Stepstone Group Inc. SEC Filings

StepStone Group Inc. held its 2025 Annual Meeting on September 9, 2025. Stockholders elected nine director nominees to one-year terms and ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. Shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the company’s named executive officer compensation (Say-on-Pay). They also approved an Exculpation Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers under Delaware law; a Certificate of Amendment reflecting that change was filed with Delaware on September 10, 2025 and became effective upon filing. Stockholders also approved certain Clean-Up Amendments (technical and conforming changes) that the company intends to file with Delaware on September 18, 2025. As of the July 15, 2024 record date there were 78,552,912 shares of Class A and 39,504,186 shares of Class B common stock outstanding, with 268,858,771 votes represented at the meeting out of 276,073,842 votes eligible.

David F. Hoffmeister, a director of StepStone Group Inc. (STEP), was granted 3,691 shares of Class A common stock on 09/09/2025 as compensation for board service. These shares were issued pursuant to restricted stock units that vest in full on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the issuer's next annual meeting of stockholders, provided the reporting person continues to serve.

After the reported grant, Mr. Hoffmeister beneficially owns 13,934 shares directly and has indirect beneficial ownership of 39,536 shares through Sentinel Point Partners Inc. The Form 4 was signed on behalf of Mr. Hoffmeister by an attorney-in-fact on 09/10/2025.

Valerie G. Brown, a director of StepStone Group Inc. (STEP), was issued 3,281 shares of Class A common stock on 09/09/2025 as compensation for board service. Following the grant, Ms. Brown beneficially owns 6,717 shares directly and 15,322 shares indirectly through a trust. The restricted stock units vest in full on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the issuer's next annual meeting of stockholders, conditioned on continued service. The Form 4 was signed on 09/10/2025 by an attorney-in-fact.

StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) director Anne L. Raymond was granted 3,281 shares of Class A Common Stock as restricted stock units on 09/09/2025. Following the grant, Ms. Raymond beneficially owned 27,237 shares. The award vests in full on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the issuer's next annual meeting of stockholders, subject to continued service. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/10/2025. The filing discloses director compensation in the form of equity and the post-grant beneficial ownership total; no derivative transactions or exercise prices are reported.

Scott W. Hart, reported on Form 4 that he sold 10,000 shares of Class A common stock of StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) on 08/25/2025 at a weighted average price of $61.44. The filing states the sale was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan executed in multiple trades with prices ranging from $60.88 to $61.70. The Form lists beneficial ownership positions after the reported transactions, including 50,000 Class A shares (indirect, by trust), 50,883 Class A shares, and 3,061,782 Class B shares (indirect, by trust). The form is signed by an attorney-in-fact and notes membership in a 13D group owning more than 10%.

StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) – Form 4 insider transaction

On 07/25/2025, CEO & Director Scott W. Hart disposed of 10,000 Class A shares at a weighted-average $61.28 per share under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, generating roughly $0.61 million in proceeds.

Post-sale beneficial ownership stands at:

• 60,000 Class A shares indirectly (trust)
• 50,883 Class A shares directly
• 3,061,782 Class B shares indirectly (trust)