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Exhibit 10
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Second
Amendment”) is made as of the 14th day of February, 2006, by and among

BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
New York having a place of business at 8300 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri
63105, as Lead Borrower for the Borrowers, being
 
said BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.,
 
SIDNEY RICH ASSOCIATES, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Missouri having a place of business at 8300 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis,
Missouri 63105;
 
BROWN GROUP RETAIL, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania having a place of business at 8300 Maryland Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri 63105;
 
BROWN SHOE INTERNATIONAL CORP. (f/k/a Brown Shoe International, LLC), a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware having a place of
business at 8300 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63105;
 
BUSTER BROWN & CO., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Missouri having a place of business at 8300 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri
63105; and
 
BENNETT FOOTWEAR GROUP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company having a place
of business at 8300 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63105;
 
BROWN SHOE COMPANY OF CANADA LTD, a Canadian corporation having a place of
business at 1857 Rodgers Road, Perth, Ontario, Canada K7H 3E8, as a Loan Party
but not as Borrower;
 
the LENDERS party hereto; and
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Lead Issuing Bank, a national banking association
having a place of business at 100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110;
and
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent for the
Lenders and the Secured Parties, a national banking association, having an
office c/o Fleet Retail Group, Inc., 40 Broad Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02109; and
 
 
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LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Syndication Agent; and
 
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC, as Documentation Agent
 
in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and benefits to be
derived herefrom.
 
WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Lead Borrower, the other Borrowers (other than Bennett Footwear
Group LLC (“Bennett Footwear”)), Brown Canada, the Administrative Agent, the
Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Lead Issuing Bank, the Syndication Agent, and
the Documentation Agent have entered into an Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of July 21, 2004, as amended by a First Amendment thereto,
dated as of March 14, 2005 (as amended so and as in effect, the “Credit
Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, effective April 13, 2005, Brown Shoe International, LLC converted to a
corporation and is now known as Brown Shoe International Corp.; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Joinder to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2005,
among Bennett Footwear, Bennett Footwear Retail, LLC (“Bennett Retail”) and the
Administrative Agent, Bennett Footwear and Bennett Retail became Borrowers under
the Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, effective June 30, 2005, Bennett Retail merged with and into Brown
Retail with Brown Retail as the surviving entity; and

WHEREAS, the Lead Borrower, the other Borrowers, Brown Canada, the
Administrative Agent , the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Lead Issuing Bank,
the Syndication Agent, and the Documentation Agent have agreed to amend certain
provisions of the Credit Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1.  
Definitions: All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall
have the same meaning herein as in the Credit Agreement. 

 

2.  
Amendment to Article 1. The provisions of Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement
are hereby amended as follows:

 

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a.  
The table in the definition of “Applicable Margin” is hereby deleted in its
entirety and the following substituted in its stead:

 
Level
Average Excess Availability
Prime Rate Loans
LIBO Loans
I
Less than or equal to $50,000,000
0%
1.75%
II
Greater than $50,000,000 but less than or equal to $75,000,000
0%
1.50%
III
Greater than $75,000,000 but less than or equal to $150,000,000
0%
1.25%
IV
Greater than $150,000,000
0%
1.00%

All other provisions of the definition of “Applicable Margin” remain in effect
as written.

b.  
The definition of “Eligible Accounts” is hereby amended by deleting clause (u)
thereof in its entirety and substituting the following in its stead:

 
(u) Accounts owed by a Person, or group of affiliated Persons, which is
obligated to the Loan Parties respecting Accounts the aggregate unpaid balance
of which exceeds twenty percent (20.0%) of the aggregate unpaid balance of all
Accounts owed to the Loan Parties at such time by all of the Loan Parties’
account debtors, but only to the extent of such excess; provided that, for
purposes of this clause (u), all Accounts due from Federated Department Stores,
Inc. (or any successor thereto) shall, subject to the other provisions of this
definition, be included as Eligible Accounts notwithstanding the aggregate of
such Accounts exceeds the foregoing limitation as long as the debt rating for
Federated Department Stores, Inc. (or its successor) by S&P (or any successor
thereto) is BBB- or better; provided further, if S&P no longer provides such
rating, the debt rating for Federated Department Stores, Inc. (or any successor
thereto) by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (or any successor thereto) is Baa3 or
better;
 

c.  
The following new definition is hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement in its appropriate alphabetical order:

 
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than a Domestic Subsidiary.

