Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

Desmond Laura

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/20/2021

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. [DV]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS, INC., 233 SPRING STREET

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10013

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	190,393	I	By Trust ⁽¹⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options (Rights to Buy)	⁽²⁾	09/20/2027	Common Stock	721,694	$ 2.01	I	By Trust ⁽¹⁾
Options (Rights to Buy)	⁽³⁾	09/20/2027	Common Stock	721,694	$ 2.01	I	By Trust ⁽¹⁾
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	18,519	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I	By Trust ⁽¹⁾
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	54,264	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I	By Trust ⁽¹⁾
Restricted Stock Units	04/27/2021⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	31,008	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I	By Trust ⁽¹⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Desmond Laura C/O DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS, INC. 233 SPRING STREET NEW YORK, NY 10013	X

Signatures

/s/ Andrew E. Grimmig, as Attorney-in-Fact for Laura B. Desmond		04/20/2021
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Represents shares, options and restricted stock units held by the Laura B. Desmond Revocable Trust for which Ms. Desmond is trustee.
(2)	Represents non-qualified stock options granted on September 20, 2017, 25% of which vested on September 20, 2018 and the remainder of which have continued, and will continue, to vest at a rate of 6.25% per quarter thereafter, subject to Ms. Desmond's continued service.
(3)	Represents non-qualified stock options granted on September 20, 2017 that vest upon the date that Providence VII U.S. Holdings L.P. receives cumulative cash proceeds in respect of its investment in DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") equal to two times its aggregate cash investment in the Company, subject to Ms. Desmond's continued service.
(4)	Represents time vesting restricted stock units granted on September 20, 2019 that vested/vest in two equal installments on September 20, 2020 and September 20, 2021, subject to Ms. Desmond's continued service (unless Ms. Desmond's service is terminated by the Company without cause, or by reason of Ms. Desmond's death or disability, in which case all of the unvested restricted stock units will accelerate and fully vest).
(5)	Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(6)	Represents time vesting restricted stock units granted on April 27, 2020 that vest in two equal installments on April 27, 2021 and April 27, 2022, subject to Ms. Desmond's continued service.
(7)	Represents time vesting restricted stock units granted on April 27, 2020 that vest on April 27, 2021, subject to Ms. Desmond's continued service (unless Ms. Desmond's service is terminated by the Company without cause, or by reason of Ms. Desmond's death or disability, in which case all of the unvested restricted stock units will accelerate and fully vest).
Remarks: Exhibit List: Ex.24 - Power of Attorney

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