The Board of Directors of Brown Group, Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend of $.25 cents per share, payable October 1, 1997 to shareholders of record on September 22, 1997.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (WIRE NEWS), September 11, 1997 -- The Board of Directors of Brown Group, Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend of $.25 cents per share, payable October 1, 1997 to shareholders of record on September 22, 1997.

The dividend will be the 299th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the company.

Brown Group, Inc. is a $1.5 billion footwear company with worldwide operations. The company operates the Famous Footwear, Naturalizer and F.X. LaSalle chains of footwear retail stores and markets leading brands including Naturalizer, Life Stride, NaturalSPORT, the Larry Stuart Collection, le coq sportif athletic footwear, Buster Brown, and licensed brands including Dr. Scholl's, Star Wars and Disney character footwear.

Brown Group, Inc.
8300 Maryland Avenue
Post Office Box 29
St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0029
(314) 854-4000

For more information contact:

Mary Sylvia Siverts
Vice President - Public Affairs
(314) 854-4093

media-inquiries@browngroup.com