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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________to ________
Commission file number 001-15059
     A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer below:
Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing
     B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
Nordstrom, Inc.
1617 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101
 
 

 


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SIGNATURES
FORM 11-K Exhibit Index
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 99.1


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Required Information
1. Not applicable
2. Not applicable
3. Not applicable
4. The Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing is subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Plan financial statements and schedules prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA are filed as Exhibit 99.1.
     The Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is filed as Exhibit 23.1.
The Exhibit Index is located on page 4

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the administrators of the employee benefit plan have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing
 
 
Date: June 15, 2007  /s/ Michael G. Koppel    
  Michael G. Koppel   
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nordstrom, Inc.   
 
  Plan Administrator of Nordstrom
401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing
 
 
     

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Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing
FORM 11-K Exhibit Index
This exhibit list is provided pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act section 240.0-3.
         
Exhibit       Method of Filing
23.1
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   Filed herewith electronically
 
       
99.1
  Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing Financial Statements   Filed herewith electronically
 
       
99.2
  Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing, as amended and restated on January 1, 2004   Incorporated by reference from the Nordstrom, Inc. Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, Exhibit 99.2
 
       
99.3
  Amendment 2005-1 to the Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing dated January 1, 2004   Incorporated by reference from the Nordstrom, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 28, 2006, Exhibit 10.6
 
       
99.4
  Amendment 2005-2 to the Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing dated January 1, 2004   Incorporated by reference from the Nordstrom, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 28, 2006, Exhibit 10.7

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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 033-18321, 333-63403, 333-40064, 333-40066, 333-79791, 333-101110, and 333-118756 on Form S-8, each of Nordstrom, Inc. and subsidiaries of our report dated June 15, 2007, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing for the year ended December 31, 2006.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Seattle, Washington
June 15, 2007

exv99w1
 

Exhibit 99.1
Nordstrom 401(k) Plan &
Profit Sharing
Financial Statements as of and for the Years Ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005, and Supplemental Schedule as of
December 31, 2006, and
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
    1  
 
       
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
       
 
       
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
    2  
 
       
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
    3  
 
       
Notes to Financial Statements
    4  
 
       
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2006:
       
 
       
Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
    11  
All other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.

 


 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Administrative Committee
Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing
Seattle, Washington
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held for investment purposes as of December 31, 2006, is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan sponsor’s management. Such supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic 2006 financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all material respects, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Seattle, Washington
June 15, 2007

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NORDSTROM 401(k) PLAN & PROFIT SHARING
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(dollar amounts in thousands)
                 
    2006     2005  
 
               
ASSETS:
               
Participant-directed investments — at fair value
  $ 1,701,767     $ 1,461,370  
Employer contributions receivable
    59,890       66,436  
Accrued interest and dividends receivable
    462       355  
Other assets
    2,169       2,092  
 
           
Total assets
    1,764,288       1,530,253  
 
               
LIABILITIES:
               
Trustee and administrative fees payable
    579       463  
Excess contributions payable to participants
    868       761  
 
           
Total liabilities
    1,447       1,224  
 
           
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS AT FAIR VALUE
  $ 1,762,841     $ 1,529,029  
 
Adjustments from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    134       122  
 
           
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
  $ 1,762,975     $ 1,529,151  
 
           
The accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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NORDSTROM 401(k) PLAN & PROFIT SHARING
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 and 2005

(dollar amounts in thousands)
                 
    2006     2005  
ADDITIONS:
               
Employer contributions
  $ 59,890     $ 66,436  
Participant contributions
    67,762       63,917  
 
               
Investment income:
               
Net realized and unrealized investment gains
    158,921       141,967  
Interest and dividends
    62,888       33,656  
 
           
Total investment income
    221,809       175,623  
 
           
Total additions
    349,461       305,976  
 
           
 
               
DEDUCTIONS:
               
Benefit payments to participants
    (112,800 )     (99,377 )
Trustee fees, administrative expenses, and other
    (2,837 )     (2,728 )
 
           
Total deductions
    (115,637 )     (102,105 )
 
           
 
               
NET ADDITIONS
    233,824       203,871  
 
               
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
               
Beginning of year
    1,529,151       1,325,280  
 
           
End of year
  $ 1,762,975     $ 1,529,151  
 
           
The accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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NORDSTROM 401(k) PLAN & PROFIT SHARING
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(dollar amounts in thousands)
 
