CALERES INC — Capital/Financing Update 2005

Apr 19, 2005

8-K 1 form8k_041905.htm FORM 8K - APRIL 19, 2005 Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Form 8K - April 19, 2005 MARKER FORMAT-SHEET="Head Sub 2 Left" FSL="Default"

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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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:

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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):

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Item 8.01. Other Information

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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.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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(c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit

99.1 Press Release dated April 19, 2005

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SIGNATURES

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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

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit

99.1 Press Release dated April 19, 2005