c811908k.htm


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):  August 11, 2009
 
Footstar, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
1-11681
(Commission File Number)
 
22-3439443
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

933 MacArthur Boulevard
Mahwah, New Jersey
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
07430
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (201) 934-2000
 
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since 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.

On August 11, 2009, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Footstar, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Jonathan M. Couchman, the Company’s current Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  The appointment was made to enable the Company to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements that the Company’s quarterly and annual reports include certifications by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.  No contract or other arrangement between the Company and Mr. Couchman was entered into or amended in connection with the appointment.



 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES

 
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.
 
  Footstar, Inc.  
       
       
Date:    August 11, 2009     
By:
/s/ Jonathan M. Couchman  
    Name: Jonathan M. Couchman  
   
Title:
President, Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary