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Exhibit 10.6

 
 
JOINDER, CONSENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This Joinder, Consent and First Amendment to Credit Agreement (this “Amendment”)
is made as of August 10, 2011, by and among:
 
DSW INC., an Ohio corporation (“DSW”), and DSW SHOE WAREHOUSE, INC., a Missouri
corporation (individually, a “Borrower”, and collectively, the “Borrowers”);
 
the Persons named on Schedule I hereto (individually, an “Existing Guarantor”,
and collectively, the “Existing Guarantors”);
 
DSW MS LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“DSW MS”) (the “New Guarantor”,
and together with the Existing Guarantors, individually, a “Guarantor”, and
collectively, the “Guarantors”; the Guarantors, together with the Borrowers, are
hereinafter referred to individually as a “Loan Party”, and collectively as the
“Loan Parties”);
 
the LENDERS party hereto; and
 
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as administrative agent for the
Lenders under the Credit Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, the
“Administrative Agent”);
 
in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and benefits to be
derived herefrom.

W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June
30, 2010 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect
from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrowers, the
Existing Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent;
 
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have advised the Agent and the Lenders that DSW has
formed DSW MS as a wholly-owned Subsidiary of DSW and has consummated the
Acquisition described in that certain confidential side letter dated as of June
30, 2010 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect
from time to time (including pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated as
of February 3, 2011), the “Side Letter”) by and among the Borrowers, the
Existing Guarantors and the Administrative Agent, and as a result of such
Acquisition, DSW MS is the sole shareholder of each of the Subsidiaries
identified on Schedule II annexed hereto;
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the Side Letter, the Borrowers are
required to cause DSW MS and its Subsidiaries to join the Loan Documents as
Guarantors thereunder;
 
WHEREAS, the New Guarantor shall receive direct and indirect benefits from the
Lenders’ providing loans and other financial accommodations to the Borrowers
under the Loan Documents;
 
 
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WHEREAS, the New Guarantor desires to join the Credit Agreement and the other
Loan Documents;
 
WHEREAS, the Loan Parties desire to repay in full the Indebtedness owing under
the PIES (as defined in the Side Letter) or otherwise settle the PIES in
accordance with the terms thereof and to make a dividend to the shareholders of
DSW in connection therewith, and have requested that the Administrative Agent
and the Required Lenders consent to such dividend, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein;
 
WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, the Loan Parties, the Required
Lenders and the Administrative Agent desire to amend certain provisions of the
Credit Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
1.
Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the
respective meanings assigned to such terms in Credit Agreement unless otherwise
defined herein.

 
2.
Joinder to Loan Documents.

 
 
(a)
Joinder.  The New Guarantor hereby becomes a Guarantor under the terms of the
Credit Agreement and in consideration of the value of the synergistic and other
benefits received by the New Guarantor as a result of being or becoming
affiliated with the Borrowers and the Guarantors, the New Guarantor hereby
agrees that effective as of the date hereof it hereby is, and shall be deemed to
be, and assumes the Obligations of, a "Loan Party" and a "Guarantor", jointly
and severally under the Credit Agreement, a "Guarantor," jointly and severally
with the existing Guarantors under the Guaranty, a "Debtor" jointly and
severally under the Security Agreement and a Loan Party or Guarantor, as the
case may be, under each of the other Loan Documents to which the Loan Parties or
Guarantors are a party; and, the New Guarantor hereby agrees that from the date
hereof and so long as any Loan or any Commitment of any Lender shall remain
outstanding and until the indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Secured
Obligations, expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (or with respect
to any undrawn Letters of Credit, the full Cash Collateralization thereof or the
supporting thereof by another letter of credit from an issuing bank and on terms
satisfactory to the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent), and the
payment and performance of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties under the
Loan Documents, the New Guarantor shall perform, comply with, and be subject to
and bound by each of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement, Guaranty,
Security Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents jointly and severally
with the existing parties thereto.  Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the New Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that (i) each of the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement
applicable to a Loan Party is true and correct as to the New Guarantor on and as
of the date hereof (other than representations and warranties that relate solely
to an earlier date) and (ii) the New Guarantor has heretofore received a true
and correct copy of the Credit Agreement, Guaranty, Security Agreement and each
of the other Loan Documents (including any modifications thereof or supplements
or waivers thereto) in effect on the date hereof.

