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NOTICE OF 2008 ANNUAL MEETING
AND
PROXY STATEMENT
112 West 34th Street NOTICE OF 2008 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
DATE:
May 21, 2008
TIME:
9:00 A.M., local time
PLACE:
Foot Locker, Inc., 112 West 34th Street, New York, New York 10120
RECORD DATE:
Shareholders of record on March 28, 2008 can vote at this meeting.
ITEMS OF BUSINESS:
Elect two members to the Board of Directors to serve for three-year terms
Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2008 fiscal year
Approve the Foot Locker Annual Incentive Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated
Transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and at any adjournment or postponement.
PROXY VOTING:
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT TO US. Please vote as soon as possible in one of these ways:
Use the toll-free telephone number shown on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Foot Locker, Inc. (your Foot Locker
Notice) or on your proxy card;
Visit the web site shown on your Foot Locker Notice or on your proxy card to vote via the Internet;
If you received a printed copy of the proxy card, please mark, sign and return the enclosed proxy card using the postage-paid envelope provided; or
Follow the instructions on your proxy materials if your shares are held in street name.
Even if you plan to attend the annual meeting, we encourage you to vote in advance using one of these methods. April 11, 2008
New York, New York 10120
GARY M. BAHLER
Secretary
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112 West 34th Street PROXY STATEMENT GENERAL INFORMATION We are providing these proxy materials to you for the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Foot Locker, Inc. for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and for any adjournments or
postponements of this meeting. We are holding this annual meeting on May 21, 2008 at 9:00 A.M., local time, at our corporate headquarters located at 112 West 34th Street, New York, New York 10120. In
this proxy statement we refer to Foot Locker, Inc. as Foot Locker, the Company, we, our, or us. Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting The Companys Proxy Statement and 2007 Annual Report/Form 10-K are available at We are pleased to be using this year a new procedure approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission that allows companies to furnish their proxy materials to shareholders over the Internet
instead of mailing full sets of the printed materials. We believe that this procedure will reduce costs, provide greater flexibility to our shareholders, and lessen the environmental impact of our Annual
Meeting. On or about April 11, 2008, we started mailing to most of our shareholders in the United States a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the Foot Locker Notice). The Foot Locker
Notice contains instructions on how to access and read our 2008 Proxy Statement and our 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders on the Internet and to vote online. If you received a Foot Locker Notice by
mail, you will not receive paper copies of the proxy materials in the mail unless you request them. Instead, the Foot Locker Notice instructs you on how to access and read the Proxy Statement and Annual
Report and how you may submit your proxy over the Internet. If you received a Foot Locker Notice by mail and would like to receive a printed copy of the materials, please follow the instructions on the
Foot Locker Notice for requesting the materials, and we will promptly mail the materials to you. We are mailing to shareholders, or making available to shareholders via the Internet, this Proxy Statement, form of proxy card, and our 2007 Annual Report/Form10-K on or about April 11, 2008. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THIS ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING What is included in these proxy materials? The proxy materials include our 2008 Proxy Statement and 2007 Annual Report/Form 10-K. If you received printed copies of these materials by mail, these materials also include the proxy card for this
annual meeting. May I obtain an additional copy of the Form 10-K? Our Form 10-K for the 2007 fiscal year ended February 2, 2008 is included with the 2007 Annual Report. You may obtain an additional copy of our 2007 Form 10-K without charge by writing to our
Investor Relations Department at Foot Locker, Inc., 112 West 34th Street, New York, New York 10120.
New York, New York 10120
To Be Held on May 21, 2008
http://bnymellon.mobular.net/bnymellon/fl and
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It is also available free of charge through our corporate web site at http://www.footlocker-inc.com/ IR_index.htm. What constitutes a quorum for the Annual Meeting? We will have a quorum and will be able to conduct the business of the Annual Meeting if the holders of a majority of the shares outstanding are present at the meeting, either in person or by proxy. We
will count abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, as present and entitled to vote in determining whether we have a quorum. What is the record date for this meeting? The record date for this meeting is March 28, 2008. If you were a Foot Locker shareholder on this date, you are entitled to vote on the items of business described in this proxy statement. Do I need a ticket to attend the Annual Meeting? You will need an admission ticket to attend the Annual Meeting. Attendance at the meeting will be limited to shareholders on March 28, 2008 (or their authorized representatives) having an admission
ticket or proof of their share ownership, and guests of the Company. If you plan to attend the meeting, please indicate this when you are voting by telephone or Internet or check the box on your proxy
card, and we will mail an admission ticket to you. If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker, or other holder of record and you plan to attend the meeting, you can obtain an admission ticket in advance by providing proof of your ownership,
such as a bank or brokerage account statement, to the Corporate Secretary at Foot Locker, Inc., 112 West 34th Street, New York, New York 10120. If you do not have an admission ticket, you must show
proof of your ownership of the Companys Common Stock at the registration table at the door. What are shareholders voting on at this meeting? You are being asked to vote on the following items:
Proposal 1:
Election of two directors in Class II;
Proposal 2:
Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accountants for 2008; and
Proposal 3:
Approval of the Foot Locker Annual Incentive Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated. How does the Board of Directors recommend that I vote on the proposals? The Board recommends that you vote FOR each of the three proposals being voted on at the meeting. Could other matters be voted on at the Annual Meeting? We do not know of any other business that will be presented at the 2008 annual meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the meeting for consideration, then the persons named as
proxies will have the discretion to vote on those matters for you using their best judgment. Who may vote at the Annual Meeting? The only voting securities of Foot Locker are our shares of Common Stock. Only shareholders of record on the books of the Company on March 28, 2008 are entitled to vote at the annual meeting and
any adjournments or postponements. Each share is entitled to one vote. There were 154,774,002 shares of Common Stock outstanding on March 28, 2008. 2
What are the voting requirements to elect directors and to approve the other proposals? Directors must be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by shareholders. (Please see our policy described on Page 7 regarding resignations by directors who do not receive more for votes than
withheld votes.) The other proposals being voted on at this meeting require the favorable vote of a majority of the votes cast by shareholders to be approved. How will the votes be counted? Votes will be counted and certified by representatives of our transfer agent, BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, as inspectors of election. The inspectors of election are independent and are not
employees of Foot Locker. We do not count abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, in determining the votes cast for any proposal. Votes withheld for the election of one or more of the nominees for director will not be counted
as votes cast for them. Broker non-votes occur when brokers or other entities holding shares for an owner in street name do not receive voting instructions from the owner on non-routine matters and, consequently, have no
discretion to vote on those matters. If a proposal is routine under the rules of The New York Stock Exchange, then the brokers or other entities may vote the shares held by them even though they have not
received instructions from the owner. The Companys Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws do not contain any provisions on the effect of abstentions or broker non-votes. We maintain the confidentiality of our shareholders votes. All proxy cards, electronic voting, voting instructions, ballots and voting tabulations identifying shareholders are kept confidential from the
Company, except: as necessary to meet any applicable legal requirements, when a shareholder requests disclosure or writes a comment on a proxy card, in a contested proxy solicitation, and to allow independent inspectors of election to tabulate and certify the vote. You may vote using any of the following methods: Telephone If you are located within the United States or Canada, you can vote your shares by telephone by calling the toll-free telephone number printed on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy
Materials (Notice), on your proxy card, or in the instructions that accompany your proxy materials, as applicable, and following the recorded instructions. You will need the control number printed on
your Notice, on your proxy card, or in the instructions that accompany your proxy materials, as applicable. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day and will be accessible until 9:00 A.M. on May 21,
2008. The telephone voting system has easy to follow instructions and allows you to confirm that the system has properly recorded your vote. If you vote by telephone, you do NOT need to return a proxy
card or voting instruction form. If you are an owner in street name, please follow the instructions that accompany your proxy materials. Internet You can also choose to vote your shares by the Internet. You will need the control number printed on your Notice, on your proxy card, or in the instructions that accompany your proxy materials, as
applicable. The web site for Internet voting is listed on your Notice, proxy card, or in the instructions that accompany your proxy materials. Internet voting is available 24 hours a day and will be accessible
until 9:00 A.M. on May 21, 2008. As with telephone voting, you will be able to confirm that the system 3
has properly recorded your vote. If you vote via the Internet, you do NOT need to return a proxy card or voting instruction form. Mail If you are a holder of record and received printed copies of the materials by mail, you may choose to vote by mail. Simply mark your proxy card, date and sign it, and return it in the postage-paid
envelope that we included with your materials. If you hold your shares through a bank or brokerage account, please complete and mail the voting instruction form in the envelope provided. Ballot at the Annual Meeting You may also vote by ballot at the Annual Meeting if you decide to attend in person. If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other holder of record, you must obtain a proxy, executed
in your favor, from the holder of record to be able to vote at the meeting. All shares that have been properly voted and not revoked will be voted at the Annual Meeting. If you sign and return a proxy card but do not give voting instructions, the shares represented by that
proxy card will be voted as recommended by the Board of Directors. Can I change my mind after voting my shares? You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is used by (i) sending a written notice to the Company at its corporate headquarters, (ii) delivering a valid proxy card with a later date, (iii) providing a
later dated vote by telephone or Internet, or (iv) voting by ballot at the Annual Meeting. Are shares held in employee plans included on the proxy card? If you hold shares of Foot Locker Common Stock through the Foot Locker 401(k) Plan or the Foot Locker Puerto Rico 1165(e) Plan, you received a proxy card showing the number of shares allocated
to your plan account. Your proxy card will serve as a voting instruction card for the trustees of the plans, who will vote the shares. The trustees will vote only those shares for which voting instructions have
been given. To allow sufficient time for voting by the trustees of these plans, your voting instructions must be received by May 16, 2008. Who pays the cost of this proxy solicitation? We will pay for the cost of the solicitation of proxies, including the preparation, printing and mailing of the proxy materials. Proxies may be solicited, without additional compensation, by our directors, officers, or employees by mail, telephone, fax, in person, or otherwise. We will request banks, brokers and other custodians,
nominees and fiduciaries to deliver proxy material to the beneficial owners of Foot Lockers Common Stock and obtain their voting instructions, and we will reimburse those firms for their expenses under
the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and The New York Stock Exchange. In addition, we have retained Innisfree M&A Incorporated to assist us in the solicitation of proxies for a fee of
$10,000 plus out-of-pocket expenses. 4
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THE COMPANYS STOCK Directors and Executive Officers The following table shows the number of shares of Common Stock reported to us as beneficially owned by each of our directors and named executive officers as of March 28, 2008. The table also shows
beneficial ownership by all directors, named executive officers, and executive officers as a group on that date, including shares of Common Stock that they have a right to acquire within 60 days after March
28, 2008 by the exercise of stock options. Matthew D. Serra beneficially owned 1.17 percent of the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as of March 28, 2008. No other director, named executive officer, or executive officer
beneficially owned one percent or more of the total number of outstanding shares as of that date. Each person has sole voting and investment power for the number of shares shown unless otherwise noted.
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership Name Common
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Options RSUs
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Shares of Gary
M. Bahler 126,530 253,334 379,864 Nicholas
DiPaolo 12,826 (c) 16,542 3,704 33,072 Alan
D. Feldman 11,065 6,314 3,704 21,083 Jarobin
Gilbert Jr. 9,610 25,520 3,704 38,834 Ronald
J. Halls 124,551 116,667 241,218 Robert
W. McHugh 146,472 165,666 312,138 Matthew
M. McKenna 14,616 4,287 3,704 22,607 Richard
T. Mina 237,619 (d) 407,171 644,790 James
E. Preston 55,271 25,520 3,704 84,495 David
Y. Schwartz 12,275 25,520 13,127 50,922 Matthew
D. Serra 708,989 1,097,832 1,806,821 Christopher
A. Sinclair 20,223 25,520 3,704 49,447 Cheryl
Nido Turpin 5,964 20,815 15,176 41,955 Dona
D. Young 7,356 20,815 22,550 50,721 All
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executive officers 1,828,120 2,974,852 73,077 4,876,049 (e)
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This column includes shares held in the Companys 401(k) Plan and unvested shares of restricted stock. (b) This column includes (i) the number of deferred stock units credited as of March 28, 2008 to the account of the directors who elected to defer all or part of their annual retainer fee and (ii) directors
unvested restricted stock units (RSUs). The deferred stock units and RSUs do not have current voting or investment power. (c) Includes 150 shares held by his spouse. (d) Does not include 30,000 shares of common stock transferred to spouse under marital settlement agreement in which Mr. Mina disclaims beneficial ownership. (e) This number represents approximately 3.15 percent of the shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on March 28, 2008. 5
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Notes to Beneficial Ownership Table
Persons Owning More Than Five Percent of the Companys Stock The following table provides information on shareholders who beneficially own more than five percent of our Common Stock according to reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). To the best of our knowledge, there are no other shareholders who beneficially own more than five percent of a class of the Companys voting securities. Name and Address
Amount and
Percent Lazard Asset Management LLC
15,579,327(a
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10.08%(a
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8.90%(b
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Reflects shares beneficially owned as of December 31, 2007 according to an amended Schedule 13G filed with the SEC. As reported in this schedule, Lazard Asset Management LLC, an investment
adviser, holds sole voting power with respect to 8,993,744 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 15,579,327 shares. (b) Reflects shares beneficially owned as of December 31, 2007 according to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC. As reported in this schedule, Mackenzie Financial Corporation, an investment adviser, holds
sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 13,739,244 shares. (c) Reflects shares beneficially owned as of December 31, 2007 according to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC. As reported in this schedule, Sasco Capital, Inc., an investment adviser, holds sole voting
power with respect to 4,463,350 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 8,901,342 shares. (d) Reflects shares beneficially owned as of December 31, 2007, according to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC by Harris Associates L.P. (Harris) and Harris Associates Inc. As reported in this schedule,
Harris, an investment adviser, holds shared voting power with respect to 8,393,500 shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 1,293,500 shares, and shared dispositive power with respect to 7,100,000
shares. Harris also serves as investment adviser to the Harris Associates Investment Trust (the Trust). The Trust owns 7,100,000 shares, which are included as shares over which Harris has shared
voting and dispositive power. (e) Reflects shares beneficially owned as of December 31, 2007, according to Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC. As reported in this schedule, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC, an 6
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investment adviser, holds sole voting power with respect to 7,845,626 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 8,228,326 shares. (f) Reflects shares beneficially owned as of December 31, 2007, according to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on behalf of First Pacific Advisors, LLC (FPA), an investment advisor, Robert L.
Rodriguez and J. Richard Atwood, Managing Members of FPA. As reported in this schedule, FPA, Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. Atwood hold shared voting power with respect to 2,699,400 shares and shared
dispositive power with respect to 7,787,100 shares. Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires that our directors and executive officers file with the Securities and Exchange Commission reports of ownership and changes in ownership
of Foot Lockers Common Stock. Based on our records and other information, we believe that during the 2007 fiscal year, the directors and executive officers complied with all applicable SEC filing
requirements. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE INFORMATION Corporate Governance Guidelines The Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Board periodically reviews the guidelines and may revise them when appropriate. The Corporate Governance Guidelines
are available on the corporate governance section of the Companys corporate web site at http://www.footlocker-inc.com/IR_index.htm. You may also obtain a printed copy of the guidelines by writing to the Corporate Secretary at the Companys headquarters. Policy on Voting for Directors Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that if a nominee for director in an uncontested election receives more votes withheld from his or her election than votes for election (a Majority
Withheld Vote), then the director must offer his or her resignation for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the Nominating Committee). The Nominating
Committee will evaluate the resignation, weighing the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and make a recommendation to the Board of Directors on the action to be taken. For example, the
Nominating Committee may recommend (i) accepting the resignation, (ii) maintaining the director but addressing what the Nominating Committee believes to be the underlying cause of the withheld votes,
(iii) resolving that the director will not be re-nominated in the future for election, or (iv) rejecting the resignation. When making its determination, the Nominating Committee will consider all factors that it
deems relevant, including (i) any stated reasons why shareholders withheld votes from the director, (ii) any alternatives for curing the underlying cause of the withheld votes, (iii) the directors tenure, (iv)
the directors qualifications, (v) the directors past and expected future contributions to the Board and to the Company, and (vi) the overall composition of the Board, including whether accepting the
resignation would cause the Company to fail to meet any applicable Securities and Exchange Commission or New York Stock Exchange requirements. We will promptly disclose the Boards decision on
whether or not to accept the directors resignation, including, if applicable, the reasons for rejecting the offered resignation. The Board of Directors has adopted Stock Ownership Guidelines. These guidelines cover the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, and Other Principal Officers, as follows:
Board of Directors. Each non-employee director must beneficially own shares of our Common Stock having a value of at least three times the annual retainer fee paid to the non-employee directors. Chief Executive Officer. The CEO must beneficially own shares of our Common Stock having a value of at least four times his annual base salary. 7
Other Principal Officers. Other Principal Officers of the Company must beneficially own shares of our Common Stock having a value of at least two times their individual annual base salaries. The
category of Other Principal Officers includes all corporate officers at the senior vice president level or higher and the chief executive officers of our operating divisions. Shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units, and deferred stock units are counted towards beneficial ownership. Stock options are disregarded in calculating beneficial ownership. The target date for full compliance with these guidelines is February 2011, which is five years after the effective date of these guidelines. Non-employee directors who are elected to the Board after
February 2006, as well as employees who are elected or appointed after this date to positions covered by these guidelines, must be in compliance within five years after their initial election or appointment. The Board of Directors has adopted charters for the Audit Committee, the Compensation and Management Resources Committee, the Finance and Strategic Planning Committee, the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee, and the Retirement Plan Committee. Copies of the charters for these committees are available on the corporate governance section of the Companys corporate web site
at http://www.footlocker-inc.com/IR_index.htm. You may also obtain printed copies of these charters by writing to the Corporate Secretary at the Companys headquarters. The Board believes that a significant majority of the members of the Board should be independent, as determined by the Board based on the criteria established by The New York Stock Exchange.