3.  
Amendments to Article 5. The provisions of Section 5.9(b) of the Credit
Agreement are hereby amended by deleting the final sentence thereof and
substituting the following in its stead:

 
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, as long as no Event of Default exists and is
continuing, the Agents shall not undertake any such appraisals or commercial
finance examinations at the Loan Parties’ expense, as long as Excess
Availability is at least $100,000,000. If Excess Availability is less than
$100,000,000, the Agents may undertake up to one appraisal and two commercial
finance examinations in any Fiscal Year at the Loan Parties’ expense.
Furthermore, regardless of the then Excess Availability, the Agents may
undertake appraisals and commercial finance examinations, at the Agents’
expense, as they in their discretion deem necessary or appropriate. If an Event
of Default exists and is continuing, the Agents may, at any time, undertake
appraisals and commercial finance examinations, at the Loan Parties’ expense, as
they in their discretion deem necessary or appropriate.
 

4.  
Amendments to Article 6. The provisions of Article 6 are amended as follows:

 

a.  
The provisions of Section 6.1(h) are hereby amended by deleting subsection (h)
in its entirety and substituting a new subsection (h) as set forth below:

 
(h) Unsecured Indebtedness of a Loan Party to one or more Foreign Subsidiaries
in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not in excess of
$80,000,000;

b.  
The provisions of Section 6.4(g) are hereby amended by deleting subsection (g)
in its entirety and substituting a new subsection (g) as set forth below:

 
(g) Investments by a Loan Party in a Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party not in
excess of $10,000,000 after the Closing Date;

c.  
The provisions of Section 6.4 of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended by
deleting subsection (j) in its entirety and substituting a new subsection (j) as
set forth below:

 
(j) Additional Investments by the Loan Parties in Shoes.com (i) consisting of
trade payables due a Loan Party from Shoes.com which are not current in an
aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $17,000,000 at any time and (ii)
other Investments in Shoes.com, provided that at immediately before and after
giving effect any such Investment described in this clause (ii), the Pro Forma
Conditions are satisfied; and

5.  
Amendments to Schedules.

 

a.  
Schedule 3.16 to the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and as
new Schedule 3.16 in the form annexed hereto substituted in its stead.

 

b.  
Schedule 6.1 is hereby amended by deleting item 5 thereon.

 
 
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6.  
Conditions to Effectiveness.

 

a.  
Paragraph 1 and Paragraphs 3 through and including 5 of this Second Amendment
shall not be effective until each of the following conditions precedent have
been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent:

 

i.  
This Second Amendment shall have been duly executed and delivered by the
Borrowers, Brown Canada, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the
Required Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed
copy hereof and of each other document required hereunder.

 

ii.  
All action on the part of the Borrowers necessary for the valid execution,
delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this Second Amendment shall have
been duly and effectively taken. The Administrative Agent shall have received
from the Borrowers true copies of their respective certificate of the
resolutions authorizing the transactions described herein, each certified by
their secretary or other appropriate officer to be true and complete.

 

iii.  
The Borrowers shall have reimbursed the Administrative Agent for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection herewith, including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

iv.  
No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

v.  
The Borrowers shall have provided such additional instruments, documents, and
opinions of counsel to the Administrative Agent as the Administrative Agent and
their counsel may have reasonably requested.

 

b.  
Paragraph 2 of this Second Amendment shall not be effective until each of the
following conditions precedent have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the
Administrative Agent:

 

i.  
This Second Amendment shall have been duly executed and delivered by the
Borrowers, Brown Canada, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the
Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed copy
hereof and of each other document required hereunder.