1.   THE PLAN AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
GeneralThe Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing (the “Plan”), as amended, was originally established on January 1, 1953. The Plan is an individual account profit sharing plan, which, since February 1, 1988, has included a 401(k) feature. Participants should refer to the Plan documents for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions. The following description is for informational purposes only and does not bind the Plan.
All employees in an eligible employment classification of Nordstrom, Inc. and participating subsidiaries (the “Company”) are eligible to participate in the Plan. For purposes of eligibility for Company profit sharing and matching contributions, participation begins on the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or following the one-year anniversary from the employee’s original hire date. For purposes of eligibility to make elective salary deferrals (401(k) contributions), participation begins on the first of the month coinciding with or following three full months of employment. The Plan also contains special eligibility provisions to ensure that all employees enter the Plan by the latest participation date required under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
Eligible employees who do not make an affirmative salary deferral election or affirmatively opt out of the Plan, are automatically enrolled in the Plan beginning on the first of the month coinciding with or following the first anniversary of the employee’s employment commencement date with a salary deferral contribution equal to 2% of compensation. Employees have the option to elect a zero percent salary deferral or to change their salary deferral percentage at any time in accordance with the Plan.
For the Plan year ended December 31, 2006, to qualify for Company profit sharing and matching contributions, participants must work at least 1,000 hours during the payroll calendar year and be employed on the last day of the Plan Year (the “last day” requirement is waived if the participant terminates employment due to retirement, disability or death).
Plan ContributionsProfit Sharing Contributions—The Company’s Board of Directors establishes the Company profit sharing contribution, if any, each year. The Board of Directors has complete discretion in determining the amount of the profit sharing contribution. Profit sharing contributions are invested in participant-directed investments or defaulted into the Nordstrom Select Moderate Fund. The Company’s contribution for each Plan year is allocated based on a weighting of years of service and eligible compensation among the actively employed participants who qualify for a profit sharing contribution. For Plan purposes, eligible compensation generally includes salary and wages paid for employee service, including bonuses and commissions and excludes reimbursements and expense allowances, employee awards, fringe and welfare benefits, moving expenses, severance and disability pay, contributions to a nonqualified deferred compensation program and amounts received as stock or under any stock-based compensation program, and is capped by limits set under the Internal Revenue Code ($220 for the Plan Year ended December 31, 2006).

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NORDSTROM 401(k) PLAN & PROFIT SHARING
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(dollar amounts in thousands)
 
Employee 401(k) Contributions—Non-Highly Compensated Employees (NHCEs) may elect to defer 1% to 50% of eligible compensation on a pretax basis. The maximum elective salary deferral percentage for Highly Compensated Employees (HCEs) is 15%. Employees age 50 and over are allowed a catch-up contribution on a pre-tax basis. For all employees, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limits participant contributions to a maximum of $15 in 2006.
Company Matching Contributions—The Company’s matching contribution consists of a match of 100% of eligible participants’ elective contributions up to 4% of the participants’ eligible compensation.
Investment Programs—Participants are able to direct their accounts (including Company matching and profit sharing contributions) within any of the available funds, which are listed in the accompanying Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes.
Participation in Investment Activity—Individual accounts are credited daily with a pro rata share of investment income (loss) experienced by the respective Plan funds into which their account balances have been directed.
Vesting in the PlanEmployees who terminate employment due to retirement, death, or disability are 100% vested in their Plan accounts, regardless of years of service. For purposes of the Plan, “retirement” is defined as ending employment at age 60 or older. On termination of employment for reasons other than retirement, disability, or death, the amounts credited to the accounts of participants are vested as follows:
Company Profit Sharing Contributions—Participants are 100% vested in Company profit sharing contributions attributable to years of service on and after January 1, 2000. For contributions received prior to January 1, 2000, participants are vested 20% after completing three years of service and will be credited with an additional 20% vesting for each additional year of service (1,000 hours of service in a payroll calendar year) until 100% vested at seven years.
Employee Contributions—Employee contributions (i.e., salary deferral, catch-up and rollover contributions) are always 100% vested.
Company Matching Contributions—Company matching contributions for employees hired prior to January 1, 2000, are 100% vested. Company matching contributions for employees whose first hour of service with the Company occurred on or after January 1, 2000 vest as follows: 33% after completing one year of service and 67% after two years of service. After three years of service, all Company matching contributions are 100% vested.
ForfeituresForfeitures of unvested Company matching or profit sharing contributions from terminated participant accounts are used to offset future Company matching contributions and, to the extent any forfeitures remain, to offset future Company profit sharing contributions. During the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, employer contributions were offset by forfeitures of $1,316 and $1,436, respectively.

