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)February 3, 2005
BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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New York (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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1-2191 (Commission File Number) | 43-0197190 (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
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8300 Maryland Avenue St. Louis, Missouri (Address of principal executive offices) | 63105 (Zip Code) |
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(314) 854-4000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On February 3, 2005, Brown Shoe Company, Inc. issued a press release announcing the Company’s retail sales for the four-week period, fourth quarter and 52-week fiscal year ended January 29, 2005. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.6. of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 2.02 and the Exhibits 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) |
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| Date: February 3, 2005 | | /s/ Michael I. Oberlander |
| | | Michael I. Oberlander |
| | | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release Announcing Retail Sales, dated February 3, 2005 |
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