Exhibit 10.4a

CALERES, INC.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT - Director

Caleres, Inc., a New York corporation (hereinafter referred to as the
“Company”), grants to the participant (hereinafter referred to as the
"Director") an award of Restricted Stock Units (“Award”), and subject to the key
terms set forth below and the attached General Terms and Conditions (as amended
and restated effective May 28, 2015).

Participant:

Award Grant Date: May 29, 2015

Number of Restricted Stock Units 4,000 subject to certain restrictions

Vesting Date: 100% of the Restricted Stock Units shall vest at 8:00 am CST on
the date of the Company's next Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed on its
behalf and the Director has signed this Agreement to evidence the Director's
acceptance of the terms hereof, all as of the effective date written below.

 
 
 
CALERES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tim Sutter
 
 
 
Director, Benefits and Compensation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 29, 2015

Accepted: ____________________
 
 
 
Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: ________________________
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Caleres, Inc.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD - Director
General Terms and Conditions (as amended and restated effective May 28, 2015)
 
1.Vesting; Fair Market Value, Restrictions. Each RSU entitles the Director to
receive in cash the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of the common stock of
the Company (“Common Stock”) as of the Settlement Date provided in Section 2.
This award shall vest contingent upon the Director’s continued service as a
director of the Company until the date of the next Company Annual Meeting of
Shareholders; and except as provided in Section 5, if the Director terminates
service as a director with the Company prior to such annual meeting, the RSUs
shall be forfeited, and no payment shall be made to the Director in respect of
the RSUs.
 
For purposes of this Agreement, “Fair Market Value” as of a given date means the
mean between the high and low selling prices on the New York Stock Exchange of
the Company’s Common Stock on such given date; provided that in the absence of
actual sales on a given date, “Fair Market Value” means the mean between the
high and low selling prices on the New York Stock Exchange of Common Stock on
the last day preceding such given date on which a sale of the Common Stock
occurred.

2.     Settlement Date; Payment. The vested RSUs will be “settled” and become
payable (“Settlement Date”) as of the earliest of the following dates: (a) the
Director’s service as a director terminates; (b) the date specified pursuant to
a proper election in accordance with Section 4 of this Agreement; or (c) such
other date as provided in Section 5. Payment for the RSUs shall be made as soon
as administratively practicable after the Settlement Date, but in no event more
than thirty (30) days thereafter (or up to ninety (90) days in the event of the
Director’s death). Neither the Director (nor the beneficiary in the event of the
Director’s death) shall be entitled to choose, directly or indirectly, the
taxable year in which payment occurs.

3.     Dividend Equivalent. From the Date of Award through the Settlement Date,
Director shall be credited with additional RSUs equivalent to the dividends
(“Dividend Equivalent”) the Director would have received if the Director had
been the owner of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of RSUs
credited to the Director on such dividend payment date. Any such Dividend
Equivalent shall be converted into additional RSUs based on the fair market
value of Common Stock on the dividend payment date.

4.     Settlement Date Election. In lieu of settling the RSUs in cash as of the
date of the Director’s service as a director terminates, the Director may elect
to have the RSUs settled in cash as of a certain date (no earlier than two years
following the Date of Award) by executing and returning the appropriate election
form to the Company, which election form must be delivered to the Company prior
to the end of the calendar year preceding the Date of Award (or if the Director
has first been appointed as a director since the prior calendar year-end, such
election form has been delivered to the Company within thirty (30) days of the
Director’s appointment as a director). Any election or non-election shall be
irrevocable after the election is made. In no event, however, will RSUs be
settled as of a date after the Director’s termination of service as a director.

5.     Death, Disability or Change In Control. Except as provided in the next
sentence, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the occurrence of a
“change in control” (as defined in the Caleres, Inc. Incentive and Stock
Compensation Plan of 2011 or the disability of the Director (as defined in the
Caleres, Inc. Incentive and Stock Compensation Plan of 2011) or death of the
Director while serving as a director with the Company, all unvested RSUs shall
immediately vest. In the event of the death of the Director, this Award will be
paid to the Director’s designated beneficiary (or, if no designated beneficiary
is living on the date of the Director’s death, the Director’s estate).

6.     Transferability. RSUs may not be sold, transferred, pledged or assigned.
Any purported sale, transfer, pledge or assignment of a RSU shall be void.

7.     Adjustment in Award. In the event of any change in the Common Stock by
reason of exchanges of shares, stock splits, recapitalizations, mergers,
consolidations, reorganization or combination (or stock dividends to the extent
that the equivalents have not otherwise been made pursuant to Section 3), the
Award shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board of Directors of the Company,
as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Board, in its sole
discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights.

8.     Board Administration; Amendment. This award has been made pursuant to a
determination made by the Board of Directors of the Company, and such Board,
subject to the express terms of this Agreement, shall have plenary authority to
interpret any provision of this Agreement and to make any determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of this Agreement consistent with
the terms hereof. This Agreement may be amended, in whole or in part, at any

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time by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that no amendment to this
Agreement may adversely affect the Director’s rights under this Agreement
without the Director’s written consent. Any amendment or termination of this
Agreement shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as Amended.

9.     Ownership Rights. Director has no voting or other ownership rights in the
Company arising from the grant of the RSUs under this Agreement.

10.     Applicable Law. The validity, construction, and effect of this Agreement
and any rules and regulations relating to the Agreement shall be determined in
accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri, without giving effect to the
choice of law principles thereof.

11.    Interpretation of Plan. All provisions of this Agreement shall be
interpreted in a manner so as to be consistent with Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as Amended, and the regulations issued there under.