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| 1. | What is the address and telephone number of Brown Shoe’s corporate headquarters? | | | When you have specific questions about dividend disbursements, stock transfer or tax reporting, or when you are giving notice of a change of address, loss of a stock certificate, or non-receipt or loss of a dividend check, please contact:
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
8300 Maryland Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63105-3693
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 29
St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0029
Telephone: (314) 854-4000
Fax: (314) 854-4274
By E-mail: Shareholder Relations Department
Internet Address: http://www.brownshoe.com
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| 2. | What is the ticker symbol for Brown Shoe Company, Inc.? | | | Brown Shoe stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BWS. |
| 3. | What is the CUSIP number for Brown Shoe? | | | The CUSIP number is 115736100 |
| 4. | What are the dates of Brown Shoe's fiscal year and quarters? | | | 2009: Our 2009 fiscal year begins on Sunday February 1, 2009, and ends on Saturday, January 31, 2010. The ending dates of the fiscal quarters are May 2, August 1, October 31 and January 30. Each fiscal quarter is 13 weeks.
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| 5. | When and where is your next annual meeting? | | | Our 2010 annual meeting is currently scheduled for 11 a.m. May 27, 2010, at our corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Please check your proxy to confirm dates and times. |
| 6. | Whom do I contact with questions about my stock certificates -- replacing lost certificates, changing of my address, having dividends directly deposited, changing the name on my certificates or transferring ownership? | | | Please contact our transfer agent:
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
480 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City NJ 07310
U.S. 866-865-6319
Foreign - 201-680-6578
www: www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd
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| 7. | When did Brown Shoe become a public company? | | | Brown Shoe offered its first public shares in 1913. We have paid consecutive quarterly dividends since 1923. |
| 8. | What is the dividend rate on Brown Shoe shares? | | | Brown Shoe’s quarterly dividends have been at the rate of $0.07 per share or an annual rate of $0.28 per share. While the company has paid a dividend for more than 300 consecutive quarters, shareholders are advised that there is no assurance that the Board of Directors will continue to believe that the payment of dividends is in the best interest of the company and our shareholders. Dividends are typically paid on January 2, April 1, July 1 and October 1. |
| 9. | Does Brown Shoe offer a Divended Reinvestment Plan or a Direct Stock Purchase Plan? | | | Brown Shoe is pleased to offer a convenient and cost-effective method of investing in the company. The Investor Services Program is administered by BNY Mellon Shareowner Services. This plan offers holders of Brown Shoe common stock an opportunity to make direct stock purchases as well as reinvestment of dividends and/or voluntary cash investments. Please review the Program's features, fees, and terms of participation at www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd.
If you have any questions regarding the plan, contact our transfer agent, BNY Mellon Shareowner Services. Their Shareholder Response Center phone number is 866-865-6319 or 201-680-6578 (Outside U.S.).
Internet address: www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd
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| 10. | Does Brown Shoe have any public debt? | | | Yes. In 2005, the company issued $150,000,000 in Senior Notes at a fixed rate of 8.75% to help finance its acquisition of Bennett Footwear Group, LLC. |
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