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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000014707-07-000080
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PRE 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070524
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070405
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070405

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BROWN SHOE CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000014707
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FOOTWEAR, (NO RUBBER) [3140]
		IRS NUMBER:				430197190
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PRE 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-02191
		FILM NUMBER:		07751784

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8300 MARYLAND AVE
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 29
		CITY:			ST LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3148544000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 29
		CITY:			ST LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63166

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN SHOE CO INC/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990528

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN GROUP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN SHOE CO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19720327
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      A.
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      Shoe Shareholders: </font></div>
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      are
      cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Brown Shoe
      Company, Inc. to be held at our headquarters at 8300 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis,
      Missouri, in the Conference Center, on Thursday, May 24, 2007, at 11:00 a.m.,
      St. Louis time. The formal Notice of the Annual Meeting, the Proxy Statement
      and
      a proxy card accompany this letter. Our Annual Report for fiscal year 2006
      is
      also enclosed.</font></div>
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      hope
      you will be present at the meeting. Whether or not you plan to attend, please
      cast your vote by telephone or on the Internet, or complete, sign and return
      the
      enclosed proxy card in the postage-prepaid envelope, also enclosed. The prompt
      execution of your proxy will be greatly appreciated.</font></div>
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                RONALD A. FROMM</font></div>
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                May 24, 2007</font></div>
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            <td>&#160;<font size="2">Election of four
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                of an amendment to the Company&#8217;s certificate of incorporation to reduce
                the par value of the common stock from $3.75 per share to $.01 per
                share</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
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      shareholders of record at the close of business on April 9, 2007 may vote at
      the
      meeting. Your vote is important. Whether you plan to attend the annual meeting
      or not, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>please
      cast your vote by phone or on the Internet, or complete,</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>date
      and sign your proxy card and return it in the envelope provided.
</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      you
      attend the meeting and prefer to vote in person, you may do so even if you
      have
      previously submitted a proxy.</font></div>
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      is our
      policy that all proxies, ballots and vote tabulations that identify the vote
      of
      any shareholder will be kept strictly confidential until after a final vote
      is
      tabulated and announced, except in extremely limited circumstances. Such limited
      circumstances include contested solicitation of proxies, when disclosure is
      required by law, to defend a claim against us or to assert a claim by us, and
      when a shareholder&#8217;s written comments appear on a proxy or other voting
      material.</font></div>
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                MICHAEL I. OBERLANDER</font></div>
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                Vice President, General Counsel and</em></font></div>
            </td>
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                Secretary</em></font></div>
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      OF CONTENTS</u></strong></font></div>
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      STATEMENT - 2007 ANNUAL MEETING OF
      SHAREHOLDERS</font></div>
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              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%" style="border-bottom: medium none;">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Page
                  No.</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">&#160;</td>
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                  ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></a></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>5-8</strong></font></div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><a href="#CorpGov"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>CORPORATE
                  GOVERNANCE</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;</font></a></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>8</strong></font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#OurPrinc">Our
                  Principles and Governance
                  Guidelines</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">8-9</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"></font><a href="#IndDirectors"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Independent
                  Directors</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;</font></a></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"></font><a href="#CodeofEthics"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Code
                  of Ethics</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;</font></a></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#Communicating">Communicating
                  with the Board</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#BoardMeetings">Board
                  Meetings and Committees</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">9-10</font></div>
              </td>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#AuditCommittee">Audit
                  Committee</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10</font></div>
              </td>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#CompCommittee">Compensation
                  Committee</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">10-11</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#ExecCommittee">Executive
                  Committee</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">11</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#GovCommittee">Governance
                  and Nominating
                  Committee</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">11</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#CompofNonEmp">Compensation
                  of Non-Employee
                  Directors</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">12</font></div>
              </td>
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            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#NonEmpDir">Non-Employee
                  Director Compensation
                  Summary</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">12-13</font></div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#EquityAwards">Non-Employee
                  Director Equity Awards
                  </a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">13</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#Fiscal2006">Fiscal
                  2006 Director Compensation
                  Guidelines</a></font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">13</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#RestrictedStock">Restricted
                  Stock Units</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">14</font></div>
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            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#DefComp">Deferred
                  Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
                  Directors</a></font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">14-15</font></div>
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                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#StockOwnership">Stock
                  Ownership by Directors and Executive
                  Officers</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">15-16</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#RelatedParty">Related
                  Party Transactions</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#Section16">Section
                  16 Beneficial Ownership Reporting
                  Compliance</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16</font></div>
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              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">&#160;</td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">&#160;</div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><a href="#Proposals">PROPOSALS
                  REQUIRING YOUR
                  VOTE</a></strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>16</strong></font></div>
              </td>
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            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><a href="#Item1">Item
                  1 - Election of Directors </a></strong></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>16</strong></font></div>
              </td>
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            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"></font><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#Structure">Structure
                  of the Board</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16-17</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#Nominees2010">Nominees
                  for a Three-Year Term that Will Expire in
                  2010</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">17</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#Nominee2009">Nominee
                  for a Two-Year Term that Will Expire in
                  2009</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">17-18</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#Continuing2008">Continuing
                  Directors Whose Terms Will Expire in
                  2008</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">18</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a href="#Continuing2009">Continuing
                  Directors Whose Terms Will Expire in
                  2009</a></font></div>
              </td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">
                <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">18</font></div>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="80%">&#160;</td>
              <td align="left" valign="top" width="11%">&#160;</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>What
      am I voting on?</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We
      are
      aware of three items to be voted on by shareholders at the annual
      meeting:</font></div>
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            <td align="right" style="width: 36pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol, serif">&#183;&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                election of four directors (Ward M. Klein, W. Patrick McGinnis and
                Hal J.
                Upbin, each for a three-year term, <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">and
                Julie C. Esrey for a two-year
                term),</font></font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

          <tr valign="top" style="line-height: 1.25;">
            <td align="right" style="width: 36pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol, serif">&#183;&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Amendment
                to our Certificate of Incorporation to reduce par value of our Common
                Stock to $.01 per share, and</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="list" width="100%">

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            <td align="right" style="width: 36pt;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol, serif">&#183;&#160;&#160;</font></td>
            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Ratification
                of independent registered public
                accountants</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>How
      many votes do I have?</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">You
      have
      one vote for each share of our common stock that you owned at the close of
      business on March 28, 2007, the record date. These shares include:</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8226;
Shares
      held directly in your name as the &#8220;shareholder of record,&#8221; and </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8226;
Shares
      held for you as the &#8220;beneficial owner&#8221; through a broker, bank, or other nominee
      in &#8220;street name.&#8221;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>What
      is the difference between holding shares as a &#8220;shareholder of record&#8221; and as a
&#8220;beneficial owner&#8221;?</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      your
      shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Mellon
      Investor Services, LLC, you are considered, with respect to those shares, the
      &#8220;shareholder of record.&#8221; The Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, 2006
      Annual Report and proxy card have been sent directly to you by the
      Company.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      your
      shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other holder of
      record, you are considered the &#8220;beneficial owner&#8221; of the shares held in street
      name. The Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, 2006 Annual Report and
      proxy card or voting instruction card have been forwarded to you by your broker,
      bank or other holder of record who is considered, with respect to those shares,
      the shareholder of record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct
      your broker, bank or other holder or record on how to vote your shares by using
      the voting instruction card included in the mailing or by following their
      instructions for voting by telephone or the Internet.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>If
      I am a shareholder of record, how can I vote my shares?</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">You
      can
      vote by proxy or in person. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>How
      do I vote by proxy?</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      you
      are a shareholder of record, you may vote your proxy by telephone, Internet,
      or
      mail. Our telephone and Internet voting procedures are designed to authenticate
      shareholders by using individual control numbers that can be found on the proxy
      card. Voting by telephone or Internet will help us reduce costs. If you vote
      promptly, you can save us the expense of a second mailing.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8226;
Voting
      your proxy by telephone </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      the
      U.S. and Canada, you can vote your shares by telephone by calling the toll-free
      telephone number on your proxy card. Telephone voting is available 24 hours
      a
      day, 7 days a week until 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the day before the meeting.
