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Designer Brands Inc.: meeting of 17 Jun 2026
Votes reported on Form N-PX, item by item
217 Form N-PX filers reported votes at the Designer Brands Inc. meeting of 17 Jun 2026. Their records fall into 7 items below, in ballot order: management items first, then proposals from security holders. Each bar shows how the reporting filers split; it is not the result of the meeting.
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
Items
DIRECTOR ELECTIONSIssuer
Director elections
4 nominees; 63.2% of reported votes for; 67 filers withheld from or voted against at least one nominee.
683 vote records from 81 filers. 4 of the 78 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 3 filers reported this item without a management mark.
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESIssuer
Advisory vote on executive pay (say-on-pay)
344 vote records from 217 filers. 21 of the 204 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 13 filers reported this item without a management mark.
AUDIT-RELATEDIssuer
Audit-related items (auditor ratification)
169 vote records from 81 filers. 3 of the 78 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 3 filers reported this item without a management mark.
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSESIssuer
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
156 vote records from 70 filers. 0 of the 68 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 2 filers reported this item without a management mark.
CAPITAL STRUCTUREIssuer
CAPITAL STRUCTURE: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
141 vote records from 68 filers. 0 of the 66 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 2 filers reported this item without a management mark.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCEIssuer
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
691 vote records from 80 filers. 0 of the 77 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 3 filers reported this item without a management mark.
OTHERIssuer
OTHER: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
18 vote records from 11 filers. 0 of the 11 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
How the largest families voted
| Family | 1. Directors | 2. Say-on-pay | 3. Auditor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | For | For | For |
| BlackRock and iShares | For | For | For |
| Fidelity | For | For | For |
| Dimensional | Split or no vote | For | For |
| State Street and SPDR | Split or no vote | For | For |
| American Century | Split or no vote | Against * | For |
| Franklin Templeton | Split or no vote | For | For |
| Invesco | For | For | For |
| Equitable | Abstain or withhold * | For | For |
| Charles Schwab | For | For | For |
| Nuveen and TIAA | For | For | For |
| ProShares and ProFunds | Split or no vote | For | For |
| John Hancock and Manulife | Split or no vote | For | For |
| Morgan Stanley, Eaton Vance and Calvert | Split or no vote | For | For |
| J.P. Morgan | No report | For | No report |
| Goldman Sachs | For | For | For |
| WisdomTree | For | Against * | For |
| PGIM and Prudential | Split or no vote | For | For |
| Jackson National funds | Split or no vote | For | For |
| Northern Trust and FlexShares | Split or no vote | For | Split or no vote |
| SEI | For | For | For |
| T. Rowe Price | Split or no vote | For | For |
| Lincoln Financial | Split or no vote | For | For |
| Voya | Abstain or withhold * | For | For |
| Russell Investments | For | For | For |
| Nationwide | For | For | For |
| Victory Capital | Split or no vote | For | For |
| Brighthouse Funds | Split or no vote | For | For |
| Guggenheim and Rydex | Split or no vote | For | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | For | For | For |
| BNY Mellon | No report | Against * | No report |
| Principal | Split or no vote | For | For |
| Pacific Life funds | For | Against * | For |
| Global X | For | For | For |
| AllianceBernstein | No report | For | No report |
| DWS | For | For | For |
| PIMCO | Split or no vote | For | For |
| Harbor Funds | For | For | For |
| Neuberger Berman | No report | For | No report |
* against management. A family's position is the way most of its reported shares were voted across its filers; "split" means no single position led. "No report" means none of the family's filers listed the item.
Questions
How did large funds vote at the Designer Brands Inc. meeting?
217 Form N-PX filers reported votes at the meeting of 17 Jun 2026. On say-on-pay, 21 of 204 voted against management (10.3%). The family table lists each of the largest families item by item.
Is this the meeting result?
No. These are the votes of funds and managers that file Form N-PX, counted by filer and by the shares they reported. The certified result, which includes every shareholder, is reported by Designer Brands Inc. on Form 8-K.
Why are director elections shown as counts only?
Director records name the nominee. This site does not publish pages or rows about individuals, so for director elections it keeps the number of nominees and the split of votes and discards the wording.
Every meeting on file for Designer Brands Inc.
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings listing Designer Brands Inc. with a meeting date within three days of 17 Jun 2026. Proposal titles are the most common wording among filers and are replaced by the SEC category where a wording could name a person. Not verified by the SEC. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026.