SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
May 22, 2008
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 1-14770 | | 43-1813160 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3231 Southeast Sixth Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66607-2207
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
(785) 233-5171
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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| o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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| Item 5.02 | | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officer; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On May 22, 2008, a letter agreement was executed with Collective Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) clarifying the definition of “good reason” under the provisions of the employment agreement entered into on May 20, 2005, between the Company and Matthew E. Rubel.
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| Item 9.01 | | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| Exhibit No. | | Exhibit |
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| 10.1 | | Letter Agreement between the Company and Matthew E. Rubel clarifying his employment agreement dated May 20, 2005. |
SIGNATURES
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.
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COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC.
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| Date: May 27, 2008 | By: | /s/ Ullrich E. Porzig | |
| | | Ullrich E. Porzig | |
| | | Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Exhibit |
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| 10.1 | | Letter Agreement between the Company and Matthew E. Rubel clarifying his employment agreement dated May 20, 2005. |
