Designer Brands Inc. SEC filings document the operating results, governance, capital structure and material events of a footwear and accessories retailer with Retail and Brand Portfolio segments. Results-related 8-K filings furnish quarterly and annual financial releases, including comparable sales, margins, inventories, liquidity, debt and store-base information.
DBI filings also cover Class A and Class B common-share dividends, amendments to its asset-based revolving credit facility and FILO term loan facility, and officer appointments in finance and operations. Proxy materials disclose board matters, executive compensation, equity awards and shareholder voting items, while other event filings document merchant-processing arrangements for in-store and online transactions.
Designer Brands Inc. director Joanne Zaiac acquired 1,291 stock units on October 7, 2026, representing dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded stock units. Her reported position after the acquisition was 153,397 stock units, including accrued dividend equivalent rights. Each unit is a contingent right to one Class A common share; the units vest on the grant date and convert into an equal number of shares upon termination of service from the Board of Directors.
Designer Brands Inc. director Allan J. Tanenbaum acquired 2,677 stock units on October 7, 2026. Each unit represents a contingent right to receive one Class A common share; the reported shares represent dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded stock units. Tanenbaum's reported post-transaction position was 317,895 stock units, including accrued dividend equivalent rights.
Designer Brands Inc. director Harvey L. Sonnenberg acquired 580 stock units on October 7, 2026, representing dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded stock units. The units vest on the grant date and convert into an equal number of Class A common shares upon termination of Board service. His reported post-transaction position was 68,784 stock units, including accrued dividend equivalent rights.
Designer Brands Inc. director Joanna T. Lau acquired 1,343 stock units on October 7, 2026, representing dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded stock units. Her reported position following the acquisition was 159,567 stock units, including units acquired pursuant to a special dividend and accrued dividend equivalent rights.
Designer Brands Inc. director Elaine J. Eisenman acquired 2,427 stock units on October 7, 2026; the units represent dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded stock units. Her reported direct position following the transaction was 288,264 stock units, including accrued dividend equivalent rights.
Designer Brands Inc. director Peter Cobb acquired 1,870 stock units on October 7, 2026, representing dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded stock units. Each unit is a contingent right to receive one Class A common share. The units vested on the grant date and convert to an equal number of shares when his board service ends. His reported total after the transaction was 222,177 stock units, including accrued dividend equivalent rights.
Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) reported that SH Capital Partners, L.P., the record and direct beneficial owner of the securities covered, sold 15,000 call options on October 6, 2026, at a reported price of $0.145 per share. The options covered 1,500,000 Class A common shares, had a $10.00 exercise price and a January 15, 2027 expiration date. After the sale, SH Capital Partners reported 0 call options and 5,500,000 Class A common shares. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Designer Brands Inc. disclosed that SH Capital Partners, L.P. sold all 15,000 options referencing an aggregate of 1,500,000 Class A common shares on October 6, 2026. The options had a $10.00-per-share exercise price, were set to expire on January 15, 2027, and were sold for $0.145 per option; Partners no longer has exposure to them.
Separately, Partners directly beneficially owned 5,500,000 shares, approximately 12.7% of the class. The percentage is based on 43,390,683 shares outstanding as of September 3, 2026. Stone House Capital Management, LLC, as Partners’ general partner and investment manager, and Mark Cohen, as Stone House’s managing member, may each be deemed beneficial owners of those shares; each disclaims beneficial ownership of securities not directly owned.
Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) director Harvey L. Sonnenberg reported selling 24,000 Class A common shares on September 17, 2026 in a sale described as occurring in the open market or a private transaction at a price of $6.15 per share. Following this transaction, he directly holds 28,314 Class A common shares, and no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for this sale.
Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) director Harvey L. Sonnenberg has filed a Rule 144 notice indicating an intention to sell 25,000 shares of Class A common stock through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., with an aggregate market value of $156,267 based on pricing as of September 16, 2026 on the NYSE.
The filing states that 43,390,683 Class A shares were outstanding as of that date and that the shares relate to a Restricted Stock Award of 26,527 shares acquired from the issuer on June 17, 2026.