Valenti Douglas 4
4 · QUINSTREET, INC · Filed May 12, 2026
Research Summary
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QuinStreet (QNST) CEO Douglas Valenti Sells Shares to Cover Taxes
What Happened
- Douglas Valenti, CEO of QuinStreet, confirmed transactions on May 10, 2026 in which he relinquished a total of 36,253 shares (multiple withholdings of 6,042 and 12,085 shares) at $13.21 per share to satisfy federal/state tax withholding tied to vested RSUs. The withholding/share-cancellation totaled about $478,900. The filing also shows a gift of 34,997 shares (reported at $0) described as shares held by his children.
Key Details
- Transaction date: May 10, 2026; Filing date: May 12, 2026 (timely).
- Withholding price: $13.21 per share; total value of shares relinquished for taxes ≈ $478,900.
- Gift: 34,997 shares reported as a gift ($0 value in the filing); footnote indicates these shares are held by Mr. Valenti's children.
- Footnotes: F1 — shares were relinquished to the issuer and cancelled in exchange for the issuer paying the reporting person’s tax withholding obligations (exempt under Rule 16b‑3). F2 — shares are held by Valenti’s children.
- Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the Form 4.
Context
- These transactions were tax-withholding/cancellation related to RSU vesting (a routine, non‑market sale), not an open-market sale. The gift entry simply records a transfer to family (does not by itself indicate executive sentiment about the stock).
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
QUINSTREET, INCQNST
Valenti Douglas
DirectorChief Executive Officer
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-10$13.21/sh−6,042$79,815→ 658,964 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-10$13.21/sh−12,085$159,643→ 646,879 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-10$13.21/sh−6,042$79,815→ 640,837 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-10$13.21/sh−6,042$79,815→ 634,795 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-05-10$13.21/sh−6,042$79,815→ 628,753 total - Gift
Common Stock
2026-05-10−34,997→ 593,756 total - Gift
Common Stock
2026-05-10+34,997→ 1,747,909 total(indirect: By Trust)
Holdings
- 6,903(indirect: by Son)
Common Stock
[F2]
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Exempt transaction pursuant to Section 16b-3 for payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, exercise or vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. All of the shares reported as disposed of in this Form 4 were relinquished to the Issuer by the Reporting Person and cancelled by the Issuer in exchange for the Issuer's agreement to pay federal and state tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person resulting from the vesting of RSUs. The Reporting Person did not sell or otherwise dispose of any of the shares in this Form 4 for any reason other than to cover required taxes.
- [F2]Shares held by Mr. Valenti's children.
Signature
By: Gregory Wong For: Douglas Valenti|2026-05-12