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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
BELK H W MCKAY

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BELK, INC.
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/Chief Mdsing Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/28/2008
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 802,834(1) D
Class A Common Stock 257,458(2) I Trustee GRAT #1
Class A Common Stock 33,914(3) I Spouse
Class A Common Stock 121,260(4) I Custodian
Class A Common Stock 759,284(5) I Trustee
Class A Common Stock 1,221,842(6) I Brothers Investment Company
Class A Common Stock 444,212(7) I Milburn Investment Company
Class B Common Stock 03/28/2008 A 2,330(8) A $0.00 36,547(9) D
Class B Common Stock 3,948(10) 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. 802,834 shares of Class A common stock are held in Reporting Person's name and/or H.W. McKay Belk, Trustee U/A dated 2/1/94, Reporting Person's grantor trust.
2. 257,458 shares of Class A common stock are held by H.W. McKay Belk Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated June 16, 2006. Reporting Person is the Trustee.
3. 33,914 shares of Class A common stock are held by Reporting Person's spouse, Nina F. Belk.
4. 121,260 shares of Class A common stock are held by Reporting Person as custodian of his minor children.
5. 759,284 shares of Class A common stock are held by Katherine McKay Belk Irrevocable Trust dated November 6, 2000. Voting and investment power is vested in Katherine McKay Belk, Thomas M. Belk, Jr., H.W. McKay Belk, John R. Belk and Katherine Belk Morris.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 2,330 shares of Class B common stock were awarded to Reporting Person as part of the Belk, Inc. Executive Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan VI, and the Board of Directors of Belk, Inc. did not attach a value to such shares at the time of the award.
9. 36,547 shares of Class B common stock are held in Reporting Person's name and/or H.W. McKay Belk, Trustee U/A dated 2/1/94, Reporting Person's grantor trust.
10. 3,948 shares of Class B common stock are held by Reporting Person as custodian of his minor children.
Remarks:
H.W. McKay Belk by Betty F. Buchanan, POA 04/01/2008
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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