X0202 4 2004-09-01 0 0000745026 NS GROUP INC NSS 0000902741 BORLAND CLIFFORD R 530 WEST NINTH STREET NEWPORT KY 41071 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 32800 15.39 D 725300 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 7000 15.38 D 718300 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 9400 15.20 D 708900 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 100 15.17 D 708800 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 1100 15.15 D 707700 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 500 15.13 D 707200 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 400 15.12 D 706800 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 8800 15.09 D 698000 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 3100 15.08 D 694900 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 1500 15.07 D 693400 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 600 15.06 D 692800 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 22600 15.05 D 670200 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 1600 15.04 D 668600 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 11900 15.03 D 656700 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 4400 15.02 D 652300 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 1500 15.01 D 650800 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-01 2004-09-02 4 S 0 32500 15.00 D 618300 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-02 2004-09-03 4 S 0 1000 15.76 D 617300 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-02 2004-09-03 4 S 0 1400 15.75 D 615900 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-02 2004-09-03 4 S 0 2100 15.74 D 613800 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-02 2004-09-03 4 S 0 3500 15.73 D 610300 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-02 2004-09-03 4 S 0 1000 15.72 D 609300 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Common Stock 2004-09-02 2004-09-03 4 S 0 1800 15.71 D 607500 I By Borland Family Limited Partnership Pursuant to Plan 10b5-1 Plan. Sale of shares by Borland Family Limited Partnership, a Kentucky limited partnership, of which the reporting person is the sole member of the sole general partner and of which the reporting person and his wife are the two sole limited partners. /s/ Clifford R. Borland 2004-09-03