Stone House Capital Management, LLC - 06 Oct 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Designer Brands Inc. (DBI)

Reporting relationship: Member of a 10% Group
Issuer ticker: DBI
Reported as of: 06 Oct 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 07 Oct 2026, 16:16:08 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 08 Apr 2025
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: STONE HOUSE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, By: /s/ Mark Cohen, Name: Mark Cohen, Title: Managing Member

Key filing fact

Stone House Capital Management, LLC filed Form 4 for Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) on 07 Oct 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Stone House Capital Management, LLC's Form 4 filing for Designer Brands Inc. (DBI).
1 reported transaction and 3 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 07 Oct 2026, 16:16.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 08 Apr 2025.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (3)

CIK 0001589943 Primary reporting owner

Stone House Capital Management, LLC

Relationship: Member of a 10% Group
Address: 1019 KANE CONCOURSE, SUITE 202, BAY HARBOR ISLANDS
Signature: STONE HOUSE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, By: /s/ Mark Cohen, Name: Mark Cohen, Title: Managing Member
Signature date: 07 Oct 2026

CIK 0001497279

SH Capital Partners, L.P.

Relationship: 10%+ Owner
Address: 1019 KANE CONCOURSE, SUITE 202, BAY HARBOR ISLANDS
Signature: SH CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., By: Stone House Capital Management, LLC, Its: General Partner, By: /s/ Mark Cohen, Name: Mark Cohen, Title: Managing Member
Signature date: 07 Oct 2026

CIK 0001591240

Cohen Mark A.

Relationship: Member of a 10% Group
Address: 950 THIRD AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK
Signature: MARK COHEN, /s/ Mark Cohen
Signature date: 07 Oct 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

DBI holding

Class A Common Shares, without par value

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 5,500,000
Date: 06 Oct 2026
Ownership: See Footnotes
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3

DBI holding

Class A Common Shares, without par value

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 5,500,000
Date: 06 Oct 2026
Ownership: See Footnotes
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3

DBI holding

Class A Common Shares, without par value

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 5,500,000
Date: 06 Oct 2026
Ownership: See Footnotes
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

DBI transaction Derivative

Call Option (right to buy)

Sale

Transaction value
Shares: -15,000
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.1450^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 06 Oct 2026
Ownership: See Footnotes
Underlying class: Class A Common Shares, without par value
Underlying amount: 1,500,000
Exercise price: $10.00
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3

DBI transaction Derivative

Call Option (right to buy)

Sale

Transaction value
Shares: -15,000
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.1450^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 06 Oct 2026
Ownership: See Footnotes
Underlying class: Class A Common Shares, without par value
Underlying amount: 1,500,000
Exercise price: $10.00
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3

DBI transaction Derivative

Call Option (right to buy)

Sale

Transaction value
Shares: -15,000
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.1450^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 06 Oct 2026
Ownership: See Footnotes
Underlying class: Class A Common Shares, without par value
Underlying amount: 1,500,000
Exercise price: $10.00
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote F1

This statement is jointly filed by and on behalf of each of Stone House Capital Management, LLC ("Stone House"), SH Capital Partners, L.P. ("Partners") and Mark Cohen. Partners is the record and direct beneficial owner of the securities covered by this statement. Stone House is the general partner and investment manager of, and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by, Partners. Mr. Cohen is the managing member of, and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by, Stone House.

Footnote F2

Each reporting person states that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be deemed an admission that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act") or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement, except to the extent of the pecuniary interest of such person in such securities.

Footnote F3

Each reporting person may be deemed to be a member of a group with respect to Designer Brands Inc. (the "Issuer") or securities of the Issuer for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act. Each reporting person declares that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or any other purpose, a member of a group with respect to the Issuer or securities of the Issuer.