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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio

001-32545

31-0746639

(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 237-7100

N/A
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange On August 28, 2023, Designer Brands Inc. (the “Company”) announced that William L. Jordan, the President of the Company and President of Camuto LLC, will step down from his positions at the Company on a date that is expected to be on or before December 1, 2023.

Act.    ☐

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.