Sec Form 4 Filing - Desmond Laura @ DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. - 2023-12-26

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Desmond Laura 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. [ DV] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS, INC., 462 BROADWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/26/2023 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10013 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/26/2023 M 11,002 A $ 2.01 143,199 I By Trust ( 1 ) Common Stock 12/26/2023 S( 2 ) 11,002 D $ 37.3882 ( 3 ) 132,197 I By Trust ( 1 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Options (Rights to Buy) $ 2.01 12/26/2023 M 11,002 ( 4 ) 11/22/2021 09/20/2027 Common Stock 11,002 $ 0 123,539 I By Trust ( 1 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Desmond Laura C/O DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS, INC. 462 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY10013 X Signatures /s/ Andrew E. Grimmig, as Attorney-in-Fact for Laura B. Desmond 12/28/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents shares and options held by the Laura B. Desmond Revocable Trust for which Ms. Desmond is trustee. ( 2 )The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 30, 2022. ( 3 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $37.188 to $37.52, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. ( 4 )Represents non-qualified stock options granted on September 20, 2017 that vested on November 22, 2021 upon Providence VII U.S. Holdings L.P. receiving cumulative cash proceeds in respect of its investment in the Issuer equal to two times its aggregate cash investment in the Issuer.

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