Designer Brands Inc.: v. chair Deborah L Ferree received 7,818 shares

What happened

• Deborah L Ferree, v. chair; ch product off, director, received 7,818 shares as an award (derivative) at $0.00 per share on Oct 7, 2026, total value $0, according to the Form 4.

Key details

• Transaction date and price: Oct 7, 2026 — award (code A) of 7,818 derivative shares at $0.00 per share.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the Form 4.
• Footnote: 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 the issuer's Class A common stock.
• Filing date: Oct 9, 2026.

Why it may matter

• This was a derivative award of dividend equivalent rights tied to previously granted RSUs, not a market purchase or sale.
• A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.