Keathley Anthony 4

What Happened

• Keathley Anthony, Chief Accounting Officer of StepStone Group Inc. (STEP), had 296 shares withheld (disposed) to satisfy tax withholding obligations. The shares were valued at $56.76 each for a total of $16,801. This withholding was tied to the release of 981 vested restricted stock units (RSUs).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-14
• Transaction type/code: F — payment of exercise price or tax liability (share withholding)
• Shares withheld/disposed: 296 at $56.76 per share — total value $16,801
• Footnote: F1 — shares were withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding on the release of 981 vested RSUs on Feb 14, 2026
• Filing date: 2026-02-17 (covers the Feb 14 transaction); no late-filing indication in the provided filing
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided Form 4

Context

• This was an employer share-withholding to cover tax obligations on vested RSUs, not an open-market sale. Such withholdings are routine compensation-related events and do not necessarily signal insider sentiment about the stock. Purchases by insiders are generally more informative about confidence than routine withholdings or sales.