UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

_____________________

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2006

 

Foot Locker, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

New York

1-10299

13-3513936

(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

112 West 34th Street, New York, New York

10120

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-720-3700

 

Former Name/Address
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

 

_____________________

 

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Item 1.01.               Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On November 13, 2006, Foot Locker, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment of its Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 9, 1997 and amended and restated as of May 19, 2004 (the “Credit Agreement”), to increase the limitation on Restricted Payments, as defined in the Credit Agreement, from 35 percent to 50 percent of the consolidated net income from continuing operations of the Company for the then most recently ended fiscal year. A copy of the amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report, and the description of the amendment herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to such amendment.

 

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)

Exhibits

 

10.1

Amendment to Credit Agreement.

                

 

 

 


SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

FOOT LOCKER, INC.

(Registrant)

     

Date: November 16, 2006

By:

/s/ Robert W. McHugh

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 


Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 3 AND CONSENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 3 AND CONSENT, dated as of November 13, 2006 (this “Amendment”), to the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 9, 1997 and amended and restated as of May 19, 2004 (as heretofore amended, the “Credit Agreement”), among FOOT LOCKER, INC. (the “Company”), the SUBSIDIARIES party thereto, the BANKS party thereto, THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Administrative Agent, LC Agent and Swingline Bank (the “Administrative Agent”), the CO-SYNDICATION AGENTS and CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS party thereto and the JOINT LEAD ARRANGERS party thereto.

WHEREAS, the Company has (i) requested the Agents and the Banks to increase the amount of Restricted Payments permitted to be made under the Credit Agreement, (ii) informed the Agents and the Banks that it intends to dissolve Woolworth Holding S. de R.L. de C.V., Foot Locker de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and Distribuidora Foot Locker S.A. de C.V., each an Immaterial Subsidiary of the Company organized under the laws of Mexico (each, a “Mexican Subsidiary”) and (iii) informed the Agents and the Banks that certain Class I Partnership Interests and Class II Partnership Interests in Woolworth Holding S. de R.L. de C.V. (the “Pledged Interests”) have been pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1.      Defined Terms; References. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein which is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement. Each reference to “hereof”, “hereunder”, “herein” and “hereby” and each other similar reference and each reference to “this Agreement” and each other similar reference contained in the Credit Agreement shall, after this Amendment becomes effective, refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

SECTION 2.     Amendments. Section 5.15(iii) of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the reference to “35%” with “50%”.

SECTION 3.     Consent. (a) The Banks party hereto hereby (i) agree that the Pledged Interests shall be released (the “Release”) from the Lien of the Pledge Agreement on the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) in contemplation of the dissolution of Woolworth Holding S. de R.L. de C.V. and (ii) authorize the Administrative Agent to take all actions that it deems necessary or desirable to give effect to the Release.

(b) The Company shall cause each Mexican Subsidiary to remain an Immaterial Subsidiary at all times during the period commencing on the Amendment Effective Date and ending on the date on which such Subsidiary is dissolved.

SECTION 4.       Representation and Warranties. The Company and each other Obligor represents and warrants that, on and as of the Amendment Effective Date and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, (a) the representations and warranties of the Obligors contained in the Loan Documents are true and (b) no Default has occurred and is continuing. The Company and each other Obligor represents and warrants that each Mexican Subsidiary is an Immaterial Subsidiary on the Amendment Effective Date and will be an Immaterial Subsidiary on the date on which such Mexican Subsidiary is dissolved.

 


SECTION 5.       Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

SECTION 6.       Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

SECTION 7.       Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date (the “Amendment Effective Date”) of receipt by the Administrative Agent of:

(a)           a counterpart hereof signed by each of the Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers and the Required Banks (or a facsimile or other written confirmation (in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) that each such party has signed a counterpart hereof);

 

(b)         payment of all accrued costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, all fees and expenses payable pursuant to Section 9.03(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement together with the fees and expenses of special counsel to the Administrative Agent); and

 

(c)         a certificate from the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or treasurer of the Company certifying as to the matters set forth in the first sentence of Section 4 of this Amendment.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

FOOT LOCKER, INC.

   

By:

/s/ John A. Maurer

 

Name:

John A. Maurer

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 


Subsidiary Borrowers:

 

FOOTLOCKER.COM, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Robert W. McHugh

 

Name:

Robert W. McHugh

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

FOOT LOCKER RETAIL, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Robert W. McHugh

 

Name:

Robert W. McHugh

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

TEAM EDITION APPAREL, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Robert W. McHugh

 

Name:

Robert W. McHugh

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

FOOT LOCKER STORES, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Robert W. McHugh

 

Name:

Robert W. McHugh

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

FOOT LOCKER SPECIALTY, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Robert W. McHugh

 

Name:

Robert W. McHugh

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 


FOOT LOCKER EUROPE B.V.

 

By:

/s/ Peter D. Brown

 

Name:

Peter D. Brown

 

Title:

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

FOOT LOCKER AUSTRALIA, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Robert W. McHugh

 

Name:

Robert W. McHugh

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

FOOT LOCKER CANADA CORPORATION

 

By:

/s/ John A. Maurer

 

Name:

John A. Maurer

 

Title:

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 


THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Administrative Agent and Bank

 

By:

/s/ Randolph E.J. Medrano

 

Name:

Randolph E.J. Medrano

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 

By:

/s/ John Walkiewicz

 

Name:

John Walkiewicz

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

By:

/s/ Jules Panno

 

Name:

Jules Panno

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

By:

/s/ Susan T. Gallagher

 

Name:

Susan T. Gallagher

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

By:

/s/ Lori Avedikian

 

Name:

Lori Avedikian

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

By:

/s/ Gregory L. Dryden

 

Name:

Gregory L. Dryden

 

Title:

Sr. Vice President

 

 


 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

 

By:

/s/ Todd Meller

 

Name:

Todd Meller

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

BANCO POPULAR PUERTO RICO

 

By:

/s/ Hector J. Gonzalez

 

Name:

Hector J. Gonzalez

 

Title:

Vice President