Macy's Witness List

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK MACY’S, INC. and MACY’S MERCHANDISING GROUP, INC., Plaintiffs, vs. MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA, INC., and J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC. Defendants. : : : : : : : : : : : : : Index No. 650197/2012 652861/2012 (Consolidated Under Index No. 650197/2012) PLAINTIFFS’ WITNESS LIST Pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 7 of the Court’s Practices and Procedures for Trials and Evidentiary Hearings, plaintiffs Macy’s, Inc. and Macy’s Merchandising Group, Inc. (collectively “Macy’s”) submit their list of witnesses that may be called live at trial. The following list does not include witnesses to be called solely for impeachment or in rebuttal, and does not represent the order in which the witnesses will be called. Macy’s reserves the right to call or cross-examine any witness on defendants’ witness lists, as well as any journalist, analyst, or presenter who attended any recent JCP event at which representations about JCP’s “Everyday” collection were made (the identities of whom JCP has not yet provided to Macy’s), and any witnesses necessary for impeachment or rebuttal. Fact Witnesses 1. Michael Francis, former President of J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. 2. Laurene Gandolfo, Executive Vice President of Home Private Brands for Macy’s Merchandising Group, Inc.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK

MACY’S, INC. and MACY’S MERCHANDISING GROUP, INC., Plaintiffs, vs. MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA, INC., and J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC. Defendants.

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Index No. 650197/2012 652861/2012

(Consolidated Under Index No. 650197/2012)

PLAINTIFFS’ WITNESS LIST

Pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 7 of the Court’s Practices and Procedures for Trials and

Evidentiary Hearings, plaintiffs Macy’s, Inc. and Macy’s Merchandising Group, Inc.

(collectively “Macy’s”) submit their list of witnesses that may be called live at trial. The

following list does not include witnesses to be called solely for impeachment or in rebuttal, and

does not represent the order in which the witnesses will be called. Macy’s reserves the right to

call or cross-examine any witness on defendants’ witness lists, as well as any journalist, analyst,

or presenter who attended any recent JCP event at which representations about JCP’s “Everyday”

collection were made (the identities of whom JCP has not yet provided to Macy’s), and any

witnesses necessary for impeachment or rebuttal.

Fact Witnesses

1. Michael Francis, former President of J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.

2. Laurene Gandolfo, Executive Vice President of Home Private Brands for Macy’s Merchandising Group, Inc.

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3. Pamela Hunter, Vice President of International Sourcing for J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.

4. Ron Johnson, Chief Executive Officer for J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.

5. Charles Koppelman, former Chairman of the Board of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

6. Steven Lawrence, former Executive Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of Men’s and Co-Chief Merchant of Children’s and Home for J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.

7. Terry Lundgren, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Macy’s, Inc.

8. Leonard Marcus, President and Chief Operating Officer for Macy’s Merchandising Group, Inc.

9. Robin Marino, former Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chief Operating Officer for Merchandise for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

10. Nicole Post, Senior Brand Director at J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.

11. Martine Reardon, Chief Marketing Officer at Macy’s, Inc.

12. Paul Rutenis, Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager for Home at J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.

13. Martha Stewart, Founder and Nonexecutive Chairman, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

14. Daniel Taitz, Interim Principal Executive Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, and General Counsel for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

15. John Tighe, Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager for Men’s Apparel for J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.

Expert Witnesses

16. Regina Corso, Senior Vice President, Harris Poll, Public Relations and Youth Research at Harris Interactive Inc.

17. Leon Dreimann, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer for Greystone Brands Inc.

18. Glenn Sheets, Managing Director in the Dispute Advisory and Forensic Services Group at Stout, Risius, Ross.

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Pursuant to paragraph 7 of the Court’s Practices and Procedures for Trials and

Evidentiary Hearings, Macy’s further states that defendants have moved in limine to exclude

certain opinions and testimony of Ms. Corso and Mr. Sheets, but do not dispute their status as an

expert in his or her respective field.

Dated: New York, New York February 13, 2013

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Michael A. Platt _____________________ Theodore M. Grossman Robert C. Micheletto JONES DAY 222 East 41st Street New York, New York 10017 Telephone: (212) 326-3939 Facsimile: (212) 755-7306 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Robert S. Faxon (pro hac vice) Dennis L. Murphy (pro hac vice) Michael A. Platt Kristin S.M. Morrison (pro hac vice) JONES DAY North Point 901 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Telephone: (216) 586-3939 Facsimile: (216) 579-0212 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs Macy’s, Inc. and Macy’s Merchandising Group, Inc.

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AFFIRMATION OF SERVICE

I, Michael A. Platt, an attorney admitted to practice in the courts of New York and not a

party to this action, hereby affirm under penalties of perjury that on February 13, 2013, I caused

a true and complete copy of the foregoing PLAINTIFFS’ WITNESS LIST to be served upon the

following counsel for Defendants via electronic mail:

Eric Seiler [email protected] Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP 7 Times Square New York, New York 10036 Counsel for Defendant Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc

Martin D. Edel [email protected] Miller & Wrubel P.C. 570 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 Counsel for Defendant J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.

/s/ Michael A. Platt ________________ Michael A. Platt