SEC Form 4 · accession 0001225208-18-006739

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 24, 2018

Accepted (ET)

Mar 27, 2018 · 7:31 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 24, 2018	M	12,338	$0.00	A	205,449	D
Class A Common Shares	Mar 24, 2018	F	3,140	$21.58	D	202,309	D
Class A Common Shares	Mar 27, 2018	M	40,176	$0.00	A	242,485	D
Class A Common Shares	Mar 27, 2018	F	19,026	$22.30	D	223,459	D
Class A Common Shares	holding	—	—		—	146,668	I	By Trusts
Class A Common Shares	holding	—	—		—	1,000,000	I	Schottenstein Realty LLC
Class A Common Shares	holding	—	—		—	236,528	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 24, 2018	M	887	D	—	—	Class A Common Shares	887	1,072	D
Restricted Stock Unit^F2	—	Mar 24, 2018	M	11,451	D	Mar 24, 2018	Mar 24, 2018	Class A Common Shares	11,451	0	D
Stock Option - Right to Buy^F3	$6.01	Mar 27, 2018	M	40,176	D	—	Apr 3, 2018	Class A Common Shares	40,176	0	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.
F3Option vests 20% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.