      Easy-to-follow voice prompts allow you to vote your shares and confirm that
      your
      instructions have been properly recorded. If you vote by telephone, you do
      not
      need to return your proxy card.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8226;
Voting
      your proxy by Internet </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">You
      can
      also choose to vote via the Internet. The web site for Internet voting is on
      your proxy card. Internet voting is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
      until 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the day before the meeting. If you vote via
      the
      Internet, you do not need to return your proxy card. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8226;
Voting
      your proxy by mail </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      you
      choose to vote by mail, simply mark your proxy card, date and sign it, and
      return it in the postage-paid envelope provided.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      you
      vote by proxy using any of these three methods, the persons named on the card
      (your &#8220;proxies&#8221;) will vote your shares in the manner you indicate. You may
      specify whether your shares should be voted for all, some or none of the
      nominees for director and for or against any other proposals properly brought
      before the annual meeting. If you vote by telephone or Internet and choose
      to
      vote with the recommendation of your board of directors, or if you vote by
      mail,
      sign your proxy card, and do not indicate specific choices, your shares will
      be
      voted &#8220;FOR&#8221; the election of all nominees for director, &#8220;FOR&#8221; the reduction in
      par value per share, and &#8220;FOR&#8221; the ratification of the Company&#8217;s registered
      independent public accountants. If any other matter is properly brought before
      the meeting, your proxies will vote in accordance with their best judgment.
      At
      the time this proxy statement went to press, we knew of no matter that is
      required to be acted on at the annual meeting other than those discussed in
      this
      proxy statement.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      you
      wish to give a proxy to someone other than the persons named on the enclosed
      proxy card, you may strike out the names appearing on the card and write in
      the
      name of any other person, sign the proxy, and deliver it to the person whose
      name has been substituted.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>May
      I revoke my proxy?</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      you
      give a proxy, you may revoke it in any one of three ways: </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8226;
Submit
      a valid, later-dated proxy, </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8226;
Notify
      our Corporate Secretary in writing before the annual meeting that you have
      revoked your proxy, or</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8226;
Vote
      in
      person at the annual meeting. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>How
      do I vote in person?</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      you
      are a shareholder of record, you may cast your vote in person at the annual
      meeting.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>If
      I hold shares in street name, how can I vote my shares?</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">You
      can
      submit voting instructions to your broker, bank or nominee. In most instances,
      you will be able to do this over the Internet, by telephone, or by mail. Please
      refer to the voting instruction card included in these materials by your broker,
      bank or nominee.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>What
      shares are included on the proxy card?</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      you
      are a shareholder of record you will receive only one proxy card for all the
      shares you hold. This includes shares in certificate form as well as shares
      in
      book-entry form.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Is
      my vote confidential?</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Yes.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>&#160;</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Voting
      tabulations are confidential, except in extremely limited circumstances. Such
      limited circumstances include contested solicitation of proxies, when disclosure
      is required by law, to defend a claim against us or to assert a claim by us,
      and
      when a shareholder&#8217;s written comments appear on a proxy or other voting
      material.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>What
      is a &#8220;quorum&#8221; for the meeting? </strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      order
      to have a valid shareholder vote, a quorum must exist at the annual meeting.
      Under the New York Business Corporation Law and our bylaws, a quorum will exist
      when shareholders holding a majority of the outstanding shares of our stock
      are
      present or represented at the meeting. For these purposes, shares that are
      present or represented by proxy at the annual meeting will be counted towards
      a
      quorum, regardless of whether the holder of the shares or proxy fails to vote
      on
      a particular matter or whether a broker with discretionary voting authority
      fails to exercise such authority with respect to any particular matter.
</font></div>
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      vote is required to approve each proposal?</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
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                Election of Four Directors </font></div>
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                nominees who receive the most votes for the available positions will
                be
                elected. If you do not vote for a particular nominee or you indicate
                &#8220;withheld&#8221; for a particular nominee on your proxy card, your vote will not
                count either &#8220;for&#8221; or &#8220;against&#8221; the nominee.</font></div>
            </td>
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                2 - </font></div>
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                Reduce Par Value of our Common Stock</font></div>
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                affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled
                to vote
                at the annual meeting is required for approval of the proposed amendment
                to our Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the par value of our
                Common
                Stock to $.01 per share.</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="36%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
                3 - </font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                Ratification of the Appointment of</font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                Independent Registered Public Accountants </font></div>
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            <td align="justify" valign="top" width="2%">&#160;</td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                affirmative vote of a majority of the shares voting either for or
                against
                Proxy Item 3 is required for approval of the proposed ratification
                of the
                appointment of independent registered public
                accountants.</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="36%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Other
                matters</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="2%">&#160;</td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="53%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                affirmative vote of a majority of the shares voting either for or
                against
                such matters at the annual meeting is required to act on any other
                matter
                properly brought before the
                meeting.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      a
      broker indicates on its proxy that it does not have authority to vote certain
      shares held in &#8220;street name&#8221; on particular proposals, the shares not voted
      (&#8220;broker non-votes&#8221;) will not have any effect with respect to such proposals.
      Broker non-votes occur when brokers do not have discretionary voting authority
      on certain proposals under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the
      beneficial owner has not instructed the broker how to vote on these proposals.
      If you are a beneficial owner, your bank, broker or other holder of record
      is
      permitted to vote your shares on the election of directors and ratification
      of
      appointment of independent registered public accountants, even if the holder
      does not receive voting instructions from you. The record holder may not vote
      on
      the amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the par value of
      our
      common stock absent instructions from you; therefore, without your voting
      instructions, a broker non-vote will occur on that proposal.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Shares
      represented by proxies that are marked vote &#8220;withheld&#8221; with respect to the
      election of any person to serve on the board of directors, will not be
      considered in determining whether such a person has received the affirmative
      vote of a plurality of the shares. Shares represented by proxies that are marked
      &#8220;abstain&#8221; with respect to any other proposal will not be considered in
      determining whether such proposal has received the affirmative vote of a
      majority of the shares and such proxies will not have the effect of a &#8220;no&#8221; vote.
