Douglas G. Bergeron and affiliated reporting persons filed Amendment No. 2 to their beneficial ownership statement for Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE:ETD) on November 9, 2026, disclosing that three DGB Investment director nominees were elected to the company's board at the November 4, 2026 annual stockholder meeting.
Key Highlights
- Three nominees elected: Doug Bergeron, Kristine E. Miller, and Steve Oblak were elected to the Ethan Allen Interiors board at the 2026 annual stockholder meeting held November 4, 2026.
- Group agreement terminated: The Amended and Restated Group Agreement was terminated following certification of voting results, and Anna Brockway, Kristine E. Miller, Steve Oblak, and Stefanie Tsen Ward are no longer members of the reporting group.
- Bergeron aggregate stake: Douglas G. Bergeron is reported to beneficially own 1,275,000 shares, representing approximately 5.1% of shares outstanding.
- DGB Investment holdings: DGB Investment, Inc. beneficially owned 1,050,000 shares, approximately 4.2% of shares outstanding.
- Jennifer M. Harrison stake: Jennifer M. Harrison beneficially owned 25,000 shares, representing approximately 0.1% of shares outstanding.
- Group aggregate: The remaining reporting persons as a group are reported to beneficially own 1,300,000 shares, constituting approximately 5.2% of shares outstanding, based on 25,204,416 shares outstanding as of September 11, 2026.
Board Election Results and Changes to the Reporting Group at Ethan Allen
According to the filing, the final vote tabulation was delivered to Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. by the independent inspector of election on November 6, 2026. At that point, the results confirmed that Douglas G. Bergeron, Kristine E. Miller, and Steve Oblak - the three director nominees put forward by DGB Investment - had been elected to the board of directors of Ethan Allen Interiors, a Connecticut-based furniture and home decor retailer headquartered at 25 Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury, Connecticut.
The filing disclosed that, following certification of the annual meeting vote, the Amended and Restated Group Agreement referenced in Amendment No. 1 was terminated. As a result, Anna Brockway, Kristine E. Miller, Steve Oblak, and Stefanie Tsen Ward are described in the filing as no longer being members of the Schedule 13(d) reporting group. The filing states that the remaining reporting persons - DGB Investment, the Douglas Bergeron Qualified Personal Residence Trust, the Bergeron Nieces and Nephews Trust, Douglas G. Bergeron, and Jennifer M. Harrison - will continue filing jointly as a group to the extent required by applicable law.
On beneficial ownership, the filing notes that Mr. Bergeron, as President and sole stockholder of DGB Investment, may be deemed to beneficially own the 1,050,000 shares held directly by DGB Investment. As trust advisor for both the Residence Trust and the Nieces and Nephews Trust, Mr. Bergeron also may be deemed to beneficially own the 90,000 shares and 135,000 shares held in those trusts, respectively. The filing states that each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares that he, she, or it does not directly own. All percentage calculations are based on 25,204,416 shares outstanding as of September 11, 2026, as reported in the issuer's definitive proxy statement filed September 24, 2026.
What Was Disclosed
This amendment reported the election of three DGB Investment-nominated directors to the Ethan Allen Interiors board, the termination of the prior group agreement, the removal of four individuals from the reporting group, and updated beneficial ownership figures for the remaining five reporting persons.



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