QuinStreet director Smith gets 8,459-share stock award

Vesting begins October 29, 2026, and proceeds daily over one year.

Available on EDGAR 11/02/2026 - 04:57 PM EST Accepted by SEC EDGAR 11/02/2026 - 04:57 PM EST Learn about SEC filing dates

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

QuinStreet, Inc. director Hillary B. Smith reported an award covering 8,459 shares of common stock issuable under a restricted stock unit (RSU) award. Vesting begins October 29, 2026, and occurs daily over one year. Her reported direct position after the award was 72,418 shares; she also reported 3,350 shares held indirectly by a trust.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 8,459 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider SMITH HILLARY B

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock F1	8,459	$0.00	$0.00
Holding	Common Stock	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 72,418 shares (Direct); Common Stock — 3,350 shares (Indirect, by Trust)

Holdings Before and After: Common Stock, 63,959 to 72,418 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. Represents shares of common stock that are issuable pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) award. The vesting commencement date of the RSU award is October 29, 2026 and it vests daily over one year.

Key Figures

RSU award: 8,459 shares Vesting period: 1 year Direct shares following award: 72,418 shares +1 more

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RSU award 8,459 shares Award dated October 29, 2026

Vesting period 1 year Vests daily beginning October 29, 2026

Direct shares following award 72,418 shares Reported after the award

Indirect trust-held shares 3,350 shares Holding entry dated October 29, 2026

Key Terms

Restricted Stock Unit (RSU), vesting commencement date, vests daily

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Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) technical

"pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) award"

A restricted stock unit (RSU) is a promise from a company to give an employee company shares (or cash equal to their value) at a future date if certain conditions are met, such as staying with the company or hitting performance targets. For investors, RSUs matter because when they convert into actual shares they increase the number of shares available and can create selling pressure as employees cash out—think of them as a future paycheck paid in company stock.

vesting commencement date technical

"The vesting commencement date of the RSU award"

The vesting commencement date is the starting point when an employee begins earning ownership rights to their promised benefits, such as stock options or retirement contributions. Think of it like the day a savings account is opened—only after this date do the benefits start to grow and become fully available over time. It matters to investors because it marks when the clock begins ticking toward full ownership, affecting the timing and value of these benefits.

vests daily technical

"and it vests daily over one year"

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How many shares were included in Hillary B. Smith's QNST RSU award?

The award covered 8,459 shares of common stock issuable under a restricted stock unit award. Vesting begins October 29, 2026, and occurs daily over one year.

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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^*

SMITH HILLARY B

(Last) (First) (Middle)

950 TOWER LANE, 12TH FLOOR

(Street)

FOSTER CITY CALIFORNIA 94404

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUINSTREET, INC [ QNST ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/29/2026

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

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

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

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
Common Stock	10/29/2026		A		8,459(1)	A	$0.0	72,418	D
Common Stock								3,350	I	by Trust

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock that are issuable pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) award. The vesting commencement date of the RSU award is October 29, 2026 and it vests daily over one year.

	By: Gregory Wong For: Hillary Smith	11/02/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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