      Shares represented by proxies which deny the proxy-holder discretionary
      authority to vote on any other proposal (broker non-votes) will not be
      considered in determining whether such proposal has received the affirmative
      vote of a majority of the shares and such proxies will not have the effect
      of a
&#8220;no&#8221; vote.</font></div>
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      I access the Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement and 2006 Annual Report
      to
      Shareholders on the Internet?</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement are accessible on the Internet
      as a
      single document identified as &#8220;2007 Proxy Statement,&#8221; and the 2006 Annual
      Reports is also available, on our website at </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>www.brown</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>shoe.com/investor</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Shareholders
      of Record</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">:
      If you
      vote on the Internet at </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>www.proxyvoting.com/bws</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      simply
      follow the prompts for enrolling in the electronic proxy delivery service.
      </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Beneficial
      Owners</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">:
      If you
      hold your shares in a brokerage account, you also may have the opportunity
      to
      receive copies of these documents electronically. Please check the information
      provided in the proxy materials mailed to you by your broker, bank or other
      holder of record regarding the availability of this service.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>What
      are the costs of soliciting these proxies?</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We
      are
      paying the cost of preparing, printing, and mailing these proxy materials.
      We
      will reimburse banks, brokerage firms, and others for their reasonable expenses
      in forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners and obtaining their
      instructions. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Proxies
      will be solicited by mail and also may be solicited by our executive officers
      and other employees personally, by telephone or by electronic means, but such
      persons will not be specifically compensated for such services. It is
      contemplated that brokerage houses, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries will
      be
      requested to forward the soliciting material to the beneficial owners of stock
      held of record by such persons and we will reimburse them for their reasonable
      expenses incurred therein. If we decide to retain a proxy solicitor, we will
      pay
      the fees charged by the proxy solicitor.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Where
      can I find the voting results of the meeting?</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We
      intend
      to announce preliminary voting results at the meeting. We will publish the
      final
      results in our Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2007, which we
      expect to file on or before June 14, 2007. You can obtain a copy of the Form
      10-Q on our website at </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>www.brownshoe.com/investor</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      by
      calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at (800) SEC-0330 for the
      location of the nearest public reference room, or through the EDGAR system
      at
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>www.sec.gov</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      Information on our website does not constitute part of this proxy
      statement.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>How
      can I reduce the number of copies of proxy materials delivered to
      my</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>household?</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Securities
      and Exchange Commission rules allow delivery of a single annual report and
      proxy
      statement to households at which two or more shareholders reside. Accordingly,
      shareholders sharing an address who have been previously notified by their
      broker or its intermediary will receive only one copy of the annual report
      and
      proxy statement, unless the shareholder has provided contrary instructions.
      Individual proxy cards or voting instruction forms (or electronic voting
      facilities) will, however, continue to be provided for each shareholder account.
      This procedure, referred to as &#8220;householding,&#8221; reduces the volume of duplicate
      information you receive, as well as our expenses. If your family has multiple
      accounts, you may have received householding notification from your broker
      earlier this year and, consequently, you may receive only one proxy statement
      and annual report. If you prefer to receive separate copies of our proxy
      statement or annual report, either now or in the future, we will promptly
      deliver, upon your written or oral request, a separate copy of the proxy
      statement or annual report, as requested, to any shareholder at your address
      to
      which a single copy was delivered. Notice should be given to us by mail at
      8300
      Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63105, attention: Senior Vice President,
      General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, or by telephone at (314) 854-4000.
      If
      you are currently a shareholder sharing an address with another shareholder
      and
      wish to have only one proxy statement and annual report delivered to the
      household in the future, please contact us at the same address or telephone
      number.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><a name="CorpGov">CORPORATE
      GOVERNANCE</a></strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><a name="OurPrinc">Our
      Principles and Governance Guidelines</a></strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Since
      1878, we have been guided by a value system that emphasizes integrity and trust
      at all levels of our organization. We have longstanding policies and practices
      to promote the management of our Company with integrity and in our shareholders&#8217;
best interests. The board has adopted and adheres to Corporate Governance
      Guidelines that the board and senior management believe represent sound
      practices. The corporate governance guidelines are available on our website
      at
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>www.brownshoe.com/governance</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      The
      board periodically reviews </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">these
      guidelines, New York law (the state in which we are incorporated), the rules
      and
      listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, and SEC regulations, as well
      as best practices suggested by recognized governance authorities. The guidelines
      reflect the board&#8217;s policy that all directors are expected to attend the annual
      meeting of shareholders and all of them attended last year&#8217;s annual meeting. The
      charters for the Board&#8217;s Executive, Audit, Compensation and Governance and
      Nominating Committees are also available on our website at </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>www.brownshoe.com/governance</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      and
      copies of these charters will be provided to shareholders, upon written or
      oral
      request to our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary,
      8300 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63105, or by telephone at (314)
      854-4000. Information on our website shall not be deemed to constitute part
      of
      this proxy statement.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><a name="IndDirectors">Independent
      Directors</a></strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Currently,
      of the ten members of the board of directors, nine meet the New York Stock
      Exchange standards for independence. A director is considered to be an
      independent director only if the director does not have a material relationship
      with the Company, as determined by the board. The board has adopted standards
      for independence to assist it in making this determination. These standards
      are
      described in the Company&#8217;s Corporate Governance Guidelines, available on our
      website at </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>www.brownshoe.com/governance</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
      As of
      the date of this proxy statement, the board has determined that, except for
      our
      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ronald A. Fromm, each of the other members
      of the board of directors is independent, including Mr. Bower, Ms. Esrey, Ms.
      Hendra, Mr. Klein, Mr. Korn, Ms. McGinnis, Mr. McGinnis, Mr. Neidorff and Mr.
      Upbin. In making its determination of independence, the Board considered that
      Ms. Hendra is affiliated with OgilvyOne LLC, which provided services to the
      Company in fiscal 2006. The board determined that the amount paid by the Company
      to Ogilvy was not material to the Company or to Ogilvy. Assuming all nominees
      are elected as directors, there will be 9 independent directors out of 10,
      which
      satisfies the Company&#8217;s goal, as set forth in the Corporate Governance
      Guidelines, that two-thirds of the directors will be independent under the
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      independent members of the board meet regularly without any members of
      management present. In accordance with our Corporate Governance Guidelines,
      Mr.
      Bower, as chair of the Executive Committee, usually presides at such executive
      sessions, and if he is absent, then another director who is a member of the
      Executive Committee presides in his place. Only independent directors serve
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      have a
      Code of Business Conduct, which is applicable to all directors, officers and
      employees of the Company. We have an additional Code of Ethics, which is
      applicable to the principal executive officer, principal financial officer
      and
      principal accounting officer. Both the Code of Business Conduct and the Code
      of
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      executive officer of the Company) either code on our website.</font></div>
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      and other parties interested in communicating directly with an individual
      director or with the non-management directors as a group may write to the
      individual director or group, c/o Corporate Secretary, Brown Shoe Company,
      Inc.,
      8300 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63105 or by sending an e-mail to
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>directors@brownshoe.com</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
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      board approved a process for handling communications received by the Company
      and
      addressed to non-management members of the board. Under that process, the
      Corporate Secretary of the Company reviews all such correspondence and regularly
      forwards to the board a summary of all such correspondence and copies of all
      correspondence that, in the opinion of the Corporate Secretary, deals with
      the
      functions of the board or its committees or that he otherwise determines
      requires their attention. Directors may at any time review a log of all
      correspondence received by the Company that is addressed to members of the
      board
      and request copies of any such correspondence. Concerns relating to accounting,
      internal controls or auditing matters are immediately brought to the attention
      of the Company&#8217;s internal audit department and handled in accordance with
      procedures established by the Audit Committee with respect to such
      matters.</font></div>
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      and Nominating. The table below indicates the current membership of each
      committee and how many times the board and each committee met in fiscal 2006.
