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 8, 2003
(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) | |
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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 8, 2003, Brown Shoe Company, Inc. issued a press release announcing that a jury awarded a $1 million verdict against one of its subsidiaries by a Colorado State Court jury in Denver for damages associated with environmental impacts on a neighborhood near a former company plant. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in this Item 9 and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: December 9, 2003 | ||
| Michael I. Oberlander Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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