Douglas M. Howe - 23 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Designer Brands Inc. (DBI)

Reporting relationship: CEO, Director
Issuer ticker: DBI
Reported as of: 23 Mar 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 25 Mar 2026, 16:23:30 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 13 Mar 2026
Next SEC filing: 06 Apr 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: Katherine Alfano, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

Douglas M. Howe filed Form 4 for Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) on 25 Mar 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Douglas M. Howe's Form 4 filing for Designer Brands Inc. (DBI).
4 reported transactions and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 25 Mar 2026, 16:23.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 13 Mar 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001741079 Primary reporting owner

HOWE DOUGLAS M.

Relationship: CEO, Director
Address: 810 DSW DRIVE, COLUMBUS
Signature: Katherine Alfano, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 25 Mar 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

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

DBI transaction

Class A Common Shares

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +294,816
Change %: +81%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 660,389
Date: 23 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct

DBI transaction

Class A Common Shares

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -133,700
Change %: -20%
Price: $5.40^*
Shares after: 526,689
Date: 23 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct

Reported derivative securities

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

DBI transaction Derivative

Dividend Equivalent Rights

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -30,731
Change %: -27%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 82,232
Date: 23 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Shares
Underlying amount: 30,731
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1

DBI transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Unit

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -264,085
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 23 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Shares
Underlying amount: 264,085
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2

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

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 2 footnotes

Footnote F1

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.

Footnote F2

Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's Class A common stock.