      Each director attended at least 75 percent of the total number of meetings
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                Klein joined the board on March 7, 2007. Mr. Klein was recommended
                to the
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                A.
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                Neidorff joined the board on March 2, 2006. Mr. Neidorff was recommended
                to the Governance and Nominating Committee by Mr.
                Ritter.</font></div>
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              three-year term and did not stand for re-election at the 2006 annual
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><a name="AuditCommittee">Audit
      Committee</a></strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Audit
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      Company&#8217;s financial statements, (b) the financial reporting process and systems
      of internal accounting and financial controls, (c) compliance with ethics
      policies and legal and regulatory requirements and the Company&#8217;s independent
      registered public accountants&#8217; qualifications and independence and (d) the
      performance of the Company&#8217;s internal audit function and independent registered
      public accountants. The audit committee is directly responsible for the
      appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of the independent
      registered public accountants. The board has determined, in its judgment, that
      the audit committee is composed solely of independent directors as defined
      in
      the NYSE listing standards and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and operates
      under
      a written charter adopted by the entire board. The board has determined, in
      its
      judgment, that Mr. Upbin qualifies as an &#8220;audit committee financial expert.&#8221; The
      board, in the Corporate Governance Guidelines, has established the policy that
      no member of the Audit Committee may serve on the audit committees of more
      than
      three public companies (including our audit committee). Also see &#8220;Audit
      Committee Report.&#8221;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><a name="CompCommittee">Compensation
      Committee</a></strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Compensation Committee&#8217;s primary responsibility is to establish the executive
      officers&#8217; compensation. The committee also reviews changes in the compensation
      of other key management employees, approves the participation of executives
      and
      other key management employees in the various compensation plans, reviews our
      compensation programs, and monitors our promotion and management development
      practices. The committee meets several times each year (5 times in fiscal 2006),
      and committee agendas are established in consultation between the committee
      chair and the Company&#8217;s Chief Talent Officer. The Company, through its human
      resources department and the committee, has retained Hewitt Associates as its
      independent compensation consultant to assist in evaluating executive
      compensation programs and in setting executive officers&#8217; compensation. The
      consultant usually prepares a benchmarking report for the committee&#8217;s use in
      setting executive compensation and makes a presentation to the committee
      concerning compensation trends and best practices, plan design and the
      reasonableness of individual compensation awards. As requested by the committee
      from time to time, the consultant prepares specific compensation recommendations
      for the committee&#8217;s consideration. The Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer gives
      the committee a performance assessment and compensation recommendation for
      each
      of the other named executive officers. Those recommendations are then considered
      by the committee with the assistance of the Company&#8217;s Chief Talent Officer. The
      Chief Executive Officer, Chief Talent Officer and Vice President, Total Rewards
      generally attend committee meetings, but the committee meets in executive
      session when discussing compensation for the Chief Executive Officer.
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      board
      has determined, in its judgment, that the Compensation Committee is composed
      solely of independent directors as defined in the NYSE listing standards and
      operates under a written charter adopted by the entire board. Also see &#8220;Report
      of the Compensation Committee.&#8221;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><a name="ExecCommittee">Executive
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Executive Committee may exercise all of the powers and duties of the board
      in
      the direction of the management of our business and affairs during the intervals
      between board meetings that may lawfully be delegated to it by the board of
      directors. However, certain categories of matters have been expressly reserved
      to the full board. The Executive Committee operates under a written charter
      adopted by the entire board.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><a name="GovCommittee">Governance
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Governance and Nominating Committee develops criteria for membership on the
      board, recommends candidates for membership on the board and its committees,
      evaluates the structure and composition of the board, reviews and recommends
      compensation of non-employee directors, oversees the evaluation of executive
      management, and reviews the effectiveness of board governance. A candidate
      should possess the highest personal and professional ethics, integrity and
      values, and be committed to representing the long-term interests of
      shareholders. In evaluating the suitability of individual nominees, the
      Governance and Nominating Committee will also take into account, among other
      things, the nominee&#8217;s personal and professional attributes, ability to provide
      necessary stewardship over business strategies and programs adopted to ensure
      the coordination of interests among employees, management and shareholders,
      ability to respect and maintain adherence to the Code of Business Conduct,
      and
      ability to balance short-term goals and long-term goals of the Company and
      its
      shareholders. The Governance and Nominating Committee will consider a candidate
      for director proposed by a shareholder, provided that the proposing shareholder
      submits the information by the specified deadline, and provides appropriate
      information, as discussed in more detail in the section &#8220;Shareholder Proposals
      for the 2007 Annual Meeting.&#8221; A shareholder wishing to propose a candidate for
      the committee&#8217;s consideration should forward the candidate&#8217;s name and
      information about the candidate&#8217;s qualifications to our Corporate Secretary. The
      board has determined, in its judgment, that the Governance and Nominating
      Committee is composed solely of independent directors as defined in the NYSE
      listing standards and operates under a written charter adopted by the entire
      board.</font></div>
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      The following table summarizes compensation paid to non-employee directors
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                L. Bower</font></div>
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                C. Esrey</font></div>
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                Hendra</font></div>
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                M. Klein</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><sup><strong>(3)</strong></sup></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">--</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">--</font></div>
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                W. Korn</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">60,500</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">205,242</font></div>
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                G. McGinnis</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><sup><strong>(4)</strong></sup></font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="19%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">W.
