1 Exhibit 10.6.8 EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT This Eighth Amendment dated as of March 3, 1997 to the Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 15, 1992 is among PRIME RECEIVABLES CORPORATION (the "TRANSFEROR"), FDS NATIONAL BANK, a national banking corporation (the "SERVICER") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as successor in interest to Chemical Bank, as Trustee (in such capacity, the "TRUSTEE"). W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, the Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee entered into an Amended and Restated Pooling and Servicing Agreement as of December 15, 1992, as amended from time to time (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"); WHEREAS, the Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee wish to amend Schedule II of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; WHEREAS, Section 13.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement permits the amendment of Schedules subject to certain conditions; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. Schedule II as attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and Schedule II attached hereto is substituted therefor. 2. Attached hereto is an Opinion of Counsel stating that the amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement effected by this Eighth Amendment does not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Certificateholders, as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. 3. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended by this Eighth Amendment, shall continue in full force and effect among the parties hereto. 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Eighth Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written. PRIME RECEIVABLES CORPORATION By: /s/ Susan P. Storer ------------------------------- Title: President FDS NATIONAL BANK By: /s/ Susan R. Robinson ------------------------------- Title: Treasurer THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK By: /s/ Dennis Kildea ------------------------------- Title: Trust Officer 3 EXHIBIT A --------- OPINION OF COUNSEL ------------------ March 3, 1997 Prime Receivables Corporation The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee 4705 Duke Drive 450 West 33rd Street Mason, Ohio 45220 New York, NY 10001 Re: Prime Receivables, Inc. Amended and Restated Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of December 15, 1992 (the "Agreement") Ladies and Gentlemen: As General Counsel of Federated Department Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the ultimate parent of Prime Receivables Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Prime"), I have acted as counsel to Prime in connection with the Eighth Amendment to the Agreement and the substitution of Schedule II of the Agreement. I have examined such documents, records and matters of law as I have deemed necessary for purposes of this opinion. Based thereon, I am of the opinion that the Eighth Amendment to the Agreement and the deletion of the current Schedule II to the Agreement and substitution therefor with an amended Schedule II do not, in accordance with Section 13.01 of the Agreement, adversely affect in any material respect the interest of any of the Investor Certificateholders, as such term is defined in the Agreement. Very truly yours, /s/ Dennis J. Broderick Dennis J. Broderick 4 Schedule 2 3/3/97 List of Lock-Box Accounts ------------------------- Star Bank Corporation Burdines 480-366-723 P.O. Box 1038 Dept. 4500 425 Walnut Street Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH 45274-4500 45201-1036 Macy's East, Inc., 480-381-1425 as successor in interest to, Jordan Marsh P.O. Box 8079 Mason, Ohio 45040-8079 PNC Bank The Bon Marche 426-002-7019 201 East 5th Street P.O. Box 8080 Cincinnati, OH Mason, Ohio 45201-1198 45040-8080 Stern's 419-000-2709 P.O. Box 8081 Mason, Ohio 45040-8081 Lazarus 411-017-5133 P.O. Box 4504 Mason, Ohio 45040-4504 Macy's West 300-1544986 P.O. Box 8021 Mason, Ohio 45040-8021 Broadway Stores 300-154-4994 P.O. Box 8022 Mason, Ohio 45040-8022 5 AmSouth Bank, N.A. Bloomingdale's 88-419-622 1900 Fifth Ave., North P.O. Box 11407 Birmingham, AL Drawer 0018 35203 Birmingham, AL 35242-0018 Rich's 01-579-282 P.O. Box 11407 Drawer 0001 Birmingham, AL 35245-0001 Goldsmith's 73-233-579 P.O. Box 11407 Drawer 0012 Birmingham, AL 35245-0012 Macy's East, Inc., 69-116-059 as successor in interest to, Abraham & Straus P.O. Box 11407 Drawer 0008 Birmingham, AL 35245-0008 The Fifth Third Bank Lazarus 715-27336 38 Fountain Square Plaza P.O. Box 0064 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH 45263 45274-0064 Bank of America Illinois All Originators 7118821 231 South LaSalle Street Chicago, IL 60697