---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950103-23-015943"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QNST"
cik: "0001117297"
company_name: "QUINSTREET, INC"
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T23:22:32.440620+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# QuinStreet stockholders elect three Class II directors, ratify PwC, approve say-on-pay on 1-year frequency

## Summary
- Elected Asmau Ahmed (47.4M for), Matthew Glickman (46.9M for), Hillary Smith (45.6M for) to three-year terms.
- Ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor for FY2024 (50.7M for, 0.7M against, 1.6K abstentions).
- Approved non-binding say-on-pay compensation for NEOs (46.9M for, 0.97M against, 3.6M broker non-votes).
- Adopted 1-year frequency for future say-on-pay votes (46.1M for 1-year, 1.8M for 3-year, 20K abstentions).
- 94% of outstanding shares (51.4M of 54.7M) were present or represented at the meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950103-23-015943
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QNST
- cik: 0001117297
- company_name: QUINSTREET, INC
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117297/000095010323015943/0000950103-23-015943-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117297/000095010323015943/dp202464_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  QUINSTREET, INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote to approve compensation of named executive officers at the 2023-10-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-10-27
  source text: Proposal Three . The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2023 Proxy Statement. The table below presents the voting results on this proposal: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 46,909,693 968,083 4,415 3,550,322
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117297/000095010323015943/0000950103-23-015943-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  QUINSTREET, INC shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 at the 2023-10-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-10-27
  source text: Proposal Two . The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The table below presents the voting results on this proposal: For Against Abstentions 50,739,113 691,755 1,645
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117297/000095010323015943/0000950103-23-015943-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  QUINSTREET, INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-10-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-10-27
  source text: Proposal Four . The stockholders determined, on a non-binding advisory basis, the every “1 Year” frequency of future stockholder advisory votes regarding compensation awarded to our named executive officers. The table below presents the voting results on this proposal (and the Company will hold advisory votes on executive compensation every 1 year): 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 46,068,957 642 1,792,203 20,389 3,550,322
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117297/000095010323015943/0000950103-23-015943-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  QUINSTREET, INC shareholders approved Election of three Class II directors to serve until 2026 annual meeting at the 2023-10-27 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-10-27
  source text: Proposal One . The stockholders elected the Company’s three Class II nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors for a three-year term expiring on the date of the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The table below presents the results of the election: Name For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Asmau Ahmed 47,381,744 500,447 3,550,322 Matthew Glickman 46,907,260 974,931 3,550,322 Hillary Smith 45,571,611 2,310,580 3,550,322
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117297/000095010323015943/0000950103-23-015943-index.htm

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