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NORDSTROM 401(k) PLAN & PROFIT SHARING
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(dollar amounts in thousands)
 
BenefitsOn termination of service, a participant (or participant’s beneficiary in the case of death) may elect to receive the value of the vested interest in his or her account as a lump-sum distribution or, if the vested account balance excluding the rollover account exceeds $1, elect to remain in the plan. When an active participant reaches age 59 1/2 and continues to work for the Company, the participant is eligible to receive a partial or full distribution of his or her retirement benefits.
Payment of Benefits—Benefits are recorded when paid.
Participant Loans—Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50 or 50% of their vested account balance. Loan terms are a maximum of 60 months or up to 20 years for the purchase of the principal residence of a participant. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear fixed interest at rates commensurate with prevailing rates but not less than 1% over the then current prime rate as published by the Wall Street Journal. Interest rates for participant loans outstanding at December 31, 2006 range from 5.0% to 10.5% and are determined at the time the loan is approved. Principal and interest are paid semi-monthly through payroll deductions. Participants may pay monthly upon termination or leave of absence. Payment obligations are suspended for participants during periods of qualified military service. No more than two loans may be outstanding at any one time.
Trustees and Administrator of the Plan—The asset trustees of the Plan are Mercer Trust Company (all assets except the Nordstrom Select Funds) and Mellon Bank, N.A. (Mellon) (Nordstrom Select Funds only). Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Wells Fargo), served as the Trustee and Custodian for the Plan’s General Balanced Fund through March 31, 2005, at which time the Plan transitioned those services to Mellon. Coinciding with the transition of trustee services to Mellon, the name of the General Balanced Fund was changed to the Nordstrom Select Moderate Fund. Additionally, two new funds called the Nordstrom Select Conservative Fund and Nordstrom Select Growth Fund, were created. These funds invest in the same underlying assets as the Select Moderate Fund, but have different allocations to the various asset classes to create varying risk/return profiles. Beginning on April 1, 2005, Mellon serves as the Trustee and Custodian for the Nordstrom Select Funds.
The Plan is administered by the Company in conjunction with the Retirement Committee, a committee appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors comprised of the following individuals as of December 31, 2006:
         
     •
  Mary D. Amundson   Divisional Vice President of Employee Benefits
     •
  D. Wayne Gittinger   Former Director of the Company and Partner, Lane Powell PC (a law firm)
     •
  Michael G. Koppel   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
     •
  Brooke White   Vice President of Corporate Communications
     •
  Erik Nordstrom   Executive Vice President and President of Stores
     •
  Delena M. Sunday   Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Diversity Affairs

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NORDSTROM 401(k) PLAN & PROFIT SHARING
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(dollar amounts in thousands)
 
Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company provided administrative services to the Plan through December 31, 2004. In 2005, Putnam’s recordkeeping business was spun off to create Mercer Human Resource Services, LLC. Under that company, Mercer Human Resource Services provided administrative services and Mercer Trust Company served as asset trustee to the Plan (for all assets except the Nordstrom Select Funds) for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006.
Termination of the Plan—The Company reserves the right to suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan at any time. The Company may determine whether a suspension or discontinuance will or will not constitute termination of the Plan.
In the event the Plan is terminated, the respective accounts of the participants under the Plan shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable. After payment of expenses properly chargeable against the Plan, the trustees shall distribute all Plan assets to the participants in the proportions determined by their respective accounts.
Tax Status—The IRS has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated October 4, 2004, that the Plan is designed in conformity with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). The Company and Plan management believe that the Plan is currently designed and operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC and the Plan and related trust continue to be tax-exempt. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.
In a prior year, the Company identified some minor administrative issues with respect to the Plan and has worked to correct such issues through one of the IRS’s voluntary correction programs. The IRS accepted the Company’s proposed correction in August of 2004. The IRS approved corrections were completed in January of 2005 and the issue is now resolved.
Basis of Accounting—The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
Other Assets—Prior to 1993, after five years in the Plan, participants were allowed to purchase life insurance with up to 25% of their annual contributions. This option was terminated in May 1992; however, the Plan still holds previously purchased life insurance for participants. This amount represents the cash surrender value of the New England Life Insurance policy.
Investment Income—Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net unrealized and realized investment gains and losses are calculated based upon the fair value at the beginning of the year of investments held at that date and the cost of investments purchased during the year.
Benefits Payable—Benefits payable to participants who have withdrawn from participation in the Plan as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, were $29 and $162, respectively.

