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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 23, 2008, Macys, Inc. (Macys) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Macys Retail
Holdings, Inc. (Macys Holdings), entered into an underwriting agreement with Banc of America
Securities LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. as
representatives of the underwriters named therein, in connection with the offer and sale of $650
million aggregate principal amount of Macys Holdings 7.875% Senior Notes due 2015, which will be
fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Macys. The underwriting agreement includes the terms and
conditions of the offer and sale of the senior notes, indemnification and contribution obligations
and other terms and conditions customary in agreements of this type. The foregoing disclosure is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the underwriting agreement, which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The senior notes will be issued under an indenture, dated as of November 2, 2006, as
supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture contemplated to be entered into, among Macys
Holdings, as issuer, Macys, as guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates (i) have provided, and may in the
future provide, investment banking and/or commercial banking services to Macys, Macys Holdings
and their subsidiaries from time to time and have received, and will in the future receive,
customary fees in connection with providing these services and (ii) hold positions in Macys
Holdings debt securities.
Macys Holdings intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate
purposes, which may include the payment of amounts due on $500 million of senior notes that mature
in September 2008 and $150 million of senior notes that mature in November 2008.
In connection with the offering of the senior notes, Macys is filing certain other exhibits
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
1.1
|
Underwriting Agreement, dated June 23, 2008, among Macys Retail Holdings, Inc., Macys, Inc. and the underwriters named therein | |
5.1
|
Opinion of Jones Day | |
12.1
|
Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
23.1
|
Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereof) |
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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.
| MACYS, INC. |
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| Date: June 23, 2008 | By: | /s/ Karen M. Hoguet | ||
| Name: | Karen M. Hoguet | |||
| Title: | Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
1.1
|
Underwriting Agreement, dated June 23, 2008, among Macys Retail Holdings, Inc., Macys, Inc. and the underwriters named therein | |
5.1
|
Opinion of Jones Day | |
12.1
|
Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
23.1
|
Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereof) |