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Your Vote Counts! Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # V49233-P03887 DESIGNER BRANDS INC. 810 DSW DRIVE COLUMBUS, OH 43219 ATTN: CORPORATE SECRETARY DESIGNER BRANDS INC. 2024 Annual Meeting Vote by June 19, 2024 11:59 PM ET You 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 materials for the shareholder meeting to be held on June 20, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Vote Virtually at the Meeting* June 20, 2024 1:00 PM ET Virtually at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/DBI2024 *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. Get informed before you vote View the Notice and Proxy Statement and 2023 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 June 6, 2024. 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.
Vote at www.ProxyVote.com Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings”. Voting Items Board Recommends V49234-P03887 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. 1. Election of Directors: For01) Jay L. Schottenstein 02) Joanne Zaiac 03) Richard A. Paul 2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2025. For 3. Advisory vote on the compensation paid to our named executive officers in the fiscal year ended February 3, 2024. For 4. Approval of an amendment and restatement of the Designer Brands Inc. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan. For 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 postponements, continuations, or adjournments thereof.