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NORDSTROM 401(k) PLAN & PROFIT SHARING
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(dollar amounts in thousands)
 
Adoption of new Accounting Guidance—The financial statements reflect the retroactive adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position, FSP AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans (the “FSP”). As required by the FSP, the statements of net assets available for benefits presents investment contracts at fair value as well as an additional line item showing an adjustment of fully benefit contracts from fair value to contract value. The statement of changes in net assets available for benefit is presented on a contract value basis and was not affected by the adoption of the FSP. The adoption of the FSP did not impact the amount of net assets available for benefits at December 31, 2005.
2.   INVESTMENTS
The Plan’s investments are held by the trustees and are recorded at fair value. Shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year end. Common stock is valued at quoted market prices. Common collective trust funds are stated at fair value as determined by the issuer of the common/collective trust funds based on the fair market value of the underlying investments. Common collective trust funds with underlying investments in investment contracts are valued at fair market value of the underlying investments and then adjusted by the issuer to contract value.
The Putnam Stable Value Fund is a stable value fund that is a common collective trust fund. The fund may invest in fixed interest insurance investment contracts, money market funds, corporate and government bonds, mortgage-backed securities, bond funds, and other fixed income securities. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. Contract value represents contributions made to the fund, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals.
The average yields for the Putnam Stable Value fund at December 31 are as follows:
                 
    2006   2005
Average yields:
               
Based on annualized earnings (1)
    4.70 %     4.70 %
Based on interest rate credited to participants (2)
    5.10 %     4.70 %
 
(1)   Computed by dividing the annualized one-day actual earnings of the contract on the last day of the plan year by the fair value of the investments on the same date.
 
(2)   Computed by dividing the annualized one-day earnings credited to participants on the last day of the plan year by the fair value of the investments on the same date.

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NORDSTROM 401(k) PLAN & PROFIT SHARING
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(dollar amounts in thousands)
 
     The following table presents the value of investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets recorded at December 31:
                 
    2006   2005
                 
Nordstrom Select Moderate Fund
  $ 458,129     $ 428,711  
Nordstrom, Inc. common stock
    283,958       222,041  
American Funds Europacific Growth
    184,837       143,031  
George Putnam Fund
    133,174       117,866  
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund
    126,747       92,349  
Putnam Stable Value Fund
    105,614       95,675  
During 2006 and 2005, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated/(depreciated) in value as follows:
                 
    2006     2005  
Investments
               
Common stock
  $ 69,651     $ 82,853  
Mutual funds/Proprietary plan fund
    88,165       59,269  
Common/collective trust
    6       89  
Brokerage assets
    1,099       (244 )
 
           
 
  $ 158,921     $ 141,967  
 
           
3.   RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Wells Fargo Bank was trustee of the Plan’s General Balanced Fund through March 31, 2005. Mellon Bank, N.A. has been trustee of the Nordstrom Select Funds since April 1, 2005. Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company was trustee of all assets of the Plan other than the General Balanced Trust Fund until December 31, 2004. Effective January 1, 2005, Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company changed its name to Mercer Trust Company and has been trustee of all assets of the Plan other than the Nordstrom Select Funds since that date. Accordingly, Mellon Bank, N.A., Mercer Trust Company, Wells Fargo Bank, and Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company are each a party-in-interest with respect to the Plan. The Plan invested in investment funds managed by affiliates of Mercer Trust Company and Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company during 2006 and 2005. Transactions in these investments qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions because an independent fiduciary (the Plan’s Retirement Committee) causes the Plan to make these investment decisions. Fees paid by the Plan to Mellon Bank and Mercer Trust Company amounted to $167 and $762 for 2006. Fees paid by the Plan to Wells Fargo Bank, Mellon Bank, Mercer Trust Company, and Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company amounted to $166, $102, $591, and $204, respectively, for 2005.

