StepStone Group Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: To elect the nine director nominees named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement or disqualification: Anne L. Raymond

StepStone Group Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anne L. Raymond”): 258,736,646 for, 4,998,436 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 11, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected each of the nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, each to serve for a one-year term to expire at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, …”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 88 asset managers below reported 39,661,267 for, 2,435,718 withheld, 12 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the nine director nominees named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement or disqualification: David F. Hoffmeister

StepStone Group Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David F. Hoffmeister”): 257,352,916 for, 6,382,166 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 11, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected each of the nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, each to serve for a one-year term to expire at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, …”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 88 asset managers below reported 39,311,506 for, 2,785,474 withheld, 17 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the nine director nominees named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement or disqualification: Jose A. Fernandez

StepStone Group Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jose A. Fernandez”): 242,080,582 for, 21,654,500 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 11, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected each of the nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, each to serve for a one-year term to expire at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, …”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 88 asset managers below reported 30,142,474 for, 11,954,459 withheld, 64 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the nine director nominees named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement or disqualification: Michael I. McCabe

StepStone Group Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael I. McCabe”): 240,937,986 for, 22,797,096 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 11, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected each of the nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, each to serve for a one-year term to expire at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, …”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 88 asset managers below reported 29,373,872 for, 12,723,061 withheld, 64 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the nine director nominees named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement or disqualification: Monte M. Brem

StepStone Group Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Monte M. Brem”): 226,603,598 for, 37,131,484 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 11, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected each of the nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, each to serve for a one-year term to expire at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, …”
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 88 asset managers below reported 17,946,120 for, 24,150,807 withheld, 71 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the nine director nominees named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement or disqualification: Scott W. Hart

StepStone Group Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Scott W. Hart”): 238,644,364 for, 25,090,718 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 11, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected each of the nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, each to serve for a one-year term to expire at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, …”
Support: 90% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 88 asset managers below reported 27,297,726 for, 14,799,204 withheld, 68 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the nine director nominees named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement or disqualification: Steven R. Mitchell

StepStone Group Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Steven R. Mitchell”): 239,525,210 for, 24,209,872 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 11, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected each of the nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, each to serve for a one-year term to expire at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, …”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 88 asset managers below reported 28,431,582 for, 13,665,346 withheld, 69 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the nine director nominees named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement or disqualification: Thomas Keck

StepStone Group Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas Keck”): 240,977,337 for, 22,757,745 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 11, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected each of the nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, each to serve for a one-year term to expire at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, …”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 88 asset managers below reported 29,200,553 for, 12,896,376 withheld, 68 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the nine director nominees named in the proxy statement, each to serve for a one-year term and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, removal, retirement or disqualification: Valerie G. Brown

StepStone Group Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Valerie G. Brown”): 260,525,044 for, 3,210,038 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed September 11, 2025 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected each of the nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, each to serve for a one-year term to expire at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, …”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 88 asset managers below reported 40,565,565 for, 1,531,425 withheld, 7 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO LIMIT THE LIABILITY OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AS PERMITTED BY DELAWARE LAW.

The 85 asset managers below reported 39,972,003 for, 940,438 against, 12,399 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve amendments to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to remove obsolete provisions and make certain other clarifying, technical and conforming changes.

The 57 asset managers below reported 29,962,436 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AN RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REMOVE OBSOLETE PROVISIONS AND MAKE CERTAIN OTHER CLARIFYING, TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING CHANGES.

The 34 asset managers below reported 10,950,005 for, 12,399 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a non-binding and advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers ("Say-on-Pay").

StepStone Group Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Say-on-Pay The Company's stockholders, on a non-binding and advisory basis, voted to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers”): 255,051,724 for, 8,663,534 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 11, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Say-on-Pay proposal was approved by the votes shown below.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 88 managers: 34,446,995 for, 7,637,603 against, 12,399 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 221 managers: 34,444,844 for, 8,587,353 against, 28,824 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2026.

StepStone Group Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 265,243,485 for, 3,596,494 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed September 11, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 88 asset managers below reported 40,988,038 for, 1,096,560 against, 12,399 abstained.

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