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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
February 8, 2022
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
STEPSTONE GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 001-39510 | 84-3868757
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
450 Lexington Avenue, 31 st Floor | New York, | NY | 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(212) 351-6100
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share | STEP | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 8, 2022, StepStone Group Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release and detailed presentation announcing its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021. A copy of the press release and presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02 as if fully set forth herein.
The information included in, or furnished with, this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press Release of StepStone Group Inc. dated February 8, 2022
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  | STEPSTONE GROUP INC.
Date: February 8, 2022 | By: | /s/ Johnny D. Randel
|  | Johnny D. Randel
|  | Chief Financial Officer
|  | (Principal Financial Officer and Authorized Signatory)