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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 18, 2025
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
STEPSTONE GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware | 001-39510 | 84-3868757 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The information set forth under Item 5.03 below is incorporated by reference in this Item 3.03.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by StepStone Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 11, 2025 (the “Prior 8-K”), on September 9, 2025, upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Company’s stockholders approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to remove obsolete provisions and make certain other clarifying, technical and conforming changes (the “Clean-Up Amendments”). The details of the Clean-Up Amendments were disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the SEC on July 25, 2025, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
As a result, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 18, 2025, which became effective upon filing. The Company subsequently filed a restated certificate of incorporation (the “Restated Certificate”) that integrated the Certificate of Incorporation, the Clean-Up Amendments, and the amendment to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware law as described in the Prior 8-K.
The foregoing description of the Clean-Up Amendments and the Restated Certificate are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment and the Restated Certificate, respectively, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
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| | STEPSTONE GROUP INC. |
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| Date: September 19, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jennifer Y. Ishiguro |
| | Jennifer Y. Ishiguro |
| | Chief Legal Officer & Secretary |
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