DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

On May 24, 2017, DSW Inc. (the Company) held its Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in Columbus, Ohio to consider and vote on the matters
listed below. A total of 67,674,260>shares of the Companys
common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting.
This represented approximately 84% of the Companys 79,930,203
shares of common stock that were outstanding and entitled to vote
at the meeting. As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, there
were 72,197,396 Class A shares outstanding (one vote per share) and
7,732,807 Class B shares outstanding (eight votes per share). Set
forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals
submitted to a vote of the shareholders.

Election of Directors

The shareholders of the Company elected Ms. Lee and Messrs.
Sonenberg and Tanenbaum as Class I directors with terms expiring in
2020, and Ms. Zaiac as a Class II director with a term expiring in
2018. The voting results were as follows:



Name of Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld
Carolee Lee	120,939,830	775,508
Harvey L. Sonenberg	112,296,265	9,419,073
Allan J. Tanenbaum	120,074,466	1,640,872
Joanne Zaiac	121,487,094	228,244

There were no broker non-votes for each director on this proposal.

Advisory Vote on the Compensation Paid to Named Executive Officers

The shareholders of the Company voted on the Compensation paid to
Named Executive Officers. The voting results were as follows:



Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
121,343,727	345,086	26,525

There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.

Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Voting on the Compensation of
Named Executive Officers

The shareholders of the Company voted on the frequency of voting on
the Compensation to Named Executive Officers. The voting results
were as follows:

Based on these results and consistent with the Company’s
recommendation, the Board has determined that the Company will hold
a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation every year.

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

On May 24, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that
the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.20 per
share, to be paid on June 29, 2017 to shareholders of record at the
close of business on June 15, 2017. The press release is attached
as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.




Exhibit Number			Description

99.1			Press Release dated May 24, 2017

About DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW)
DSW Inc. is a footwear retailer. The Company offers assortment of shoes, handbags and accessories for women, men and children. The Company operates through two segments: the DSW segment and the Affiliated Business Group (ABG) segment. The DSW segment includes DSW stores and dsw.com. The Company, through its ABG segment, partners with approximately three other retailers to help build and optimize their footwear businesses. The Company operates over 470 DSW stores, dsw.com and shoe departments in approximately 280 Stein Mart stores and Steinmart.com, over 100 Gordmans stores and Gordmans.com, and approximately one Frugal Fannie’s store. Its DSW stores average approximately 21,000 square feet and carry over 21,500 pairs of shoes. In addition, it offers DSW Rewards program, through which members earn points towards certificates every time they purchase. DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW) Recent Trading Information
DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW) closed its last trading session up +0.38 at 16.59 with 4,352,494 shares trading hands.