Exhibit 10.17.1
(FEDERATED LOGO) [l19117al1911701.gif]
DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.           7 West Seventh Street - Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
August 22, 2005
Citibank, N.A.
701 E. 60th North
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
Attention David Zimbeck
Ladies and Gentlemen:
          Reference is made to the Purchase, Sale and Servicing Transfer
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”), among Citibank, N.A.,
Federated Department Stores, Inc., FDS Bank and Prime II Receivables
Corporation. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein are
used as defined in the Purchase Agreement.
          In connection with the closing of the transactions to be effected in
connection with the May Merger, FDS wishes to effect a transfer of the Prime
Stock pursuant to which, following completion of the May Merger, the Prime Stock
would be owned by Federated Retail Holdings Inc., a New York corporation and a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of FDS (“Federated Retail Holdings”). In accordance with
Section 6.2(a)(vi) of the Purchase Agreement, the Sellers hereby request that
the Purchaser consent to the foregoing transfer. In consideration for such
consent, the Sellers agree that, FDS shall cause Federated Retail Holdings
(i) to remain as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of FDS at all times during the
period from the effective date of this consent and amendment through the First
Closing and (ii) to sell, convey and assign the Prime Stock to the Purchaser at
the First Closing in accordance with Section 2.1 of the Purchase Agreement.
          The undersigned parties hereby agree to delete the definition of
Sellers in the Purchase Agreement in its entirety and replace it with the
following:
     “‘Sellers’ means the collective reference to FDS, FDS Bank, Federated
Retail Holdings Inc. and Prime II; provided that with respect to the Second
Purchase and Assumption (and the obligations and conditions to be satisfied in
connection therewith) and the Third Purchase and Assumption (and the obligations
and conditions to be satisfied in connection therewith), the ‘Sellers’ shall
mean FDS and FDS Bank.”

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

2
          The undersigned parties hereby further agree to delete the second
sentence of Section 5.1(a) of the Purchase Agreement in its entirety and replace
it with the following:
     “Each of FDS, Prime, Prime II and Federated Retail Holdings Inc. is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under its jurisdiction of
organization.”
          The undersigned parties hereby further agree to delete the second
sentence of Section 5.1(q) of the Purchase Agreement in its entirety and replace
it with the following:
     “All of the issued and outstanding shares of Prime Common Stock are
beneficially and legally owned as of the date hereof by FDS, free and clear of
all Liens, and will be beneficially and legally owned on the date of the First
Closing by Federated Retail Holdings Inc., free and clear of all Liens.”
          This consent and amendment shall become effective at the time of the
closing of the May Merger. This consent and amendment shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to
contracts made and performed within such State, and the obligations, rights and
remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such
laws. This consent and amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts.

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

3
          Please acknowledge your agreement with the foregoing by executing this
consent and amendment as indicated below.

     
 
  Very truly yours,
 
   
 
  FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
 
   
 
  By: /s/ Dennis J. Broderick
 
  Name: Dennis J. Broderick
 
  Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
   
 
  FDS BANK
 
   
 
  By: /s/ Susan R. Robinson
 
  Name: Susan R. Robinson
 
  Title: Treasurer
 
   
 
  PRIME II RECEIVABLES CORPORATION
 
   
 
  By: /s/ Susan P. Storer
 
  Name: Susan P. Storer
 
  Title: President

Agreed and Consented to by:
CITIBANK, N.A.
By: /s/ Ray Quinlan
Name: Ray Quinlan
Title: Executive Vice President

cc:   Citigroup, Inc.
399 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10043
Attention: Andrew Felner

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

4

    Shearman & Sterling
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022-6069