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NORDSTROM 401(k) PLAN & PROFIT SHARING
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(dollar amounts in thousands)
 
As the Plan sponsor, the Company is a party-in-interest with respect to the Plan. The Company’s employer contributions to the plan qualify as party-in-interest transactions. These transactions are exempt party-in-interest transactions because a fiduciary does not cause the Plan to participate in the transactions. In addition, miscellaneous reimbursement of direct expenses paid by the Plan to the Company for Plan operations and administration amounted to $26 for 2005. There were no such reimbursements in 2006.
4.   EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS PAYABLE TO PARTICIPANTS
The Plan is subject to certain compliance requirements of non-discrimination rules under ERISA and IRS guidelines. For the Plan years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Plan failed certain of these non-discrimination tests due to lower levels of contribution participation by non-highly compensated eligible Plan participants. In order to meet the compliance requirements, the Plan refunded a portion of the contributions made by highly compensated participants. The refund for 2006, paid in March 2007, totaled $868 and included approximately $127 of investment earnings. The refund amount for 2005 was $761, paid in March 2006, including approximately $117 of investment earnings. The refunds are recorded as “Excess contributions payable to participants” in the December 31, 2006 and 2005 Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits and included in “Benefit payments to participants” on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
5.   RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the amounts reflected in the Form 5500 as filed by the Company with the Employee Benefits Security Administration as of December 31:
                 
    2006     2005  
                 
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 1,762,975     $ 1,529,151  
Trustee and administrative fees payable
    579       463  
 
           
 
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500
  $ 1,763,554     $ 1,529,614  
 
           

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NORDSTROM 401(k) PLAN & PROFIT SHARING
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
DECEMBER 31, 2006

(dollar amounts in thousands)
                 
 
Identity of issuer, borrower,   Description of investment including maturity date,   Fair  
lessor or similar party   rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value   Value  
 
 
               
* Party-in-interest
               
 
               
* Nordstrom, Inc.
  Nordstrom Stock Fund   Common stock   $ 283,958  
American Funds
  American Funds Europacific Growth   Mutual fund     184,837  
* Putnam Investments
  George Putnam Fund   Mutual fund     133,174  
Dodge & Cox
  Dodge & Cox Stock Fund   Mutual fund     126,747  
* Putnam Investments
  Putnam Stable Value Fund   Common/collective trust     105,748  
Rainier
  Rainier Small Cap Equity Institutional   Mutual Fund     86,203  
Neuberger & Berman
  Small Cap NBF Genesis Fund   Mutual fund     74,454  
Vanguard
  Vanguard Institutional Index Fund   Mutual fund     66,729  
Allianz Global Investors
  Allianz RCM Large Cap Growth Fund   Mutual fund     51,349  
PIMCO
  PIMCO Total Return Fund   Mutual fund     42,657  
Self-directed brokerage
  Brokerage Securities   Brokerage assets     10,575  
* Putnam Investments
  SDB Money Market Fund   Money Market     1,550  
* Putnam Investments
      Pending cash account     190  
* Participant Loans   Loan interest rates range from 5.0% to 10.5%. Loan repayment is made through regular payroll deductions for a period of up to 60 months for general loans and over a longer period for loans used to finance the purchase of a principal residence. If a participant’s employment terminates for any reason and the loan balances are not paid in full within 90 days of termination, the loan balances will be deemed distributed and become taxable income to the participant. Participants may continue to make loan repayments after termination of employment under procedures established by the Plan administrator.         61,416  

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Nordstrom Select Funds
(Including Nordstrom Select Conservative, Nordstrom Select Moderate, and Nordstrom Select Growth Funds)
                 
