Exhibit K 

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STATE OF DELAWARE

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tl VlSIMfJ EBP PORATIONS

FILED 10 15 AM 12 19 1994

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The nASA and aCO ot inoorpor n er 8ach of he

cgnstit n orPQret1Qn pArtlclpatln in t e merqar r8

a rderatad Cepartment Staro Inc

1J18c1 r@c1 vnlcn 1s lncorporZlt undet tn lawQ ef tho

St te of P lawaroi nd

b K H lacy Ce Inc RHM lit1cn 1

1 eo crated un rthe l o ths t of PelQw s

2 The Aqr llent and Plan ct Kerqer J dated a or

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UJt 16 1994 O Irxorql AgTa ment by onc1 between RHM and

FeaerateQ h been approv adopted ee itied ox eutod and

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y

eAch g th con tituent ccrpara 1ons 1n

ccor an o with Section 251 ot the Dol ars General corporation

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3 H Xaey I c tn Durvivinq

orporati o 01 t1e mQrg9r wll1ch Slall chang its nallA too

Foderatod CBpartment Stores Inc the collpcmy

4 The anendmante or cbAn aa 1n the r08tatQd

cQrtifie ot incorFora ion ot that are to be 8rreC 8d bv

h merq r are tol1 Tbe r

tata4 certifio c ot

incorpor tlQn or RHM 11 har by amanded n rstated in its

gn rety o d Z0110V

ItSECOND Jt S1 A D CEJt I IrICA 1 l 01l NCORFOJl ATION

OF

FEDERATEO DEPARTKENT STORES INC

IR rne name of tne orpOratio is Federated D part t

Stores Inc the CCl lpany

S O O The addraas Of tha CQapanY 1 registered offic9 in

tha State of Oeln re ie 1209 Oran e Str City g wilQ n tgn

Cou ty of H w C 8t18 Del are 19aOl rh nA gt the Comp4ny o

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indirectly auch took

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per ontl an any 1n4ivlc1 e1 corpgrlltirm

partner hip unlftoorpo at 4 aelation or other entity

s c 1on 4 fmlar ell the garl1 rclt ot this

Article B19hth a o i

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ot tke Woaole 8 rcl will h G tha powar

e make all det 1II1nlt1a lIur u n to tb111 Article l1n 11

inclu 1nq with r peQt to Ca Vbetb raon i

an Inter tod

Qto khold b tha nWIb of hUll at Voting stock ownoct by

Person e Wh ther a P t80 11 an Attl11ate or A Qciat gf

another erson an4 4 h fret to fair a k tvalue of e t

and o k of the C p ny

S ctien 5 Intarar e icft8 Each of the p

oY1 ion of this

Article Eigh h which i alae pa af SRotion 203 ot h DQeL

will De interrGtG4 in Imanner cons1stent with the judlc a1

intorpre tian that hay been or mDY in the fwture bOT ron4ered

with e p

et to Section 203 of th D et

Section b nclaa 1 Rgeal rlc Notwi thluncii

nnyth1nq eontaln nth Certit1cate of Inoorpo at1on o tn

contrary h att1rmatlve ote of lea a maj i Y of tho

votin 8taok vo ln tOfether int1a e1 i requirQd ta

a n or repeal or adop any prov111on inoonsistent with th1

Article Eiyhth An uenclment or peal or adoption o any

prQvisiQn eon i8t8nt with this Article i9h adopted pureuant

to th18 Seot1on 6 Shall not be etrective until 12 month art

the 5Qgption of euch a enient repe51 o adoption ot an

1nQOhli tent proviaion and will not pply o any Busin

Combination betw the Company and any Person who peoame an

In r st 8kho ron O O c oh m n

nt p

al or

dopt1on of an incon i

tAnt pov1 ien

NINTH To th tull extent permitted the eelaware GGnGral

Corporat1en taw or any ct rAppli abl law eurr n ly or

h r8att in tt at na D1tactor ot the Company will be

personally 11a lo to the e p ny cr its D DCkbD14ar t O wi

r8PQct to any a ts or omi a on in h pertormanc o hi or hlr

d t18 4 Director ot the C ny Any repeal Dr m tf a on

Qt th Art101 N1ftth will not a4var ly ttect any riqht or

prot et1on of a Direotor of the COmDlnY exi tin prior to such

r

p

al or 1f1o t1on

r

ach person who is Dr was or had aq ee4 to b80Dme a

DireQtor or offia af the Cggpany and aaah suoh per on who i

or w s serving or who had a9r d to at the rRqu tof h

BOard or an ottia at the Cgmpany a an ploy or qen of the

cc pany or s a dlreator oftioor employoo O ent tanother

corporation p rn rh1PI join venture tru t or otb rentity

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IN WITHIS IBIIIOr the Company ha Clulld this

Cart fL te gt X i8 tg at ne4 y ita Chairman of the Boar4

an4 Chief Exe oftiG and attested by its Secretary this

day af Jt

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Ncune c111lne ice Bakel

Titlel s er tftry

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R M KAC co INC

By

1Il xyrQLI UUman III

Title Chai n of ch Dgar4 and

Chier lxeeut1v ort1e r

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