Each year, the Nominating Committee reviews any relationships between outside directors and the Company that may affect independence. Currently, one of the current 10 members of the Board of
Directors serves as an officer of the Company, and the remaining 9 directors are independent under the criteria established by The New York Stock Exchange. James E. Preston has served as lead director since May 30, 2007. As lead director, Mr. Preston presides at executive sessions of the independent and non-management directors, reviews and provides
input on the Board meeting agendas, and may perform other duties and responsibilities as the Board may determine. Executive Sessions of Non-Management Directors The Board of Directors holds regularly scheduled executive sessions of non-management directors. James E. Preston, as the lead director, presides at executive sessions of the independent and non-
management directors. Board Members Attendance at Annual Meetings Although we do not have a policy on our Board members attendance at annual shareholders meetings, we encourage each director to attend these important meetings. The annual meeting is normally
scheduled on the same day as a Board of Directors meeting. In 2007, 10 out of the 12 directors who were then serving attended the annual shareholders meeting. We have an orientation program for new directors that is intended to educate a new director on the Company and the Boards practices. At the orientation, the newly elected director generally meets
with the Companys Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel and Secretary, as well as with other senior financial officers of the Company, to review the business
operations, financial matters, investor relations, corporate governance policies, and the composition of 8
the Board and its committees. Additionally, he or she has the opportunity to visit our stores at the Companys New York headquarters, or elsewhere, with a senior division officer for an introduction to
store operations. Payment of Directors Fees in Stock The non-employee directors receive one-half of their annual retainer fees, including committee chair and lead director retainer fees, in shares of the Companys Common Stock, with the balance
payable in cash. Directors may elect to receive up to 100 percent of their fees in stock. The Board has established a policy in its Corporate Governance Guidelines that directors retire from the Board at the annual meeting of shareholders following the directors 72nd birthday. As part of
the Nominating Committees regular evaluation of the Companys directors and the overall needs of the Board, the Nominating Committee may ask a director to remain on the Board for an additional
period of time beyond age 72, or to stand for re-election after reaching age 72. However, a director may not remain on the Board beyond the date of the annual meeting of shareholders following his or her
75th birthday. As described on Page 53, the Board has waived the retirement policy for one director, James E. Preston, who currently serves as the lead director. Change in a Directors Principal Employment The Board has established a policy that any director whose principal employment changes is required to advise the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of this change. If
requested, the director will submit a letter of resignation to the Chair of the Committee, and the Committee would then meet to consider whether to accept or reject the letter of resignation. Communications with the Board of Directors The Board has established a procedure for shareholders and other interested parties to send communications to the non-management members of the Board of Directors. Shareholders and other
interested parties who wish to communicate directly with the non-management directors of the Company should send a letter to: Board of Directors The Secretary will promptly send a copy of the communication to the lead director, who may direct the Secretary to send a copy of the communication to the other non-management directors and may
determine whether a meeting of the non-management directors should be called to review the communication. A copy of the Procedures for Communications with the Board of Directors is available on the corporate governance section of the Companys corporate web site at http://www.footlocker-inc.com/ IR_index.htm. You may obtain a printed copy of the procedures by writing to the Corporate Secretary at the Companys headquarters. The Board of Directors and all of its committees have authority to retain outside advisors and consultants that they consider necessary or appropriate in carrying out their respective responsibilities.
The independent accountants are retained by the Audit Committee and report directly to the Audit Committee. In addition, the internal auditors are selected by the Audit Committee and are ultimately
accountable to the Audit Committee. Similarly, consultants retained by the Compensation and Management Resources Committee to assist it in the evaluation of senior executives compensation report
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c/o Secretary, Foot Locker, Inc.
112 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10120
The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct for directors, officers and employees, including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer. A copy of
the Code of Business Conduct is available on the corporate governance section of the Companys corporate web site at http://www.footlocker-inc.com/IR_index.htm. You may obtain a printed copy of the Code of Business Conduct by writing to the Corporate Secretary at the Companys headquarters. Any waivers of the Code of Business Conduct for directors and executive officers must be approved by the Audit Committee. We intend to disclose promptly amendments to the Code of Business
Conduct and any waivers of the Code for directors and executive officers on the corporate governance section of the Companys corporate website at http://www.footlocker-inc.com/IR_index.htm. The Board of Directors has responsibility for establishing broad corporate policies, reviewing significant developments affecting Foot Locker, and monitoring the general performance of the Company.
Our By-laws provide for a Board of Directors consisting of between 9 and 17 directors. The exact number of directors is determined from time to time by the entire Board. Our Board currently has 10
members. Christopher A. Sinclair advised the Board that he would not be standing for election as a director at the 2008 Annual Meeting, so his term as a director will end at the 2008 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. The Board has fixed the number of directors at 9 effective May 21, 2008 when Mr. Sinclairs term as a director ends. The Board of Directors held six meetings during 2007. All of our directors attended at least 75 percent of the meetings of the Board and committees on which they served in 2007. A director is considered independent under the rules of the The New York Stock Exchange if he or she has no material or immaterial relationship to the Company that would impair his or her
independence. In addition to the independence criteria established by The New York Stock Exchange, the Board of Directors has adopted categorical standards to assist it in making its independence
determinations regarding individual members of the Board. These categorical standards are contained in the Corporate Governance Guidelines, which are posted on the Companys corporate web site at http://www.footlocker-inc.com/IR_index.htm. The Board of Directors has determined that the following categories of relationships are immaterial for purposes of determining whether a director is independent under the listing standards adopted
by The New York Stock Exchange. 10
Categorical Relationship
Description
Investment Relationships with the Company
A director and any family member may own equities or other securities of the Company.
Relationships with Other Business Entities
A director and any family member may be a director, employee (other than an executive officer), or beneficial owner of less than 10 percent of the shares of a business entity with which the
Company does business, provided that the aggregate amount involved in a fiscal year does not
exceed the greater of $1,000,000 or 2 percent of either that entitys or the Companys annual
consolidated gross revenue.
Relationships with Not-for-Profit Entities
A director and any family member may be a director or employee (other than an executive officer or the equivalent) of a not-for-profit organization to which the Company (including the Foot
Locker Foundation) makes contributions, provided that the aggregate amount of the Companys
contributions in any fiscal year do not exceed the greater of $1,000,000 or 2 percent of the not-
for-profit entitys total annual receipts. The Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, has determined that the following directors are independent under the rules of The New
York Stock Exchange because they have no material or immaterial relationship to the Company that would impair their independence:
Nicholas DiPaolo
David Y. Schwartz
Alan D. Feldman
Christopher A. Sinclair
Jarobin Gilbert Jr.
Cheryl Turpin
Matthew M. McKenna
Dona D. Young
James E. Preston Purdy Crawford and Philip H. Geier Jr. served as directors of the Company during 2007 until their retirement on May 30, 2007. The Board determined, upon the recommendation of the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee, that both Mr. Crawford and Mr. Geier were independent under the rules of The New York Stock Exchange through their retirement because they had no material
or immaterial relationship to the Company that would impair their independence. In making its decisions on independence, the Board of Directors considered the following relationships between the Company and organizations with which the current and retired members of our
Board are affiliated:
Matthew M. McKenna was an executive officer of PepsiCo, Inc. through December 31, 2007. Our direct-to-customers business had an internet marketing arrangement with a division of PepsiCo and a
third party in 2007. We indirectly received from the PepsiCo division approximately $637,500 under this arrangement in 2007. In addition, we paid a division of PepsiCo approximately $80,000 in 2007
for products sold through our catalogs. The Board has determined that this relationship was immaterial and would not impair Mr. McKennas independence because the amounts involved are not
material to either company and the transactions were conducted in the ordinary course of business. David Y. Schwartz, Cheryl Turpin, and Dona D. Young are non-employee directors of companies with which Foot Locker does business. The Board has determined that Mr. 11
Schwartzs, Ms. Turpins, and Mrs. Youngs relationships meet the categorical standard for Relationships with Other Business Entities and are immaterial for determining independence. Purdy Crawford, who retired from the Board in May 2007, is counsel to the Toronto law firm of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (OH&H), a firm that has provided legal services to the Company. Mr.
Crawford advised the Company that, while OH&H provided him with an office and administrative support, the firm provided him with no remuneration in 2007. The Board has determined that Mr.
Crawford was independent because he received no direct compensation from OH&H, he was not an employee, equity partner, or manager of OH&H, and he was not involved in the provision of services
to the Company. Philip H. Geier Jr., who retired from the Board in May 2007, is a member of the Board of Trustees of a not-for-profit organization to which the Company and the Foot Locker Foundation made
contributions in 2007. The Board has determined that Mr. Geiers relationship meets the categorical standard for Relationships with Not-for-Profit Entities and is not material for determining
independence. The Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, has determined that Matthew D. Serra is not independent because Mr. Serra is an
executive officer of the Company. The Board of Directors has determined that all members of the Audit Committee, the Compensation and Management Resources Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee are independent as defined under the listing standards of The New York Stock Exchange and the director independence standards adopted by the Board. Committees of the Board of Directors The Board has delegated certain duties to committees, which assist the Board in carrying out its responsibilities. There are six standing committees of the Board. Each director serves on at least two
committees. The committee memberships, the number of meetings held during 2007, and the functions of the committees are described below.
Audit
Compensation
Finance and
Nominating
Retirement
Executive
N. DiPaolo*
J. Preston*
C. Sinclair*
J. Gilbert Jr.*
J. Gilbert Jr.*
M. Serra***
J. Gilbert Jr.
A. Feldman
N. DiPaolo
J. Preston
N. DiPaolo
N. DiPaolo
M. McKenna
C. Sinclair
A. Feldman
C. Turpin
R. McHugh**
J. Gilbert Jr.
D. Schwartz
C. Turpin
M. McKenna
D. Young
L. Petrucci**
J. Preston
D. Young
D. Schwartz
M. Serra**
C. Sinclair
*
Designates Committee Chair ** Designates Executive Officer of the Company *** Designates Committee Chair and Executive Officer of the Company The committee held eight meetings in 2007. The Audit Committee has a charter, which is available on the corporate governance section of our corporate web site at http://www.footlocker-inc.com/ IR_index.htm. The report of the Audit Committee appears on Page 56. This committee appoints the independent accountants and the internal auditors and is responsible for approving the independent accountants and internal auditors compensation. This committee also
assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in the following areas:
accounting policies and practices,
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Committee
and
Management
Resources
Committee
Strategic
Planning
Committee
and Corporate
Governance
Committee
Plan
Committee
Committee
the integrity of the Companys financial statements, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the qualifications, independence, and performance of the independent accountants, and the qualifications and performance of the internal audit function. The Audit Committee has established procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters. The Board of Directors has determined that the Company has at least one audit committee financial expert, as defined under the rules of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, serving on the Audit
Committee. David Y. Schwartz has been designated as the audit committee financial expert. Mr. Schwartz is independent under the rules of The New York Stock Exchange and the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. Compensation and Management Resources Committee The Compensation and Management Resources Committee (the Compensation Committee) held four meetings in 2007. The committee has a charter, which is available on the corporate governance
section of the Companys corporate web site at http://www.footlocker-inc.com/IR_index.htm. The Compensation Committee determines all compensation for the Companys executive management group, which consists of the executive officers and corporate officers, and determines significant
elements of the compensation of the chief executive officers of our operating divisions. Decisions regarding equity compensation for other employees are also the Compensation Committees responsibility.
Decisions regarding non-equity compensation of the Companys other associates are made by the Companys management. The Compensation Committee also administers Foot Lockers various compensation plans, including the incentive plans, the equity-based compensation plans, the employees stock purchase plan, and
the deferred compensation plan. Committee members are not eligible to participate in any of these plans. This committee also reviews and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning
executive development and succession, including for the position of Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation Committee normally holds two meetings each year to review and approve the executive compensation program, the Chief Executive Officers compensation, annual salaries and
bonuses for the executive management group and division CEOs, and to grant equity awards. In addition, at another meeting during the year, the committee reviews directors compensation and makes
recommendations to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee concerning the form and amount of directors compensation. Additional meetings of the Compensation Committee may be
called during the year as necessary. The Compensation Committee has retained Mercer as its consultant on executive compensation matters and, with regard to executive and director compensation, Mercer reports directly to the
Compensation Committee. Mercer also advises the committee on non-employee director compensation matters, including payment levels and trends. In preparing its material for the committee, Mercer
consults with the Companys Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice PresidentHuman Resources, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, and Vice PresidentHuman
Resources. Separately, the Company retains Mercer for outsourcing services related to the administration of our U.S. and Canadian pension plans. Compensation Committee meeting agendas are developed by the committee chair in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and the Corporate Secretary. Committee members may suggest
agenda items by communicating with one of these individuals. Agendas and related materials are circulated to Committee members prior to meetings. The committee chair regularly reports on the
committees meetings to the full Board. The Companys CEO, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Senior Vice PresidentHuman Resources, Vice PresidentHuman Resources, and Vice President
and Associate General Counsel generally attend all meetings of the committee. The Compensation Committee has the authority to delegate authority and responsibilities as it considers appropriate. The committee has delegated to the Committee Chair the authority to approve 13
stock option grants between meetings of the committee. This authority is limited to executives who are not subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is further limited to individual
option awards of 25,000 shares or less. The Companys Corporate Human Resources Department and the Corporate Secretarys staff support the Compensation Committee in performing its duties. Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation Purdy Crawford, Alan D. Feldman, Philip H. Geier Jr., James E. Preston, Christopher A. Sinclair and Cheryl Turpin served on the Compensation and Management Resources Committee during 2007.
