Form 8-K
8-K — StepStone Group Inc.
Accession: 0001796022-26-000006
Filed: 2026-09-08
Period: 2026-09-08
CIK: 0001796022
SIC: 6282 (INVESTMENT ADVICE)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September 8, 2026
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
STEPSTONE GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-39510
84-3868757
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
277 Park Avenue, 45th Floor
New York,
NY
10172
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(212) 351-6100
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share STEP The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On September 8, 2026, StepStone Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) for the purposes of (i) electing seven director nominees named in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”) to serve for a one-year term; (ii) ratifying the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027; and (iii) approving, on a non-binding and advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers (“Say-on-Pay”). As of the record date of July 14, 2026, there were 82,288,907 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and 38,387,761 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Class B Common Stock”), outstanding. Stockholders were entitled to one vote per share of Class A Common Stock held and one vote per share of Class B Common Stock held on the matters presented at the Annual Meeting. The Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voted as a single class on all matters presented at the Annual Meeting. Of the total 120,676,668 votes eligible to be cast at the Annual Meeting, shares entitled to cast 108,711,940 votes were represented. The final results of the stockholder vote are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected each of the nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, each to serve for a one-year term to expire at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement or disqualification. The following seven directors were elected by the votes shown below.
FOR WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES
Monte M. Brem 87,916,634 12,707,825 8,087,481
Valerie G. Brown 94,888,049 5,736,410 8,087,481
Scott W. Hart 99,973,691 650,768 8,087,481
David F. Hoffmeister 91,336,024 9,288,435 8,087,481
Thomas Keck 100,041,871 582,588 8,087,481
Steven R. Mitchell 98,824,212 1,800,247 8,087,481
Anne L. Raymond 95,041,029 5,583,430 8,087,481
Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. The selection was ratified by the votes shown below.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES
98,474,389 10,217,166 20,385 0
Proposal 3 - Say-on-Pay
The Company’s stockholders, on a non-binding and advisory basis, voted to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The Say-on-Pay proposal was approved by the votes shown below.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES
94,882,717 5,720,728 21,014 8,087,481
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
STEPSTONE GROUP INC.
Date: September 8, 2026 By: /s/ Jennifer Y. Ishiguro
Jennifer Y. Ishiguro
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
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