Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HOTZ ROBERT H
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC. [HLI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC, 10250 CONSTELLATION BLVD., 5TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2016
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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) 04/30/2016   J   41,294 (2)     (1)   (1) CLASS A COMMON STOCK 41,294 $ 0 41,294 D  
CLASS B COMMON STOCK $ 0 04/30/2016   Z     41,294 (3) (4)   (1)   (1) CLASS A COMMON STOCK 41,294 $ 0 $ 926,422 (4) I BY HL VOTING TRUST

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HOTZ ROBERT H
C/O HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC
10250 CONSTELLATION BLVD., 5TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ J. Lindsey Alley, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert H. Hotz   05/04/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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 Date (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 April 30, 2016, the Issuer granted 41,294 shares of Class B Common Stock to the reporting person for services as an employee pursuant to its 2016 Incentive Award Plan, which grant was approved by the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Issuer. The shares vest in four equal annual installments following the grant date. The reporting person is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, solely by virtue of his position as a trustee of the HL Voting Trust (the "Voting Trust").
(3) Represents shares of Class B Common Stock deposited into the Voting Trust. The reporting person retains investment control and dispositive power over the shares deposited into the Voting Trust.
(4) The reporting person is a trustee of the Voting Trust. The trustees of the Voting Trust have shared voting control over the shares deposited into the Voting Trust. The reporting person has a pecuniary interest in and investment control over the shares reported herein.

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