X0201 4 2003-10-15 0 0000819539 NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP INC NMG.B 0001015225 SMITH ROBERT A GOULSTON & STORRS, P.C. 400 ATLANTIC AVENUE--ATTN: MARK BALK BOSTON MA 02110-3333 1 1 0 1 Co-Vice Chairman Member of Schedule 13D group Class B Common Stock 2003-10-15 4 J 0 1485 44.36 D 176513 D Class B Common Stock 190946 I see notes Non-Qualified Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 27.25 2000-12-22 2004-12-22 Class A Common Stock 55500 55500 D Represents (1) a distribution of 495 shares by Richard A. Smith to the Robert Smith and Dana Weiss 1994 Trust for the benefit of Madeleine W. Smith u/d/t dated 12/1/1994, of which Dana A. Weiss and Mark D. Balk are trustees; (2) a distribution of 495 shares by Richard A. Smith to the Robert Smith and Dana Weiss 1994 Trust for the benefit of Ryan A. Smith u/d/t dated 12/1/1994, of which Dana A. Weiss and Mark D. Balk are trustees; and (3) a distribution of 495 shares by Richard A. Smith to the Robert Smith and Dana Weiss 1994 Trust for the benefit of Jackson A. Smith u/d/t dated 12/1/1994, of which Dana A. Weiss and Mark D. Balk are trustees. Reflects the shares owned directly or indirectly by the following persons or entities and indirectly by Robert A. Smith: 28,997 shares owned indirectly as a trustee of the Susan F. Smith Grantor Retained Annuity Trust - 7 Years u/d/t dated August 10, 1994 f/b/o Robert A. Smith; 4,391 shares owned indirectly by Dana A. Weiss, the reporting person's wife, as a trustee of the Robert A. Smith and Dana Weiss 1994 Children's Trust for the benefit of Madeleine W. Smith; 4,391 shares owned indirectly by Dana A. Weiss, the reporting person's wife, as a trustee of the Robert A. Smith and Dana Weiss 1994 Children's Trust for the benefit of Ryan A. Smith; 4,391 shares owned indirectly by Dana A. Weiss, the reporting person's wife, as a trustee of the Robert A. Smith and Dana Weiss 1994 Children's Trust for the benefit of Jackson A. Smith; 52,360 shares owned indirectly by Robert A. Smith and Dana A. Weiss as trustees of the Robert A. Smith Grantor Retained Annuity Trust; 48,208 shares owned indirectly by Dana A. Weiss as a trustee of the Robert A. Smith 1998 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust; and 48,208 shares owned indirectly by Robert A. Smith as a trustee for the Robert A. Smith 1978 Insurance Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of 13,173 of these shares, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. The option vests in five equal annual installments beginning on December 22, 2000. Mark D. Balk signs this form as attorney-in-fact for Robert A. Smith. Mark D. Balk 2003-10-16