UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 20, 2001
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
St. Louis, Missouri (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) | |
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ITEM 5. Other Events
December 20, 2001, Brown Shoe Company, Inc., as borrower, entered into a $350 million revolving Credit Agreement among Bank of America, National Association, as administrative agent, Fleet Retail Finance Inc., as syndication agent and the other financial institutions party thereto, as lenders (the "Credit Agreement"). Also on December 20, 2001, the Company sent a redemption notice to the holders of the outstanding $100 million of its 9½% Senior Notes due 2006, informing the noteholders that the Senior Notes would be redeemed on January 22, 2002.
ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
| The following exhibit is filed as part of this report. | |||
Exhibit Number | Description | ||
| 99 | Credit Agreement among Brown Shoe Company, Inc., as borrower, Bank of America. National Association, as administration agent, Fleet Retail Finance Inc., as syndication agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto, as lenders, dated as of December 20, 2001. | ||
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: January 3, 2002 | ||
and Corporate Secretary |
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