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Exhibit 10.2

AMENDMENT TO THE
BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
 

 
WHEREAS, Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (“Company”) previously adopted the Brown Shoe
Company, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (“Plan”);
and
 
WHEREAS, the Company reserved the right to amend the Plan by action of the Board
of Directors of the Company; and
 
WHEREAS, the Company desires to terminate the interests of Richard Liddy and
Jerry Ritter under the Plan effective December 31, 2005; and
 
WHEREAS, in connection with such termination, the terminated portion of the
interests in the Plan shall be distributed from the Plan no later than December
31, 2005;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, Section IX.B of the Plan is amended by adding the following to
the end thereof:
 
“The Accounts of Richard Liddy and Jerry Ritter shall be terminated as of
December 31, 2005. Such terminated Accounts shall be distributed no later than
December 31, 2005, so that the entire Account balances as of December 31, 2005
are taxable to the distributees in 2005. For purposes of these distributions,
the Accounts shall be valued as of December 1, 2005.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be executed
this 1st day of December, 2005.
 
BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.
 

 
By __________________________________
 

 

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