DESIGNER BRANDS INC.
810 DSW DRIVE
COLUMBUS, OH 43219
ATTN: CORPORATE SECRETARY
Your Vote Counts!
DESIGNER BRANDS INC.
2022 Annual Meeting
Vote by May 18, 2022
11:59 PM ET
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Your Vote Counts! DESIGNER BRANDS INC. 2022 Annual Meeting Vote by May 18, 2022
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invested in DESIGNER BRANDS INC. and it’s time to vote!
You have the right
to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy
material for the shareholder meeting to be held on May 19, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Get informed before you vote
View the Notice and Proxy Statement and 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to May 5, 2022. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.
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THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT
This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters.
| Voting Items | Board Recommends | ||
| 1. | Nominees: | ||
| 01) Elaine J. Eisenman
02) Joanna T. Lau 03) Joseph A. Schottenstein |
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| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 28, 2023. | |
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| 3. | Advisory, non-binding vote on the compensation paid to our named executive officers in the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022. | |
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| NOTE: The proxy holders are hereby authorized to vote in their discretion upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. | |||
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