UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 

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PIRELLI ARMSTRONG TIRE 

CORPORATION RETIREE MEDICAL 

BENEFITS TRUST, Derivatively on Behalf 

of MACY’S, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

TERRY J. LUNDGREN, KAREN M.

HOGUET, SARA LEVINSON, CRAIG E. 

WEATHERUP, JOSEPH NEUBAUER, 

JOSEPH A. PICHLER, JOYCE M. ROCHE, 

MEYER FELDBERG, MARNA C.

WHITTINGTON, KARL M. VON DER 

HEYDEN, WILLIAM P. STIRITZ, JOEL A. 

BELSKY, DENNIS J. BRODERICK, 

THOMAS G. CODY, THOMAS L. COLE, 

JANET E. GROVE and SUSAN D. 

KRONICK,

Defendants, 

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MACY’S, INC., a Delaware corporation, 

Nominal Defendant. 

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Case No. 1:07-cv-05862-RJH 

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DECLARATION OF MICHAEL A. PLATT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ 

MOTION TO DISMISS THE SHAREHOLDER DERIVATIVE COMPLAINT

I, Michael A. Platt, declare the following under penalty of perjury under the laws of the 

United States: 

1. I am an associate at the law firm of Jones Day, attorneys for defendants Terry J. 

Lundgren, Karen M. Hoguet, Sara Levinson, Craig E. Weatherup, Joseph Neubauer, Joseph A. 

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Pichler, Joyce M. Roche, Meyer Feldberg, Marna C. Whittington, Karl M. von der Heyden, 

William P. Stiritz, Joel A. Belsky, Dennis J. Broderick, Thomas G. Cody, Thomas L. Cole, Janet 

E. Grove, and Susan D. Kronick. I submit this declaration to put before the Court true and 

correct copies of certain documents that are pertinent to Defendants’ Motion To Dismiss The 

Shareholder Derivative Complaint. 

2. Attached to this declaration, under the identified exhibit tabs, are true and correct 

copies of the following documents: 

Exhibit A SEC Form 8-K filed June 13, 2007 by Macy’s, Inc. 

Exhibit B Excerpts from SEC Form DEF 14A filed April 4, 2007 by Federated 

Department Stores, Inc. (“Federated”) (now listed under the ticker 

symbol M). 

Exhibit C SEC Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006 by Federated. 

Exhibit D SEC Form 8-K filed November 2, 2006 by Federated. 

Exhibit E SEC Form 8-K filed February 8, 2007 by Federated. 

Exhibit F SEC Form 8-K filed February 27, 2007 by Federated. 

Exhibit G Press Release by Federated, dated March 8, 2007. 

Exhibit H Press Release by Federated, dated April 12, 2007. 

Exhibit I SEC Form 8-K filed May 10, 2007 by Federated. 

Exhibit J SEC Form 8-K filed May 16, 2007 by Federated. 

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Exhibit K Excerpts from Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of 

Macy’s, Inc., dated December 19, 1994. 

Exhibit L Excerpts from SEC Form 8-K filed February 27, 2007 by Federated. 

Exhibit M Excerpts from Transcript of Fourth Quarter 2006 Earnings 

Conference Call of Federated, dated February 27, 2007. 

3. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on: November 8, 2007 

 New York, New York 

s/ Michael A. Platt 

MICHAEL A. PLATT 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The foregoing document was served on counsel of record on November 8, 2007 by 

electronic mail through the Court’s CM/ECF system and by Federal Express to the following: 

Thomas G. Amon 

Law Offices of Thomas G. Amon 

500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1650 

New York, New York 10110 

Telephone: (212) 810-2431 

Facsimile: (212) 810-2427 

Email: tamon@amonlaw.com 

Brian J. Robbins 

Jeffrey P. Fink 

Ashely R. Palmer 

Robbins Umeda & Fink, LLP 

610 West Ash Street, Suite 1800 

San Diego, California 92101 

Telephone: (619) 525-3990 

Facsimile: (619) 525-3991 

Email: notice@ruflaw.com

George E. Barrett 

Douglas S. Johnston, Jr. 

Timothy L. Miles 

Barrett, Johnston & Parsley, LLC 

217 Second Avenue North 

Nashville, Tennessee 37201 

Telephone: (615) 244-2202 

Facsimile: (615) 252-3798 

Mitchell F. Borger 

Michael E. Kreitman 

Joann Nelson 

Macy's, Inc 

151 West 34th Street 

13th Floor 

New York, NY 10001 

s/ Arthur J. Margulies 

 

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