                Patrick McGinnis</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="15%">
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                E. Ritter</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"><sup><strong>(6)</strong></sup></font></div>
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                and as
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                and
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                of
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              and
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              and
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              the
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              conditions. The change in cumulative liability for these awards is
              calculated in accordance with FAS 123R, which provides that the fair
              value
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              service required for the grant to be non-forfeitable; for restricted
              stock
              units that are no longer forfeitable and for phantom units that are
              fully
              vested upon grant, FAS 123R calculates the liability (being the change
              in
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              that
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              serve
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              of
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              Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors; and pursuant to that
              plan
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              day
              of each fiscal quarter based on the total retainer and meeting fees
              earned
              for the quarter divided by the market value (mean of the high and low
              price) of the Company&#8217;s common stock on the last trading day of the fiscal
              quarter. The cash value of these units is included within Fees Earned
              or
              Paid in Cash column and is excluded from the calculations in the Stock
              Awards column. Ms. McGinnis shows a substantially higher stock award
              amount than other directors because she has a substantial number of
              accumulated phantom stock units and accrued dividends thereon and the
              previously granted units have increased in value based on the increase
              in
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        No
        stock options have been granted to non-employee directors since 2002; options
        granted to non-employee directors were fully vested upon grant. These stock
        options have a term of ten years, were granted as of the date of approval
        by the
        Governance and Nominating Committee, have an exercise price based on the
        average
        of the high and low price for our stock on the grant date, and terminate
        60 says
        following retirement as a director. Because these options were fully vested
        prior to fiscal 2006, the Company did not recognize any compensation expense
        in
        fiscal 2006 with respect to these options.</font></div><br></div>
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      number of phantom stock units granted as deferred compensation was based on
      the
      fair market value (average of the high and low prices) on the grant date, which
      is the quarter-end date for the quarter during which the cash fees would
      otherwise have been paid. The number of units shown in this table does not
      include dividend equivalent units paid in fiscal 2006. </font></div>
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      Annual awards of restricted stock units were granted on May 26, 2006 as
      compensation for service during the May 2006-May 2007 term. The number of units
      shown in this table also includes dividend equivalent units paid in fiscal
      2006.</font></div>
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      high
      and low sale price ($25.91) of our stock on the date of grant (May 25, 2006)
      by
      the number of units, and excludes the value of dividend equivalent units paid
      in
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      2006 Director Compensation
      Guidelines</a></strong></font></div>
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      following compensation guidelines were in effect for non-employee directors,
      with cash retainers payable quarterly in arrears:</font></div>
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      received an additional $7,500 annual retainer,</font></div>
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Chair
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      retainer</font></div>
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As
      adjusted for our recent stock split, an award of 1,650 restricted stock units
      granted on May 26, 2006. This was valued at $25.91 per unit and $42,746 in
      total
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      on that date). </font></div>
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$1,500
      fee for each board meeting attended, or each day of such meeting if such meeting
      was over multiple days, and $1,000 for each committee meeting attended,
      regardless of whether serving as a member of the committee. </font></div>
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      Reimbursement of customary expenses (such as travel expenses, meals and lodging)
      for attending board, committee and shareholder meetings.</font></div>
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      the portion of fiscal 2006 prior to last year&#8217;s annual meeting, the director
      compensation approved in May 2005 was in effect, and provided for substantially
      the same cash compensation payments to non-employee directors.</font></div>
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      also
      carry liability insurance and travel accident insurance that covers our
      directors. We do not maintain a directors&#8217; retirement plan or a directors&#8217;
legacy or charitable giving plan, although directors are permitted to
      participate in our employee matching gift program on the same terms as
      employees, thereby providing a match for charitable giving to institutions
      of
      higher education and arts and cultural organizations aggregating up to $5,000
      per year per individual. Directors do not participate in the Company&#8217;s pension
      plan, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP), annual cash incentive
      plan
      or performance share plan. </font></div>
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      compensation is established by the board of directors upon the recommendation
      of
      the Governance and Nominating Committee. In March 2007, the Governance and
      Nominating Committee recommended that compensation for non-employee directors
      remain the same for the year following the annual meeting, except to adjust
      the
      number of restricted stock units granted for the year. As of the date of this
      proxy statement, no determination has been made with respect to a 2007 grant
      of
      restricted stock units to non-employee directors, although this matter is
      expected to be considered by the board prior to the annual meeting.
</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">A
      director who is an employee does not receive payment for service as a
      director.</font></div>
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      align
      the directors&#8217; interests with those of our stockholders, in connection with the
      annual meeting of shareholders, the board has approved an equity based grant
      to
      directors, as recommended by the Governance and Nominating Committee, with
      grants made in the board&#8217;s discretion at other times only for new directors
      appointed between annual meetings.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      restricted stock units granted to non-employee directors are the economic
      equivalent of a grant of restricted stock; however, no actual shares of stock
      are issued at the time of grant or upon payment. Rather, the award entitles
      the
      non-employee director to receive cash, at a future date, equal to the future
      market value of one share of our common stock for each restricted stock unit,
      subject to satisfaction of a one-year vesting requirement. For this grant,
      the
      Governance and Nominating Committee has established an approximate aggregate
      cash value for the grant, and then determined the exact number of restricted
      stock units granted to each non-employee director by dividing the aggregate
      value of the award by the fair market value of the common stock on the date
      of
      grant (average of the high and low prices). The units vest in full one year
      after the date of grant, and the payout will be on the date that service as
      director terminates or such earlier date as a non-employee director may elect.
      Dividend equivalents are paid on restricted stock units at the same rate as
      dividends on the Company&#8217;s common stock, and are automatically re-invested in
      additional restricted stock units as of the payment date for the dividend.
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      Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
      Directors</a></strong></font></div>
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      1999,
      the board adopted a deferred compensation plan for non-employee directors.
      Under
      the plan, we credit each participating director&#8217;s account with the number of
&#8220;phantom </font></div>
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      that is equal to the number of shares of our stock which the participant could
      purchase or receive with the amount of the deferred compensation, based upon
      the
      fair market value (calculated as the average of the high and low price) of
      our
      stock on the last trading day of the fiscal quarter when the cash compensation
      was earned. Dividend equivalents are paid on phantom stock units at the same
      rate as dividends on the Company&#8217;s common stock, and are re-invested in
      additional phantom stock units at the next fiscal quarter-end. When the
      participating director terminates his or her service as a director, we will
      pay
      the cash value of the deferred compensation to the director (or to the
      designated beneficiary in the event of death) in annual installments over a
      five-year or ten-year period, or in a lump sum, at the director&#8217;s election. The
      cash amount payable will be based on the number of units of deferred
      compensation credited to the participating director&#8217;s account, valued on the
      basis of the fair market value at fiscal quarter-end on or following termination
      of the director&#8217;s service, and calculated based on the average of the high and
      low price of an equivalent number of shares of our stock on the last trading
      day
      of the fiscal quarter. The plan also provides for earlier payment of a
      participating director&#8217;s account if the board determines that the participant
      has a demonstrated financial hardship. </font></div>
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      following table shows the amount of our common stock beneficially owned as
      of
      April _, 2007, by each director, each of the named executive officers listed
      in
      the Summary Compensation Table, and all current directors and executive officers
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                non-employee directors, all of which are denominated to be comparable
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      board
      recently adopted a written related party transaction policy that provides for
      the board to review all transactions expected to exceed $100,000 in which a
      related party has a material interest, or for such a transaction continuing
      into
      a subsequent fiscal year, is expected to extend beyond six months or exceed
      $100,000 in the subsequent year. For purposes of this policy, related parties
      include the Company&#8217;s executive officers, directors or nominees, or 5%
      beneficial owner of the Company&#8217;s common stock, as well as any immediate family
      member of any of the foregoing, or entity controlled by them or in which they
      have a 10% beneficial interest. In making its determination whether to approve
      a
      related party transaction, the Board shall consider such factors as the extent
      of the person&#8217;s interest in the transaction, the aggregate value, the
      availability of other sources of comparable products or services, whether the
      terms of the transaction are no less favorable than terms generally available
      in
      unaffiliated transaction under like circumstances, and the benefit to the
      Company. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00">&#160;</font></div>
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      marketing and consulting services. One of our directors, Carla Hendra,
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      and
      president of OgilvyOne N.A., both of which are affiliates of Ogilvy. During
      Fiscal 2006, the Company incurred $665,500 of fees payable to Ogilvy. Although
      this transaction with Ogilvy was entered into by the Company prior to the
      board&#8217;s adoption of a written policy on related party transaction, the
      transaction was ratified following the adoption of such written
      policy.</font></div>
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        Company&#8217;s employee matching gift program generally provides a match for
        charitable giving to institutions of higher education and arts and cultural
        organizations aggregating up to $5,000 per year per individual. In 2006,
        the
        board approved a special match for a charitable gift commitment made by Mr.
