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QNST · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed November 4, 2025

Quinstreet Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
November 4, 2025
Period
Oct 30, 2025
Ticker
QNST
Accession
0000950103-25-014268
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Stockholders elected three Class I directors, ratified PwC as auditor, and approved the executive compensation advisory vote.

About Quinstreet Inc
Market cap
$1.0B
1Y TSR
+19.7%
3Y TSR
+27.8%
Board grade
B
Sector
Communication Services
CEO
Douglas Valenti
Last annual meeting: Oct 29, 2026 · View full Quinstreet Inc profile →

 

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549 

____________________________

 

FORM 8-K 

____________________________

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 30, 2025

____________________________

 

QUINSTREET, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

____________________________

 

Delaware   001-34628   77-0512121
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

950 Tower Lane, 12th Floor

Foster City, CA 94404

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 578-7700

____________________________

 

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)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share QNST The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(Nasdaq Global Select Market)

 

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

QuinStreet, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 30, 2025. Of the 57,446,367 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of September 5, 2025 (the record date), 52,285,154 shares, or 91.02%, were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. Three proposals were considered at the meeting.

 

Proposal One. The stockholders elected the Company’s three Class I nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors for a three-year term expiring on the date of the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The table below presents the results of the election:

 

               

Name 

  

For 

  

Withheld 

  

Broker Non-Votes 

 
Stuart M. Huizinga    42,708,867   443,719   9,132,568  
David Pauldine   42,263,117   889,469   9,132,568  
James Simons   38,167,024   4,985,562   9,132,568  

 

Proposal Two. The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The table below presents the voting results on this proposal:

 

         

For 

  

Against 

  

Abstentions 

51,576,678   669,854   38,622  

 

Proposal Three. The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2025 Proxy Statement. The table below presents the voting results on this proposal:

 

             

For 

  

Against 

  

Abstentions 

  

Broker Non-Votes 

41,968,819   1,144,724   39,043   9,132,568  

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  QUINSTREET, INC.
       
Dated: November 4, 2025 By:   /s/ Martin J. Collins
      Martin J. Collins
      Chief Legal & Privacy Officer

 

 

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When did Quinstreet Inc file this 8-K?
Quinstreet Inc (QNST) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on November 4, 2025. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0000950103-25-014268.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Stockholders elected three Class I directors, ratified PwC as auditor, and approved the executive compensation advisory vote. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
Where can I find Quinstreet Inc's prior current reports on EDGAR?
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