As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2012

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
                    
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                    

MACY'S, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware
(State of incorporation)

7 West Seventh Street
Cincinnati, Ohio  45202
(513) 579-7000

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

13-3324058
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

Macy’s, Inc.

EXECUTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

(Full Title of the Plan)

Dennis J. Broderick, Esq.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Macy's, Inc.
7 West Seventh Street
Cincinnati, Ohio  45202
(513) 579-7000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

                    


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

 

X   Large accelerated filer                                                                                                             __  Accelerated filer

__  Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)                                        __  Smaller reporting company

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 






Title of
Securities to
be Registered

 



Amount
to be
Registered

 

Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price per
Share

 

Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price

 




Amount of
Registration Fee

 

Deferred Compensation Obligations (1)

$40,000,000 (2)

100%

$40,000,000 (2)

$5,456

 


Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 


150,000 shares (3)

 
$38.25 (4)


$5,737,500 (4)


   $783

 

Total:

 

 

 

$6,239

 

 

 


(1)  The Deferred Compensation Obligations being registered are general unsecured obligations of Macy’s, Inc. to pay deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the terms of the Macy’s, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). The amount to be registered represents the dollar amount of the compensation deferred and deemed invested in accordance with the Plan.

 

(2)  Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

 

(3)  In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement shall also cover an indeterminate number of shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share of Macy’s, Inc. (“Common Stock”) that may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.


(4)  Estimated solely for calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on December 17, 2012 of $38.25.

 

 

 

 


 

 

Explanatory Note

 

      Macy’s, Inc. (“Macy’s” or the “Company”) files this Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the Macy’s, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) to register an additional 150,000 shares of Common Stock and an additional $40,000,000 in Deferred Compensation Obligations under the Plan.

 

      These are securities of the same class as the securities registered on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-153720, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 29, 2008 (the “Prior Registration Statement”) relating to the Plan. The Prior Registration Statement registered 500,000 shares of Common Stock and $75,000,000 in Deferred Compensation Obligations.

 

      Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

 

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

 

     The legality of the Deferred Compensation Obligations and shares of Common Stock registered hereby has been passed upon for the Company by Dennis J. Broderick, who is employed by the Company as its Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.  Mr. Broderick is eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

Item 8.  Exhibits

 

 

4.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-13536) filed with the SEC on May 18, 2010)

 

 

4.2

Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-13536) for the fiscal year ended January 28, 1995)

 

 

4.3

Article Seventh of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-13536) filed with the SEC on May 24, 2011)

 

 

4.4

Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-13536) filed with the SEC on May 24, 2011)

 

 

         4.5

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-13536) for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009)

 

 

         5.1

Opinion of Counsel

 

 

       23.1

Consent of KPMG LLP

 

 

       23.2

Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)

 

 

       24.1

Powers of Attorney

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cincinnati, State of Ohio on December 20, 2012.

 

 

MACY'S, INC.

 

 

 

By:         /s/ Dennis J. Broderick                       

 

Dennis J. Broderick

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the 20th day of December, 2012.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       *                                          
        Terry L. Lundgren

 

Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
   (principal executive officer)

 

 

 

                       *                                          
        Karen M. Hoguet

 

Chief Financial Officer

    (principal financial officer)

 

 

 

                       *                                          
           Joel A. Belsky

 

Executive Vice President and Controller
   (principal accounting officer)

 

 

 

                       *                                          
    Stephen F. Bollenbach

 

Director

 

 

 

                       *                                          

       Deirdre P. Connelly

 

Director

 

 

 

                       *                                          
          Meyer Feldberg

 

Director

 

 

 

                       *                                          
           Sara Levinson

 

Director

 

 

 

                       *                                          
         Joseph Neubauer

 

Director

 

 

 

                       *                                          
          Joyce M. Roché

 

Director

 

 

 

                       *                                          
            Paul C. Varga

 

Director

 

 

 

                       *                                          
      Craig E. Weatherup

 

Director

 

 

 

                       *                                          
    Marna C. Whittington

 

Director


*     The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does sign and execute this Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney executed by the above-named persons.


 

By:         /s/ Dennis J. Broderick                                       

 

Dennis J. Broderick,

 

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 


 INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 



Exhibit No.



Exhibit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-13536) filed with the SEC on May 18, 2010)

 

 

4.2

Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-13536) for the fiscal year ended January 28, 1995)

 

 

4.3

Article Seventh of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-13536) filed with the SEC on May 24, 2011)

 

 

4.4

Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-13536) filed with the SEC on May 24, 2011)

 

 

         4.5

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-13536) for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009)

 

 

         5.1

Opinion of Counsel

 

 

       23.1

Consent of KPMG LLP

 

 

       23.2

Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)

 

 

       24.1

Powers of Attorney