Dodge & Cox
  Dodge & Cox Income Fund   Mutual fund     93,823  
PIMCO
  PIMCO Total Return Fund   Mutual fund     92,930  
Dodge & Cox
  Dodge & Cox Stock Fund   Mutual fund     49,995  
Frank Russell
  Frank Russell Equity II Fund   Mutual fund     22,308  
Neuberger & Berman
  Neuberger Berman Genesis Institutional   Mutual fund     11,350  
Capital Guardian
  Capital Guardian International   Common/collective trust     73,892  
Capital Guardian
  Capital Guardian US Equity   Common/collective trust     69,829  
The Boston Company
  Pooled Employee Daily Liquidity Fund   Common/collective trust     916  
Abbott Labs
  Abbott Labs   Common Stock     623  
Administaff, Inc.
  Administaff, Inc.   Common Stock     86  
Aetna, Inc.
  Aetna, Inc.   Common Stock     605  
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
  Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.   Common Stock     34  
Allergan, Inc.
  Allergan, Inc.   Common Stock     524  
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
  Alliance Data Systems Corp.   Common Stock     162  
Allied World Assurance Holdings, Ltd.
  Allied World Assurance Holdings, Ltd.   Common Stock     70  
American International Group, Inc.
  American International Group, Inc.   Common Stock     924  
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
  Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   Common Stock     65  
Amgen, Inc.
  Amgen, Inc.   Common Stock     471  
Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc.
  Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc.   Common Stock     916  
aQuantive, Inc.
  aQuantive, Inc.   Common Stock     94  
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
  Arch Capital Group Ltd.   Common Stock     145  
Arena Resources, Inc.
  Arena Resources, Inc.   Common Stock     75  
Arthrocare Corp.
  Arthrocare Corp.   Common Stock     87  
ASML Holding N.V.
  ASML Holding N.V.   Common Stock     57  
Assurant, Inc.
  Assurant, Inc.   Common Stock     157  
AT&T, Inc.
  AT&T, Inc.   Common Stock     1,283  
Autodesk, Inc.
  Autodesk, Inc.   Common Stock     524  
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   Common Stock     63  
Boeing Co.
  Boeing Co.   Common Stock     524  
Brush Engineered Materials Inc.
  Brush Engineered Materials Inc.   Common Stock     44  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
  Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.   Common Stock     642  
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
  Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   Common Stock     735  
Cardinal Health, Inc.
  Cardinal Health, Inc.   Common Stock     515  
Carter’s Inc. formerly Carter Holdings, Inc.
  Carter’s Inc. formerly Carter Holdings, Inc.   Common Stock     85  
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
  CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.   Common Stock     28  
Chaparral Steel Co.
  Chaparral Steel Co.   Common Stock     89  
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
  Church & Dwight Co., Inc.   Common Stock     80  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
  Cisco Systems, Inc.   Common Stock     648  
Citigroup, Inc.
  Citigroup, Inc.   Common Stock     1,281  

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Citrix Systems, Inc.
  Citrix Systems, Inc.   Common Stock     81  
Coach, Inc.
  Coach, Inc.   Common Stock     668  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
  Colgate-Palmolive Co.   Common Stock     979  
CommScope, Inc.
  CommScope, Inc.   Common Stock     85  
Comverse Technology, Inc.
  Comverse Technology, Inc.   Common Stock     71  
Corning, Inc.
  Corning, Inc.   Common Stock     183  
CSX Corp.
  CSX Corp.   Common Stock     96  
Cytyc Corp.
  Cytyc Corp.   Common Stock     166  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
  Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.   Common Stock     208  
Diodes, Inc.
  Diodes, Inc.   Common Stock     78  
Dril-Quip, Inc.
  Dril-Quip, Inc.   Common Stock     86  
East West Bancorp, Inc.
  East West Bancorp, Inc.   Common Stock     122  
El Paso Electric Co.
  El Paso Electric Co.   Common Stock     99  
EMCORE Corp.
  EMCORE Corp.   Common Stock     21  
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.
  Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.   Common Stock     117  
Esterline Technologies Corp.
  Esterline Technologies Corp.   Common Stock     48  
F5 Network, Inc.
  F5 Network, Inc.   Common Stock     78  
Federated Department Stores, Inc.
  Federated Department Stores, Inc.   Common Stock     778  
FedEx Corp.
  FedEx Corp.   Common Stock     652  
First Potomac Realty Trust
  First Potomac Realty Trust   Common Stock     48  
Flow International Corp.
  Flow International Corp.   Common Stock     48  
Flowers Foods, Inc.
  Flowers Foods, Inc.   Common Stock     57  
Fluor Corp.
  Fluor Corp.   Common Stock     616  
Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV
  Fomento Economico Mexicano SA de CV   Common Stock     156  
FormFactor, Inc.
  FormFactor, Inc.   Common Stock     83  
Franklin Resources, Inc.
  Franklin Resources, Inc.   Common Stock     892  
GameStop Corp.
  GameStop Corp.   Common Stock     110  
GATX Corp.
  GATX Corp.   Common Stock     108  
Genentech, Inc.
  Genentech, Inc.   Common Stock     495  
General Cable Corp.
  General Cable Corp.   Common Stock     59  
General Electric Company
  General Electric Company   Common Stock     1,741  
Genesco, Inc.
  Genesco, Inc.   Common Stock     73  
Genworth Financial, Inc.
  Genworth Financial, Inc.   Common Stock     554  
GFI Group, Inc.
  GFI Group, Inc.   Common Stock     128  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
  Gilead Sciences, Inc.   Common Stock     1,013  
Google, Inc.
  Google, Inc.   Common Stock     1,335  
Harris Corp.
  Harris Corp.   Common Stock     34  
HealthExtras, Inc.
  HealthExtras, Inc.   Common Stock     75  
Herman Miller, Inc.
  Herman Miller, Inc.   Common Stock     193  
Hewlett Packard Co.
  Hewlett Packard Co.   Common Stock     1,464  
Horizon Offshore, Inc.
  Horizon Offshore, Inc.   Common Stock     7  
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
  Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.   Common Stock     69  

