X0202 4/A 2008-02-28 2008-02-29 0000072333 NORDSTROM INC JWN 0001314946 Favaro Paul F C/O NORDSTROM, INC. 1617 SIXTH AVENUE SEATTLE WA 98101 0 1 0 0 Executive Vice President Common Stock 27249 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 38.02 2008-02-28 4 A 0 24887 0 A 2018-02-28 Common Stock 24887 24887 D 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 was 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 is being amended to report the number of options granted, which was unknown at the time of the original filing on February 29, 2008, pursuant to a formula approved by the Compensation Committee. Granted under the issuer's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, exercisable in four equal anual installemtns commencing on 2/28/09. /s/ Duane E. Adams, Attorney-in-Fact for Paul F. Favaro 2008-03-10