 
 
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(b)
Ratification.  The New Guarantor hereby makes, affirms, and ratifies in favor of
the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties the Credit Agreement,
Guaranty, Security Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents given by the
Guarantors to the Administrative Agent or any of the other Secured Parties, and
to the extent that any changes in any representations, warranties, and covenants
require any amendments to the schedules of any of such Loan Documents as a
result of DSW’s acquisition of the New Guarantor or the joinder of the New
Guarantor to the Loan Documents, such schedules are hereby updated, as evidenced
by any supplemental schedules (if any) annexed to this Amendment in Exhibit A.

 
 
(c)
Grant of Security Interest.  Without limiting the foregoing, as security for the
due and punctual payment and performance of the Secured Obligations in full, the
New Guarantor hereby agrees that the Secured Parties shall have, and the New
Guarantor hereby grants to and creates in favor of the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Security
Agreement), a continuing first priority Lien on, and security interest under the
UCC in and to, the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) subject
only to Permitted Liens having priority by operation of Law.

 
 
(d)
Further Assurances.  The New Guarantor further agrees that with respect to each
item of Collateral as to which (i) the creation of a valid and enforceable
security interest is not governed exclusively by the UCC or (ii) the perfection
of a valid and enforceable first priority security interest therein under the
UCC cannot be accomplished either by (a) the Administrative Agent taking
possession thereof, (b) the Administrative Agent’s having “control”  (as defined
in the UCC) thereof, or (c) by the filing in appropriate locations of
appropriate UCC financing statements executed by the New Guarantor, the New
Guarantor will at its expense execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent
and hereby does authorize the Administrative Agent to execute and file such
documents, agreements, notices, assignments and instruments and take such
further actions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent from
time to time for the purpose of creating, protecting and preserving a valid and
perfected first priority Lien on such item, subject only to Permitted Liens
having priority by operation of Law, enforceable against the New Guarantor to
secure the Secured Obligations.  In furtherance of the foregoing, the New
Guarantor shall execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered at any
time and from time to time such further instruments and documents and do or
cause to be done such further acts as may be reasonably necessary in the
reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to carry out more effectively the
provisions and purposes of this Joinder and the other Loan Documents.

 
 
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3.
Amendments to Credit Agreement.

 
 
(a)
The provisions of Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement [Certain Definitions] are
hereby amended by adding the following definitions thereto in appropriate
alphabetical order:

 
“First Amendment Effective Date means August 10, 2011.”
 
“Immaterial Subsidiaries means, individually, Retail Ventures Services, Inc., an
Ohio corporation, Retail Ventures Licensing, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
Retail Ventures Imports, Inc., an Ohio corporation, and Carlyn Advertising
Agency, Inc., an Ohio corporation, and collectively, all of the foregoing.”
 
“PIES Repayment has the meaning assigned to such term in that certain Joinder,
Consent and First Amendment dated as of August 10, 2011 by and among the
Borrowers, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.”
 
 
(b)
The provisions of Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement [Representations and
Warranties] are hereby amended by adding the following new Section 5.1.18
[Immaterial Subsidiaries] at the end thereof:

 
“5.1.18   Immaterial Subsidiaries.  None of the Immaterial Subsidiaries (i) has
any business operations other than as conducted as of the First Amendment
Effective Date and those reasonably incidental thereto (all of such operations
being de minimis in nature), or (ii) owns any assets other than those that are
de minimis in value.”
 
 
(c)
The provisions of Section 7 of the Credit Agreement [Covenants] are hereby
amended as follows:

 
 
(i)
By amending Section 7.2.4 [Loans and Investments] as follows:

 
 
(1)
by inserting the phrase “(in each case, other than, except as provided in clause
(viii) below, to or in an Immaterial Subsidiary)” immediately preceding the
semi-colon appearing prior to clause (i) thereof;

 
 
(2)
by deleting the word “and” at the end of clause (vii) thereof, re-lettering
clause (viii) as clause (x) and inserting the following new clauses (viii) and
(xi) therein:

 
“(viii)           loans, advances and investments in the Immaterial
Subsidiaries, in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time
outstanding, for the purposes of maintaining the Immaterial Subsidiaries’ good
standing, filing of tax returns on behalf of the Immaterial Subsidiaries,
payment of taxes on behalf of the Immaterial Subsidiaries and other general
corporate purposes of the Immaterial Subsidiaries not involving active
operations;
 
 
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(ix)           within sixty (60) days following the First Amendment Effective
Date, investments in the form of a capital contribution by DSW in DSW MS LLC in
connection with the PIES Repayment, provided that (x) to the extent not
transferred to the holders of the PIES in connection with the PIES Repayment,
DSW MS LLC shall transfer to DSW the issued and outstanding equity interests
owned by DSW MS LLC in DSW contemporaneously with such investment, and (y) the
aggregate amount of such investment shall not exceed the amount, when combined
with such portion of the PIES Repayment paid in the form of the issuance of
equity interests of DSW, necessary to satisfy the PIES Repayment in full; and”
 
 
(ii)
By amending Section 7.2.5 [Dividends and Related Distributions] as follows:

 
 
(1)
by deleting the proviso from clause (ii) thereof and substituting the following
proviso in its stead:

 
“provided that prior to and after giving effect to the making of such dividend
or other distribution, no Trigger Event Election or Event of Default shall have
occurred and the Borrowers shall have on hand the Minimum Cash Requirement.”
 
