Hillary Smith - Aug 26, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for QUINSTREET, INC (QNST)

Role: Director
Signature: By: Gregory Wong For: Hillary Smith
Stock symbol: QNST
Transactions as of: Aug 26, 2024
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 8/27/2024, 06:28 PM
Previous filing: Jun 13, 2024
Next filing: Nov 4, 2024

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	QNST	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	Award	$0	+1.79K		$0.00	1.79K	Aug 26, 2024	Common Stock	1.79K	$18.63	Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The shares of common stock subject to this option are fully vested and exercisable.
F2	Ms. Smith elected to receive options in lieu of cash compensation as consideration for her service as a member of QuinStreet, Inc.'s (the "Company") board of directors, a member of the Company's Compensation Committee and a member of the Company's Nominating and Governance Committee for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The number of options granted was determined by dividing the cash compensation otherwise payable with respect to the quarter by the Black-Scholes value of a single option calculated as of the date of grant. The election is available to independent directors, is made annually and applies to the entire fiscal year.

Content

The shares of common stock subject to this option are fully vested and exercisable.

Ms. Smith elected to receive options in lieu of cash compensation as consideration for her service as a member of QuinStreet, Inc.'s (the "Company") board of directors, a member of the Company's Compensation Committee and a member of the Company's Nominating and Governance Committee for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. The number of options granted was determined by dividing the cash compensation otherwise payable with respect to the quarter by the Black-Scholes value of a single option calculated as of the date of grant. The election is available to independent directors, is made annually and applies to the entire fiscal year.