        Fromm to Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation, in an aggregate amount of $250,000
        over seven years. For fiscal 2006, the Company&#8217;s special matching contribution
        was $35,000. Mr. Fromm does not have a direct, material interest in this
        matching gift. </font></div>
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      executive officers, directors or principal shareholders. </font></div>
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      16 Beneficial Ownership Reporting
      Compliance</a></strong></font></div>
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      16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our executive officers
      and
      directors, and any persons beneficially owning more than ten percent of our
      common stock to report their ownership of stock and any changes in ownership
      to
      the Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange and Chicago
      Stock Exchange. The SEC has established specific due dates for these reports,
      and we are required to report in this proxy statement any failure to file by
      these dates. Based solely on a review of the copies of the reports furnished
      to
      us and written representations that no other such statements were required,
      we
      believe that all such other reports of our executive officers and directors
      were
      filed on a timely basis.</font></div>
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      certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide for a board of directors that
      is
      divided into three classes as equal in size as possible. This classified board
      structure was adopted on November 2, 1954. Each of the classes has a three-year
      term, and the term of one class expires each year in rotation at that year&#8217;s
      annual meeting. We may change the size of the board by amending our bylaws.
      Persons elected by a majority of the remaining directors may fill vacancies
      on
      the board. A director elected by the board to fill a vacancy, or a new
      directorship created by an increase in the size of the board, serves until
      the
      next annual meeting of shareholders. Our bylaws can be amended by a majority
      of
      shareholders acting at a meeting of shareholders or by a majority of the board.
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      8, 2007, your board amended the bylaws to increase the number of directors
      from
      nine to ten, thereby creating one vacancy on the board, and appointed Ward
      M.
      Klein to fill the vacancy until the upcoming 2007 annual meeting. In searching
      for a new director, Mr. Bower, as the Chair of the Governance and Nominating
      Committee, compiled a list of possible candidates and solicited input from
      all
      directors. Mr. Klein was recommended as a nominee by former directors Jerry
      E.
      Ritter and Richard A. Liddy. The Governance and Nominating Committee reviewed
      and considered potential candidates. Mr. Bower then contacted Mr. Klein to
      initiate discussions about joining the board, and Mr. Klein met with several
      of
      the independent directors. Upon the recommendation of the Governance and
      Nominating Committee, the board appointed Mr. Klein as a director.</font></div>
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      are
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      officers.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">With
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      have three members; the class whose term will expire in 2009 will have four
      members; and the class whose term will expire in 2010 will have three members.
      Your board of directors has nominated three individuals, Ward M. Klein, W.
      Patrick McGinnis and Hal J. Upbin for election as directors for a three-year
      term at the 2007 Annual Meeting. Your board of directors also has nominated
      another current director, Julie C. Esrey, for a two-year term. Each of these
      nominees currently serves on the Board for a term expiring at the 2007 Annual
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      board is not aware that any nominee named in this proxy statement is unwilling
      or unable to serve as a director. If, however, a nominee is unavailable for
      election, your proxy authorizes the proxies to vote for a replacement nominee
      if
      the board names one. As an alternative, the board may reduce the number of
      directors to be elected at the meeting. Proxies may not be voted for a greater
      number of persons than the nominees identified below.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">WARD
      M.
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      of
      Directors of Energizer Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer of primary batteries,
      flashlights and men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s wet shave products, and also serves as Chief
      Executive Officer of Energizer Holdings, Inc., a position he has held since
      January 2005. Prior to that time, he served as President and Chief Operating
      Officer from 2004 to 2005, and as President, International from 2002 to 2004.
      having first joined Energizer in 1986. </font></div>
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      has
      been a director since 1999. He is a member of the Board of Directors and Chief
      Executive Officer and President of Nestl&#233; Purina PetCare Company, a manufacturer
      of pet products. From 1997 until 2001, he was a member of the Board of Directors
      and Chief Executive Officer and President of Ralston Purina Company. He served
      as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pet Products Group of Ralston
      Purina Company from 1992 to 1997, when he was elected to the Board of Directors
      and to the additional office of Co-Chief Executive Officer of Ralston Purina
      Company. Mr. McGinnis serves on the Board of Directors of Energizer Holdings,
      Inc.</font></div>
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      has
      been a director since 2004 and is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors
      of
      Kellwood Company, a marketer of apparel and consumer soft goods. From 1999
      to
      January 31, 2006 Mr. Upbin served as Chairman of the Board of Kellwood Company,
      and from December 1997 through June 2005, he was Chief Executive Officer of
      Kellwood Company. From 1994 until 1997, he was President and Chief Operating
      Officer of Kellwood Company, and from 1992 until 1994, he was Executive Vice
      President Corporate Development of Kellwood Company. He served as Vice President
      Corporate Development of Kellwood Company from 1990 to 1992 and was President
      of
      American Recreation Products, Inc., a subsidiary of Kellwood, from 1988 to
      1992.
      Mr. Upbin is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Pace University and
      a
      Council Member of Washington University&#8217;s Olin School of Business.</font></div>
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      For A Two-Year Term That Will Expire In 2009</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>:</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></a></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">[PHOTO
      OF
      JULIE C. ESREY] </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>JULIE
      C. ESREY, </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">68,
      has
      been a director since 1995. From 1962 to 1976, she was employed as an
      International Economist for Exxon Corporation, where she subsequently was
      engaged as a consultant. Ms. Esrey has served as a member of the Executive
      Committee of the Board of Trustees of Duke University and a director of the
      Duke
      Management Company. She also has served as a director of Bank IV Kansas,
      National Association, in Wichita, Kansas.</font></div>
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                Board of Directors recommends a vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; these
                nominees.</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><a name="Continuing2008"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Continuing
      Directors Whose Terms Will Expire In 2008</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>:
      </strong></font></a></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">[PHOTO
      OF
      RONALD A. FROMM] </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>RONALD
      A. FROMM, </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">56,
      has
      been our Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer and
      a
      director since 1999. From 1999 until January 2004, he also served as our
      President, and during 1998 served as a President of our branded wholesale
      division. From 1992 until 1998, he served as Executive Vice President of our
      Famous Footwear division, and prior to that time served as its Chief Financial
      Officer. He currently serves as Chairman Emeritus and member of the Board of
      Directors of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), Chairman
      of the Board of Directors of the Fashion Footwear Association of New York
      (FFANY),&#160;and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Two/ Ten
      International Footwear Foundation. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">[PHOTO
      OF
      STEVEN W. KORN] </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>STEVEN
      W. KORN,</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      53, has
      been a director since 2004. He has been the Publisher of the Daily Report,
      a
      legal newspaper located in Atlanta, Georgia, since 2005. Until 2000, he was
      Vice
      Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of CNN, a position he held starting in
      1996. Previously, he served as the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
      at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS). Mr. Korn has also served as an
      attorney specializing in civil litigation involving media, entertainment and
      telecommunications issues. Mr. Korn currently serves on the boards of Public
      Broadcasting System, Vassar College, SV Investment Partners, LLC, and Precision
      IR Group.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">[PHOTO
      OF
      PATRICIA G. MCGINNIS] </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>PATRICIA
      G. McGINNIS, </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">59,
      has
      been a director since 1999. She is the President and Chief Executive Officer
      of
      The Council for Excellence in Government, a national membership organization
      of
      private sector leaders who have served as senior officials in government. She
      has held that position since May 1994. From 1982 until May 1994, she was a
      principal at the FMR Group, a public affairs consulting firm. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><a name="Continuing2009"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Continuing
      Directors Whose Terms Will Expire In 2009</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>:
      </strong></font></a></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">[PHOTO
      OF
      JOSEPH L. BOWER] </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>JOSEPH
      L. BOWER, </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">68,
      has
      been a director since 1987. Since 1973, he has been the Donald Kirk David
      Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Mr. Bower
      serves as a director of Anika Therapeutics, Loews Inc., the New America High
      Income Fund, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation and the TH Lee Putnam
      EOP
      Fund. </font></div>
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      OF
      CARLA HENDRA]</font></div>
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      HENDRA</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      50, has
      been a director since November 2005. Since July 2005, she has been the Co-Chief
      Executive Officer of Ogilvy North America, a one-to-one marketing services
      network and since 1998, she has been the President of OgilvyOne N.A. Ms. Hendra
      leads the North American region of OgilvyOne Worldwide, the world&#8217;s leading.