 
(2)
by adding the following clauses (iii) and (vi) at the end thereof:

 
“(iii) substantially contemporaneously with the PIES Repayment, dividends or
other distributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed the difference (if a
positive number) between (a) $190,000,000, and (b) such portion of the PIES
Repayment paid in cash; and
 
(iv) to the extent constituting a dividend, distribution, share repurchase,
share redemption or retirement, the investment described in clause (viii) of
Section 7.2.4 [Loans and Investments].”
 
 
(iii)
By amending Section 7.2.7 [Dispositions of Assets or Subsidiaries] by inserting
the phrase “(in each case, other than to or with an Immaterial Subsidiary)”
immediately preceding the semi-colon appearing prior to clause (i) thereof; and

 
 
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(iv)
By deleting Section 7.2.8 [Affiliate Transactions] in its entirety and
substituting the following new Section 7.2.8 [Affiliate Transactions] in its
stead:

 
“7.2.8  Affiliate Transactions.  Except as disclosed on Schedule 7.2.8 or as
permitted pursuant to clause (viii) of Section 7.2.4 [Loans and Investments],
each of the Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, enter into or carry out any transaction with any Immaterial Subsidiary or
any Affiliate of any Loan Party (including purchasing property or services from
or selling property or services to any Immaterial Subsidiary or any Affiliate of
any Loan Party or other Person) unless such transaction is not otherwise
prohibited by this Agreement, is entered into in the ordinary course of business
upon fair and reasonable arm's-length terms and conditions which are fully
disclosed to the Administrative Agent and is in accordance with all applicable
Law.”
 
 
(v)
By amending Section 7.2.14 [Capital Expenditures] by deleting the number
“$75,000,000” in its entirety therefrom and substituting in its stead the number
“$100,000,000”.

 
 
(vi)
By adding the following new Section 7.2.19 [Immaterial Subsidiaries] at the end
thereof:

 
“7.2.19  Immaterial Subsidiaries.  The Immaterial Subsidiaries shall not engage
in any business operations other than those operations being conducted as of the
First Amendment Effective Date and any operations reasonably incidental thereto
(including any dissolution or winding up of any such Immaterial Subsidiary) or
acquire any assets unless prior thereto, such Immaterial Subsidiaries shall have
joined the Loan Documents in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.2.9
[Subsidiaries, Partnerships and Joint Ventures].”
 
4.
PIES Repayment.  The Borrowers have advised the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders that they desire to repay the Indebtedness consisting of the PIES (as
defined in the Side Letter) on or prior to September 15, 2011 in an amount not
to exceed $190,000,000 (the “PIES Repayment”), such repayment to consist of a
cash payment or the issuance of equity interests.  Such PIES Repayment is
permitted pursuant to Section 7 of the Side Letter subject to the satisfaction
of the conditions described therein.  The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that
the Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, contemporaneously with
the PIES Repayment, a certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent and duly executed by an Authorized Officer of each
Borrower, certifying to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the
date of the PIES Repayment, (i) the Borrowers have maintained the Minimum Cash
Requirement, and (ii) no Event of Default or Trigger Event has occurred and is
continuing or would result from the PIES Repayment.

 
 
