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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number : 001-34628 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , par value $ 0.001 per share QuinStreet , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 950 Tower Lane , 6th Floor Foster City , California 94404 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) 77-0512121 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) ( 650 ) 587-7700 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol QNST X Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None No > Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No ■ ■ Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( Nasdaq Global Select Market ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer 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 . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 00 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as ined in 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes N As of December 31 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based on the closing sale price of the Company's common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on such date , was $ 1,065,707,917 . For purposes of calculating the aggregate market value of shares held by non - affiliates , we have assumed that all outstanding shares are held by non - affiliates , except for shares owned by each of our executive officers , directors and 5 % or greater stockholders . In the case of 5 % or greater stockholders , we have not deemed such stockholders to be affiliates unless there are facts and circumstances indicating that such stockholders exercise any control over our company . The determination of executive officer or affiliate status is not a conclusive determination for other purposes . Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of August 16 , 2021 : 54,122,667 Documents Incorporated Reference : Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement relating to its 2021 annual stockholders ' meeting are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K where indicated .