Messrs. Crawford and Geier retired at the 2007 annual shareholders meeting. None of the committee members was an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and there were no
interlocks with other companies within the meaning of the SECs proxy rules. The Executive Committee did not meet in 2007. Except for certain matters reserved to the Board, this committee has all of the powers of the Board in the management of the business of the Company
during intervals between Board meetings. Finance and Strategic Planning Committee The Finance and Strategic Planning Committee held four meetings in 2007. This committee reviews the overall strategic and financial plans of the Company, including capital expenditure plans,
proposed debt or equity issues of the Company, and the Companys capital structure. The committee also considers and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning dividend payments
and share repurchases, and reviews acquisition and divestiture proposals. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held three meetings in 2007. This committee has responsibility for overseeing corporate governance matters affecting the Company, including
developing and recommending criteria and policies relating to service and tenure of directors. The committee is responsible for collecting the names of potential nominees to the Board, reviewing the
background and qualifications of potential candidates for Board membership, and making recommendations to the Board for the nomination and election of directors. The committee also reviews
membership on the Board committees and makes recommendations on committee members and chairs. In addition, the committee reviews recommendations from the Compensation and Management
Resources Committee and makes recommendations to the Board concerning the form and amount of directors compensation. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may establish criteria for candidates for Board membership. These criteria may include area of expertise, diversity of experience, independence,
commitment to representing the long-term interests of the Companys stakeholders, and other relevant factors, taking into consideration the needs of the Board and the Company and the mix of expertise
and experience among current directors. From time to time the committee may retain the services of a third party search firm to identify potential director candidates. The committee will consider nominees to the Board of Directors recommended by shareholders that comply with the provisions of the Companys By-Laws and relevant law, regulation, and stock
exchange rules. The procedures for shareholders to follow to propose a potential director candidate are described on Page 59. After a potential nominee is identified, the Committee Chair will review his or her biographical information and discuss with the other members of the committee whether to request additional
information about the individual or to schedule a meeting with the potential candidate. The committees screening process for director candidates is the same regardless of the source who identified the
potential candidate. The committees determination on whether to proceed with a formal 14
evaluation of a potential candidate is based on the persons experience and qualifications, as well as the current composition of the Board and its anticipated future needs. The Retirement Plan Committee held four meetings in 2007. This committee is responsible for supervising the investment of the assets of the Companys United States retirement plans and appointing,
reviewing the performance of and, if appropriate, replacing, the trustee of the Companys pension trust and the investment manager responsible for managing the funds of the trust. The committee also has
certain administrative responsibilities for our United States retirement plans. Policies and Procedures We individually inquire of each of our directors and executive officers about any transactions in which Foot Locker and any of these related persons or their immediate family members are participants.
We also make inquiries within the Companys records for information on any of these kinds of transactions. Once we gather the information, we then review all relationships and transactions in which Foot
Locker and any of our directors, executive officers or their immediate family members are participants to determine, based on the facts and circumstances, whether the Company or the related persons have
a direct or indirect material interest. The General Counsels office coordinates the related party review process. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews any reported transactions
involving directors and their immediate families in making its recommendation to the Board of Directors on the independence of the directors. Related Person Transactions Foot Locker and its subsidiaries have had transactions in the normal course of business with various other organizations, including certain organizations whose directors or officers are also directors of
Foot Locker. However, the amounts involved in these transactions have not been material in relation to our business, and it is believed that these amounts have not been material in relation to the
businesses of the other organizations. In addition, it is believed that these transactions have been on terms no less favorable to the Company than if they had been entered into with disinterested parties. It is
anticipated that transactions with such other organizations will continue in the future. Mr. Serras son-in-law is employed as a buyer in the Companys Foot Locker division, and the Company provided
compensation and benefits to him in 2007 of approximately $143,000. DIRECTORS COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS Summary Non-employee directors are paid an annual retainer fee and meeting fees for attendance at each Board and committee meeting. The lead director and the committee chairs are paid an additional
retainer fee for service in these capacities. We do not pay additional compensation to any director who is also an employee of the Company for service on the Board or any committee. The following table
summarizes the fees paid to the non-employee directors. 15
Annual Retainer
$100,000
The annual retainer is payable 50 percent in cash and 50 percent in shares of our Common Stock. Directors may elect to receive up to 100 percent of their
annual retainer, including committee chair retainer, in stock.
We calculate the number of shares paid to the directors for their annual retainer by dividing their retainer fee by the closing price of a share of our stock on
the last business day preceding the July 1 payment date. Committee Chair
Retainers
$20,000: Audit Committee $10,000: Compensation and Management Resources Committee
$10,000: Finance and Strategic Planning Committee
$10,000: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
$10,000: Retirement Plan Committee
N/A: Executive Committee
The committee chair retainers are paid in the same form as the annual retainer. Lead Director
$50,000 payable in the same form as the annual retainer. Meeting Fees
$1,500 for attendance at each Board and committee meeting. Stock Option Grant In 2007, the directors received a stock option award on the first business day of the fiscal year. The number of options granted was calculated by dividing $50,000 by the average of the high and low
prices of a share of the Companys Common Stock on the date of grant. The per-share exercise price of each stock option granted was equal to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date
of grant. The options fully vest one year following the date of grant. Vested options may be exercised for ten years from the date of grant; however, no option may be exercised more than one year following
the termination of a persons service as a director. In fiscal 2008, the directors received a grant of 3,704 restricted stock units (RSUs) instead of a stock option grant. The number of RSUs granted was calculated by dividing $50,000 by the closing price
of a share of our stock on the date of grant. The RSUs will vest in February 2009. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of the Companys common stock on the vesting date. Deferral Election Non-employee directors may elect to receive all or a portion of the cash component of their annual retainer fee, including committee chair retainers, in the form of deferred stock units or to have these
amounts placed in an interest account. Directors may also elect to receive all or part of the stock component of their annual retainer fee in the form of deferred stock units. The interest account is a
hypothetical investment account bearing interest at the rate of 120 percent of the applicable federal long-term rate, compounded annually, and set as of the first day of each plan year. A stock unit is an
accounting equivalent of one share of the Companys Common Stock. Miscellaneous Directors and their immediate families are eligible to receive the same discount on purchases of merchandise from our stores, catalogs and Internet sites that is available to Company employees. The
Company reimburses non-employee directors for their reasonable expenses in attending meetings of the Board and committees, including their transportation expenses to and from meetings, hotel
accommodations, and meals. Fiscal 2007 Director Compensation The amounts paid to each non-employee director for fiscal 2007, including amounts deferred under the Companys stock plans, and the options granted to each director are reported in the tables below. 16
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f) Name
Fees Earned
Stock
Option
Change in
Total P. Crawford (4)
7,513
49,987
10,680
68,180 N. DiPaolo
92,670
55,830
10,680
159,180 A. Feldman
13,503
99,997
10,680
124,180 P. Geier Jr. (4)
28,348
20,819
10,680
59,847 J. Gilbert Jr.
90,006
59,994
10,680
4,988
165,668 M. McKenna
24,003
99,997
10,680
134,680 J. Preston
89,686
69,564
10,680
169,930 D. Schwartz
77,000
54,331
(5)
10,680
142,011 C. Sinclair
77,520
54,980
10,680
143,180 C. Turpin
18,583
106,938
(6)
10,680
136,201 D. Young
24,000
108,663
(5)
10,680
143,343
or Paid in Cash
($)
Awards
($)(1)
Awards
($)(2)(3)
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
Notes to Director Compensation Table
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Column (c) reflects the compensation expense recognized by the Company for the portion of the 2007 annual retainer fees and committee chair retainer fees paid in shares of the Companys common stock or deferred by the director. In 2007, we made the annual stock payment to each director on July 2. Under the terms of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, the stock payment was valued at the closing price of a share of the Companys common stock on June 29, which was $21.80. The 2007 expense is equal to the number of shares received or deferred by the director multiplied by $21.80, the grant date fair value of the payment under FAS 123R. Directors who deferred the stock portion of their annual retainer were credited with deferred stock units on the annual payment date valued at $21.80 per unit. The amounts in this column also include the fiscal 2007 compensation expense for (i) dividend equivalents credited to three directors during the year on the quarterly dividend payment dates, valued at the fair market value of the Companys common stock on the dividend payment dates and (ii) stock units credited to one director during the year on the cash retainer payment date valued at the fair market value on the payment date. The total number of deferred stock units credited to directors accounts in fiscal 2007, as well as the total number of units held at the end of fiscal 2007, is shown in the following table: |
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D. Schwartz |
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35.5843 |
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2,293.5779 |
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67.345 |
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80.6497 |
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83.7449 |
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31.3817 |
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4,587.1559 |
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78.1814 |
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93.627 |
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527.8716 |
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D. Young |
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71.1686 |
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4,587.1559 |
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134.69 |
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161.2994 |
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Column (d) represents the fiscal 2007 compensation expense recognized for financial statement reporting purposes for the fair value of the stock options granted to the nonemployee directors in 2007. As provided under the SECs rules, the amounts shown exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. For additional information on the valuation assumptions, please refer to Note 23 to the Companys financial statements in our 2007 Form 10-K. The grant date fair value was calculated under FAS 123R. |
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The following table provides additional information on the stock options granted during 2007 to the directors and the outstanding stock options held by them at the end of the 2007 fiscal year. The grant date fair value of the stock option awards was $4.88 per share. The grant date fair value was calculated under FAS 123R. |
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Name
Stock Options Granted
Exercise Price ($)
Grant Date Fair
Options P. Crawford(4)
2,208
22.635
10,768
23,312 N. DiPaolo
2,208
22.635
10,768
16,542 A. Feldman
2,208
22.635
10,768
6,314 P. Geier Jr.(4)
2,208
22.635
10,768
23,312 J. Gilbert Jr.
2,208
22.635
10,768
25,520 M. McKenna
2,208
22.635
10,768
4,287 J. Preston
2,208
22.635
10,768
25,520 D. Schwartz
2,208
22.635
10,768
25,520 C. Sinclair
2,208
22.635
10,768
25,520 C. Turpin
2,208
22.635
10,768
20,815 D. Young
2,208
22.635
10,768
20,815
on 2/5/2007
(#)
Value of Stock
Options Granted in 2007
($)
Outstanding
on 2/2/2008
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Directors Retirement Plan
The Directors Retirement Plan was frozen as of December 31, 1995. Consequently, only Jarobin Gilbert Jr. and James E. Preston are entitled to receive a benefit under this plan when their service as directors ends because they had completed at least five years of service as directors on December 31, 1995. Messrs. Gilbert and Preston will receive an annual retirement benefit of $24,000 for a period of 10 years after they leave the Board or until their death, if sooner.
Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance
We have purchased directors and officers liability and corporation reimbursement insurance from a group of insurers comprising ACE American Insurance Co., St. Paul Mercury Insurance, RLI Insurance Co., Federal Insurance Co., AIG Cat Excess Liability International, Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd., and XL Bermuda Ltd. These policies insure the Company and all of the Companys wholly owned subsidiaries. They also insure all of the directors and officers of the Company and the covered subsidiaries. The policies were written for a term of 13 months, from September 12, 2007 until October 12, 2008. The total annual premium for these policies, including fees, is $1,558,182. Directors and officers of the Company, as well as all other employees with fiduciary responsibilities under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, are insured under policies issued by a group of insurers comprising Arch Insurance Co., St. Paul Mercury Insurance Co., Continental Casualty Co. and RLI Insurance Co., which have a total premium, including fees, of $483,168 for the 13-month period ending October 12, 2008.
The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers, as approved by shareholders at the 1987 annual meeting.
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
This is a discussion and analysis of our compensation program as it applies to the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table on Page 29.
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Summary In 2007, we took the following actions with regard to compensation for our named executive officers:
We increased the annual base salaries of two of the named executive officers (Mr. Mina and Mr. McHugh) by $25,000 each. The base salaries of the other named executive officers remained
unchanged from 2006. As the Company did not achieve the performance targets for 2007 established by the Compensation and Management Resources Committee (Compensation Committee) under the Annual
Incentive Compensation Plan, we did not pay annual bonuses to any of our named executive officers. As the Company did not achieve the performance targets established by the Compensation Committee in 2005 under the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for the 2005-2007 performance
period, we did not pay long-term bonuses to any of our named executive officers. For 2007, we increased the target pay-out under the annual bonus plan for all of the named executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer from 50 percent to 75 percent of base salary. The
Chief Executive Officers target pay-out remained 125 percent of base salary. We made stock option awards to each of the named executive officers48,500 shares to the Chief Executive Officer; 30,000 shares to each of the PresidentU.S.A. and the PresidentInternational; and
20,000 shares to each of the two senior vice presidents. These options were priced at fair market value on the date of grant ($23.42 per share) and vest in three equal installments on the first, second,
and third anniversary of the grant date. We made restricted stock awards to each of the named executive officers100,000 shares to the Chief Executive Officer; 40,000 shares to the PresidentU.S.A. and 20,000 shares to the
PresidentInternational (who had received a restricted stock grant in late 2006 at the time of his promotion to that position); and 40,000 shares to each of the senior vice presidents. With regard to all
of the named executive officers other than Mr. Serra, the restrictions on these shares lapse if the executive continues to be employed by us for three years from the date of grant. The restrictions on
Mr. Serras shares lapse on January 30, 2010, the final day of the term of his current employment contract, provided he continues to be employed by us on that date. Objectives of our compensation program The objectives of our compensation program are to attract, motivate, and retain talented retail industry executives in order to maintain and enhance the Companys performance and its return to
shareholders. The Compensation Committee, currently composed of four independent directors, oversees the compensation program. What is our compensation program designed to reward and not reward? We have designed our compensation program to align the financial interests of our executives, including the named executive officers, with those of our shareholders. For that reason, it is designed to
reward the overall effort and contribution of our executives as measured by the Companys performance in relation to targets established by the Compensation Committee, more than individual
performance. Key concepts underlying our program are:
Executive compensation should be balanced between annual and long-term compensation and between cash and equity-based compensation (stock options and restricted stock). The compensation program should reward both efforts to increase the Companys share price and the achievement of performance factors that contribute to the Companys long-term health and
growth (even if not immediately translated into increases in share price). A substantial portion of the compensation of our executives, whether paid out currently or on a long-term basis, should be dependent on the Companys performance or the performance of its stock. 19
More-senior executives should have a greater portion of their compensation at risk, whether through performance-based bonus programs or through stock price appreciation. Elements of compensation The elements of compensation for the named executive officers are:
base salary performance-based annual cash bonus performance-based long-term bonus, payable in cash or stock long-term equity-based compensation consisting of stock options and restricted stock retirement and other benefits perquisites Why do we pay each element of compensation and how do we determine the amount for each element of compensation, or the formula that determines the amount? We establish benchmarks for base salary and total compensation for each named executive officer based upon a study conducted by Mercer, a nationally recognized compensation consultant that, for
executive compensation purposes, reports directly to our Compensation Committee. These benchmarks are based upon compensation for comparable positions at national retail companies with annual sales
of $1 billion to $10 billion. The Compensation Committee, with the advice of Mercer, has determined that these companies are the appropriate peer group for executive compensation purposes based upon
the nature of their business, their revenues, and the pool from which they recruit their executives. The 20 companies included in the study that the Compensation Committee reviewed in setting 2007
compensation for the named executive officers were:
Abercrombie & Fitch
American Eagle Outfitters Inc.
AnnTaylor Stores Corp.
Borders Group Inc.
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
Charming Shoppes
Claires Stores Inc.
Dicks Sporting Goods Inc
Dillards Inc.
Dollar General Corp.
Family Dollar Stores
Finish Line Inc.
Genesco Inc.
Limited Brands Inc.
PayLess ShoeSource Inc.
RadioShack Corp.
Ross Stores Inc.
Saks Inc.
Talbots Inc.
Timberland Co.
Two companies that were included in the peer group in 2006Reebok International Limited and Sports Authority Inc.ceased to be publicly traded companies and were not included in the peer group in 2007. No companies were added to the peer group. The name of PayLess ShoeSource, Inc. has subsequently been changed to Collective Brands, Inc.
The goal of the Compensation Committee is for the total compensation of each named executive officer to approximate the 75th percentile of comparable peer group compensation if the Company achieves its performance targets, with an opportunity to exceed that for outstanding performance, and with compensation falling closer to the median if the Company does not achieve its performance targets. The Compensation Committee established this goal based upon the Companys size in relation to the other companies in the peer group and the relative complexity of our business, which includes multiple retail divisions, a direct-to-customer business, and a significant international business with operations in 21 countries.
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Base Salaries We pay base salaries to provide our named executive officers with current, regular compensation that is appropriate to their position, experience, and responsibilities. We benchmark base salaries for
each named executive officer, other than the Chief Executive Officer, at approximately the 75th percentile of the peer companies included in the annual Mercer study, and the base salaries of the named
executive officers, other than the Chief Executive Officer, approximate this benchmark. The Compensation Committee has benchmarked the Chief Executive Officers base salary at the 90th percentile of
the peer companies in light of his experience, length of service, and other opportunities that are available to him in the retail sector. We pay higher base salaries to those named executive officers with
greater overall responsibility. Performance-Based Annual Cash Bonus We pay performance-based annual cash bonuses to our named executive officers under the Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (Annual Bonus Plan) in order to provide incentive for them to work
toward the Companys achievement of annual performance goals established by the Compensation Committee. Target payments under the Annual Bonus Plan for named executive officers were set for 2007 as follows:
Target
Annual Bonus Range
Chief Executive Officer
125% of Base Salary
31.25 % to 200% of Base Salary
Other Named Executive Officers
75% of Base Salary
18.75% to 131.25% of Base Salary
If the Company does not achieve threshold performance, as was the case in 2007, then no annual bonus is paid. Executives who do not receive a meets expectations rating or higher in their annual performance review are normally ineligible to receive an annual bonus payment for that year.
