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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. executive Mary Turner reported compensation-related equity transactions involving dividend equivalent rights, restricted stock units and Class A common shares. On March 23, 2026, she exercised awards covering 17,197 Class A shares, including RSUs and associated dividend equivalents, at a conversion price of $0.00 per share.
To satisfy tax obligations from these vestings, 9,206 Class A shares were withheld at $5.40 per share, a non-market, tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. Following these transactions, Turner held 35,309 Class A common shares directly, and dividend equivalent rights representing economic exposure to additional Class A shares.
Designer Brands Inc. Executive Chairman Jay L. Schottenstein reported compensation-related share movements tied to equity awards. On March 23, 2026, he exercised dividend equivalent rights into 20,486 Class A common shares and restricted stock units into 176,058 Class A common shares, for a total of 196,544 shares acquired at a conversion price of $0.00 per share. A separate entry shows 58,823 Class A common shares were withheld at $5.40 per share to cover tax obligations, leaving 1,587,617 Class A common shares held directly after these transactions. The filing also lists substantial indirect holdings, including 1,864,597 Class A common shares held by Jubilee Limited Partnership and 1,273,099 Class A common shares held by Schottenstein Realty LLC.
Designer Brands Inc. CEO Douglas M. Howe exercised stock-based awards and received Class A common shares as part of his compensation. He converted restricted stock units and related dividend equivalent rights into 294,816 Class A shares, with 133,700 shares withheld to cover tax obligations at $5.40 per share. Following these non‑market transactions, he directly holds 526,689 Class A shares. All related dividend equivalent rights and restricted stock units referenced here were fully converted, with no remaining derivative position shown in this filing.
Designer Brands Inc. senior vice president and principal accounting officer Mark Haley exercised previously awarded restricted stock units and related dividend equivalent rights into 28,825 Class A common shares on March 23, 2026. To cover tax obligations, 9,327 shares were withheld, leaving 19,498 shares held directly after the transactions. The derivative awards each represented the economic equivalent of one common share, and no remaining derivative positions are shown in this filing.
Designer Brands Inc. director and vice chair/chief product officer Deborah L. Ferree exercised equity awards and settled related taxes. She converted dividend equivalent rights and restricted stock units into 183,441 Class A common shares on March 23, 2026. To cover tax obligations, 81,815 Class A shares were withheld at $5.40 per share in a tax-withholding disposition, leaving her with 427,869 Class A shares held directly after these transactions. Footnotes clarify that each dividend equivalent right and each restricted stock unit corresponds to one Class A common share.
Turner Mary reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Designer Brands Inc. executive Mary Turner received equity awards in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs) as compensation. On March 11, 2026, she was granted 3,753 RSUs tied to Class A common shares that are scheduled around March 28, 2027, and a separate grant of 9,382 RSUs scheduled around March 28, 2028. Each RSU represents the right to receive one Class A common share, increasing her future equity-based stake without any open-market buying or selling.
SCHOTTENSTEIN JAY L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Designer Brands Inc. reported that Executive Chairman and 10% owner Jay L. Schottenstein received two grants of restricted stock units on Class A common shares as equity compensation. One award covers 50,065 restricted stock units scheduled around March 28, 2027, and a second award covers 194,363 restricted stock units scheduled around March 28, 2028. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one Class A common share, increasing his potential future equity exposure without any cash purchase.
Designer Brands Inc. executive Andrea O'Donnell, EVP, COO & Brands President, reported compensation-related equity grants. On March 11, 2026, she received 12,517 restricted stock units tied to Class A common shares, which are scheduled to convert on March 28, 2027. She also received a separate grant of 33,511 restricted stock units scheduled to convert on March 28, 2028. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one Class A common share. Following these grants, her reported holdings for these respective RSU awards increased to 58,262 and 33,511 units, reflecting additional stock-based compensation rather than open-market purchases or sales.
Designer Brands Inc. reported that executive Deborah L. Ferree received two grants of restricted stock units as equity compensation. She was awarded 35,043 RSUs and 93,829 RSUs, each representing the right to receive one Class A common share.
The 35,043-unit award is scheduled around March 28, 2027, and the 93,829-unit award around March 28, 2028, based on the stated exercise and expiration dates. Following these grants, she directly holds 163,131 RSUs from the first award and 93,829 RSUs from the second, increasing her future ownership exposure without any open-market buying or selling.
Designer Brands Inc. CEO and director Douglas M. Howe reported awards of restricted stock units as part of his equity compensation. On March 11, 2026, he received 68,837 restricted stock units tied to Class A common shares, with an exercise and expiration date of March 28, 2027. He also received a second grant of 261,385 restricted stock units, with an exercise and expiration date of March 28, 2028. Each unit represents a contingent right to receive one Class A common share, and no open-market purchases or sales were reported.