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Immucor, Inc.
  Immucor, Inc.   Common Stock     79  
Informatica Corp.
  Informatica Corp.   Common Stock     57  
Input/Output, Inc.
  Input/Output, Inc.   Common Stock     48  
Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp.
  Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp.   Common Stock     113  
Intel Corp.
  Intel Corp.   Common Stock     881  
Intersil Corp.
  Intersil Corp.   Common Stock     87  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
  Intuitive Surgical, Inc.   Common Stock     62  
Investment Technology Group, Inc.
  Investment Technology Group, Inc.   Common Stock     112  
ITC Holdings Corp.
  ITC Holdings Corp.   Common Stock     22  
JC Penny Co., Inc.
  JC Penny Co., Inc.   Common Stock     924  
Joy Global, Inc.
  Joy Global, Inc.   Common Stock     234  
Knot, Inc.
  Knot, Inc.   Common Stock     76  
Lazard Ltd.
  Lazard Ltd.   Common Stock     123  
Legg Mason, Inc.
  Legg Mason, Inc.   Common Stock     247  
Manitowoc Company, Inc.
  Manitowoc Company, Inc.   Common Stock     62  
Marriott International, Inc.
  Marriott International, Inc.   Common Stock     1,067  
Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
  Marvell Technology Group Ltd.   Common Stock     788  
Mattson Technology, Inc.
  Mattson Technology, Inc.   Common Stock     48  
McDermott International, Inc.
  McDermott International, Inc.   Common Stock     183  
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
  Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.   Common Stock     1,248  
Microchip Technology, Inc.
  Microchip Technology, Inc.   Common Stock     43  
Micros Systems, Inc.
  Micros Systems, Inc.   Common Stock     105  
Microsemi Corp
  Microsemi Corp   Common Stock     108  
Microsoft Corp.
  Microsoft Corp.   Common Stock     1,269  
Middleby Corp.
  Middleby Corp.   Common Stock     52  
Monster Worldwide, Inc.
  Monster Worldwide, Inc.   Common Stock     42  
Motorola, Inc.
  Motorola, Inc.   Common Stock     866  
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
  MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.   Common Stock     98  
Myriad Genetics, Inc.
  Myriad Genetics, Inc.   Common Stock     102  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
  National Oilwell Varco, Inc.   Common Stock     116  
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
  Navigant Consulting, Inc.   Common Stock     30  
Nektar Therapeutics
  Nektar Therapeutics   Common Stock     51  
Network Appliance, Inc.
  Network Appliance, Inc.   Common Stock     59  
NII Holdings, Inc.
  NII Holdings, Inc.   Common Stock     103  
Noble Corp.
  Noble Corp.   Common Stock     320  
Noble Energy, Inc.
  Noble Energy, Inc.   Common Stock     37  
Northern Trust Corp.
  Northern Trust Corp.   Common Stock     206  
Novartis AG
  Novartis AG   Common Stock     699  
NutriSystem, Inc.
  NutriSystem, Inc.   Common Stock     48  
Omnicare, Inc.
  Omnicare, Inc.   Common Stock     70  
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.
  Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.   Common Stock     47  
Panera Bread Co.
  Panera Bread Co.   Common Stock     106  

