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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): March 28, 2007


Foot Locker, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

New York 1-10299 13-3513936
(State or other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)   Identification No.)
     
112 West 34 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 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
    Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
    Certain Officers

 
(e) Executive Compensation Matters
 
  (1) Establishment of Performance Goals.
 
              (i)           On March 28, 2007, the Compensation and Management Resources Committee
(the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Foot Locker, Inc. (the “Company”) established the performance goals for the 2007 fiscal year under the Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Annual Bonus Plan”). The goals for the executives, excluding Mr. Halls, are based on a combination of pre-tax income and return-on-invested capital. These performance goals are based on the business plan and budget for 2007 previously reviewed and approved by the Finance and Strategic Planning Committee and the Board of Directors. Mr. Halls's performance goals are based on the operating profit of the divisions for which he is responsible. Under the Annual Bonus Plan, the amount that would be paid to the executives if the performance goals are met is based on a percentage of their annual base salaries earned for the plan year. The percentage of annual base salary payable at threshold, target, and maximum for each of the executives included as Named Executive Officers in the Company’s 2007 proxy statement is stated in the table below:
 






Name
Percent of Annual
Percent of Annual
Percent of Annual
 
Base Salary at
Base Salary at
Base Salary at
 
Threshold Payout
Target Payout
Maximum Payout





Matthew D. Serra
31.25%
125%
200%
 





Robert W. McHugh
18.75%
75%
131.25%
 





Richard T. Mina
18.75%
75%
131.25%
 





Ronald J. Halls
18.75%
75%
131.25%
 





Gary M. Bahler
18.75%
75%
131.25%
 






 
              (ii)           On March 28, 2007, the Compensation Committee established the performance goals
for the 2007-2009 Performance Period under the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Long-Term Bonus Plan”) based on the Company’s three-year average return-on-invested capital. Under the Long-Term Bonus Plan, individual target awards are expressed as a percentage of the rate of the executive’s annual base salary in the first year of the performance period. The amounts shown in the table below under the column headed Annual Base Salary represent the annual rate of base salary for 2007 for each of the following executive officers. The amounts shown in the columns headed “Threshold,” “Target,” and “Maximum” represent 22.5 percent, 90 percent and 180 percent, respectively, of the annual base salary rates in the first year of the performance period for each of these executive officers and represent the amount that would be paid to each of them at the end of the performance period if the established goals are achieved.
 


 


Name
Annual Base
Performance
Threshold
Target
Maximum
 
Salary
Period






Matthew D. Serra
$1,500,000
 
2007-2009
 
$337,500
 
$1,350,000
 
$2,700,000
 






Robert W. McHugh
525,000
 
2007-2009
 
118,125
 
472,500
 
945,000
 






Richard T. Mina
875,000
 
2007-2009
 
196,875
 
787,500
 
1,575,000
 






Ronald J. Halls
650,000
 
2007-2009
 
146,250
 
585,000
 
1,170,000
 






Gary M. Bahler
525,000
 
2007-2009
 
118,125
 
472,500
 
945,000
 







(2)           Restricted Stock Awards. On March 28, 2007, the Stock Option Plan Sub-Committee of the Compensation Committee granted awards of restricted stock to the named executive officers under the 2003 Stock Option and Award Plan or the 1998 Stock Option and Award Plan. Mr. Serra’s shares will vest on January 30, 2010, provided that he remains employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates through the vesting date. The shares for the other executives will vest on March 15, 2010, provided that they remain employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates through the vesting date. Each of the executives will be entitled to receive and retain all cash dividends that are payable after the date of grant to record holders of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

                

Name

Number of Shares

Closing Price on Date of Grant

Matthew D. Serra

100,000

$23.40

Robert W. McHugh

40,000

$23.40

Richard T. Mina

40,000

$23.40

Ronald J. Halls

20,000

$23.40

Gary M. Bahler

40,000

$23.40

 

 

(3)          Stock Option Awards.  On March 28, 2007, the Stock Option Plan Sub-Committee of the Compensation Committee granted nonstatutory stock options to the following executive officers under the 2003 Stock Option and Award Plan or the 1998 Stock Option and Award Plan. Mr. Serra’s options will vest in three equal installments, on March 28, 2008, March 28, 2009, and January 30, 2010. The options for the other executives will vest in three equal installments, on March 28, 2008, March 28, 2009, and March 28, 2010. The options were granted at an exercise price of $23.42 per share, which was 100 percent of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant.

 

Name

Number of Shares

Matthew D. Serra

48,500

Robert W. McHugh

20,000

Richard T. Mina

30,000

Ronald J. Halls

30,000

Gary M. Bahler

20,000

 

(4)           Retention Bonus. On March 28, 2007, the Compensation Committee approved the payment of a retention bonus in the amount of $250,000 to Ronald J. Halls.

 

 

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: April 3, 2007   By: /s/ Gary M. Bahler
             Senior Vice President ,General Counsel and
             Secretary