SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Keathley Anthony (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O STEPSTONE GROUP INC. 277 PARK AVENUE, 45TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10172 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2024	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol StepStone Group Inc. [ STEP ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Accounting Officer	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	3,976(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of (a) 699 shares of Class A Common Stock directly held (b) 1,025 shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the Reporting Person pursuant to an award of restricted stock units ("RSUs") vesting on September 30, 2024 (c) 871 shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the Reporting Person pursuant to an award of RSUs vesting in equal annual installments on each of February 14, 2024, 2025 and 2026, and (d) 1,381 shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the Reporting Person pursuant to an award of RSUs vesting in equal annual installments on each of February 14, 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027. Each of the awards were made pursuant to the Issuer's 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan and vest subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Jennifer Y. Ishiguro, Attorney-in-fact for Anthony W. Keathley	01/08/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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