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PDL BioPharma, Inc.
  PDL BioPharma, Inc.   Common Stock     46  
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
  Penn National Gaming, Inc.   Common Stock     110  
Pepsico, Inc.
  Pepsico, Inc.   Common Stock     1,495  
Petrohawk Energy Corp.
  Petrohawk Energy Corp.   Common Stock     17  
PNM Resources, Inc.
  PNM Resources, Inc.   Common Stock     95  
PPL Corp.
  PPL Corp.   Common Stock     138  
Precision Castparts Corp.
  Precision Castparts Corp.   Common Stock     294  
Proctor & Gamble Co.
  Proctor & Gamble Co.   Common Stock     1,478  
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.
  Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.   Common Stock     102  
Qiagen N.V.
  Qiagen N.V.   Common Stock     53  
Qualcomm, Inc.
  Qualcomm, Inc.   Common Stock     695  
Rackable Systems, Inc.
  Rackable Systems, Inc.   Common Stock     37  
Redwood Trust, Inc.
  Redwood Trust, Inc.   Common Stock     96  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
  Rockwell Automation, Inc.   Common Stock     86  
Rollins, Inc.
  Rollins, Inc.   Common Stock     59  
RTI International Metals, Inc.
  RTI International Metals, Inc.   Common Stock     231  
Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Inc.
  Ruth's Chris Steak House, Inc.   Common Stock     43  
Schlumberger Ltd.
  Schlumberger Ltd.   Common Stock     1,124  
SEI Investments Company
  SEI Investments Company   Common Stock     27  
Shire PLC
  Shire PLC   Common Stock     653  
Signature Bank
  Signature Bank   Common Stock     56  
SkyWest, Inc.
  SkyWest, Inc.   Common Stock     79  
SonoSite, Inc.
  SonoSite, Inc.   Common Stock     51  
Sotheby’s
  Sotheby's   Common Stock     217  
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
  St. Jude Medical, Inc.   Common Stock     570  
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
  Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.   Common Stock     155  
Tetra Technologies, Inc
  Tetra Technologies, Inc   Common Stock     31  
Texas Instruments, Inc.
  Texas Instruments, Inc.   Common Stock     507  
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
  Texas Roadhouse, Inc.   Common Stock     44  
Thomas & Betts Corp.
  Thomas & Betts Corp.   Common Stock     137  
Transocean, Inc.
  Transocean, Inc.   Common Stock     912  
Trident Microsystems, Inc.
  Trident Microsystems, Inc.   Common Stock     42  
Trimble Navigation Ltd.
  Trimble Navigation Ltd.   Common Stock     79  
United Technologies Corp.
  United Technologies Corp.   Common Stock     913  
United Therapeutics Corp.
  United Therapeutics Corp.   Common Stock     92  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
  UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   Common Stock     494  
Univision Communications, Inc.
  Univision Communications, Inc.   Common Stock     795  
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
  Urban Outfitters, Inc.   Common Stock     54  
US Bancorp
  US Bancorp   Common Stock     1,173  
Vail Resorts, Inc.
  Vail Resorts, Inc.   Common Stock     76  
Valero Energy Corp.
  Valero Energy Corp.   Common Stock     230  
ValueClick, Inc.
  ValueClick, Inc.   Common Stock     78  

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VCA Antech, Inc.
  VCA Antech, Inc.   Common Stock     29  
VeriFone Holdings, Inc.
  VeriFone Holdings, Inc.   Common Stock     41  
ViaSat, Inc.
  ViaSat, Inc.   Common Stock     64  
Viasys Healthcare, Inc.
  Viasys Healthcare, Inc.   Common Stock     57  
Volcom, Inc.
  Volcom, Inc.   Common Stock     49  
W. R. Berkley Corp.
  W. R. Berkley Corp.   Common Stock     123  
Wabtec Corp.
  Wabtec Corp.   Common Stock     87  
Walgreen Co.
  Walgreen Co.   Common Stock     734  
Walt Disney Co.
  Walt Disney Co.   Common Stock     840  
Warren Resources, Inc.
  Warren Resources, Inc.   Common Stock     28  
Washington Group International, Inc.
  Washington Group International, Inc.   Common Stock     108  
Weatherford International, Inc.
  Weatherford International, Inc.   Common Stock     919  
WESCO International, Inc.
  WESCO International, Inc.   Common Stock     176  
Williams Scotsman International, Inc.
  Williams Scotsman International, Inc.   Common Stock     77  
Witness Systems, Inc.
  Witness Systems, Inc.   Common Stock     65  
WMS Industries, Inc.
  WMS Industries, Inc.   Common Stock     92  
World Fuel Services Corp.
  World Fuel Services Corp.   Common Stock     96  
Wyeth
  Wyeth   Common Stock     1,064  
Yahoo, Inc.
  Yahoo, Inc.   Common Stock     605  
Zimmer Holdings, Inc
  Zimmer Holdings, Inc   Common Stock     674  
Zions Bancorp
  Zions Bancorp   Common Stock     1,031  

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