In 2007, the Compensation Committee increased the target payment under the Annual Bonus Plan for the named executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer to 75 percent of base salary from 50 percent after having reviewed the likely status of pay-outs under the Companys incentive plans, including the Long-Term Plan, for 2007 and considering the need to provide appropriate financial incentive to the Companys senior executive group. This also resulted in an increase in both threshold and maximum payment levels for this group. The Chief Executive Officers payment levels were unchanged from the prior year. The Compensation Committee expects to review the appropriate target payment under the Annual Bonus Plan each year.
Our Annual Bonus Plan allows the Compensation Committee, in establishing performance targets under the plan, to choose one or more performance measures from a list of nine factors that have been approved by our shareholders. For 2007, for the named executive officers other than Mr. Halls, the Compensation Committee established a performance target under the Annual Bonus Plan based upon the Companys achievement of prescribed levels of pre-tax income and return-on-invested-capital. Seventy percent of a participants award is based upon the pre-tax income target and 30 percent on the return-on-invested-capital target. All bonus targets and calculations are based on pre-tax income from continuing operations. The Annual Bonus Plan targets for 2007 were as follows:
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$478.8 million |
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Return-on-invested-capital |
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Thus, if the Company had achieved pre-tax income of $399 million and return-on-invested-capital of 8.4 percent in 2007, the Chief Executive Officer would have received an annual bonus of 125 percent of his base salary and the other named executive officers (other than Mr. Halls) would have received annual bonuses of 75 percent of base salary. Bonus pay-outs are calculated on the basis of straight-line interpolation between the threshold, target, and maximum points. As the Company achieved neither the threshold level of pre-tax income nor the threshold level of return-on-invested-capital in 2007, we did not pay bonuses to corporate participants in the Annual Bonus Plan for 2007.
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Mr. Hallss target under the Annual Bonus Plan for 2007 was based upon the achievement by the operating divisions for which he has responsibility of a prescribed level of division profit. Division
profit is a non-GAAP financial measure. It reflects income from continuing operations before income taxes, corporate expense, non-operating income, and net interest expense. A reconciliation of division
profit to income from continuing operations is contained in the segment information footnote to our financial statements. One of the performance measures we use in determining annual bonuses, return-on-invested-capital (ROIC), is also a non-GAAP financial measure. For purposes of calculating the annual bonus, we
define ROIC as follows: ROIC = Operating
Profit after Taxes Average
Invested Capital Operating Profit after Taxes (Numerator)= Average Invested Capital (Denominator)= Pre-tax income Average total assets +/- interest expense/income - average cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments + implied interest portion of operating lease payments - average year-end inventory +/- Unusual/non-recurring items + 13-month average inventory = Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) + average estimated asset base of capitalized operating leases - Estimated income tax expense = Average Invested Capital = Operating Profit after Taxes Certain items used in the calculation of ROIC, such as the implied interest portion of operating lease payments, certain unusual or non-recurring items, average estimated asset base of capitalized operating
leases, and 13-month average inventory, while calculated from the financial records of the Company, cannot be calculated from our audited financial statements. Prior to the Compensation Committee
determining whether bonus targets have been achieved, the Companys independent registered public accounting firm, at the request, and for the restricted use, of the Compensation Committee, reviews the
bonus calculations. The performance targets established by the Compensation Committee are based upon the business plan and budget reviewed and approved each year by the Finance and Strategic Planning Committee
and the Board of Directors. We believe that these targets are reasonably demanding as evidenced by our pay-out history over the past five years. During that time, we have paid an annual bonus to
corporate officers between threshold and target once, between target and maximum twice, and we have paid no annual bonus twice. Performance-Based Long-Term Bonus We pay performance-based long-term bonuses to our named executive officers under our Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (Long-Term Plan) in order to provide incentive for them to work
toward the Companys achievement of performance goals established by the Compensation Committee for each three-year performance period. While bonuses under the Long-Term Plan may be paid in
either cash or stock, in recent years, we have made these payments in cash. For many years, target payments under the Long-Term Plan for senior corporate officers have been at the following levels: Target Range
of Payments 90%
of Initial Base Salary 22.5%
to 180% of Initial Base Salary 22
If the Company does not achieve threshold performance, as was the case for the 2005-2007 performance period, then no long-term bonus is paid. Pay-out levels are based on an executives rate of base salary payable in the first year of the three-year performance period. For example, if an executives base salary is set at $500,000 at the time
executive salaries are reviewed in the first year of the performance period, that executives target pay-out under the Long-Term Plan would be $450,000. Our Long-Term Plan allows the Compensation Committee, in establishing performance targets under the plan, to choose one or both of consolidated net income or return-on-invested-capital, factors
approved by our shareholders. In 2007, the Committee established a performance target for the 2007-2009 performance period under the long-term plan based upon return-on-invested capital. Off of the
planned invested capital base, the Company must achieve 80 percent of target after-tax income before a threshold-level bonus is paid, and the maximum pay-out level is reached if after-tax income reaches
120 percent of target. It should be noted that the actual invested capital base will also fluctuate, and the final pay-out for the performance period will also depend upon the invested capital base achieved
during the period. Return-on-invested-capital is calculated using the same methodology as is used for the Annual Bonus Plan, as described on Page 22, except that, in addition, long-term bonus expense is
excluded from the operating profit calculation. These performance targets are based upon the business plan and budget for the three-year period reviewed and approved by the Finance and Strategic Planning Committee and the Board of Directors.
We believe that these targets are reasonably demanding as evidenced by our pay-out history over the last five years. During that time, we have paid long-term bonuses between threshold and target once,
between target and maximum three times, and there has been no pay-out once. In 2005, the Compensation Committee established the following return-on-invested-capital target for the 2005-2007 performance period under the Long-Term Plan:
Threshold
Target
Maximum Three-year average return-on-invested-capital
9.2
%
10.9
%
12.5
%
As the Company did not achieve the threshold level of return-on-invested capital for the performance period, we did not pay long-term bonuses to the participants in the Long-Term Plan, including the named executive officers, for the 2005-2007 performance period.
We do not have a formal policy with regard to the adjustment or recovery of bonus payments if it is determined, at a future date, that the relevant performance measures upon which the payments are based are restated or adjusted. We have not had this situation arise, and if it were to arise, we would expect to make an evaluation at that time based upon the circumstances and the role of each individual executive in the events that gave rise to the restatement or adjustment.
Under normal circumstances, the Compensation Committee has no discretion to increase annual or long-term bonus payments, which are formula-driven based upon company performance, and our program for the named executive officers does not provide for discretionary adjustments based upon individual performance. The Compensation Committee has not adjusted, either upward or downward, any of the annual or long-term bonus payments to the named executive officers shown in the summary compensation table from pay-outs calculated based upon the applicable formula. The Committee has limited authority when determining bonus payments, consistent with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, to disregard certain events that it determines to be unusual or non-recurring. When establishing the targets, the Committee normally specifies certain items that it considers to be unusual or non-recurring, and these events, if they occur, are automatically excluded when calculating payments. For example, in recent years targets have excluded the effect of acquisitions or dispositions, any non-cash impairment charges under Financial Accounting Standard No. 144, and changes in accounting and tax rules.
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Long-Term Equity-Based Awards A. Stock Options We make stock option awards to our named executive officers in order to strengthen the tie between an officers compensation opportunity and the shareholders interest in increasing the value of our
common stock. Until the organizational meeting of the Board of Directors following the 2007 Annual Meeting, equity-based awards, including stock option awards, were the responsibility of the
Compensation Committees Stock Option Plan Subcommittee, which was composed entirely of independent directors. Since then, equity-based awards have been the responsibility of the Compensation
Committee, which is also composed entirely of independent directors. The annual stock option and restricted stock awards for 2007 were made in March 2007 and were made by the Stock Option Plan
Subcommittee. For ease of understanding, in the discussion that follows, we will refer to the Compensation Committee having certain responsibilities or taking certain actions with regard to equity-based
awards. Prior to May 30, 2007, however, those responsibilities were vested in, and actions taken by, the Subcommittee. Stock option awards of the same size are normally made each year to executives holding comparable positions. The Compensation Committee awards stock options with exercise prices equal to the fair
market value of our stock on the date of grant. Since the approval of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan by shareholders at the 2007 Annual Meeting, all future stock awards will be made under that plan. Under
the 2007 Plan, fair market value is defined as the closing price on the grant date. Awards made prior to the date of the 2007 Annual Meeting, including the annual stock option awards for 2007, were made
under prior plans, which defined fair market value of the shares as the average of the high and low prices of our stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the grant date. The Compensation Committee
has not granted options with an exercise price of less than the fair market value on the grant date, as defined in the relevant plans. Options normally vest at the rate of one-third of the total grant per year
over the first three years of the ten-year option term, subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances. The Compensation Committee does not normally consider an executives gains from prior stock
awards in making new awards. B. Restricted Stock Awards We make restricted stock awards to our named executive officers in order to strengthen the tie between an officers compensation opportunity and the shareholders interest in increasing the value of
our common stock, to provide our executives with an opportunity to increase their equity ownership, and to ensure the retention of key executives. In recent years, the Compensation Committee has made annual grants of restricted stock to the Companys three most-senior executivesthe Chief Executive Officer, the President-U.S.A., and the
President-International. With regard to other executives, including the other named executive officers, it has made grants from time to time to individually selected executives in order to recognize
outstanding past performance, to recognize an executives expected ability to contribute to the Companys performance in the future, or for retention. When making restricted stock awards for retention
purposes, the Compensation Committee considers an executives prior awards and their vesting schedule. The restrictions on restricted stock normally lapse a specified period following the grant date
(normally three years). The holders of restricted stock receive dividends on their restricted shares at the time the dividends are paid. In 2007, after reviewing the vesting schedule of prior awards held by the named executive officers, the Subcommittee made grants of restricted stock to all of the named executive officers. C. Stock Ownership Guidelines We have adopted stock ownership guidelines for our directors and senior executives, including the named executive officers. These guidelines require that the Chief Executive Officer own shares having
a value at least equal to four times his base salary and that the other named executive officers own shares having a value at least equal to two times base salary. In determining whether an executive meets
the guidelines, we consider owned shares and restricted stock, but we do not consider stock options. As of 24
the end of 2007, all of the named executive officers met these stock ownership guidelines. We do not permit our executive officers to take short or long positions in our shares; however, we do not otherwise
have a formal policy with regard to executive officers hedging their economic interest in company stock or options. To our knowledge, none of the named executive officers hedged their position in our
shares or options during 2007, although some of the named executive officers may hold their shares in accounts that permit margin loans to the executive. Retirement and Other Benefits A. Retirement Plan and Excess Cash Balance Plan All United States-based associates of the Company who meet the eligibility requirements are participants in the Foot Locker Retirement Plan. The Retirement Plan and the method of calculating
benefits payable under it are described on Page 49. All of the named executive officers are participants in the Retirement Plan. The Internal Revenue Code limits the amount of compensation that may be
taken into consideration in determining an individuals retirement benefits. Therefore, those participants in the Retirement Plan, including the named executive officers, whose compensation exceeds the
Internal Revenue Service limits are also participants in the Excess Cash Balance Plan, described on Page 49, which pays the difference between the amount a participant receives from the Retirement Plan
and the amount the participant would have received were it not for the Internal Revenue Service limits. B. 401(k) Plan The Company maintains a 401(k) Plan for its eligible U.S. associates, and all of the named executive officers participate in it. The Plan permits participants to contribute the lesser of 40 percent of
eligible compensation or the limit prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service to the 401(k) Plan on a before-tax basis. The Company will match 25 percent of the first 4 percent of pay that is contributed to
the 401(k) Plan, and the Summary Compensation Table on Page 29 includes, in All Other Compensation, the amount of the company-match for each of the named executive officers. The company match is
made in shares of Company stock, valued on the last trading day of the plan year. C. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan The Company maintains a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, described on Page 50, for certain senior officers of the Company and other key employees, including the named executive officers.
The Supplemental Plan is an unfunded plan administered by the Compensation Committee, which sets an annual targeted incentive award for each participant consisting of a percentage of salary and annual
bonus based on the companys performance against target. Contributions may range from 4 percent to 12 percent of salary and annual bonus, depending on the companys performance against the
established target, with an 8 percent contribution being made for target performance. The target established by the Compensation Committee under the Supplemental Plan is normally the same as the target
performance under the annual bonus plan. Participant accounts accrue simple interest at the rate of 6 percent annually. The Supplemental Plan also provides for the continuation of medical insurance
benefits to vested participants following their retirement. Based upon the Companys performance in 2007, a credit of 4 percent of 2007 base salary was made to the Supplemental Plan for each of the named executive officers. As of the end of 2007, the
account balances of the named executive officers ranged from $50,341 for Mr. McHugh to $2,256,933 for Mr. Serra. Under the terms of the Supplemental Plan, executives are vested in their account balances
based upon a combination of age and service, and of the named executive officers, Messrs. Serra, Mina, and Bahler are currently vested. The Retirement Plan takes into account only base salary and annual bonus in determining pension benefits. Credits to our Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan are based only on base salary and
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Perquisites We provide the named executive officers with certain perquisites, which the Compensation Committee believes are reasonable and consistent with its overall objective of attracting and retaining
talented retail industry executives. The Company provides the named executive officers with an automobile allowance, financial planning, medical expense reimbursement, annual physical, supplemental
long-term disability insurance, and life insurance. In addition, the Company provides Mr. Serra with a driver and reimburses Mr. Halls for a limited amount of travel expenses of his spouse when she
accompanies him on business trips. Given Mr. Hallss responsibility for our international businesses and the amount of time he spends traveling outside the United States on company business, we consider
this to be a reasonable perquisite uniquely applicable to his situation and responsibilities. How does each element of compensation fit into our overall compensation objectives? How does each element affect our decisions regarding other elements? As stated at the beginning of this discussion and analysis, the objectives of our compensation program are to attract, motivate, and retain talented retail industry executives in order to maintain and
enhance the Companys performance and its return to shareholders.
