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                    <ns2:zipCode>90067</ns2:zipCode>
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        <remarks>Sales that were executed on October 14, 2024 are being reported on this Form 144 filed on October 15, 2024 given the EDGAR system was not accepting filings on October 14, 2024 in observance of the federal holiday.</remarks>
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            <noticeDate>10/14/2024</noticeDate>
            <planAdoptionDates>
                <planAdoptionDate>05/21/2024</planAdoptionDate>
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144
0001794578
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001302215
HOULIHAN LOKEY INC
001-37537
10250 Constellation Blvd. 5th Floor
Los Angeles
CA
90067
310-553-8871
GILLIAN ZUCKER
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
200
33496.00
53119956
10/14/2024
NYSE
Common
05/24/2023
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
200
05/24/2023
N/A
N
10b5-1 Sales for GILLIAN ZUCKER
10250 Constellation Blvd. 5th Floor
Los Angeles
CA
90067
Common
09/13/2024
200
30456.00
10b5-1 Sales for GILLIAN ZUCKER
10250 Constellation Blvd. 5th Floor
Los Angeles
CA
90067
Common
08/20/2024
200
30498.00
Sales that were executed on October 14, 2024 are being reported on this Form 144 filed on October 15, 2024 given the EDGAR system was not accepting filings on October 14, 2024 in observance of the federal holiday.
10/14/2024
05/21/2024
/s/ Gillian B Zucker