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Sonnenberg 104,100,274 1,918,104 6,969,286 Allan J. Tanenbaum 87,497,710 18,520,668 6,969,286 Peter S. Cobb 91,729,352 14,289,026 6,969,286 Douglas M. Howe 105,263,313 755,065 6,969,286 Based on the voting results set forth above, Messrs. Sonnenberg, Tanenbaum, Cobb, and Howe were each duly elected as Class I directors with terms expiring at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of shareholders.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319947/000131994723000034/0001319947-23-000034-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"53b8fcd460ba713c6e155fc148575f78d7679b26","claim":"Designer Brands Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending February 3, 2024 at the 2023-06-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2: Ratification of Auditor Voting results regarding the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 3, 2024 were as follows: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 112,135,341 829,984 22,339 -","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319947/000131994723000034/0001319947-23-000034-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"8eeddbaed0c81db744c2beed4392f5e5808359e7","claim":"Designer Brands Inc. shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of shareholder votes on named executive officer compensation at the 2023-06-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Shareholder Votes on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers Voting results regarding the non-binding, advisory vote on the frequency with which the Company should conduct future advisory shareholder votes on named executive officer compensation (\"Say-on-Frequency\") were as follows: 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions 104,545,127 23,650 1,354,722 94,879","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319947/000131994723000034/0001319947-23-000034-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-06-15"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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