      Prior to joining Ogilvy in 1996, Ms. Hendra served as Executive Vice President,
      Grey Direct, a division of Grey Advertising from 1992 to 1996. Ms. Hendra serves
      as a director of Ogilvy &amp; Mather Worldwide and OgilvyOne Worldwide. She also
      serves as a director of Unica Corporation, a company engaged in the enterprise
      marketing management software business.</font></div>
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      OF
      MICHAEL F. NEIDORFF]</font></div>
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      F. NEIDORFF</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      64, has
      been a director since March 2006. Since 1996, he has been the President and
      Chief Executive Officer of Centene Corporation, a government services managed
      care company; and since May 2004, has also served as Centene&#8217;s Chairman of the
      Board.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u><a name="Item2">ITEM
      2 - AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REDUCE PAR
      VALUE OF </a></u></strong></font></div>
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      COMMON STOCK FROM $3.75 TO $.01 PER
      SHARE</a></u></strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Your
      board has approved, and recommends the adoption by shareholders of, an amendment
      to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the par value
      of the common stock to $.01 per share. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation
      currently authorizes the issuance of shares of common stock with a par value
      of
      $3.75 per share. Your board believes it is in the best interests of shareholders
      to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the par value of the common
      stock to $.01 per share to provide flexibility for future
      dividends.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Historically,
      the concept of par value served to protect creditors and senior security holders
      by ensuring that a company received at least the par value as consideration
      for
      issuance of stock. Over time, the concept of par value has lost its significance
      for the most part. Many companies that incorporate today use a nominal par
      value
      or have no par value.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      reduction in the par value of the common stock would result in a reduction
      in
      the capital stock account (approximately $162 million as of April 4, 2007)
      on
      the Company's balance sheet and a corresponding increase in the additional
      paid-in (or surplus) capital account. The reduction in the par value would
      reduce the amount required to be carried by the Company as capital, thereby
      potentially increasing the Company's surplus capital available for dividends
      and
      other distributions and for other corporate purposes. Your board has not
      proposed the reduction in the par value with the intention of declaring special
      or additional dividends on the common stock. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      reduction in the par value should have no effect on the rights of the holders
      of
      the common stock except for the minimum amount per share the Company may receive
      upon the issuance of authorized but unissued shares and added dividend
      flexibility. The reduction in the par value would not change the number of
      authorized shares of common stock. Also, no change to the par value is proposed
      with respect to the authorized preferred stock, none of which is issued and
      outstanding.&#160;</font></div>
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      this
      proposal is approved, the fourth article of the Restated Certificate of
      Incorporation will be amended and restated to read as follows:</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">"FOURTH:
                The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have the
                authority to issue is 101,000,000 of which 100,000,000 shares shall
                be
                Common Stock having a par value of $.01 per share and 1,000,000 shares
                shall be Preferred Stock having a par value of $1.00 per
                share."</font></div>
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      amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation will become effective
      upon the filing of such amendment with the Secretary of State for the State
      of
      New York.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
      this
      proposal is approved, certificates representing shares of common stock, $3.75
      par value per share, issued and outstanding prior to the effective date of
      filing of the amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, will
      be
      changed to represent the same number of shares of the common stock, $.01 par
      value per share, as they did prior to such effective date. Existing certificates
      will not be exchanged for new certificates. Please </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>do
      not
      return</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      any
      certificates to the Company.</font></div>
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                Board of Directors recommends a vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; the amendment to the
                certificate of incorporation to reduce par value of the common stock.
                </strong></font></div>
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      3 -RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
      ACCOUNTANTS</a></u></strong></font></div>
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      LLP</a></strong></font></div>
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      Audit
      Committee has appointed Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the independent registered
      public accountants to audit the company&#8217;s consolidated financial statements for
      the fiscal year ending February 2, 2008. The Audit Committee and the board
      are
      requesting that shareholders ratify this appointment as a means of soliciting
      shareholders&#8217; opinions and as a matter of good corporate practice. If the
      shareholders do not ratify the selection of Ernst &amp; Young LLP, the audit
      committee will consider any information submitted by the shareholders in
      connection with the selection of the independent registered public accountants
      for the next fiscal year. Even if the selection is ratified, the audit
      committee, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of different
      independent registered public accountants at any time during the fiscal year
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      with the Audit Committee&#8217;s audit and non-audit services pre-approval policy that
      requires the committee, or the chair of the committee to pre-approve services
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      to this policy, the committee will consider whether the services to be provided
      by the independent registered public accountants are prohibited by the SEC
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      independent registered public accountants are best positioned to provide the
      most effective and efficient services. The committee is mindful of the
      relationship between fees for audit and non-audit services in deciding whether
      to pre-approve such services. The committee has delegated to the chair of the
      committee pre-approval authority between committee meetings and the chair must
      report any pre-approval decisions to the committee at the next scheduled
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      board of directors. Management is primarily responsible for the financial
      statements and reporting process including the systems of internal controls,
      while the independent registered public accountants are responsible for
      performing an independent audit of the Company&#8217;s consolidated financial
      statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
      United States, and expressing an opinion on the conformity of those financial
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      internal auditors and independent registered public accountants. The committee
      discussed with the Company&#8217;s internal and independent registered public
      accountants the overall scopes and plans for their respective audits. The
      committee met, at least quarterly, with the internal and independent registered
      pubic accountants, with and without management present, and discussed the
      results of their examinations, their evaluations of the Company&#8217;s internal
      controls, and the overall quality of the Company&#8217;s financial reporting.
