SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Sanford Energy, Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) 6733 S. YALE AVE. (Street) TULSA OK 74136 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol StepStone Group Inc. [ STEP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Former 10% Owner
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/02/2024
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class B Common Stock	12/02/2024		D(1)		500,000	D	$0.001	3,330,328	D(6)
Class A Common Stock	12/02/2024		C(1)		500,000	A	(5)	500,000	D(6)
Class B Common Stock								3,662,708	D(2)(3)(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Units	(5)	12/02/2024		C(1)			500,000	(5)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	500,000	(5)	3,330,328	D(6)
Class B Units	(5)							(5)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	3,662,708		3,662,708	D(2)(3)(4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Sanford Energy, Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) 6733 S. YALE AVE. (Street) TULSA OK 74136 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ARG Private Equity, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 6733 S. YALE AVE. (Street) TULSA OK 74136 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ARGO Holdings, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 6733 S. YALE AVE. (Street) TULSA OK 74136 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KAISER GEORGE B (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FREDERIC DORWART, LAWYERS PLLC 124 EAST FOURTH STREET (Street) TULSA OK 74103 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Waldo Robert (Last) (First) (Middle) 6733 S. YALE AVE. (Street) TULSA, OK 74136 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On December 2, 2024, Sanford Energy, Inc. ("Sanford") exchanged 500,000 Class B Units of StepStone Group LP for 500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. In connection with the exchange, 500,000 shares of Class B Common Stock were automatically redeemed and cancelled.

2. Robert Waldo beneficially owns 25,000 shares of Class A Common Stock as the direct holder of a corresponding number of Class B Units. Each of ARG Private Equity, LLC ("ARG PE"), ARGO Holdings, LLC ("ARGO Holdings"), and George B. Kaiser disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities to the extent it or he does not have a pecuniary interest therein.

3. ARGO Holdings beneficially owns 3,662,708 shares of Class A Common Stock as the direct holder of a corresponding number of Class B Units. ARGO Holdings is managed by ARG PE. ARG PE may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,662,708 shares of Class A Common Stock and corresponding number of Class B Units directly held by ARGO Holdings. Robert Waldo is a manager and Vice President of ARG PE, and thus may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,662,708 shares of Class A Common Stock and corresponding number of Class B Units directly held by ARGO Holdings. George B. Kaiser is the sole member of ARG PE. Mr. Kaiser beneficially owns 3,662,708 shares of Class A Common Stock and corresponding number of Class B Units directly held by ARGO Holdings as the majority owner of ARG PE.

4. Each of ARG PE, Mr. Waldo and Mr. Kaiser disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

5. The Class B Units 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.

6. Sanford directly holds of record 500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. Sanford beneficially owns an additional 3,330,328 shares of Class A Common Stock as the direct holder of a corresponding number of Class B Units. ARG PE holds a minority interest in Sanford, and Mr. Waldo serves as an advisor to Sanford. Each of Mr. Waldo and Mr. Kaiser disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Exchange Act, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

	Sanford Energy, Inc., By /s/ Frederic Dorwart, President	12/04/2024
	ARG Private Equity, LLC; By /s/ Robert Waldo, Manager	12/04/2024
	ARGO Holdings, LLC; By ARG Private Equity, LLC, Manager; By /s/ Robert Waldo, Manager	12/04/2024
	/s/ Robert Waldo, Attorney-in-fact for George B. Kaiser	12/04/2024
	/s/ Robert Waldo	12/04/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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