DoubleVerify Holdings Inc.

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Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Noell Robert Davis
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 __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS, INC.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/21/2026
(Street)
NEW YORK, NY 10013
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 05/21/2026 J 29,218(1) A $ 0 50,666 I By Providence Equity Partners L.L.C.(2)(3)(4)
Common Stock 18,173,777(5) I By Providence VII U.S. Holdings L.P.(4)(6)(7)
Common Stock 117,131(8) I By Providence Butternut Co-Investment L.P(4)(9)(10)
Common Stock 40,658 D
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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)
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
Restricted Stock Units (11) 05/21/2026 A 20,000 05/21/2027(12) (12) Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 20,000 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Noell Robert Davis
C/O DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS, INC.
NEW YORK, NY 10013
X X

Signatures

/s/ Andrew E. Grimmig, as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert Davis Noell 05/22/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The securities reported represent shares of common stock of DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer") acquired by Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. ("PEP LLC") after the transfer of the Issuer's common stock from Lucy Dobrin and R. Davis Noell. Lucy Dobrin and R. Davis Noell received the shares as board compensation for their service on the Issuer's board of directors and transferred the shares to PEP LLC pursuant to the terms of PEP LLC's internal policy.
(2) R. Davis Noell, J. David Phillips, Karim A. Tabet, Andrew A. Tisdale and Michael J. Dominguez may be deemed to exercise voting and investment power over, and thus may be deemed to beneficially own, the securities held by PEP LLC. Each of R. Davis Noell, J. David Phillips, Karim A. Tabet, Andrew A. Tisdale and Michael J. Dominguez hereby disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by PEP LLC, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, and this form shall not be construed as an admission that any such reporting person is the beneficial owner of any of the securities reported on this form.
(3) The securities reported are held directly by PEP LLC and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by R. Davis Noell, J. David Phillips, Karim A. Tabet, Andrew A. Tisdale and Michael J. Dominguez due to their control of PEP LLC.
(4) The record and other beneficial owners of the reported securities have separately filed Form 4s.
(5) The securities reported represent shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Providence VII U.S. Holdings L.P. ("Providence VII").
(6) The securities reported are held directly by Providence VII and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Providence Equity GP VII-A L.P. ("Providence GP") because Providence GP is the general partner of Providence VII. R. Davis Noell, J. David Phillips, Karim A. Tabet, Andrew A. Tisdale and Michael J. Dominguez control Providence Holdco (International) GP Ltd. ("Holdco"), which is the general partner of Providence Fund Holdco (International) L.P. Providence Fund Holdco (International) L.P. is the general partner of PEP VII-A International Ltd., which is the general partner of Providence GP.
(7) R. Davis Noell, J. David Phillips, Karim A. Tabet, Andrew A. Tisdale and Michael J. Dominguez may be deemed to exercise voting and investment power over, and thus may be deemed to beneficially own, the securities held by Providence VII due to their relationships with Holdco. Each of Providence GP, R. Davis Noell, J. David Phillips, Karim A. Tabet, Andrew A. Tisdale and Michael J. Dominguez hereby disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Providence VII, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, and this form shall not be construed as an admission that any such reporting person is the beneficial owner of any of the securities reported on this form.
(8) The securities reported represent shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Providence Butternut Co-Investment L.P. ("Providence Butternut").
(9) R. Davis Noell, J. David Phillips, Karim A. Tabet, Andrew A. Tisdale and Michael J. Dominguez may be deemed to exercise voting and investment power over, and thus may be deemed to beneficially own, the securities held by Providence Butternut due to their relationships with Holdco. Each of Providence GP, R. Davis Noell, J. David Phillips, Karim A. Tabet, Andrew A. Tisdale and Michael J. Dominguez hereby disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Providence Butternut, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, and this form shall not be construed as an admission that any such reporting person is the beneficial owner of any of the securities reported on this form.
(10) The securities reported are held directly by Providence Butternut and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Providence GP because Providence GP is the general partner of Providence Butternut. R. Davis Noell, J. David Phillips, Karim A. Tabet, Andrew A. Tisdale and Michael J. Dominguez control Holdco, which is the general partner of Providence Fund Holdco (International) L.P. Providence Fund Holdco (International) L.P. is the general partner of PEP VII-A International Ltd., which is the general partner of Providence GP.
(11) Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(12) Represents time-based restricted stock units granted on May 21, 2026 pursuant to the annual equity grant under DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.'s non-employee director compensation program. The restricted stock units vest on the earlier of (i) May 21, 2027 and (ii) the date of DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.'s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, subject to the reporting person's continued service.
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