was 96% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: HOULIHAN LOKEY INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 2023.

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