Base salaries fit into these compensation objectives by attracting and retaining talented retail company executives by paying them base salaries commensurate with their position, experience and
responsibilities. The performance-based annual and long-term cash bonus plans are designed to reward executives for enhancing the companys performance through the achievement of performance targets. Long-term equity-based awards (stock options and restricted stock) are designed to reward executives for increasing our return to our shareholders through increases in our stock price, and restricted
stock awards may, in addition, serve to help retain key executives. Base salaries of named executive officers rarely change materially from year-to-year unless there has been a change in responsibility or other special factors apply. As discussed above, the
Compensation Committee increased the annual bonus target payment for the named executive officers other than Mr. Serra for 2007. Long-term bonus target payments, as a percentage of base salary, have
been consistent based upon position during the prior three-year period. Mr. Serras target bonus payments were the subject of negotiation between him and the company and are specified in his employment
agreement. In determining total compensation, stock options are valued by the Committees outside compensation consultant using the Black-Scholes model. Restricted stock awards are valued based upon
the share price at the time of grant. Compensation Committee Procedure The Compensation Committee held two scheduled meetings in 2007 for the purpose of considering executive compensation. At the first meeting, held in February, the Committee reviewed a report
from its outside compensation consultant on the companys executive compensation program, general executive compensation trends, trends in the retail industry, and specific background information on
each senior management position. Based upon the material reviewed and the discussion of the Committee at this meeting, our Sr. Vice PresidentHuman Resources working with our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
then prepared compensation recommendations to the Committee, covering all elements of compensation, for all corporate officers and heads of our operating divisions, other than the Chief Executive
Officer himself. The Sr. Vice PresidentHuman Resources and the Sr. Vice President and General Counsel then met with the Chair of the Compensation Committee to review these recommendations. The
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer participated in a portion of this meeting. Based upon input from the Chair of the Compensation Committee, the Human Resources Department then
finalized these recommendations, including a recommendation for compensation for the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and prepared material for review by the Compensation
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The Compensation Committee and the Stock Option Plan Subcommittee then held a second regularly scheduled meeting in late March to consider these recommendations and set compensation for the
companys executives. At this meeting, the Committee reviewed a tally sheet that set out all elements of proposed compensation for each of the companys senior executives, including the named executive
officers, in order to assist in its evaluation of the compensation proposals for 2007. At this meeting, the Compensation Committee also reviewed separate tally sheets for a representative sample of senior
executives, including two of the named executive officers, that summarized payments that the executives would receive if their employment with the Company were terminated under various circumstances
in order to confirm the Committees understanding of the Companys severance arrangements with its senior executives. Except in the case of promotions or other unusual circumstances, the Compensation Committee considers stock awards only at this meeting, which is normally held within a few weeks following the
issuance of the Companys full-year earnings release for the prior year. It is also at this meeting that the Compensation Committee determined whether performance targets under the Annual Bonus Plan
for the prior year and under the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan that ended in the prior year had been achieved; determined the amount of annual and long-term bonus pay-outs; adjusted base
salaries for the upcoming year, and established targets under the Annual and Long-Term Plans for the upcoming year and three-year performance period. In 2007, the Subcommittee made all stock option and restricted stock awards to the named executive officers at its regularly scheduled meeting in March 2007. The Compensation Committee has
delegated authority to its Chair to approve stock option awards of up to 25,000 shares to any single individual other than a corporate officer. The Chair generally uses this authority to approve stock option
grants made during the course of the year in connection with promotions or new hires. In 2007, the Chair used this authority to approve grants of options to four executives, none of whom was a named
executive officer, to purchase a total of 68,000 shares. Those options are priced at fair market value on the date the Chair signs the approval. Neither the Compensation Committee nor its Chair has
delegated authority to management to make stock option or restricted stock awards. The Compensation Committee directly retains Mercer as its consultant on executive compensation matters. In addition to advising the Committee, other consultants and employees within Mercer
provide U.S. and Canadian pension administration services to the company, and in 2007 fees paid to Mercer for advising the Committee represented approximately 9 percent of total fees paid to Mercer. In
preparing its material for the Compensation Committee, Mercer consults with the Companys Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Sr. Vice PresidentHuman Resources, Sr. Vice President
and General Counsel, and Vice PresidentHuman Resources. Executive Employment Agreements As more fully described on Pages 36 to 38, we have employment agreements with each of our named executive officers. In this discussion and analysis, as well as elsewhere in this proxy statement, we
refer to employment agreements we had in place with our named executive officers during 2007, which continue to be in place on the date of this proxy statement. During the course of 2008, we expect to
enter into new or amended agreements with our named executive officers in order to make changes required to comply with Internal Revenue Code Sections 409A and Section 162(m), to make certain
provisions consistent in our executive employment agreements, and to make other changes. Our employment agreements with the named executive officers provide for severance payments to the executive if we terminate the executives employment without cause or if we give the executive
good reason to terminate employment. These payments to the named executive officers, calculated as if termination of employment occurred at the end of our last fiscal year, are set out in the tables on
Pages 39 to 48. The named executive officers other than Mr. Serra, whose arrangements are discussed in the next paragraph, receive an enhanced severance payment if the executives employment is terminated
without cause or if the executive terminates employment for good reason within two years following a change in control. For an executive to receive the enhanced severance payment, two events must occur:
first, employment must be terminated for one of the specified reasons, and second, this termination must 27
occur within two years following a change-in-control. We believe that these provisions, which we have had in place for a number of years, provide appropriate protection to our executives, comparable to
that available at peer companies, and, with regard to the enhanced severance following a change-in-control, protect us from losing key executives during a period when a change-in-control may be
threatened or pending. Mr. Serras employment agreement also provides for an enhanced severance payment if his employment is terminated without cause or if he terminates his employment for good reason within two years
following a change in control. In addition, his agreement provides that, following a change-in-control, there is a 30-day period during which Mr. Serra may elect to terminate his employment and receive this
enhanced severance payment. We believe that this payment mechanism, which has been in Mr. Serras employment agreement since he became our Chief Executive Officer, is comparable to that provided
to many chief executive officers of public companies and benefits us, if a potential change-in-control were to arise, by allowing him to focus fully on the best interests of our Company and shareholders while
a change-in-control is pending without being distracted by concerns about his personal situation. Mr. Serra, Mr. Halls, and Mr. Mina have agreed in their employment contracts not to compete with the Company for two years following the termination of employment and not to hire company
employees during that same period. Mr. Bahler and Mr. McHugh have agreed to the same restriction for a one-year period. This restriction does not apply following a change-in-control. Accounting and Tax Considerations While we review both the accounting and tax effects of various components of compensation, these effects are not a significant factor in the Compensation Committees allocation of compensation
among the different components. In general, it is our position that compensation paid to executive officers should be fully deductible for U.S. tax purposes, and we have structured our bonus and option
programs so that payments made under them are deductible. In certain instances, however, we believe that it is in the companys best interests, and that of its shareholders, to have the flexibility to pay
compensation that is not deductible under the limitations of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code in order to provide a compensation package consistent with our program and objectives. The
portion of Mr. Serras base salary that exceeds $1,000,000, the value of restricted stock awards made to him, and potentially a portion of the value of restricted stock awards made to the other named
executive officers, are not expected to be deductible. The Compensation and Management Resources Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K
with management and, based on that review and discussion, has recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement. James E. Preston, Chair 28
Alan D. Feldman
Christopher A. Sinclair
Cheryl Nido Turpin
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j) Name and Principal Position(1)
Year
Salary
Bonus
Stock
Option
Non-Equity
Change
All Other
Total Matthew Serra
2007
1,500,000
1,613,477
444,589
227,515
75,717
3,861,298 Chairman, President
2006
1,500,000
1,637,369
679,752
1,547,582
225,627
82,573
5,672,903 and CEO Robert McHugh
2007
518,750
517,331
116,289
34,348
20,211
1,206,929 Senior VP and CFO
2006
500,000
480,033
146,012
272,839
34,550
23,447
1,456,881 Richard Mina
2007
868,750
1,140,060
251,060
137,457
49,370
2,446,697 President and CEO
2006
837,500
1,342,247
365,167
609,418
127,945
49,453
3,331,730 Foot Locker, Inc. USA Ronald Halls
2007
650,000
537,128
278,443
50,217
292,142
1,807,930 President and CEO
2006
528,409
250,000
215,406
226,254
141,252
47,111
29,119
1,437,551 Foot Locker, Inc. International Gary Bahler
2007
524,975
302,531
138,485
92,659
36,080
1,094,730 Senior VP, General
2006
517,400
270,925
177,051
380,724
86,081
32,604
1,464,785 Counsel and Secretary
($)
($)(2)
Awards
($)(3)
Awards
($)(4)
Incentive Plan
Compensation($)
in Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings($)(5)
Compensation($)(6)
($)
Notes to Summary Compensation Table
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The amounts in this column represent the compensation expense recognized for financial statement reporting purposes for the designated fiscal years for the restricted stock awards granted in those years, as well as in prior years, in accordance with FAS 123R. As provided under the SECs rules, the amounts shown exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions and include expected dividend payments at the same rate as paid on our shares of Common Stock. For more information on the valuation of the restricted stock awards, please refer to Notes 23 and 22, respectively, of the Companys financial statements in our Forms 10-K filed with the SEC for 2007 and 2006. The amounts shown in the table reflect the Companys accounting expense for these awards and do not necessarily reflect the actual value that may be recognized by the named executives. |
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The amounts in this column represent the compensation expense recognized for financial statement reporting purposes for the designated fiscal years for the stock options granted to each of the named executives in those fiscal years, as well as in prior fiscal years, in accordance with FAS 123R. As provided under the SECs rules, the amounts shown exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. For additional information on the valuation assumptions with respect to the grants covered in this table, please refer to Notes 23 and 22, respectively, of the Companys financial statements in our Forms 10-K filed with the SEC for 2007 and 2006. Please also refer to the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table on Page 31 for information on the options granted in 2007. The amounts shown in the table reflect the Companys accounting expense for these awards and do not necessarily reflect the actual value that may be recognized by the named executives. |
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Amounts shown in column (h) represent the annual change in pension value during each of our last two fiscal years for each of the executives. Please see Page 51 for more information on 2007 pension benefits. |
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(6) This column includes perquisites, and the amounts attributable to the executives for 2007 are shown in the table below. We valued these perquisites at the incremental cost to the Company of providing
the personal benefits to the executives, which represents the actual cost attributable to providing these personal benefits. The amount shown in the table for Mr. Serras auto allowance includes the
incremental cost to the Company of providing him with the personal use of a driver, who is a full time employee of the Company and who also performs other regular duties for the Company. The
amounts shown in the table under the 401(k) Match column represent the dollar value of the Companys matching contribution under the Foot Locker 401(k) Plan made to the named executives
account in shares of Common Stock. The shares of stock for the 2007 matching contribution were valued at $13.66 per share.
Name
Auto
Financial
Medical
Supp. LTD
Relocation
Spousal
Tax
Universal
Executive
401(k)
Total M. Serra
55,126
5,000
13,341
2,250
75,717 R. McHugh
8,750
5,033
3,708
470
2,250
20,211 R. Mina
30,000
5,000
5,000
2,641
3,624
855
2,250
49,370 R. Halls
28,878
3,288
58,800
91,499
107,676
918
1,083
292,142 G. Bahler
13,353
7,500
4,984
5,565
2,428
2,250
36,080
Allowance
Planning
Expense
Reimbursement
Insurance
Premiums
Expense
Reimbursement
Travel
Reimbursement
Gross-Ups
on
Relocation
Expense
and
Spousal
Travel
Exp.
Life
Insurance
Premium
Physical
Match
The following Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table shows the awards made to the named executive officers in 2007 under the Annual Bonus Plan and the Long-Term Bonus Plan, as well as the restricted stock and stock option awards under the Companys stock option and award plans.
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(a)
(b)
Estimated Future Payouts
Estimated Future Payouts
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
Name
Grant
Threshold
Target
Maximum
Threshold
Target
Maximum
All
All
Exercise
Closing
Grant M. Serra
03/28/07(1)
468,750
1,875,000
3,000,000
03/28/07(2)
337,500
1,350,000
2,700,000
03/28/07(3)
100,000
2,342,000
03/28/07(4)
48,500
23.42
23.40
272,153 R. McHugh
03/28/07(1)
98,438
393,750
689,063
03/28/07(2)
118,125
472,500
945,000
03/28/07(3)
40,000
936,800
03/28/07(4)
20,000
23.42
23.40
112,228 R. Mina
03/28/07(1)
164,063
656,250
1,148,438
03/28/07(2)
196,875
787,500
1,575,000
03/28/07(3)
40,000
936,800
03/28/07(4)
30,000
23.42
23.40
168,342 R. Halls
03/28/07(1)
121,875
487,500
853,125
03/28/07(2)
146,250
585,000
1,170,000
03/28/07(3)
20,000
468,400
03/28/07(4)
30,000
23.42
23.40
168,342 G. Bahler
03/28/07(1)
98,438
393,750
689,063
03/28/07(2)
118,125
472,500
945,000
03/28/07(3)
40,000
936,800
03/28/07(4)
20,000
23.42
23.40
112,228 Notes to Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
(1)
Annual Bonus Awards
Amounts shown reflect the payment levels at threshold, target, and maximum performance for the 2007 fiscal year under the Companys Annual Bonus Plan and reflect the potential amounts that would
be paid at the end of the period if the applicable performance goals were achieved. The estimated bonus payouts under the Annual Bonus Plan are based on a percentage of the executives base salary.
