CALERES INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Oct 7, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: BROWN SHOE CO INC (BWS)
CIK: 0000014707
Period of Report: 2005-10-06

Reporting Person: FROMM RONALD A (Director, Chairman & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-05-31	Common Stock	G	1600	—	Disposed	105377	Direct
2005-10-06	Common Stock	M	9000	$10.7188	Acquired	114377	Direct
2005-10-06	Common Stock	F	7490	$31.93	Disposed	106887	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-10-06	Common Stock	$10.7188	M	9000	Disposed	2010-03-02	Common Stock (9000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 5028 shares held indirectly by 401(k) plan.

F2: The option vested in four equal installments March 2, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.