SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BELK JOHN R (Last) (First) (Middle) 2801 WEST TYVOLA ROAD (Street) CHARLOTTE NC 28217-4500 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BELK INC [ NONE ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President & COO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/19/2010
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	05/19/2010		J		15,656(1)	D	$26(1)	563,544(2)	D
Class A Common Stock								195,339(3)	I	Trustee GRAT #1
Class A Common Stock								252,100(4)	I	Trustee GRAT #2
Class A Common Stock								209,184(5)	I	Spouse
Class A Common Stock								236,807(6)	I	Custodian
Class A Common Stock								459,197(7)	I	Trustee
Class A Common Stock								1,221,842(8)	I	Brothers Investment Company
Class A Common Stock								444,212(9)	I	Milburn Investment Company
Class B Common Stock	05/19/2010		J		3,574(10)	D	$26(10)	0	D
Class B Common Stock								8,012(11)	I	Custodian

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. 15,656 shares of Class A common stock were tendered to the Company pursuant to a Tender Offer at $26.00 per share.

2. 563,544 shares of Class A common stock are held in Reporting Person's name and/or John Robert Belk, Trustee U/A dated 1/17/94, Reporting Person's grantor trust.

3. 195,339 shares of Class A common stock are held by John R. Belk Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated January 23, 2006. Reporting Person is the Trustee.

4. 252,100 shares of Class A common stock are held by John R. Belk Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated October 12, 2009. Reporting Person is the Trustee.

5. 209,184 shares of Class A common stock are held by Kimberly D. Belk, Reporting Person's spouse, or by her grantor trust, Kimberly Dupree Belk Revocable Trust dated July 27, 2007.

6. 236,807 shares of Class A common stock are held by Reporting Person as custodian of his minor children.

7. 459,197 shares of Class A common stock are held by Katherine McKay Belk Irrevocable Trust dated November 6, 2000. Voting and investment power is shared by Katherine McKay Belk, Thomas M. Belk, Jr., H.W. McKay Belk, John R. Belk and Katherine Belk Morris.

8. 1,221,842 shares of Class A common stock are held by Brothers Investment Company, which corporation is equally owned by John M. Belk 1999 Grantor Trust and the heirs of Thomas M. Belk. Voting and investment power is shared by Susan N. Jamison, Katherine Belk Morris and Wachovia Bank National Association, Co-Trustees of the John M. Belk 1999 Grantor Trust and Katherine McKay Belk, Thomas M. Belk, Jr., H.W. McKay Belk, John R. Belk and Katherine Belk Morris, heirs of Thomas M. Belk.

9. 444,212 shares of Class A common stock are held by Milburn Investment Company. Voting and investment power is shared by Katherine McKay Belk, Thomas M. Belk, Jr., H.W. McKay Belk, John R. Belk and Katherine Belk Morris.

10. 3,574 shares of Class B common stock were tendered to the Company pursuant to a Tender Offer at $26.00 per share.

11. 8,012 shares of Class B common stock are held by Reporting Person as custodian of his minor children.

Remarks:

	John R. Belk by Betty F. Buchanan, POA	05/20/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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