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Houlihan Lokey, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Houlihan Lokey, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed September 19, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

  • 5Ballot items
  • 517Asset managers
  • 3,262Fund votes
  • September 17, 2025Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of September 17, 2025: 5 items on Houlihan Lokey, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed September 19, 2025: 5 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

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 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 19, 2025 (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 17, 2025
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Scott L. Beiser 190,098,660---- 19,652,0372,100,021 91%Not verified—
Elect Director: Todd J. Carter 190,572,180---- 19,178,5172,100,021 91%Not verified—
Elect Director: Paul A. Zuber 184,094,657---- 25,656,0402,100,021 88%Not verified—
2. Approval of Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation 201,286,0558,431,93032,712 --2,100,021 96%Not verified—
3. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 210,493,5161,332,86124,341 --0 99.3%Not verified—

Source: Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 19, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Houlihan Lokey, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 517 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: Paul A. Zuber

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

88% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 88%
FOR: 184,094,657WITHHELD: 25,656,040
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 134 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect three Class I directors to our board of directors: Paul A. Zuber

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul A. Zuber”): 184,094,657 for, 25,656,040 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 19, 2025 (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: 88% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 134 asset managers below reported 15,136,257 for, 13,917 against, 10,487,652 withheld, 21 abstained, 42 not voted.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 15,136,257AGAINST: 13,917ABSTAIN: 21WITHHOLD: 10,487,652NOT VOTED: 42
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect three Class I directors to our board of directors: Paul A. Zuber” at Houlihan Lokey, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,793,7650 211,056For
BlackRock3,226,9330 00For
Fidelity1,658,9280 0876,312Mixed
Virtus00 01,252,774Withhold
AMCAP FUND1,207,8840 00For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)00 0950,000Withhold
Invesco00 0780,188Withhold
HARBOR FUNDS00 0612,547Withhold
Charles Schwab2720 0587,154Withhold
Prudential/PGIM521,9880 01,156For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST00 0465,427Withhold
State Street8850 0449,375Withhold
Neuberger Berman425,4790 00For
First Trust00 0409,936Withhold
Thrivent00 0399,562Withhold
Capital Group398,0580 00For
FMI FUNDS INC395,0000 00For
T. Rowe Price00 0384,151Withhold
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS7,0460 0348,391Withhold
AllianceBernstein00 0240,148Withhold
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II225,0000 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES00 0224,061Withhold
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST199,5980 0874For
Jackson National20,0000 0158,329Mixed
Bridge Builder Trust149,7240 021,444Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 134 asset managers. See all 134 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Scott L. Beiser

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%
FOR: 190,098,660WITHHELD: 19,652,037
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 134 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect three Class I directors to our board of directors: Scott L. Beiser

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Scott L. Beiser”): 190,098,660 for, 19,652,037 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 19, 2025 (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: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 134 asset managers below reported 16,859,596 for, 13,917 against, 8,764,317 withheld, 17 abstained, 42 not voted.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 16,859,596AGAINST: 13,917ABSTAIN: 17WITHHOLD: 8,764,317NOT VOTED: 42
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect three Class I directors to our board of directors: Scott L. Beiser” at Houlihan Lokey, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,793,7690 171,056For
BlackRock3,226,9330 00For
Fidelity1,043,7250 01,491,515Mixed
Virtus00 01,252,774Withhold
AMCAP FUND1,207,8840 00For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)00 0950,000Withhold
Invesco780,1880 00For
HARBOR FUNDS00 0612,547Withhold
Charles Schwab587,4260 00For
Prudential/PGIM521,9880 01,156For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST00 0465,427Withhold
State Street446,3200 03,940For
Neuberger Berman425,4790 00For
First Trust00 0409,936Withhold
Thrivent00 0399,562Withhold
Capital Group398,0580 00For
FMI FUNDS INC395,0000 00For
T. Rowe Price00 0384,151Withhold
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS7,0460 0348,391Withhold
AllianceBernstein00 0240,148Withhold
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II225,0000 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES224,0610 00For
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST199,5980 0874For
Jackson National20,0000 0158,329Mixed
Bridge Builder Trust149,7240 021,444Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 134 asset managers. See all 134 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Todd J. Carter

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 10 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%
FOR: 190,572,180WITHHELD: 19,178,517
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 134 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect three Class I directors to our board of directors: Todd J. Carter

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Todd J. Carter”): 190,572,180 for, 19,178,517 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 19, 2025 (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: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 134 asset managers below reported 16,404,315 for, 13,917 against, 9,219,599 withheld, 16 abstained, 42 not voted.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 16,404,315AGAINST: 13,917ABSTAIN: 16WITHHOLD: 9,219,599NOT VOTED: 42
Largest asset managers voting on “To elect three Class I directors to our board of directors: Todd J. Carter” at Houlihan Lokey, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,794,8260 160For
BlackRock3,226,9330 00For
Fidelity1,043,7250 01,491,515Mixed
Virtus00 01,252,774Withhold
AMCAP FUND1,207,8840 00For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)00 0950,000Withhold
Invesco00 0780,188Withhold
HARBOR FUNDS00 0612,547Withhold
Charles Schwab587,4260 00For
Prudential/PGIM521,9880 01,156For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST00 0465,427Withhold
State Street446,3200 03,940For
Neuberger Berman425,4790 00For
First Trust00 0409,936Withhold
Thrivent00 0399,562Withhold
Capital Group398,0580 00For
FMI FUNDS INC395,0000 00For
T. Rowe Price00 0384,151Withhold
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS7,0460 0348,391Withhold
AllianceBernstein00 0240,148Withhold
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II225,0000 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES224,0610 00For
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST199,5980 0874For
Jackson National105,5540 072,775Mixed
Bridge Builder Trust149,7240 021,444Mixed

Showing the 25 largest of 134 asset managers. See all 134 in the interactive database.

