{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001796022-23-000059","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"STEP","cik":"0001796022","company_name":"StepStone Group Inc.","filed_at":"2023-09-14T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:35.275221+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-10T17:44:50.016658+00:00","sec_items":["5.07"],"event_type":"other","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.05,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.05,"confidence":"high","headline":"StepStone shareholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay and ESPP","bullets":["Elected Scott W. Hart, David F. Hoffmeister, Anne L. Raymond as Class III directors for one-year terms.","Ratified Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year ending March 31, 2024; 290.5M votes for.","Advisory say-on-pay proposal approved with 288.9M votes for (99.6% of votes cast, excluding broker non-votes).","Approved 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 289.6M votes for (99.8% of votes cast)."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001796022-23-000059","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001796022-23-000059.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001796022-23-000059.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001796022-23-000059.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1796022/000179602223000059/0001796022-23-000059-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1796022/000179602223000059/step-20230913.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-10T17:44:50.016658+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"9beda8e7784508a067beda776aec959ed5c78be1","claim":"StepStone Group Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2023-09-13 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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, 2024","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1796022/000179602223000059/0001796022-23-000059-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-09-13"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"a65a9c38e8cd9c7983938bcec6fc8fefe3f738f3","claim":"StepStone Group Inc. shareholders approved Approval, on a non-binding and advisory basis, of the compensation of named executive officers at the 2023-09-13 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s stockholders, on a non-binding and advisory basis, voted to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1796022/000179602223000059/0001796022-23-000059-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-09-13"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"aaeda78c1a9fbfa8d2b3d9becc50dd8a208e49c1","claim":"StepStone Group Inc. shareholders approved Election of three Class III directors at the 2023-09-13 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s stockholders elected each of the Class III nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1796022/000179602223000059/0001796022-23-000059-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-09-13"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"eabcc7a66b27346577f6085c093a0347af966701","claim":"StepStone Group Inc. shareholders approved Approval of StepStone Group Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan at the 2023-09-13 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company’s stockholders voted to approve the ESPP","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1796022/000179602223000059/0001796022-23-000059-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-09-13"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}