SEC Form 4 · accession 0001225208-17-006248

Designer Brands Inc. · DBI

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Executive Chairman · Director · 10% Owner

Period of report

Mar 10, 2017

Accepted (ET)

Mar 14, 2017 · 5:14 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001319947

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Class A Common Shares	Mar 10, 2017	M	4,501	$0.00	A	178,951	D
Class A Common Shares	Mar 10, 2017	F	1,269	$20.34	D	177,682	D
Class A Common Shares	holding	—	—		—	3,406,598	I	By Schottenstein RVI, LLC
Class A Common Shares	holding	—	—		—	153,182	I	By Trusts
Class A Common Shares	holding	—	—		—	1,000,000	I	Schottenstein Realty LLC
Class A Common Shares	holding	—	—		—	293,092	I	Schottenstein SEI, LLC

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Dividend Equivalent Rights^F1	—	Mar 10, 2017	A	770	A	—	—	Class A Common Shares	770	1,687	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights^F1	—	Mar 10, 2017	M	193	D	—	—	Class A Common Shares	193	1,494	D
Restricted Stock Unit^F2,F3	—	Mar 10, 2017	M	4,308	D	—	Dec 15, 2018	Class A Common Shares	4,308	12,927	D
Restricted Stock Unit^F2	—	Mar 10, 2017	A	26,858	A	Mar 22, 2019	Mar 22, 2019	Class A Common Shares	26,858	26,858	D

F1The 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 DSW Class A common stock.
F2Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of DSW common stock.
F3Restricted stock units vest 25% on the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant and 50% on the third anniversary of the date of grant.