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

Outcome not verifiedFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%
FOR: 201,286,055AGAINST: 8,431,930
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 501 asset managers

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

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Approval of Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation”): 201,286,055 for, 8,431,930 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 19, 2025 (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” (10 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown); “14A Executive Compensation” (5 managers, 20 for, 458 against); “To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the accompanying Proxy Statement” (3 managers, 431,474 for); “To approve, on an advisory basis, the H of our named executive officers as disclosed in the accompany Proxy Statement.” (2 managers, 7,483 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: 128 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., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,793,7791,063 00For
BlackRock3,226,9330 00For
Fidelity2,440,38294,858 00For
Virtus1,252,7740 00For
AMCAP FUND1,207,8840 00For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)950,0000 00For
Invesco780,1880 00For
HARBOR FUNDS612,5470 00For
Charles Schwab587,32799 00For
Prudential/PGIM35,763487,381 00Mixed
CARILLON SERIES TRUST465,4270 00For
State Street450,077183 00For
Neuberger Berman0425,479 00Against
First Trust409,9360 00For
Thrivent399,5620 00For
Capital Group398,0580 00For
FMI FUNDS INC0395,000 00Against
T. Rowe Price384,1510 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS347,0398,398 00For
AllianceBernstein240,1480 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II225,0000 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES0224,061 00Against
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST200,4720 00For
Jackson National174,1804,149 00For
Bridge Builder Trust171,1680 00For

Fund voting reports, all 128 managers: 23,405,238 for, 2,119,964 against, 18,073 abstained, 42 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 407 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., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC2,723,2950 00For
BlackRock2,029,74512,571 00For
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC1,914,5202,315 00For
Fidelity1,568,3460 00For
State Street1,546,570187 00For
BAMCO INC /NY/1,082,6230 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1,045,5160 00For
Wellington959,4580 00For
T. Rowe Price899,6460 00For
Capital Research Global Investors854,6840 00For
Capital Group799,3620 00For
UBS0701,932 00Against
EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC695,5800 00For
Neuberger Berman0662,319 00Against
Charles Schwab596,38399 00For
Clearbridge Investments, LLC579,5810 00For
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/549,4700 00For
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC0507,074 00Against
AllianceBernstein468,2850 00For
Northern Trust438,681130 00For
Thrivent415,0970 00For
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC388,3890 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp372,9570 00For
Ancora Advisors LLC372,1190 00For
GW&K Investment Management, LLC0100,337 00Against

Institutional-manager reports, all 407 managers: 26,045,045 for, 6,256,393 against, 3,672 abstained, 5,556 not voted, 241,167 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

5. 3. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Outcome not verifiedAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.3% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.3%
FOR: 210,493,516AGAINST: 1,332,861
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 131 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, 2026.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 210,493,516 for, 1,332,861 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 19, 2025 (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: 99.3% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 131 asset managers below reported 25,523,084 for, 6,414 against, 18,073 abstained, 42 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 25,523,084AGAINST: 6,414ABSTAIN: 18,073NOT VOTED: 42
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., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard5,794,8411 00For
BlackRock3,226,9330 00For
Fidelity2,535,2400 00For
Virtus1,252,7740 00For
AMCAP FUND1,207,8840 00For
BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND)950,0000 00For
Invesco780,1880 00For
HARBOR FUNDS612,5470 00For
Charles Schwab587,4260 00For
Prudential/PGIM523,1440 00For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST465,4270 00For
State Street450,23525 00For
Neuberger Berman425,4790 00For
First Trust409,9360 00For
Thrivent399,5620 00For
Capital Group398,0580 00For
FMI FUNDS INC395,0000 00For
T. Rowe Price384,1510 00For
TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS355,4370 00For
AllianceBernstein240,1480 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II225,0000 00For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES224,0610 00For
MUTUAL FUND SERIES TRUST200,4720 00For
Jackson National178,3290 00For
Bridge Builder Trust171,1680 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 131 asset managers. See all 131 in the interactive database.

Largest Houlihan Lokey, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

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.

Fund voting reports: top Houlihan Lokey, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “To elect three Class I directors to our board of directors: Paul A. Zuber”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager Shares voted
1Vanguard 5,794,842
2BlackRock 3,226,933
3Fidelity 2,535,240
4Virtus 1,252,774
5AMCAP FUND 1,207,884
6BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) 950,000
7Invesco 780,188
8HARBOR FUNDS 612,547
9Charles Schwab 587,468
10Prudential/PGIM 523,144
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…”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager Shares voted
1KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2,723,295
2BlackRock 2,042,316
3EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 1,916,835
4Fidelity 1,568,346
5State Street 1,546,757
6BAMCO INC /NY/ 1,082,623
7GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1,045,516
8Wellington 959,458
9T. Rowe Price 899,646
10Capital Research Global Investors 854,684

Shown as share counts, not percentages: no shares-outstanding figure has been matched to Houlihan Lokey, Inc. for the 2025-2026 season, so there is no denominator to divide by.

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. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held September 17, 2025, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 517 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 3,262 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 19, 2025.

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