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This excerpt taken from the FL DEF 14A filed Apr 17, 2007.

Performance Goals

The Committee may grant awards of restricted stock and Other Stock-Based Awards that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code. These awards may be granted, vest, and be paid based on the attainment of specified performance goals established by the Committee. These performance goals will be based on the attainment of a certain target level of, or a specified increase or decrease in, one or more of the following criteria selected by the Committee:

 

(a)

 

 

 

the attainment of certain target levels of, or percentage increase in, Consolidated Net Income,

 

(b)

 

 

 

the attainment of certain target levels of, or a specified increase in, return on invested capital or return on investment;

 

(c)

 

 

 

the attainment of certain target levels of, or percentage increase in, pre-tax profit;

 

(d)

 

 

 

the attainment of certain target levels of, or a percentage increase in, after-tax profits of Foot Locker (or a subsidiary, division, or other operational unit of Foot Locker);

 

(e)

 

 

 

the attainment of certain target levels of, or a specified increase in, operational cash flow of Foot Locker (or a subsidiary, division, or other operational unit of Foot Locker);

 

(f)

 

 

 

the achievement of a certain level of, reduction of, or other specified objectives with regard to limiting the level of increase in, all or a portion of, Foot Locker’s bank debt or other long-term or short-term public or private debt or other similar financial obligations of Foot Locker, if any, which may be calculated net of such cash balances and/or other offsets and adjustments as may be established by the Committee;

 

(g)

 

 

 

the attainment of a specified percentage increase in earnings per share or earnings per share from continuing operations of Foot Locker (or a subsidiary, division or other operational unit of Foot Locker);

 

(h)

 

 

 

the attainment of certain target levels of, or a specified percentage increase in, revenues, net income, or earnings before (A) interest, (B) taxes, (C) depreciation and/or (D) amortization, of Foot Locker (or a subsidiary, division, or other operational unit of Foot Locker);

 

(i)

 

 

 

the attainment of certain target levels of, or a percentage increase in, after-tax or pre-tax return on shareholders’ equity of Foot Locker (or any subsidiary, division or other operational unit of Foot Locker); or

 

(j)

 

 

 

the attainment of a certain target level of, or reduction in, selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue of Foot Locker (or any subsidiary, division or other operational unit of Foot Locker).

To the extent permitted by law, the Committee may also exclude the impact of an event or occurrence which the Committee determines should be appropriately excluded, including:

 

 

 

 

restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items and other unusual or non-recurring charges;

 

 

 

 

an event either not directly related to the operations of the Company or not within the reasonable control of the Company’s management; or

 

 

 

 

a change in tax law or accounting standards required by generally accepted accounting principles.

Performance goals may also be based on individual participant performance goals, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

In addition, all performance goals may be based upon the attainment of specified levels of Company (or subsidiary, division or other operational unit of the Company) performance under one or more of the measures described above relative to the performance of other corporations. The Committee may designate additional business criteria on which the performance goals may be based or adjust, modify, or amend those criteria.

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