X0202 4 2006-08-21 0000072333 NORDSTROM INC JWN 0001344513 Minuk Jack H C/O NORDSTROM, INC. 1617 SIXTH AVENUE SEATTLE WA 98101 0 1 0 0 Executive Vice President Common Stock 2006-08-21 4 M 0 20688 14.50 A 23176 D Common Stock 2006-08-21 4 S 0 20688 36.029 D 2488 D Common Stock 2869 I By 401(k) Plan, per Plan statement dated 7/31/06 Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 14.50 2006-08-21 4 M 0 20688 0 D 2008-02-26 Common Stock 20688 0 D The option vested and became exercisable during the first five years from 2/26/98 (the date of the grant) when the issuer's stock sustained an average price for at least 20 consecutive market days as follows: 20% at an average price of $40; 35% at an average price of $47.50; and 45% at an average price of $55. Thereafter, all unvested options were automatically exercisable 8 years from 2/26/98 (the date of grant). /s/ Duane E. Adams, Attorney-in-Fact for Jack H. Minuk 2006-08-22