For Mr. Serra, the threshold, target, and maximum amounts represent 31.25 percent, 125 percent, and 200 percent, respectively, of his annual base salary. For Messrs. McHugh, Mina, Halls, and Bahler,
the threshold, target, and maximum amounts represent 18.75 percent, 75 percent, and 131.25 percent, respectively, of each executives annual base salary. No payments were made to the executives
under the Annual Bonus Plan for 2007 because the performance goals were not achieved. (2) Long-Term Bonus Awards Amounts shown reflect the estimated payment levels at threshold, target, and maximum performance for the three-year performance period of 2007-2009 under the Companys Long-Term Bonus Plan
and reflect the potential amounts that would be paid at the end of the performance period if the applicable performance goals are achieved. For each executive, the amounts shown under threshold,
target, and maximum represent 22.5 percent, 90 percent, and 180 percent, respectively, of each executives annual base salary as of May 1 in the first year of the performance period. No amounts are
paid to the executives under the Long-Term Bonus Plan unless the performance goals for the three-year performance period are achieved. (3) Restricted Stock Awards Amounts shown in the table under column (i) represent the number of shares of restricted stock awarded to the executive on the grant date. Mr. Serras restricted stock was granted under the 2003
Stock Option and Award Plan, and the restricted stock awards for the other executives were granted under the 1998 Stock Option and Award Plan. The shares of restricted stock granted to Mr. 31
Under Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Awards
Under Equity Incentive
Plan Awards
Date
($)
($)
($)
(#)
(#)
(#)
Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares
of Stock
or Units
(#)
Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Under-
lying
Options
(#)
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)(5)
Market
Price
on Date
of Grant
($/Sh)(5)
Date
Fair
Value of
Stock
and
Option
Awards(6)
Serra in 2007 will vest on January 30, 2010 and the shares awarded on this date to the other executives will vest on March 15, 2010, provided that the executives remain employed by the Company from
the date of grant through the applicable vesting dates of the awards. The executives have the right to receive all regular cash dividends payable after the date of grant to all record holders of our
Common Stock. The grant date fair value of the restricted stock awards shown in column (m) includes expected dividend payments on the shares. (4) Stock Option Grants The amounts in column (j) reflect the number of stock options granted in 2007 under the Companys stock option and award plans. Mr. Serras stock option award was granted under the 2003 Stock
Option and Award Plan, and the stock options for the other executives were granted under the 1998 Stock Option and Award Plan. The exercise price reflected in column (k) is equal to the fair market
value of a share of the Companys Common Stock on the grant date. The exercise price was calculated under the terms of the applicable option and award plans by averaging the high and low prices of
a share of our Common Stock on the grant date. In general, no portion of any stock option may be exercised until the first anniversary of its date of grant. The options granted in 2007 become
exercisable in three installments, beginning on the first annual anniversary of the date of grant. Vested options may be exercised for ten years following the date of grant, unless the option is cancelled or exercised sooner than this. If the executive retires, becomes disabled, or dies while employed
by the Company or one of its subsidiaries, all unexercised options that are then exercisable, plus those options that would have become exercisable on the next anniversary of the grant date, will remain
(or become) exercisable as of that date. Moreover, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, all outstanding options will become immediately exercisable as of that date. In general, options may
remain exercisable for up to three years following a participants retirement or termination due to disability, and for up to one year for any other termination of employment for reasons other than
cause. (5) As stated in Note 4 above, the exercise price reflected in column (k) is equal to the fair market value of a share of the Companys Common Stock on the grant date, and was calculated under the terms
of the applicable option and award plans by averaging the high and low prices of a share of our Common Stock on the grant date. The price stated in column (l) is the closing price of a share of the
Companys stock on the date of grant. (6) Grant Date Fair Value The amounts shown in column (m) reflect the grant date fair value of the full restricted stock and stock option awards granted in 2007, calculated in accordance with FAS 123R. As provided under the
SECs rules, the amounts shown exclude the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions and include expected dividend payments on shares of restricted stock at the same
rate as paid on our shares of Common Stock. For option awards, that number is calculated by multiplying the Black-Scholes value by the number of options granted. The Black-Scholes value for the
options granted in 2007 to the named executives was $5.61. For information on the valuation assumptions with respect to the 2007 grants, please refer to Note 23 of the Companys financial statements
in our Form 10-K for the 2007 fiscal year as filed with the SEC. For restricted stock awards, the fair value is calculated by multiplying the average of the high and low prices of our Common Stock on The New York Stock Exchange on the award date by the number
of shares granted. The average of the high and low prices of our Common Stock on the date of grant was $23.42. Salary. The annual base salaries paid to our named executives in 2007 are set forth in the Summary Compensation Table. For 2007, their salaries represented the following percentages of their total
compensation: Mr. Serra (38.8%), Mr. McHugh (43.0%,) Mr. Mina (35.5%), Mr. Halls (36.0%), and Mr. Bahler (48.0%). Information on the named executives employment agreements appears beginning
on Page 36. The following table, Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End shows the number of outstanding stock options, both vested and unvested, and the number of unvested shares of restricted stock
held by the named executives at the end of the 2007 fiscal year. 32
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
(a)
Option Awards
Stock Awards
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
Name
Number
Number
Equity
Option
Option
Number
Market
Equity
Equity M. Serra
500,000
0
11.905
02/12/2011
200,000
0
16.02
04/18/2012
100,000
0
16.19
09/11/2013
100,000
0
25.365
02/18/2014
115,000
0
27.01
02/09/2015
33,333
66,667
23.92
03/22/2016
0
48,500
23.42
03/28/2017
18,833
262,532
18,834
262,546
100,000
1,394,000
R. McHugh
10,000
0
25.2813
04/08/2008
5,000
0
4.5313
02/10/2009
4,000
0
7.1875
01/03/2010
20,000
0
11.3125
04/12/2010
20,000
0
12.985
04/11/2011
20,000
0
16.02
04/18/2012
20,000
0
10.245
04/16/2013
20,000
0
25.385
04/01/2014
13,333
6,667
28.155
03/23/2015
20,000
10,000
21.48
11/21/2015
0
20,000
23.42
03/28/2017
30,000
418,200
40,000
557,600
R. Mina
12,000
0
25.2813
04/08/2008
21,838(4
)
0
11.3125
04/12/2010
50,000(4
)
0
12.985
04/11/2011
50,000(4
)
0
16.02
04/18/2012
100,000(4
)
0
10.065
02/02/2013
80,000
0
25.385
04/01/2014
33,333
16,667
28.155
03/23/2015
16,666
33,334
23.92
03/22/2016
0
30,000
23.42
03/28/2017
40,000
557,600
50,000
697,000
40,000
557,600
R. Halls
10,000
0
16.02
04/18/2012
16,667
0
10.065
02/02/2013
20,000
0
25.385
04/01/2014
20,000
10,000
28.155
03/23/2015
10,000
20,000
23.92
03/22/2016
10,000
20,000
24.755
10/12/2016
0
30,000
23.42
03/28/2017
20,000
278,800
30,000
418,200
20,000
278,800
G. Bahler
25,000
0
25.2813
04/08/2008
20,002
0
11.3125
04/12/2010
47,500
0
12.985
04/11/2011
47,500
0
16.02
04/18/2012
33,000
0
10.245
04/16/2013
32,000
0
25.385
04/01/2014
16,666
8,334
28.155
03/23/2015
8,333
16,667
23.92
03/22/2016
0
20,000
23.42
03/28/2017
40,000
557,600
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable(1)
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable (1)
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
Exercise
Price
($)
Expiration
Date
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That Have
Not
Vested
(#)(2)
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That Have
Not
Vested
($)(3)
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That Have
Not
Vested
(#)
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That Have
Not
Vested
($)
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Notes to Table on Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
(1)
The Vesting Schedules for the options shown in columns (b) and (c) are as follows:
Name
Total Number of
Date of Grant
Vesting Date for 1/3
Vesting Date for 1/3
Vesting Date for 1/3 M. Serra
500,000
02/12/2001
02/12/2002
02/12/2003
02/12/2004
200,000
04/18/2002
04/18/2003
04/18/2004
04/18/2005
100,000
09/11/2003
09/11/2004
09/11/2005
09/11/2006
100,000
02/18/2004
02/18/2005
02/18/2006
02/18/2007
115,000
02/09/2005
02/09/2006
02/09/2007
02/01/2008
100,000
03/22/2006
03/22/2007
03/22/2008
03/22/2009
48,500
03/28/2007
03/28/2008
03/28/2009
01/30/2010 R. McHugh
10,000
04/08/1998
04/08/1999
04/08/2000
04/08/2001
5,000
02/10/1999
02/10/2000
02/10/2001
02/10/2002
4,000
01/03/2000
01/03/2001
01/03/2002
01/03/2003
20,000
04/12/2000
04/12/2001
04/12/2002
04/12/2003
20,000
04/11/2001
04/11/2002
04/11/2003
04/11/2004
20,000
04/18/2002
04/18/2003
04/18/2004
04/18/2005
20,000
04/16/2003
04/16/2004
04/16/2005
04/16/2006
20,000
04/01/2004
04/01/2005
04/01/2006
04/01/2007
20,000
03/23/2005
03/23/2006
03/23/2007
03/23/2008
30,000
11/21/2005
11/21/2006
11/21/2007
11/21/2008
20,000
03/28/2007
03/28/2008
03/28/2009
03/28/2010 R. Mina
12,000
04/08/1998
04/08/1999
04/08/2000
04/08/2001
21,838
04/12/2000
04/12/2001
04/12/2002
04/12/2003
50,000
04/11/2001
04/11/2002
04/11/2003
04/11/2004
50,000
04/18/2002
04/18/2003
04/18/2004
04/18/2005
100,000
02/02/2003
02/02/2004
02/02/2005
02/02/2006
80,000
04/01/2004
04/01/2005
04/01/2006
04/01/2007
50,000
03/23/2005
03/23/2006
03/23/2007
03/23/2008
50,000
03/22/2006
03/22/2007
03/22/2008
03/22/2009
30,000
03/28/2007
03/28/2008
03/28/2009
03/28/2010 R. Halls
10,000
04/18/2002
04/18/2003
04/18/2004
04/18/2005
16,667
02/02/2003
02/02/2004
02/02/2005
02/02/2006
20,000
04/01/2004
04/01/2005
04/01/2006
04/01/2007
30,000
03/23/2005
03/23/2006
03/23/2007
03/23/2008
30,000
03/22/2006
03/22/2007
03/22/2008
03/22/2009
30,000
10/12/2006
10/12/2007
10/12/2008
10/12/2009
30,000
03/28/2007
03/28/2008
03/28/2009
03/28/2010 G. Bahler
25,000
04/08/1998
04/08/1999
04/08/2000
04/08/2001
20,002
04/12/2000
04/12/2001
04/12/2002
04/12/2003
47,500
04/11/2001
04/11/2002
04/11/2003
04/11/2004
47,500
04/18/2002
04/18/2003
04/18/2004
04/18/2005
33,000
04/16/2003
04/16/2004
04/16/2005
04/16/2006
32,000
04/01/2004
04/01/2005
04/01/2006
04/01/2007
25,000
03/23/2005
03/23/2006
03/23/2007
03/23/2008
25,000
03/22/2006
03/22/2007
03/22/2008
03/22/2009
20,000
03/28/2007
03/28/2008
03/28/2009
03/28/2010
Securities Underlying
Unexercised Options
of Total Grant
of Total Grant
of Total Grant
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(2) |
|
The vesting dates for the restricted stock awards shown in column (g) are as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Name |
Date of Grant |
Number of Shares |
Vesting Date |
||||||||||||||||||
M. Serra |
|
03/22/2006 |
|
18,833 |
|
03/15/2008 |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
03/22/2006 |
|
18,834 |
|
03/15/2009 |
|||||||||||||||
|
03/28/2007 |
|
100,000 |
|
01/30/2010 |
||||||||||||||||
R. McHugh |
|
11/21/2005 |
|
30,000 |
|
11/30/2008 |
|||||||||||||||
|
03/28/2007 |
|
40,000 |
|
03/15/2010 |
||||||||||||||||
R. Mina |
|
03/23/2005 |
|
40,000 |
|
03/15/2008 |
|||||||||||||||
|
03/22/2006 |
|
50,000 |
|
03/15/2009 |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
03/28/2007 |
|
40,000 |
|
03/15/2010 |
|||||||||||||||
R. Halls |
|
03/22/2006 |
|
20,000 |
|
03/15/2009 |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
10/12/2006 |
|
30,000 |
|
10/12/2009 |
|||||||||||||||
|
03/28/2007 |
|
20,000 |
|
03/15/2010 |
||||||||||||||||
G. Bahler |
|
03/28/2007 |
|
40,000 |
|
03/15/2010 |
|||||||||||||||
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(3)
Value calculated by multiplying the number of unvested shares by the closing price of $13.94 on February 1, 2008, which was the last business day of the 2007 fiscal year. (4) Executive has agreed to transfer the economic benefit of 50 percent of this stock option to his spouse under a matrimonial settlement agreement. The following table, Option Exercises and Stock Vested, provides information on the stock options exercised by the named executives during 2007 and shares of restricted stock that vested during the
year. OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED
(a)
Option Awards
Stock Awards
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Name
Number of Shares
Value Realized
Number of Shares
Value Realized M. Serra
88,833
1,668,806 R. McHugh
30,000
661,800 R. Mina
12,000
24,289
75,000
1,654,500 R. Halls
G. Bahler
25,000
7,434
30,000
661,800
Acquired on Exercise (#)
on Exercise ($)
Acquired on Vesting (#)
on Vesting ($)
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We have employment agreements with each of the named executive officers, and we describe the material terms of each of these agreements below. Information on potential payments and benefits on
termination of the agreements is described under the section Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control beginning on Page 39.
Position. We have an agreement with Mr. Serra in his position as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. Term. The term of this agreement began on October 1, 2006 and ends on January 30, 2010. Base Salary and Bonus. We pay Mr. Serra an annual base salary of not less than $1.5 million during the term of the agreement. Mr. Serras annual bonus at target is 125 percent of his base salary, and his
bonus at target under the long-term bonus plan for any three-year performance period is 90 percent of his base salary at the beginning of the performance period. If Mr. Serra remains employed by Foot
Locker through the end of his contract term, he will be eligible for a pro-rata payout under the Long-Term Bonus Plan for the 2008-2010 and 2009-2011 performance periods, provided the performance
goals are met. Benefit Plans and Perquisites. Mr. Serra is entitled to participate in all bonus, incentive, and equity plans offered to senior executives. He is also eligible to participate in all pension, welfare, and fringe
benefit plans and perquisites offered to senior executives. The benefits and perquisites available to Mr. Serra include:
Company-paid life insurance in the amount of his annual base salary;
Long-term disability insurance coverage of $25,000 per month;
Annual out-of-pocket medical expense reimbursement of up to $20,000;
Financial planning expenses of up to $7,500 annually;
Reimbursement of dues and membership fees of one private club of up to $20,000 annually;
Automobile expense allowance of up to $40,000 annually and the services of a driver; Although Mr. Serra is eligible for these perquisites under his agreement, he chose not to receive some of these benefits in 2007.
Non-Compete Provision. Mr. Serras agreement provides that he may not compete with Foot Locker or solicit our employees for two years following the termination of his employment agreement. Certain Defined Terms in the Agreement: Cause means Mr. Serra:
willfully and continuously fails to perform his duties;
willfully takes part in misconduct that significantly harms the Company;
willfully breaches his employment agreement and does not correct the breach; or
is convicted of a felony (other than a traffic violation). Change in Control means any of the following:
a person or group makes a tender offer to purchase at least 20 percent of the Companys outstanding stock;
the Company merges with another company or sells all (or substantially all) of its assets. This event would exclude, for example, mergers (or similar transactions) in which no one becomes the
beneficial owner of more than 20 percent of the stock outstanding;
the acquisition of 20 percent or more of the outstanding stock. (The Board may, however, increase this threshold up to 40 percent);
shareholder approval of a plan of liquidation, dissolution, or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
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during any period of two consecutive years, the directors at the start of the period, plus any new director whose election or nomination for election was approved by at least two-thirds of the
directors then remaining on the Board who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination was approved in this manner, do not comprise at least a majority of
the Board. Disability means:
Mr. Serra is incapacitated due to physical or mental illness and, as a result, has not performed his duties on a full-time basis for six months and does not return to perform his duties after the
Company gives him notice. Good Reason means, following a Change in Control,
a material demotion or reduction in Mr. Serras authority or responsibility (except temporarily because of illness or other absence);
a decrease in his base salary rate;
a reduction in his annual bonus classification level;
failure to continue the benefit plans and programs that apply to him, or the reduction of his benefits, without providing substitute comparable plans, programs and benefits;
failure by a successor company to confirm in writing that it will assume the Companys obligations under the agreement; or
the Company breaches a material provision of the agreement and does not correct the breach. Richard Mina, Ronald J. Halls, Gary M. Bahler, Robert W. McHugh
Position/Term/Base Salary. We have employment agreements with these executives in their current positions, as follows:
Name Position
Term of Agreement
2007 Base Salary Rate R. Mina
President and CEO,
May 1, 2009
$875,000 R. Halls
President and CEO,
May 1, 2009
$650,000 G. Bahler
Senior VP, General Counsel
December 31, 2008
$525,000 R. McHugh
Senior VP and CFO
December 31, 2008
$525,000
Term. The terms of the agreements will automatically be extended for another year unless notice of non-renewal is given prior to the expiration date. Base Salary. We pay these executives annual base salaries at rates not less than their salaries at the start of their agreements. The executives base salaries for 2007 are shown in the table. Benefit Plans and Perquisites. These executives are entitled to participate in all benefit plans and arrangements in effect at the start of the agreement, including retirement plans, annual and long-term
bonus plans, medical, dental, and disability plans, and any other plans subsequently offered to our senior executives. Spousal Travel. Mr. Hallss agreement provides that his wife may accompany him on up to eight business trips each fiscal year at the Companys expense. We gross up Mr. Halls salary for a percentage of
this spousal travel expense. Non-Compete Provision. The executives agreements provide that they may not compete with Foot Locker or solicit our employees for a period of time following the termination of their employment
agreements. Richard Mina and Ronald Halls have two-year non-compete agreements; Gary Bahler and Robert McHugh have one-year non-compete agreements. 37
Foot Locker, Inc.U.S.A.
Foot Locker, Inc.
International
and Secretary
Certain Defined Terms in the Agreement:
Cause means the executives:
refusal or willful failure to substantially perform his duties;
dishonesty, willful misconduct, or fraud with regard to the Companys business or assets;
willful breach of his employment agreement and he does not correct the breach; or
conviction of a felony (other than a traffic violation) or any crime involving moral turpitude. Change in Control means any of the following:
a person or group makes a tender offer to purchase at least 20 percent of the Companys outstanding stock;
the Company merges with another company or sells all (or substantially all) of its assets. This event excludes, for example, mergers (or similar transactions) in which no one becomes the beneficial
owner of more than 20 percent of the stock outstanding;
the acquisition of 20 percent or more of the outstanding stock. (The Board may, however, increase this threshold up to 40 percent);
shareholder approval of a plan of liquidation, dissolution, or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
during any period of two consecutive years, the directors at the start of the period, plus any new director whose election or nomination for election was approved by at least two-thirds of the
directors then remaining on the Board who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination was approved in this manner, do not comprise at least a majority of
the Board. Disability means:
The executive is incapacitated due to physical or mental illness and, as a result, has not performed his duties on a full-time basis for six months, and does not return to perform his duties after the
Company gives him notice. Good Reason means: Prior to a Change in Control,
a reduction in base salary, other than an across-the-board reduction in senior executive salaries over a three-year period and the reduction is less than 20% of the executives salary from the
beginning of the three-year period;
material change in the executives authority or responsibilities, except temporarily as a result of illness or other absence; Following a Change in Control,
any reduction in base salary;
failure to continue the benefit plans and programs that apply to the executive, or the reduction of his benefits, without providing substitute comparable plans and benefits;
a material demotion or reduction in executives authority or responsibility (except temporarily because of illness or other absence); At any time,
a reduction in the executives annual bonus classification level, other than in connection with a redesign that affects all other employees in the executives bonus level;
failure by a successor to the Company to confirm in writing that it will assume the Companys obligations under the agreement. 38
POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL The executives employment agreements and certain of the plans and programs that executives participate in require the Company to pay compensation to the executives if their employment terminates
in certain circumstances. The estimated amount of compensation that would be payable to the named executives following termination of their employment for various reasons is stated in the tables below.
