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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 Chairman Jay L. Schottenstein reported a compensation-related award of 8,916 Dividend Equivalent Rights on Class A Common Shares. These rights accrued on previously granted restricted stock units and represent the economic equivalent of one common share each.
Following this acquisition, Schottenstein directly holds 69,112 Dividend Equivalent Rights. The award reflects routine equity-based compensation rather than an open-market purchase or sale of shares.
O'Donnell Andrea reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Designer Brands Inc. executive Andrea O'Donnell received a grant of 1,290 dividend equivalent rights tied to previously awarded restricted stock units. These rights are compensation-related awards, not open-market trades.
Each right is economically equivalent to one Class A common share, bringing her reported derivative holdings to 18,895 units after the transaction.
Designer Brands Inc. CEO and director Douglas M. Howe reported an acquisition of derivative securities in the form of 12,145 Dividend Equivalent Rights on Class A Common Shares. These rights accrued on previously awarded restricted stock units and each right is the economic equivalent of one Class A common share. Following this grant-related accrual, Howe holds 94,377 Dividend Equivalent Rights directly.
Haley Mark reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Designer Brands Inc. reported that SVP, Controller & PAO Mark Haley received a grant of 943 Dividend Equivalent Rights on 2026-04-10. These rights accrued on previously awarded restricted stock units and become exercisable in step with those RSUs. Each right is economically equivalent to one Class A common share. Following this compensation-related award, Haley holds 6,664 Dividend Equivalent Rights directly.
Ferree Deborah L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Designer Brands Inc. director and officer Deborah L. Ferree received an award of 5,119 Dividend Equivalent Rights tied to previously granted restricted stock units. Each right is economically equal to one Class A common share. Following this grant, she holds 41,028 derivative rights directly as part of her compensation.
Designer Brands Inc. executive Laura Davis, EVP and President of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, received an award of 3,021 Dividend Equivalent Rights tied to previously granted restricted stock units. Each right represents the economic equivalent of one Class A common share and vests proportionately with the related RSUs.
Following this compensation-related acquisition, Davis directly holds 32,219 Dividend Equivalent Rights, reflecting a routine, non‑market transaction rather than an open‑market share purchase or sale.
Designer Brands Inc. director John W. Atkinson acquired 707 stock units on April 10, 2026 as a grant. Each stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one Class A common share and becomes vested on the grant date.
The 707 units reflect dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded stock units. These units will convert into an equal number of Class A common shares upon Atkinson’s termination of service from the Board of Directors. Following this award, he holds 94,566 stock units, including accrued dividend equivalents.
Designer Brands Inc. director Joanne Zaiac received a grant of 928 stock units on April 10, 2026. Each stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one Class A common share and was awarded as dividend equivalent rights on previously granted stock units at no cost.
The stock units vest on the grant date and will convert into an equal number of Class A common shares when Zaiac leaves the Board of Directors. Following this grant, she directly holds a total of 124,221 stock units, including accrued dividend equivalent rights.
Designer Brands Inc. director Allan J. Tanenbaum received a grant of 2,137 stock units as board compensation. Each stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one Class A common share and includes dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded units.
The stock units vest on the grant date and will convert into an equal number of Class A common shares when Tanenbaum’s service on the Board ends. After this award, his directly held stock unit balance totals 285,880, indicating this is a routine, compensation-related acquisition rather than an open-market purchase.
Designer Brands Inc. director Harvey L. Sonnenberg received an award of 505 stock units on April 10, 2026. Each stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one Class A common share, and this grant relates to dividend equivalent rights on previously awarded stock units.
The stock units vest on the grant date and will be converted into an equal number of Class A common shares when Sonnenberg’s service on the Board of Directors ends. After this grant, he holds a total of 67,597 stock units, including accrued dividend equivalent rights.