# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001796022
**File Stem:** 0001821978-25-000003
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 7390
**Document Hash:** 901e8e32401e4d8b1135d19e22d8520a
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001821978-25-000003.hdr.sgml**: 20251001

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001821978-25-000003

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250930

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251001

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251001

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Keck Thomas
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001821978

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-39510
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251366015

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10017
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** StepStone Group Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001796022
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 843868757
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0331

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 277 PARK AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** 45TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10172
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 1-212-351-6100

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 277 PARK AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** 45TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10172

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

---

| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Keck Thomas<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O STEPSTONE GROUP INC.<br>277 PARK AVENUE, 45TH FLOOR<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>NEW YORK, NY 10172<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-09-30 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>StepStone Group Inc. [ STEP ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

---

## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

---

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Class B Common Stock | 2025-09-30 |  | G<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 30623 | D<sup>(1)</sup> | $0 | 2520501 | I | By Trust |
| Class B Common Stock | 2025-09-30 |  | G<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 30623 | A<sup>(1)</sup> | $0 | 30623 | I | By Croft & Company LLC |
| Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13966 | D |  |
| Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100750 | I | By Trust |
| Class B Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1645374 | I | By Cresta Capital, LLC |

---

## Table II - Derivative Securities

---

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Class B Units | <sup>(2)</sup> | 2025-09-30 |  | G<sup>(1)</sup> |  |  | 30623<sup>(1)</sup> | <sup>(2)</sup> | <sup>(2)</sup> | Class A Common Stock | 30623 | <sup>(1)</sup> | 2520501 | I | By Trust |
| Class B Units | <sup>(2)</sup> | 2025-09-30 |  | G<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 30623<sup>(1)</sup> |  | <sup>(2)</sup> | <sup>(2)</sup> | Class A Common Stock | 30623 | <sup>(1)</sup> | 30623 | I | By Croft & Company LLC |
| Class B Units | <sup>(2)</sup> |  |  |  |  |  |  | <sup>(2)</sup> | <sup>(2)</sup> | Class A Common Stock | 1645374 |  | 1645374 | I | By Cresta Capital, LLC |

---

### Footnotes:

(1) On September 30, 2025, the Reporting Person transferred 30,623 Class B Units of Stepstone Group LP, together with an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock (collectively, the "Transferred Interest") to an entity (the "Transferee Entity") owned entirely by a trust established for the benefit of Reporting Person's immediate family (such transaction, the "Transfer"). Pursuant to the terms of the Transfer, the Reporting Person is required to retain the exclusive right to exercise or direct the exercise of voting control in respect of the Transferred Interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Reporting Person disclaims all beneficial ownership of the Transferred Interests.

(2) Class B Units of StepStone Group LP are exchangeable, on a one-for-one basis, for shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. Upon exchange of a Class B Unit, the corresponding share of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer will be automatically redeemed and cancelled.

**Signature:** /s/ Jennifer Ishiguro, Attorney-in-fact for Thomas Keck  
**Date:** 2025-10-01

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**