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BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan ("Plan") is to provide eligible key employees of the
Company with an opportunity to defer compensation to be earned by them from the Company as a means of saving for retirement or other
future purposes and to provide such employees with competitive retirement and capital accumulation benefits. In addition, the Plan is
intended to provide eligible key employees additional incentive to remain employed by the Company and to attract certain executive-level
employees.
2. DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan:
2.1 Account.
"Account" means a bookkeeping account established and maintained by the Company for each Participant reflecting Deferred
Compensation and earnings and losses thereon in accordance with Section 5.
2.2 Accounting Date.
"Accounting Date" means each Business Day on which a calculation concerning a Participant's Account is performed, or as otherwise
defined by the Committee.
2.3 Beneficiary.
"Beneficiary" means the person or persons designated by the Participant in accordance with Section 10, or if no person or persons are so
designated, the estate of a deceased Participant.
2.4 Board.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. or its designee.
2.5 Business Day.
Business Day" means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading activity.
2.6 Committee.
"Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board.
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2.7 Company.
"Company" means Brown Shoe Company, Inc., its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates.
2.8 Compensation.
"Compensation" means any employee compensation determined by the Committee to be properly deferrable under the Plan.
2.9 Credit Date.