The information in the tables assumes a termination date of February 2, 2008. MATTHEW D. SERRA Reason for
Severance
Accelerated
SERP
Benefit under Excess Cash
Balance Plan
Continuation of Health
Benefits
Outplacement
Tax Gross-Up
Total By Company
Severance:
Restricted
$2,256,933
$383,799
$7,500
$25,000
$7,592,310 Or
Stock Options: By Executive
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6) Executive
$2,256,933
$383,799
$7,500
$2,648,232
(3)
(4)
(5) Termination
Severance:
Restricted
$2,256,933
$383,799
$7,500
$25,000
$9,654,810
Stock Options: (7)
(8)
(2)(9)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(10) Disability
Restricted
$2,256,933
$383,799
$7,500
$4,567,310
Stock Options:
(11)(9)
(12)
(4)
(5) Death
Restricted
$2,256,933
$383,799
$4,559,810
Stock Options:
(11)(9)
(12)
(4) Cause
$383,799
$383,799
(4) Notes to Table on Matthew D. Serra
(1)
The severance amount equals the total remaining monthly salary payments through the end of the employment contract term on January 30, 2010. Payment of the first six months of salary continuation
would be made six months following termination, and the remaining payments would then be made on a monthly basis. Since the performance goals for the 2007 fiscal year were not met, no bonus
would be payable.
39
Termination
Payment
Vesting of
Restricted
Stock and
Options
Benefit
Services
Payment
Without
Cause
$3,000,000
Stock:
$1,919,078
No acceleration
of vesting
if Company
Breaches
Employment
Agreement
Resigns
Before End
of Term
following
Change in
Control
$5,062,500
Stock:
$1,919,078
Accelerated
vesting of
115,167 shares:
$0 value
Stock:
$1,919,078
Accelerated
vesting of
49,499 shares:
$0 value
Stock:
$1,919,078
Accelerated
vesting of
49,499 shares:
$0 value
(2) This amount is the value of 137,667 shares of restricted stock that would vest on termination. The shares were valued at $13.94. (3) This amount is the total benefit payable under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP). The payments would be made quarterly over a three-year period. The first two quarterly
payments would be made six months following the executives termination date, with the remaining payments made quarterly during the remainder of the three-year period. (4) Benefit payable as of February 2, 2008 in a lump sum under the Foot Locker Excess Cash Balance Plan. No information is provided with respect to the benefit under the Foot Locker Retirement Plan
because that plan is available generally to all salaried employees and does not discriminate in terms of scope, terms, or operation in favor of the executive officers. (5) Mr. Serra would be entitled under the SERP to the continuation of medical and dental insurance benefits following termination. The benefits would be substantially the same as those benefits to which
senior executives are entitled under Foot Lockers medical and dental plans for active employees. Mr. Serra would be required to pay the insurance premium applicable to actively employed senior
executives, including any subsequent increases in the premiums. The continuation of benefits would terminate if Mr. Serra engages in competition during the one-year period following termination or
becomes a participant in a new employers health plan. The amount shown in the table represents the estimated annual cost of the Companys portion of the premiums for an individual policy covering
the executive. (6) This amount reflects the approximate cost of one year of outplacement services. (7) This covers (i) termination by the Executive within the 30-day period occurring three months after a Change in Control and (ii) by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason
during the two-year period following a Change in Control. (8) This amount equals 1.5 times Executives annual base salary plus annual bonus at target, which is the minimum amount payable to him for termination following a Change-in-Control. (9) The fair market value of a share of the Companys stock on February 2, 2008 was less than the exercise price of each of the unvested options that would be accelerated, so the intrinsic value of the
option on that date was $0. (10) If Mr. Serra receives payments or benefits following a Change in Control that are subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, we would pay him a gross-up
payment to put him in the same after-tax position he would have been in had no excise tax been imposed. Based on current estimates, no excise tax would be payable by executive; therefore, there
would be no tax gross-up payment. (11) The Compensation and Management Resources Committee may, but is not obligated to, accelerate the vesting of some or all of executives restricted stock. The number shown in the table assumes
approval of the accelerated vesting of 137,667 shares of restricted stock, valued at $13.94. (12) SERP benefit payable in a lump sum following the determination of disability or the date of death. 40
RICHARD MINA Reason for Termination
Severance
Accelerated Vesting of
Restricted Stock and Options
SERP
Benefit under Excess Cash
Balance Plan
Continuation of Health
Benefits
Outplacement
Tax Gross-Up
Total By Company
Severance:
Restricted
$914,620
$427,030
$15,000
$3,005,692
Stock Options:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4) By Executive
Severance:
Restricted
$914,620
$427,030
$15,000
$3,005,692
Stock Options:
(1)
(5)
(2)
(3)
(4) Executive
$914,620
$427,030
$15,000
$1,356,650
(2)
(3)
(4) Termination
Severance:
Restricted
$914,620
$427,030
$15,000
$6,231,350
Stock Options:
(6)
(7)(5)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(8) Disability
Restricted
$914,620
$427,030
$15,000
$3,168,850
Stock Options:
(9)(5)
(10)
(3)
(4) Death
Restricted
$914,620
$427,030
$3,153,850
Stock Options:
(9)(5)
(10)
(3) Cause
$427,030
$427,030
(3) Notes to Table on Richard Mina
(1)
The severance amount equals two weeks salary plus portion of annual bonus at target multiplied by executives 28 years of service. (2) This amount is the total benefit payable under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP). The payments would be made quarterly over a three-year period. The first two quarterly
payments would be made six months following the executives termination date, with the remaining payments made quarterly during the remainder of the three-year period. 41
Payment
Benefit
Services
Payment
Without Cause
$1,649,042
Stock:
No acceleration
of vesting
No acceleration
of vesting
for Good
Reason
$1,649,042
Stock:
No acceleration
of vesting
Accelerated
vesting of
43,334 shares:
$0 value
Resigns
Before End
of Term
following
Change in
Control
$3,062,500
Stock:
$1,812,200
Accelerated
vesting of
80,001 shares:
$0 value
Stock:
$1,812,200
Accelerated
vesting of
43,334 shares:
$0 value
Stock:
$1,812,200
Accelerated
vesting of
43,334 shares:
$0 value
(3) Benefit payable as of February 2, 2008 in a lump sum under the Foot Locker Excess Cash Balance Plan. No information is provided with respect to the benefit under the Foot Locker Retirement Plan
because that plan is available generally to all salaried employees and does not discriminate in terms of scope, terms, or operation in favor of the executive officers. (4) Mr. Mina would be entitled under the SERP to the continuation of medical and dental insurance benefits following termination. The benefits would be substantially the same as those benefits to which
senior executives are entitled under Foot Lockers medical and dental plans for active employees. Mr. Mina would be required to pay the insurance premium applicable to actively employed senior
executives, including any subsequent increases in the premiums. The continuation of benefits would terminate if Mr. Mina engages in competition during the one-year period following termination or
becomes a participant in a new employers health plan. The amount shown in the table represents the estimated annual cost of the Companys portion of the premiums for an individual policy covering
the executive and his covered dependent. (5) The fair market value of a share of the Companys stock on February 2, 2008 was less than the exercise price of each of the unvested options that would be accelerated, so the intrinsic value of the
option on that date was $0. (6) The severance amount equals 104 weeks salary plus two times annual bonus at target. (7) This amount represents the value of 130,000 shares of restricted stock that would vest on termination. The shares were valued at $13.94. (8) If the payments or benefits received by the executive following a Change in Control are subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, then the Company would
automatically reduce Mr. Minas payments and benefits to an amount equal to $1 less than the amount that would subject him to the excise tax, as long as the reduced amount would result in a greater
benefit to him compared to the unreduced amount on a net after-tax basis. (9) The Compensation and Management Resources Committee may, but is not obligated to, accelerate the vesting of some or all of executives restricted stock. The number shown in the table assumes
approval of the accelerated vesting of 130,000 shares of restricted stock, valued at $13.94. (10) SERP benefit payable in a lump sum following the determination of disability or the date of death. 42
RONALD J. HALLS Reason for
Severance
Accelerated
SERP
Benefit under
Continuation
Outplacement
Tax Gross-Up
Total By Company
Severance:
Restricted
$70,959
$7,800
$728,759
Stock Options:
(1)
(2)
(3) By Executive
Severance:
Restricted
$70,959
$7,800
$728,759
Stock Options:
(1)
(4)
(2)
(3) Executive
$70,959
$70,959
(2) Termination
Severance:
Restricted
$70,959
$7,800
$3,329,559
Stock Options:
(5)
(6)(4)
(2)
(3)
(7) Disability
Restricted
$244,000
$70,959
$1,290,759
Stock Options:
(8)(4)
(9)
(2) Death
Restricted
$244,000
$70,959
$1,290,759
Stock Options:
(8)(4)
(9)
(2) Cause
$70,959
$70,959
(2) Notes to Table on Ronald J. Halls
(1)
The severance amount equals 52 weeks salary. (2) Benefit payable as of February 2, 2008 in a lump sum under the Foot Locker Excess Cash Balance Plan. No information is provided with respect to the benefit under the Foot Locker Retirement Plan
because that plan is available generally to all salaried employees and does not discriminate in terms of scope, terms, or operation in favor of the executive officers. 43
Termination
Payment
Vesting of
Restricted
Stock and
Options
Benefit
Excess Cash
Balance Plan
of Health
Benefits
Services
Payment
Without
Cause
$650,000
Stock:
No acceleration
of vesting
No acceleration
of vesting
for Good
Reason
$650,000
Stock:
No acceleration
of vesting
Accelerated
vesting of
40,000 shares:
$0 value
Resigns
Before End
of Term
following
Change in
Control
$2,275,000
Stock:
$975,800
Accelerated
vesting of
80,000 shares:
$0 value
Stock:
$975,800
Accelerated
vesting of
40,000 shares:
$0 value
Stock:
$975,800
Accelerated
vesting of
40,000 shares:
$0 value
(3) This amount reflects the estimated cost to the Company of payments to Mr. Halls to reimburse him for the difference between the cost of the COBRA continuation coverage premium and the amount
he would have paid for medical and dental coverage as an active associate for 18 months following his termination. (4) The fair market value of a share of the Companys stock on February 2, 2008 was less than the exercise price of each of the unvested options that would be accelerated, so the intrinsic value of the
option on that date was $0. (5) The severance amount equals 104 weeks salary plus two times annual bonus at target. (6) This amount represents the value of 70,000 shares of restricted stock that would vest on termination. The shares were valued at $13.94. (7) If the payments or benefits received by the executive following a Change in Control are subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, then the Company would
automatically reduce Mr. Halls payments and benefits to an amount equal to $1 less than the amount that would subject him to the excise tax, as long as the reduced amount would result in a greater
benefit to him compared to the unreduced amount on a net after-tax basis. (8) The Compensation and Management Resources Committee may, but is not obligated to, accelerate the vesting of some or all of executives restricted stock. The number shown in the table assumes
approval of the accelerated vesting of 70,000 shares of restricted stock, valued at $13.94. (9) SERP benefit payable in a lump sum following determination of disability or the date of death. 44
GARY M. BAHLER Reason for
Severance
Accelerated
SERP
Benefit under
Continuation
Outplacement
Tax Gross-Up
Total By Company
Severance:
Restricted
$587,555
$250,203
$15,000
$1,806,830
Stock Options:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4) By Executive
Severance:
Restricted
$587,555
$250,203
$15,000
$1,806,830
Stock Options:
(1)
(5)
(2)
(3)
(4) Executive
$587,555
$250,203
$15,000
$852,758
(2)
(3)
(4) Termination
Severance:
Restricted
$587,555
$250,203
$15,000
$3,247,858
Stock Options:
(6)
(7)(5)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(8) Disability
Restricted
$587,555
$250,203
$15,000
$1,410,358
Stock Options:
(9)(5)
(10)
(3)
(4) Death
Restricted
$587,555
$250,203
$1,395,358
Stock Options:
(9)(5)
(10)
(3) Cause
$250,203
$250,203
(3) Notes to Table on Gary M. Bahler
(1)
The severance amount equals two weeks salary plus portion of annual bonus at target multiplied by executives 27 years of service. (2) This amount is the total benefit payable under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP). The payments would be made quarterly over a three-year period. The first two quarterly
payments would be made six months following the executives termination date, with the remaining payments made quarterly during the remainder of the three-year period. 45
Termination
Payment
Vesting of
Restricted
Stock and
Options
Benefit
Excess Cash
Balance Plan
of Health
Benefits
Services
Payment
Without
Cause
$954,072
Stock:
No acceleration
of vesting
No acceleration
of vesting
for Good
Reason
$954,072
Stock:
No acceleration
of vesting
Accelerated
vesting of
23,334 shares:
$0 value
Resigns
Before End
of Term
following
Change in
Control
$1,837,500
Stock:
$557,600
Accelerated
vesting of
45,001 shares:
$0 value
Stock:
$557,600
Accelerated
vesting of
23,334 shares:
$0 value
Stock:
$557,600
Accelerated
vesting of
23,334 shares:
$0 value
(3) Benefit payable as of February 2, 2008 in a lump sum under the Foot Locker Excess Cash Balance Plan. No information is provided with respect to the benefit under the Foot Locker Retirement Plan
because that plan is available generally to all salaried employees and does not discriminate in terms of scope, terms, or operation in favor of the executive officers. (4) Mr. Bahler would be entitled under the SERP to the continuation of medical and dental insurance benefits following termination. The benefits would be substantially the same as those benefits to
which senior executives are entitled under Foot Lockers medical and dental plans for active employees. Mr. Bahler would be required to pay the insurance premium applicable to actively employed
senior executives, including any subsequent increases in the premiums. The amount shown in the table represents the estimated annual cost of the Companys portion of the premiums for an individual
policy covering the executive and his covered dependent. (5) The fair market value of a share of the Companys stock on February 2, 2008 was less than the exercise price of each of the unvested options that would be accelerated, so the intrinsic value of the
option on that date was $0. (6) The severance amount equals 104 weeks salary plus two times annual bonus at target. (7) This amount represents the value of 40,000 shares of restricted stock that would vest on termination. The shares were valued at $13.94. (8) If the payments or benefits received by the executive following a Change in Control are subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue, then the Company would automatically
reduce Mr. Bahlers payments and benefits to an amount equal to $1 less than the amount that would subject him to the excise tax, as long as the reduced amount would result in a greater benefit to
him compared to the unreduced amount on a net after-tax basis. (9) The Compensation and Management Resources Committee may, but is not obligated to, accelerate the vesting of some or all of executives restricted stock. The number shown in the table assumes
approval of the accelerated vesting of 40,000 shares of restricted stock, valued at $13.94. (10) SERP benefit payable in a lump sum following the determination of disability or the date of death. 46
ROBERT W. MCHUGH Reason for
Severance
Accelerated
SERP
Benefit under
Continuation
Outplacement
Tax Gross-Up
Total By Company
Severance:
Restricted
$59,997
$7,800
$592,797
Stock Options:
(1)
(2)
(3) By Executive
Severance:
Restricted
$59,997
$7,800
$592,797
Stock Options:
(1)
(4)
(2)
(3) Executive
$59,997
$59,997
(2) Termination
Severance:
Restricted
$59,997
$7,800
$2,881,097
Stock Options:
(5)
(6)(4)
(2)
(3)
(7) Disability
Restricted
$50,341
$59,997
$1,086,138
Stock Options:
(8)(4)
(9)
(2) Death
Restricted
$50,341
$59,997
$1,086,138
Stock Options:
(8)(4)
(9)
(2) Cause
$59,997
$59,997
(2) Notes to Table on Robert W. McHugh
(1)
The severance amount equals 52 weeks salary. (2) Benefit payable as of February 2, 2008 in a lump sum under the Foot Locker Excess Cash Balance Plan. No information is provided with respect to the benefit under the Foot Locker Retirement Plan
because that plan is available generally to all salaried employees and does not discriminate in terms of scope, terms, or operation in favor of the executive officers. 47
Termination
Payment
Vesting of
Restricted
Stock and
Options
Benefit
Excess Cash
Balance Plan
of Health
Benefits
Services
Payment
Without
Cause
$525,000
Stock:
No acceleration
of vesting
No acceleration
of vesting
for Good
Reason
$525,000
Stock:
No acceleration
of vesting
Accelerated
vesting of
23,333 shares:
$0 value
Resigns
Before End
of Term
following
Change in
Control
$1,837,500
Stock:
$975,800
Accelerated
vesting of
36,667 shares:
$0 value
Stock:
$975,800
Accelerated
vesting of
23,333 shares:
$0 value
Stock:
$975,800
Accelerated
vesting of
23,333 shares:
$0 value
(3) The amount in the table reflects the estimated cost to the Company of payments to Mr. McHugh to reimburse him for the difference between the cost of the COBRA continuation coverage premium
and the amount he would have paid for medical and dental coverage as an active associate for 18 months following his termination. (4) The fair market value of a share of the Companys stock on February 2, 2008 was less than the exercise price of each of the unvested options that would be accelerated, so the intrinsic value of the
option on that date was $0. (5) The severance amount equals 104 weeks salary plus two times annual bonus at target. (6) This amount represents the value of 70,000 shares of restricted stock that would vest on termination. The shares were valued at $13.94. (7) If the payments or benefits received by the executive following a Change in Control are subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue, then the Company would automatically
reduce Mr. McHughs payments and benefits to an amount equal to $1 less than the amount that would subject him to the excise tax, as long as the reduced amount would result in a greater benefit to
him compared to the unreduced amount on a net after-tax basis. (8) The Compensation and Management Resources Committee may, but is not obligated to, accelerate the vesting of some or all of executives restricted stock. The number shown in the table assumes
approval of the accelerated vesting of 70,000 shares of restricted stock, valued at $13.94. (9) SERP benefit payable in a lump sum following determination of disability or the date of death. 48
Foot Locker Retirement Plan The Foot Locker Retirement Plan (the Retirement Plan) is a defined benefit plan with a cash balance formula, which covers eligible employees of the Company and substantially all of our United
States subsidiaries. All qualified employees who are at least 21 years old with one year of service are covered by the Retirement Plan. Plan participants become fully vested in their benefits under this plan
generally upon completion of five years of service or upon reaching normal retirement age (age 65) while actively employed. Under the cash balance formula, each participant has an account, for record keeping purposes only, to which credits are allocated annually based upon a percentage of the participants W-2
Compensation, as defined in the Retirement Plan. This percentage is determined by the participants years of service with the Company as of the beginning of each calendar year. The following table shows
the percentage used to determine credits at the years of service indicated.