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5.
Consent regarding Immaterial Subsidiaries.  The Borrowers have requested that
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders refrain from requiring that (i) the
Immaterial Subsidiaries join the Loan Documents as Loan Parties thereunder, and
(ii) the New Guarantor grant to the Administrative Agent Administrative Agent
for the benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties a continuing first
priority Lien on the equity interests owned by the New Guarantor in each of the
Immaterial Subsidiaries.  Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent set forth in Section 7 hereof, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders hereby consent and affirm that, except as provided in Section 7.2.19 of
the Credit Agreement [Immaterial Subsidiaries], (i) the Immaterial Subsidiaries
shall not be required to join the Loan Documents as Loan Parties thereunder, and
(ii) the New Guarantor shall not be required to grant to the Administrative
Agent Administrative Agent for the benefit of itself and the other Secured
Parties, a continuing first priority Lien on the equity interests owned by the
New Guarantor in each of the Immaterial Subsidiaries. The consent provided in
this Section 5 shall in no way constitute a modification or waiver of any of the
Administrative Agent’s, the Lenders’ or the Issuing Bank’s rights, or any Loan
Party’s obligations, under the Credit Agreement, the Side Letter or any other
Loan Documents, each of which (as expressly modified in this Amendment) remains
in full force and effect.  It is hereby agreed to and understood by the parties
that this consent is a one-time consent related to the Immaterial Subsidiaries
and is not an amendment to the Credit Agreement with respect to any other
obligation to cause other Subsidiaries to join the Loan Documents or to grant
Liens on equity interests on any other occasion, nor is it a waiver of any
Potential Default or Event of Default now existing or hereafter arising under
the Credit Agreement.

 
6.
Ratification of Loan Documents.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
all terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
remain in full force and effect.  The Loan Parties hereby ratify, confirm, and
reaffirm that all representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained
in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such
representations and warranties (1) relate to an earlier date, in which case they
are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, or (2)
are modified by “materiality” or “Material Adverse Change” or words of similar
import, in which case they are true and correct in all such respects.  The
Guarantors hereby acknowledge, confirm and agree that the Guarantied Obligations
of the Guarantors under, and as defined in, the Guaranty include, without
limitation, all Obligations of the Loan Parties at any time and from time to
time outstanding under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as
such Obligations have been amended pursuant to this Amendment.  The Loan Parties
hereby acknowledge, confirm and agree that the Collateral Documents and any and
all Collateral previously pledged to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit
of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Security Agreement), pursuant thereto,
shall continue to secure all applicable Obligations of the Loan Parties at any
time and from time to time outstanding under the Credit Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.

 
 
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7.
Conditions to Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall not be effective until each
of the following conditions precedent has been fulfilled to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Administrative Agent:

 
 
(a)
The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment duly
executed and delivered by each of the parties hereto.

 
 
(b)
All action on the part of the Loan Parties (including, without limitation, the
New Guarantor) necessary for the valid execution, delivery and performance by
the Loan Parties of this Amendment and the documents, instruments and agreements
to be executed in connection herewith shall have been duly and effectively taken
and evidence thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall
have been provided to the Administrative Agent.

 
 
(c)
The New Guarantor shall each have delivered the following to the Administrative
Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents:

 
 
(i)
Copies of the New Guarantor’s certificate of articles of organization,
(including any provisions or resolutions relating to capital stock), operating
agreement or other organizational documents.

 
 
(ii)
Certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or
other certificates of Authorized Officers of the New Guarantor evidencing (A)
the authority of the New Guarantor to enter into this Amendment and the other
Loan Documents to which the New Guarantor is a party or is to be a party and (B)
the identity, authority and capacity of each Authorized Officer thereof
authorized to act as a Authorized Officer in connection with this Amendment and
the other Loan Documents to which the New Guarantor is a party or is to be a
party.

 
 
(iii)
Certificate of Full Force and Effect issued by the Secretary of the State of
such New Domestic Guarantor’s incorporation or organization.

 
 
(iv)
A Perfection Certificate substantially in the form delivered to the
Administrative Agent on the Closing Date.

 
 
(v)
Any Collateral Documents or amendments thereto necessary to evidence and/or
perfect the pledge by the holder of the equity interests in the New Guarantor of
such equity interests in favor of the Administrative Agent, as security for the
Obligations, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and duly executed by the parties thereto.

 
 
(vi)
Evidence that all insurance as to the New Guarantor required to be maintained
pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, Section 7.1.3 of
the Credit Agreement [Maintenance of Insurance]) in favor of the Administrative
Agent required under the Loan Documents have been obtained and are in effect.

 
 
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(vii)
Execution and delivery by the New Guarantor of the following Loan Documents:

 
 
(1)
All applicable Collateral Documents necessary or advisable to create in favor of
the Administrative Agent valid, enforceable and perfected first priority Liens
in the Collateral, including, without limitation, Blocked Account Agreements;
and

 
 
(2)
Such other documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
require in order to carry out the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement,
this Amendment and the other Loan Documents.

 
 
(d)
The Administrative Agent shall have received all documents and instruments,
including UCC financing statements, required by applicable Law or reasonably
requested by the Agent to create or perfect the Liens intended to be created
under any Collateral Document and all such documents and instruments shall have
been so filed, registered or recorded to the reasonable satisfaction of the
Administrative Agent.

