Jared A. Poff - 23 Mar 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Designer Brands Inc. (DBI)

Role: EVP & CFO
Signature: Michelle Krall, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: DBI
Transactions as of: 23 Mar 2023
Net transactions value: -$196,446
Form type: 4
Filing time: 27 Mar 2023, 17:06:36 UTC
Previous filing: 16 Mar 2023
Next filing: 18 Apr 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	DBI	Class A Common Shares	Options Exercise	$0	+75,970	+62%	$0.000000	198,448	24 Mar 2023	Direct
transaction	DBI	Class A Common Shares	Tax liability	$196,446	-23,057	-12%	$8.52	175,391	24 Mar 2023	Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	DBI	Restricted Stock Unit	Award	$0	+58,685		$0.000000	58,685	23 Mar 2023	Class A Common Shares	58,685		Direct	F1
transaction	DBI	Dividend Equivalent Rights	Options Exercise	$0	-2,550	-52%	$0.000000	2,329	24 Mar 2023	Class A Common Shares	2,550		Direct	F2
transaction	DBI	Restricted Stock Unit	Options Exercise	$0	-73,420	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	24 Mar 2023	Class A Common Shares	73,420		Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's Class A common stock.
F2	The dividend equivalent rights accrued on previously awarded restricted stock units (RSUs) and become exercisable proportionately with the RSUs to which they relate. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of Issuer's Class A common stock.