X0202 4 2008-02-28 0000072333 NORDSTROM INC JWN 0001410287 Howell James A C/O NORDSTROM, INC. 1700 SEVENTH AVENUE SEATTLE WA 98101 0 1 0 0 Vice President Common Stock 6000 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 38.02 2008-02-28 4 A 0 0 0 A 2018-02-28 Common Stock 0 0 D The number of options granted effective 2/28/08 is not known at this time. The number is calculated as a function of base pay, a long-term incentive (LTI) percentage and the fair value of the option. The Binomial Lattice option valuation model will be used to estimate the fair value of the option. This model requires the input of certain assumptions, including risk-free interest rate, volatility, dividend yield, and expected life. The formula for determining the number of options granted is: number of options = (base pay x LTI%) / option fair value. This Form 4 will be amended to report the number of options granted when that number has been calculated. Granted under the issuer's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing on 2/28/09. Duane E. Adams, Attorney-In-Fact for James A. Howell 2008-02-29