Years of
Percent of All
+
Percent of W-2 Less than 6
1.10
0.55 610
1.50
0.75 1115
2.00
1.00 1620
2.70
1.35 2125
3.70
1.85 2630
4.90
2.45 3135
6.60
3.30 More than 35
8.90
4.45 In addition, all balances in the participants accounts earn interest at the fixed rate of 6 percent, which is credited annually. At retirement or other termination of employment, an amount equal to the
vested balance then credited to the account under the Retirement Plan is payable to the participant in the form of a qualified joint and survivor annuity (if the participant is married) or a life annuity (if the
participant is not married). The participant may elect to waive the annuity form of benefit and receive benefits under the plan upon retirement in an optional annuity form or an immediate or deferred lump
sum, or, upon other termination of employment, in a lump sum. Additional optional forms of payment are available to participants who were participating in the Retirement Plan as of December 31, 1995. Foot Locker Excess Cash Balance Plan The Internal Revenue Code limits annual retirement benefits that may be paid to, and the compensation that may be taken into account in calculating benefits for, any person under a qualified
retirement plan such as the Foot Locker Retirement Plan. Accordingly, for any person covered by the Retirement Plan whose annual retirement benefit, calculated in accordance with the terms of the
Retirement Plan, exceeds the limitations of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company has adopted the Foot Locker Excess Cash Balance Plan (the Excess Plan). The Excess Plan is an unfunded,
nonqualified benefit plan, under which the individual is paid the difference between the Internal Revenue Code limitations and the retirement benefit to which he or she would otherwise be entitled under
the Retirement Plan. Early Retirement Eligibility The Foot Locker Retirement Plan provides for a reduced benefit payment to a participant who retires after reaching early retirement age but prior to normal retirement age. Early retirement age is
defined under the Retirement Plan and Excess Plan as age 55 with at least 5 years of vesting service. Mr. Serra and Mr. Bahler are the only named executive officers currently eligible for early retirement
under these plans. 49
Service
W-2 Compensation
Compensation
Over $22,000
Foot Locker Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan In addition, the Foot Locker Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the SERP), which is an unfunded, nonqualified benefit plan, provides for payment by the Company of supplemental
retirement, death and disability benefits to certain executive officers and certain other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries who participate in this plan. The named executive officers and four
other executive officers of the Company currently participate in the SERP. The Compensation and Management Resources Committee sets an annual targeted incentive award under the SERP for each
participant consisting of a percentage of salary and bonus based on the Companys performance against target. Achievement of the target causes an 8 percent credit to a participants account for that year.
The applicable percentage for the year increases or decreases proportionately to the percentage of the Companys performance in relation to the target, but may not be less than 4 percent or more than 12
percent in any year. Participants accounts accrue simple interest at the rate of 6 percent annually. A participant is eligible to receive a benefit under the SERP only if his or her age plus years of service at retirement equals at least 65. Currently, Messrs. Serra, Mina, and Bahler have age plus years of
service totaling at least 65. If a participants employment terminates due to death or disability he (or his estate) would be entitled to payment of his SERP balance. A participants SERP benefit is paid in 12
quarterly installments following retirement, with the first two quarters payable six months following retirement. Upon death or disability, a participants SERP benefit is paid in a lump sum. The SERP provides for the continuation of medical and dental insurance benefits if an executives age plus years of service total at least 65 when his employment terminates. The benefits would be
substantially the same as those benefits to which senior executives are entitled under Foot Lockers medical and dental plans for active employees. The terminated executive would be required to pay the
insurance premium applicable to actively employed senior executives, including any increases in the premiums, and the Company would pay the difference between the actual premium rate and the active
employee rate. Payment of Retirement Benefits The table below provides the present value of the accumulated benefit payable to each of the named executives and the years of service credited to each of them under the Foot Locker Retirement
Plan, the Excess Plan, and the SERP determined using interest rate and mortality rate assumptions consistent with those used in our 2007 financial statements. 50
PENSION BENEFITS (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Name
Plan
Number of Years
Present Value of
Payments During M. Serra
Retirement Plan
8
34,680
0
Excess Plan
8
381,431
SERP
10
2,073,543
2,489,654 R. McHugh
Retirement Plan
9
39,239
0
Excess Plan
9
58,846
SERP
3
46,139
144,224 R. Mina
Retirement Plan
26
150,588
0
Excess Plan
26
419,366
SERP
9
840,302
1,410,256 R. Halls
Retirement Plan
6
26,451
0
Excess Plan
6
69,930
SERP
5
223,925
320,306 G. Bahler
Retirement Plan
26
203,054
0
Excess Plan
26
246,921
SERP
10
539,812
989,787 Notes to Pension Benefits Table
(1)
In general, the present value of accumulated benefits was determined using the same measurement date (February 2, 2008) and assumptions used for financial reporting purposes. Expected retirement
age for the Retirement Plan and the Excess Plan is equal to normal retirement age as defined by the plans. For the SERP, the age at which Participants become eligible for retirement under the plan is
used as the expected retirement age. The following are the key assumptions that were used in calculating the values in the table:
FAS 87 Discount rate of 6.1 percent. Retirement age is assumed to be 65 for the Retirement Plan and the Excess Plan; for the SERP the retirement age is assumed to be when age plus years of service equal 65. 417(e) interest rate of 6 percent. Form of payment for the Retirement Plan and the Excess Plan is a lump sum; the form of payment for the SERP is 12 quarterly installments. The years of service for the SERP reflect the number of years that the executive has been approved by the Compensation Committee as a participant in that plan. Mr. Serras years of service under the
Retirement Plan and the Excess Plan are less than the number of years of credited service under the SERP because of the requirement that an employee must complete a year of eligibility service
before becoming eligible for participation in these plans. 51
Name
Credited Service
(#)(1)
Accumulated Benefit
($)(1)
Last Fiscal Year
($)
Trust Agreement for Certain Benefit Plans The Company has established a trust for certain benefit plans, arrangements, and agreements, including the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, the Foot Locker Excess Cash Balance Plan, the
executive employment agreements, and other benefit plans, agreements or arrangements that may be covered at a later date (collectively, the Benefit Obligations). Under the trust agreement, if there is a
Change in Control of the Company (as defined in the Trust agreement), the trustee would pay to the persons entitled to the Benefit Obligations the amounts to which they may become entitled under the
Benefit Obligations. Upon the occurrence of a Potential Change in Control of the Company as defined in the trust agreement, the Company is required to fund the trust with an amount sufficient to pay the
total amount of the Benefit Obligations. Following the occurrence, and during the pendency, of a Potential Change in Control, the trustee would be required to make payments of Benefit Obligations to the
extent these payments are not made by the Company. EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION The following table provides information as of February 2, 2008 for compensation plans under which equity securities may be issued.
(a)
(b)
(c)
Plan Category
Number of Securities
Weighted-Average
Number of Securities Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders
5,977,311
$
19.5738
8,362,542
(1)(2) Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Security Holders
0
0
0 Total
5,977,311
$
19.5738
8,362,642
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
Remaining Available
For Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in
Column(a))
Notes to Equity Compensation Plan Table
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Includes 2,559,075 shares available for future issuance under the 2003 Employees Stock Purchase Plan (the 2003 Purchase Plan) other than upon the exercise of an option, warrant or right.
Participating employees under the 2003 Purchase Plan may contribute up to 10 percent of their annual compensation to acquire shares of the Companys Common Stock at 85 percent of the lower market price on one of two specified dates in each plan year. |
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The 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2007 Plan) currently is the only plan under which stock awards may be granted to directors, officers and other employees of Foot Locker. The 2007 Plan limits the number of shares that may be awarded to participants in the form of restricted stock or Other Stock-Based Awards to 1.5 million shares out of the total number of shares authorized. As of the end of the 2007 fiscal year, a total of 1,445,000 shares remained available for issuance as restricted stock and Other Stock-Based Awards, and these shares are included in the total number of shares disclosed in column (c). Payouts under the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan may be made in cash or shares of Common Stock. If shares are used, they would be issued as Other Stock-Based Awards under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. |
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ITEMS TO BE VOTED ON BY SHAREHOLDERS Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Board of Directors be divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms. The terms of the three directors constituting Class II expire at the
2008 annual meeting. Christopher A. Sinclair, who is a director in Class II, advised the Company that he would not be standing for election at this meeting, so that his tenure as a director will end at the
2008 annual meeting. Nicholas DiPaolo and Matthew M. McKenna will be considered for election as directors in Class II, to serve for three-year terms expiring at the annual meeting in 2011. Both of the nominees have
been nominated by the Board of Directors for election and have consented to serve. Mr. DiPaolo was elected to his present term at the 2005 annual meeting, and Mr. McKenna was elected to his present
term at the 2006 annual meeting. The seven remaining directors will continue in office until the expiration of their terms at the 2009 or 2010 annual meeting. If, prior to the annual meeting, any nominee is
not able to serve, then the persons designated as proxies for this meeting (Gary M. Bahler, Robert W. McHugh and Matthew D. Serra) will have full discretion to vote for another person to serve as a
director in place of that nominee. Under the retirement policy for directors, which is described on Page 9, Mr. Preston would be required to retire from the Board following the 2008 Annual Meeting because he will have reached age 75.
Last year, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee asked that Mr. Preston stand for election at the 2007 Annual Meeting, and he was elected to a three-year term ending in 2010. Mr. Preston
currently serves as the lead director. This year, on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board has waived the retirement policy for Mr. Preston so that he may
continue to serve on the Board and as lead director. The Board will review this waiver for Mr. Preston prior to the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Preston did not participate in the deliberations
or decisions of either the Board or the committee on this matter. Biographical information follows for the two nominees and for each of the seven other directors of the Company whose terms will continue after the 2008 annual meeting. The ages shown are as of
April 11, 2008. There are no family relationships among the directors or executive officers of the Company. The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR the election of the two identified
PROPOSAL 1:
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
nominees to the Board of Directors.
Nominees for Director
Terms Expiring in 2011
Nicholas DiPaolo. Age 66. Director since 2002. Vice Chairman of Bernard Chaus, Inc. (apparel designer and manufacturer) from November 1, 2000 to June 23, 2005; Chief Operating Officer of Bernard Chaus from November 1, 2000 to October 18, 2004. Mr. DiPaolo is a director of JPS Industries and R.G. Barry Corporation.
Matthew M. McKenna. Age 57. Director since 2006. President and Chief Executive Officer of Keep America Beautiful, Inc. (non-profit community improvement and educational organization) since January 1, 2008. He was Senior Vice President of Finance of PepsiCo, Inc. (global snack and beverage company) from August 6, 2001 through December 31, 2007. He is a director of PepsiAmericas, Inc. Mr. McKenna is also a member of the Duke University Library Advisory Board and serves on the board of the Manhattan Theater Club. He is also an adjunct professor at Fordham Business School and Fordham Law School in New York.
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Directors Continuing in Office Alan D. Feldman. Age 56. Director since 2005. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Midas, Inc. (automotive repair and maintenance services) since May 1, 2006. He was President and
Chief Executive Officer of Midas from January 13, 2003 to April 30, 2006. He was an independent consultant from March 2002 to January 2003. He is a director of Midas, Inc. Jarobin Gilbert Jr. Age 62. Director since 1981. President and Chief Executive Officer of DBSS Group, Inc. (management, planning and trade consulting services) since 1992. He is a director of
PepsiAmericas, Inc. and Midas, Inc. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company. Mr. Gilbert is also a director of Harlem Partnership, Inc. and a permanent member of
the Council on Foreign Relations. David Y. Schwartz. Age 67. Director since 2000. Independent business adviser and consultant, principally in the retail, distribution and service industries, since July 1997. He was a partner with Arthur
Andersen LLP from 1972 until he retired from that public accounting firm in 1997. Mr. Schwartz is a director of Walgreen Co., Stage Stores, Inc., and True Value Company. Cheryl Nido Turpin. Age 60. Director since 2001. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Limited Stores (retail merchants), a division of Limited Brands, Inc., from June 1994 to August 1997. Ms.
Turpin is a director of The Warnaco Group, Inc. Directors Continuing in Office James E. Preston. Age 74. Director since 1983. Chairman of the Board of Avon Products, Inc. (manufacture and sale of beauty and related products) from 1989 to May 6, 1999, and Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Avon Products, Inc. from 1989 to June 1998. Matthew D. Serra. Age 63. Director since 2000. The Companys Chairman of the Board since February 1, 2004, President since April 12, 2000, and Chief Executive Officer since March 4, 2001. He was
the Companys Chief Operating Officer from February 9, 2000 to March 3, 2001. Dona D. Young. Age 54. Director since 2001. Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (provider of wealth management products and services to
individuals and institutions). Mrs. Young has held the positions of Chairman of the Board since April 1, 2003, President since February 2000, and Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2003. She served as
Chief Operating Officer from February 2001 to December 31, 2002. Mrs. Young is also Chairman of the Board since April 1, 2003 and Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2003 of Phoenix Life
Insurance Company. She previously served as President of Phoenix Life Insurance Company from February 2000 to March 31, 2003 and Chief Operating Officer from February 2001 to December 31, 2002.
Mrs. Young joined Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company in 1980. She is a director of The Phoenix Companies, Inc. and Wachovia Corporation. 54
Terms Expiring in 2009
Terms Expiring in 2010
PROPOSAL 2: The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has appointed KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the 2008 fiscal year. We are asking shareholders at this meeting to
ratify this appointment of KPMG LLP for 2008. Representatives of KPMG are expected to be present at the annual meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement and respond to appropriate questions. The Board of Directors recommends that shareholders vote FOR Proposal 2.
RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Audit and Non-Audit Fees
The following table shows the fees we paid to KPMG for the audit of Foot Lockers annual financial statements for 2007 and 2006, as well as the fees billed for other services KPMG provided during these two fiscal years.
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Category |
2007 |
2006 |
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Audit Fees (1) |
|
$ |
|
2,780,000 |
|
$ |
|
2,586,000 |
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Audit-Related Fees (2) |
|
198,000 |
|
131,000 |
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Tax Fees (3) |
|
4,000 |
|
63,000 |
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All Other Fees |
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0 |
|
0 |
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|
|
|
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Total |
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$ |
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2,982,000 |
|
$ |
|
2,780,000 |
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