Adelson Scott Joseph Form 4 HOULIHAN LOKEY / Scott Joseph Adelson ownership change

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Adelson Scott Joseph

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC.

10250 CONSTELLATION BLVD., 5TH FLOOR

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90067

(City) (State) (Zip)

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
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CO-PRESIDENT

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/23/2024

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

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

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

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

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
CLASS B COMMON STOCK	(1)	05/23/2024		A		3,697(2)		(1)	(1)	CLASS A COMMON STOCK	3,697	$0	3,697	D
CLASS B COMMON STOCK	(1)	05/23/2024		Z			3,697	(1)	(1)	CLASS A COMMON STOCK	3,697	$0	880,282	I(3)	BY HL VOTING TRUST

Explanation of Responses:

1. Class B Common Stock is convertible into Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis at the option of the holder, upon any transfer and automatically upon the Final Conversion Dates (as defined in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (No. 333-205610) concerning the Issuer's initial public offering). The Class B Common Stock has no expiration date.

2. On May 23, 2024, the Issuer granted 3,697 performance shares of Class B Common Stock to the reporting person pursuant to its 2016 Incentive Award Plan, which vest in four equal annual installments following the grant date if certain performance goals based upon revenue growth are achieved. If on vesting date such performance criteria are not achieved, the annual installment of shares will be forfeited.

3. Represents shares of Class B Common Stock deposited into the HL Voting Trust (the "Voting Trust"). The reporting person retains investment control and dispositive power over the shares deposited into the Voting Trust.

Remarks:

	/s/ J. Lindsey Alley, Attorney-in-Fact for Scott J. Adelson	05/28/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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