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):
April 19, 2005
| Brown Shoe Company, Inc. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
| New York | 001-2191 | 43-0197190 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 8300 Maryland Avenue St. Louis, Missouri | 63105 | ||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (314) 854-4000 |
| 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: (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
The Company announced the pricing of its Senior Notes due 2012 in a press release dated April 19, 2005, which is attached as exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 19, 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.
| BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC. (Registrant) |
| Date: April 19, 2005 | By: | /s/ Michael I. Oberlander |
| Name: | Michael I. Oberlander | |
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 19, 2005 |