      Management represented to the committee that the Company&#8217;s consolidated
      financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles
      generally accepted in the United States. The committee has reviewed and
      discussed the consolidated financial statements with management and the
      independent registered public accountants, including their judgments as to
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      committee the written disclosures required by the Independence Standards Board
      Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees), and the
      committee discussed with the independent registered public accountants that
      firm&#8217;s independence, including those matters required to be discussed by
      Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended by Statement on Auditing
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      recommended to the board of directors and the board approved including the
      audited financial statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
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      properly come before the annual meeting, the proxies solicited hereby will
      be
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      at
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      received by us no less than 90 days (by February 22, 2008) and no more than
      120
      days (by January 23, 2008) prior to the meeting. According to the rules of
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      SEC, we must receive any such proposal by December __, 2007 for inclusion in
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      proxy statement and proxy relating to that meeting. Upon receipt of any such
      proposal, we will determine whether or not to include such proposal in the
      proxy
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      of
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      proposes to bring before the meeting various information regarding the proposal,
      including (a) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before
      the meeting and the reasons therefor, (b) the name and address of such
      shareholder proposing such business, (c) the number of shares of our stock
      beneficially owned by such shareholder and (d) any material interest of such
      shareholder in such business. These requirements are separate from and in
      addition to the SEC&#8217;s requirements a shareholder must meet to have a proposal
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      less than 100 days&#8217; prior to the date of the meeting, you must give us notice by
      no later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which
      such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public
      disclosure was made. The shareholder filing the notice of nomination must
      describe various matters regarding the nominee, including such information
      as
      (a) the name, age, business and residence addresses, occupation and shares
      held
      of such person; (b) any other information relating to such nominee required
      to
      be disclosed in the proxy statement; and (c) the name, address and shares held
      by the shareholder. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      each
      case, notice must be given to our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
      Corporate Secretary, whose address is 8300 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri
      63105. We will send a copy of our bylaws to any shareholder, without charge,
      upon written request. Our bylaws are also available on our website at
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>www.brownshoe.com/governance</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><a name="Other">Other</a></strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      New
      York Business Corporation Law requires that New York corporations, including
      the
      Company, provide information to their shareholders regarding any policies of
      directors&#8217; and officers&#8217; liability insurance which have been purchased or
      renewed. Accordingly, we want to notify our shareholders that, effective October
      31, 2006, we purchased policies of directors&#8217; and officers&#8217; liability insurance
      from Federal Insurance Company, National Union Fire Insurance Company of
      Pittsburgh, PA, St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company and Allied World Assurance
      Company (U.S.) Inc.. These policies cover all duly elected directors and all
      duly elected or appointed officers and non-officer employees (if a co-defendant
      with an officer or director) of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. and its subsidiary
      companies. The policy premiums for the term ending on October 31, 2007 are
      $602,575.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      To date,
      no claims have been paid under any policy of directors&#8217; and officers&#8217; liability
      insurance.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>The
      Company undertakes to provide, without charge, to each shareholder a
      copy</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>of
      the Company&#8217;s report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2006, including the
      financial</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>statements
      and financial statement schedule. For your copy, please write to
      our</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Corporate
      Secretary at 8300 Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63105 or you may access
      such report on the Company&#8217;s website at </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><em>www.brownshoe.com/secfilings</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>.</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Even
      though you plan to attend the meeting in person, please sign, date and return
      the enclosed proxy promptly or vote by telephone or over the Internet in
      accordance with the instructions shown on the enclosed proxy. You have the
      power
      to revoke your proxy, at any time before it is exercised, by giving written
      notice of revocation to our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
      Secretary or by duly executing and delivering a proxy bearing a later date,
      or
      by attending the annual meeting and casting a contrary vote. All shares
      represented by proxies received in time to be counted at the annual meeting
      will
      be voted. A postage paid, return addressed envelope is enclosed for your
      convenience. Your cooperation in giving this your immediate attention will
      be
      appreciated.</font></div>
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                MICHAEL I. OBERLANDER</font></div>
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                Vice President, General Counsel</em></font></div>
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                Corporate Secretary</em></font></div>
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                Maryland Avenue</font></div>
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                Louis, Missouri 63105</font></div>
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          in the space provided below.)</strong></font></div>
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          Signature____________________________________Date__________________________</strong></font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">:
          </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Please
          sign as name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing
          as
          attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full
          title
          as such.</font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: AccuTerm Symbol"><strong>&gt;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>
          FOLD AND DETACH HERE </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: AccuTerm Symbol"><strong>&gt;</strong></font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>WE
          ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INTERNET OR TELEPHONE
          VOTING,</strong></font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>BOTH
          ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.</strong></font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><br></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Internet
          and telephone voting is available through 11:59 PM Eastern Time</font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">the
          day
          prior to annual meeting day.</font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><br></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Your
          Internet or telephone vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares
          in
          the same manner </strong></font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>as
          if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.</strong></font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
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                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>http://www.proxyvoting.com/</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>bws</strong></font></div>
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Use
                    the internet to vote your proxy. Have your proxy card in hand
                    when you
                    access the web site.</font></div>
                </td>
                <td align="left" valign="top" width="16%">
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                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>OR</strong></font></div>
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                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>TELEPHONE</strong></font></div>
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                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Use
                    any touch-tone telephone to vote your proxy. Have your proxy
                    card in hand
                    when you call</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>

          </table>
        </div>
        <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
          you
          vote your proxy by Internet or by telephone, you do NOT need to mail back
          your
          proxy card.</font></div>
        <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">To
          vote
          by mail, mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the enclosed
          postage-paid envelope.</font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
        <div>
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                  <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Choose
                    </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>MLink</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup><strong>SM</strong></sup></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                    for fast, easy and secure 24/7 online access to your future proxy
                    materials, invest-ment plan statements, tax documents and more.
                    Simply log
                    on to </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>Investor
                    ServiceDirect</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup><strong>&#174;</strong></sup></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">at
                    </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">www.melloninvestor.com/isd</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
                    where step-by-step instructions will prompt you through
                    enrollment.</font></div>
                </td>
              </tr>

          </table>
        </div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>You
          can view the Annual Report and Proxy Statement </strong></font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>on
          the Internet at </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>www.brownshoe.com/investor</u></strong></font></div><br>
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          <div id="FTR">
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>PROXY</strong></font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>THIS
          PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF</strong></font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>BROWN
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 54pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 68.4pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
          undersigned hereby appoints Ronald A. Fromm, Mark E. Hood and Richard C.
          Schumacher, and each of them, with power to act without the other and with
          power
          of substitution, as proxies and attorneys-in-fact and hereby authorizes
          them to
          represent and vote, as provided on the other side, all the shares of Brown
          Shoe
          Company, Inc. Common Stock which the undersigned is entitled to vote and,
          in
          their discretion, to vote upon such other business as may properly come
          before
          the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held May 24, 2007
          or at
          any adjournment or postponement thereof, with all powers that the undersigned
          would possess if present at the Meeting.</font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>(Continued
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><br></div>
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                    Change/Comments </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Mark
                    the corresponding box on the reverse side)</font></div>
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              </tr>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: AccuTerm Symbol"><strong>&gt;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>You
          can now access your </strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong><u>Brown
          Shoe Company, Inc.</u></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>
          account online.</strong></font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>Access
          your </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em><u>Brown
          Shoe Company, Inc.</u></em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>
          shareholder account online via Investor ServiceDirect</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup><em>&#174;</em></sup></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><em>
          (ISD).</em></font></div>
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        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mellon
          Investor Services LLC, Transfer Agent for </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Brown
          Shoe Company, Inc.</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
          now
          makes it easy and convenient to get current information on your shareholder
          account.</font></div>
        <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
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                    account status</font></div>
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