James S. Weinberg - Mar 23, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Designer Brands Inc. (DBI)

Role: EVP
Signature: Michelle Krall, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: DBI
Transactions as of: Mar 23, 2023
Transactions value $: -$255,157
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/27/2023, 05:06 PM
Previous filing: Mar 16, 2023
Next filing: Apr 18, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	DBI	Class A Common Shares	Options Exercise	$0	+91.2K	+121.11%	$0.00	166K	Mar 24, 2023	Direct
transaction	DBI	Class A Common Shares	Tax liability	-$255K	-29.9K	-17.99%	$8.52	136K	Mar 24, 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	+46.9K		$0.00	46.9K	Mar 23, 2023	Class A Common Shares	46.9K		Direct	F1
transaction	DBI	Dividend Equivalent Rights	Options Exercise	$0	-1.46K	-43.65%	$0.00	1.88K	Mar 24, 2023	Class A Common Shares	1.46K		Direct	F2
transaction	DBI	Restricted Stock Unit	Options Exercise	$0	-89.7K	-100%	$0.00^*	0	Mar 24, 2023	Class A Common Shares	89.7K		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.