 
 
(e)
The Loan Parties shall have paid in full (i) all expenses invoiced to the
Borrowers in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and
delivery of this Amendment and related documents, and (ii) any other outstanding
fees and expenses invoiced and due and owing and required to be paid under
Section 10.3.1 of the Credit Agreement [Costs and Expenses].

 
 
(f)
The Loan Parties shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent
such additional documents, instruments, and agreements as the Administrative
Agent may reasonably request.

 
8.
Representations and Warranties.

 
 
(a)
The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment and
the performance of each Loan Party’s obligations hereunder have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, do not and
shall not: (i) contravene the terms of any of such Person's organizational
documents; (ii) conflict with or result in any breach, termination, or
contravention of, or constitute a default under, or require any payment to be
made under (x) any material contract, document, or agreement to which such
Person is a party or any material Indebtedness to which such Person is a party,
or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries, in each case in any material respect, or (y) any order,
injunction, writ or decree of any Official Body or any arbitral award to which
such Person or its property is subject; (iii) result in or require the creation
of any Lien upon any asset of any Loan Party (other than Liens in favor of the
Administrative Agent under the Collateral Documents); or (iv) violate any Law.

 
 
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(b)
This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party.  This
Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party,
enforceable against each Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to the
Bankruptcy Code.

 
 
(c)
After giving effect to this Amendment, no Potential Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing.

 
9.
Miscellaneous.

 
 
(a)
Each of the Loan Parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that it has no offsets,
defenses, claims, or counterclaims against the Agents, the other Secured
Parties, or their respective parents, affiliates, predecessors, successors, or
assigns, or their officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or representatives,
with respect to the Obligations, and that if any of the Loan Parties now has, or
ever did have, any offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against such
Persons, whether known or unknown, at law or in equity, from the beginning of
the world through this date and through the time of execution of this Amendment,
all of them are hereby expressly WAIVED, and each of the Loan Parties hereby
RELEASES such Persons from any liability therefor.

 
 
(b)
This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto
in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all
of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This
Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the
entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and
supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written,
relating to the subject matter hereof including any prior confidentiality
agreements and commitments.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature
page of this Amendment by telecopy or e-mail shall be effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 
 
(c)
The provisions of this Amendment are intended to be severable.  If any provision
of this Amendment shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in
any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner
affecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or
the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction.

 
 
(d)
The Loan Parties represent and warrant that they have consulted with independent
legal counsel of their selection in connection with this Amendment and are not
relying on any representations or warranties of the Administrative Agent or any
other Secured Party or their respective counsel in entering into this Amendment.

 
 
 (e)
This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract under the Laws of the State of
Ohio without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto caused this Amendment to be
executed and their seals to be hereto affixed as of the date first above
written.
 

 
DSW INC., as a Borrower
       
By:
/s/Kurt Gatterdam
 
Name:
Kurt Gatterdam
 
Title:
VP, Treasurer
             
DSW SHOE WAREHOUSE, INC., as a Borrower
       
By:
/s/Kurt Gatterdam
 
Name:
Kurt Gatterdam
 
Title:
VP, Treasurer
             
ETAILDIRECT LLC, as an Existing Guarantor
       
By:
/s/Kurt Gatterdam
 
Name:
Kurt Gatterdam
 
Title:
VP, Treasurer
             
BRAND CARD SERVICES LLC, as an Existing Guarantor
       
By:
/s/Kurt Gatterdam
 
Name:
Kurt Gatterdam
 
Title:
VP, Treasurer
       
DSW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LLC, as an Existing Guarantor
       
By:
/s/Kurt Gatterdam
 
Name:
Kurt Gatterdam
 
Title:
VP, Treasurer

 
 
 

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MINT STUDIO LLC, as an Existing Guarantor
       
By:
/s/Kurt Gatterdam
 
Name:
Kurt Gatterdam
 
Title:
VP, Treasurer
             
DSW MS LLC, as a New Guarantor
       
By:
/s/Kurt Gatterdam
 
Name:
Kurt Gatterdam
 
Title:
VP, Treasure

 
 
 

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List of Omitted Schedules and Exhibits
 
Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, the following schedules and
exhibits to this Joinder, Consent and First Amendment to Credit Agreement, have
not been provided herein: 

Schedules
Schedule I. Existing Guarantors
Schedule II. Subsidiaries of New Guarantor

Exhibits
Exhibit A. Updated Schedules to Loan Documents
 
The registrant agrees to supplementally furnish a copy of any omitted schedule
or exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
 
 

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