 

ii.  
Each of the conditions set forth in clauses a(ii) through a(v) of this Paragraph
6 shall have been satisfied.

 

7.  
Miscellaneous.

 
 
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a.  
Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and
the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect. The Borrowers each
hereby ratify, confirm, and reaffirm all of the representations, warranties and
covenants therein contained.

 

b.  
This Second Amendment may be executed in several counterparts and by each party
on a separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered, each
shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page hereto by telecopy shall
be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

c.  
This Second Amendment expresses the entire understanding of the parties with
respect to the matters set forth herein and supersedes all prior discussions or
negotiations hereon.

 

d.  
This Second Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the law of the State of New York (without regard to its principles relating to
choice and conflicts of law), but including section 5-1401 of the New York
General Obligations Law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be
executed and their seals to be hereto affixed as the date first above written.
 
“The Borrowers”
 
BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.
SIDNEY RICH ASSOCIATES, INC.
BROWN GROUP RETAIL, INC.
BROWN SHOE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
BUSTER BROWN & CO.
BENNETT FOOTWEAR GROUP LLC
as to each of the foregoing

By_ /s/ Andrew M. Rosen_____
Name: Andrew M. Rosen
Title: Senior Vice President and  
Chief Financial Officer
 

“Non-Borrower Loan Party”

BROWN SHOE COMPANY OF CANADA LTD

By _ /s/ Andrew M. Rosen_____
Name: Andrew M. Rosen
Title: Senior Vice President

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent,
Lead Issuing Bank and Lender

 
By:______/s/ James Ward_____________
Print Name: James Ward
Title: Managing Director
 
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
By: /s/ Margaret C. Dierkes
Print Name: Margaret C. Dierkes
Title: Vice President
 
WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC

 
By: /s/ Donna Arenson
Print Name: Donna Arenson
Title: Assistant Vice President
 
GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE LLC
 
By /s/ Brian Hynds
Print Name: Brian Hynds
Title: Vice President
 
THE CIT GROUP/BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.
 
By: /s/ Manuel Borges 
Print Name: Manuel Borges
Title: Vice President
 

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NATIONAL CITY BUSINESS CREDIT, INC.
 
By: /s/ Kathryn C. Ellero
Print Name: Kathryn C. Ellero
Title: Vice President
 
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 
By: /s/ Bruce J. Mettel
Print Name: Bruce J. Mettel
Title: Vice President
 
TRANSAMERICA BUSINESS CAPITAL CORPORATION
 
By: /s/ Robert M. Kadlick
Print Name: Robert M. Kadlick
Title: Duly Authorized Signatory
 
AMSOUTH BANK

 
By: /s/ Cynthia Marinos
Print Name: Cynthia Marinos
Title: Attorney in Fact
 
SUN TRUST BANK

 
By: /s/ Lauren P. Carrigan
Print Name: Lauren P. Carrigan
Title: Vice President
 

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WEBSTER BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION

 
By: /s/ Bradford Mitch
Print Name: Bradford Mitch
Title: Vice President
 
SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

 
By: /s/ Frank Amodio
Print Name: Frank Amodio
Title: Vice President -- Credit
 
FIRST BANK
 
By: /s/ Traci L. Dodson
Print Name: Traci L. Dodson
Title: Vice President
 
RZB FINANCE LLC
 
By: /s/ Christoph Hoedl
Print Name: Christoph Hoedl
Title: Group Vice President
 
By: /s/ John A. Valiska
Print Name: John A. Valiska
Title: First Vice President

THE GOVERNOR & COMPANY  OF THE BANK OF IRELAND
 
By: /s/ Sorka Kelly
Print Name: Sorka Kelly
Title: Authorized Signatory
 

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By: /s/ Peter Cullivan
Print Name: Peter Cullivan
Title: Authorized Signatory

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BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.
 
SCHEDULE 3.16 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
 
AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
 

As of May 20, 2004, Shoes.com, Inc. had an intercompany balance of approximately
$2.3 million owed to the Loan Parties. This balance will fluctuate over time and
is not expected to exceed $17.0 million.
 

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