Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (as successor to Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., a New York corporation) as Issuer and Macy’s, Inc., as Guarantor and EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE Effective as of May 28, 2020 Supplementing...

Exhibit 4.9

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(as successor to Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., a New York corporation) as Issuer

and

Macy’s, Inc., as Guarantor

and

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee

EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE

Effective as of May 28, 2020

Supplementing that certain

Indenture

Dated as of September 10, 1997

Evidencing the Succession of Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., a New York corporation, and
the Assumption by Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
of the obligations and covenants of Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., a New York corporation
under the Indenture and the Securities

Eighth Supplemental Trust Indenture

EIGHTH SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE, effective as of May 28, 2020, by and among Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (“MRHI Delaware”) and successor by merger of Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., a New York corporation (“MRHI New York”) with and into MRHI Delaware, Macy’s, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, as Guarantor (“Macy’s”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association duly incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, as Trustee (“Trustee”), supplementing that certain Indenture, dated as of September 10, 1997, between MRHI New York (as successor to Federated Retail Holdings, Inc.), Macy’s (as successor to Federated Department Stores, Inc.) and the Trustee (as successor trustee) (the “Base Indenture”), as such Base Indenture has been previously supplemented or amended from time to time (collectively, the “Prior Supplements”). The Base Indenture as so supplemented or amended by the Prior Supplements is referred to herein, collectively, as the “Indenture.”

RECITALS:

A. Pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Indenture, MRHI New York is not permitted to consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person, or transfer (by lease, assignment, sale, or otherwise) all or substantially all of its properties and assets to another Person unless, among other things, such Person expressly assumes, in the form of a supplemental indenture, all of the obligations of MRHI New York under the Indenture and the Securities.

B. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 28, 2020, between MRHI New York and MRHI Delaware, MRHI New York was merged with and into MRHI Delaware, with MRHI Delaware continuing as the surviving Person, and MRHI Delaware agreed to assume all of the obligations of MRHI New York under the Indenture and the Securities.

C. Pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Indenture, MRHI Delaware, Macy’s and the Trustee are entering into this Supplemental Indenture, without the consent of or notice to any Holders, to evidence the succession of MRHI Delaware to MRHI New York and the assumption by MRHI Delaware of the obligations and covenants of MRHI New York under the Indenture and the Securities.

D. Pursuant to Section 10.03 of the Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and will be fully protected in relying upon an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of any supplemental indenture issued thereunder is authorized or permitted thereby and such Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel have been delivered to the Trustee as of the date hereof.

E. Unless otherwise defined, all capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Indenture shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

Now, Therefore, This Supplemental Indenture Witnesseth:

In order to evidence the assumption by MRHI Delaware of the obligations and covenants of MRHI New York under the Indenture and the Securities, it is mutually agreed as follows:

ARTICLE I. ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS.

Section 1.1. - Assumption of Obligations.

Effective as of the date hereof, MRHI Delaware hereby assumes all of the obligations and covenants of MRHI New York under the Indenture and the Securities, and MRHI New York is hereby relieved of all of its obligations and covenants under the Indenture and the Securities. MRHI Delaware hereby succeeds to and is substituted for MRHI New York in the Indenture with the same effect as if MRHI Delaware had been named in the Indenture as a party thereto. Upon the effectiveness of this Supplemental Indenture, all appearances of the term “Company” in the Indenture and the Securities shall be deemed to mean and apply to MRHI Delaware.

ARTICLE II. MISCELLANEOUS.

Section 2.1. - Reference to and Effect on the Indenture.

This Supplemental Indenture shall be construed as supplemental to the Indenture and all of the terms and conditions of this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of the Indenture. Except as set forth herein, the Indenture heretofore executed and delivered is hereby (a) incorporated by reference in this Supplemental Indenture and (b) ratified, confirmed and approved. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall be entitled to the rights, authority, privileges, and immunities it receives under the Indenture, including, without

limitation, its rights to be indemnified, in connection with its entering into and performing the obligations imposed by this Supplemental Indenture.

Section 2.2. - Supplemental Indenture May be Executed in Counterparts.

This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Such counterparts may be executed manually, electronically or by facsimile.

Section 2.3. - Effect of Headings.

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

IN WITNESSETH WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly effective as of the day and year first above written.

[Seal] Attest: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Watts Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx Title: Assistant Secretary	MACY’S RETAIL HOLDINGS, XXX. Xx: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx                                                    Name: Josh Juran Title: Vice President
[Seal] Attest: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Watts Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx Title: Assistant Secretary	MACY’S, XXX. Xx: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx                                         Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Title: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: /s/ Carolina X. Xxxxxxxx                                 Name: Carolina X. Xxxxxxxx Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Eighth Supplemental Indenture (1997 Indenture)]