SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
O'Brien Gregory

(Last) (First) (Middle)
950 TOWER LANE, 6TH FLOOR

(Street)
FOSTER CITY CA 94404

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/25/2013
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QUINSTREET, INC [ QNST ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 12,500(1) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (2) 07/24/2020 Common Stock 25,000 9.55 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (3) 07/26/2019 Common Stock 250,000 9.64 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents shares of common stock that are issuable pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) award. The vesting commencement date of the RSU award is August 10, 2013 and it vests 25% after one year and quarterly thereafter in equal installments over a period of 3 years. The initial vest date will be August 10, 2014 and the final vest date will be August 10, 2017.
2. The shares of common stock subject to the option vest and become exercisable at a rate of 25% of the shares underlying the option on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date, July 25, 2013, and the remainder of the shares underlying the option vest in equal monthly installments over 36 months thereafter. The initial vest date is July 25, 2014 and the final vest date is July 25, 2017.
3. The shares of common stock subject to the option vest and become exercisable at a rate of 25% of the shares underlying the option on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date, July 27, 2012, and the remainder of the shares underlying the option vest in equal monthly installments over 36 months thereafter. The initial vest date is July 27, 2013 and the final vest date is July 27, 2016.
By: Margaretta Smith For: Gregory O'Brien 08/02/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
For Section 16 Compliance
Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes
 and appoints each of Margaretta Smith, Gregory Wong, Kenneth Hahn, and
Jolie Van Kampen as the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,
each with the authority to act independently, to:
      (1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of QuinStreet, Inc.
(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
      (2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form 3,4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto,
 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
      (3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall
be in such form, and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such
attorney-in-fact, or each such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and
the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be '
executed as of this 1st day of August 2013.

Signature         Gregory O'Brien
Print Name        Gregory O'Brien