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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):  May 11, 2011 (May 11, 2011)
 
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-2191
(Commission File Number)
43-0197190
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
 
 
 
8300 Maryland Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 854-4000
 
 
    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 Events
 
 
On May 11, 2011, Brown Shoe Company, Inc. issued a press release announcing the closing of its previously announced offering of senior notes due 2019 in a private placement.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)              Exhibits.

See Exhibit Index.
 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
 
Corporate Secretary
 

   
BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.
     
     
Date:  May 11, 2011
 
/s/ Michael I. Oberlander
   
Michael I. Oberlander
   
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


 

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release, dated May 11, 2011 announcing the closing of the Company’s offering of Senior Notes due 2019 and the initial results of the Company’s tender offer for its Senior Notes due 2012