Brown Shoe to Present at B. Riley Conference On March 11
ST. LOUIS, March 11, 2005 – Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYSE:BWS), today announced that the Company’s Chairman and CEO Ron Fromm and its Chief Financial Officer Andy Rosen will be presenting at the B. Riley Annual Investor Conference 2005 on March 16 at 3:15 p.m. EST. The conference will be held at The Venetian Resort Hotel in Las Vegas.A link to the live web cast and recording of Brown Shoe’s presentation will be available directly from the web cast provider at: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/brileyco4/bws/
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Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements, including without limitation, the statements regarding the completion of the acquisition of Bennett Footwear Group, the ability of the Company to finance the acquisition of Bennett, Bennett’s business and financial outlook and the benefits to the Company of the acquisition of Bennett. Such statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including risks to the closing of the acquisition or the Company's ability to finance the acquisition. These risks also include (i) general economic conditions and the consumer’s preferences and purchasing patterns, which may be influenced by consumers' disposable income; (ii) the uncertainties of currently pending litigation; (iii) intense competition within the footwear industry; and (iv) political and economic conditions or other threats to continued and uninterrupted flow of inventory from Brazil and China, where both companies rely heavily on third-party manufacturing facilities for a significant amount of their inventory. The Company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission contain detailed information relating to such factors. The Company does not undertake any obligation or plan to update these forward-looking statements, even though its situation may change.
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NOTE: This presentation was issued by Brown Shoe Company, Inc. on the date specified on the presentation. We believe the information contained was accurate when the presentation was issued. We have not undertaken any responsibility to update this information, however, and you should not assume that the contents of this presentation are accurate as of any date other than the date of its release.
Brown Shoe is a $1.9 billion footwear company with worldwide operations. The Company operates the 900-store Famous Footwear chain, which sells brand name shoes for the family. It also operates 375 Naturalizer stores in the U.S. and Canada that sell the Naturalizer brand of shoes and accessories. Brown Shoe, through its Wholesale divisions, owns and markets leading footwear brands including Naturalizer, LifeStride, Connie, Buster Brown; it also markets licensed brands including Dr. Scholl's, Bass and Carlos by Carlos Santana for adults, and Barbie, Disney (Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, PowerRangers etc.), and Bob-the-Builder character footwear for children. Brown Shoe press releases are available on the Company's web site at www.brownshoe.com.