Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) May 14, 2013

NORDSTROM, INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

WASHINGTON   001-15059   91-0515058

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION

OF INCORPORATION)

 

(COMMISSION FILE

NUMBER)

 

(I.R.S. EMPLOYER

IDENTIFICATION NO.)

1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON   98101
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)   (ZIP CODE)

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (206) 628-2111

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(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

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ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 16, 2013, Nordstrom, Inc. issued an earnings release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended May 4, 2013, its financial position as of May 4, 2013, and its cash flows for the quarter ended May 4, 2013. A copy of this earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Nordstrom, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 14, 2013, the shareholders voted on the election of each of the Company’s eleven nominees for directors for the term of one year, the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, an advisory vote to approve executive compensation and the approval of an amendment to the Nordstrom, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.

The results of the voting were as follows:

 

     For      Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-
Votes
 

Election of Directors

           

Phyllis J. Campbell

     162,670,011         232,382         173,032         16,286,745   

Michelle M. Ebanks

     162,676,215         231,568         167,642         16,286,745   

Enrique Hernandez, Jr.

     158,415,576         4,104,287         555,562         16,286,745   

Robert G. Miller

     162,665,187         231,910         178,328         16,286,745   

Blake W. Nordstrom

     161,969,516         969,603         136,306         16,286,745   

Erik B. Nordstrom

     161,934,316         1,002,656         138,453         16,286,745   

Peter E. Nordstrom

     161,930,827         1,007,873         136,725         16,286,745   

Philip G. Satre

     160,340,418         2,555,746         179,261         16,286,745   

B. Kevin Turner

     160,666,991         2,231,484         176,950         16,286,745   

Robert D. Walter

     160,587,994         2,306,157         181,274         16,286,745   

Alison A. Winter

     161,785,410         1,125,208         164,807         16,286,745   

Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     177,646,111         1,521,766         194,293         n/a   

Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

     158,017,588         4,677,383         380,454         16,286,745   

Approval of an Amendment to the Nordstrom, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan

     150,093,057         12,529,944         452,424         16,286,745   

ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On May 16, 2013, Nordstrom, Inc. issued an earnings release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ended May 4, 2013, its financial position as of May 4, 2013, and its cash flows for the quarter ended May 4, 2013. A copy of this earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Beginning in the first quarter of 2013, we reclassified amounts in our financial statements to reflect our current view of business performance. Historical results were also reclassified to match the current period presentation. These reclassifications did not impact net earnings, earnings per share, financial position or cash flows. Our reclassified fiscal year 2012 Statement of Earnings and segment data are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.


The information furnished in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by a specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 8.01 Other Events

On May 14, 2013, Nordstrom, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

99.1    Nordstrom earnings release dated May 16, 2013 relating to the Company’s results of operations for the quarter ended May 4, 2013, its financial position as of May 4, 2013, and its cash flows for the quarter ended May 4, 2013.
99.2    Historical Statement of Earnings and segment data for fiscal year 2012 reclassified for consistency with our current view of business performance.
99.3    Press release of Nordstrom, Inc., dated May 14, 2013.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

NORDSTROM, INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert B. Sari

  Robert B. Sari
  Executive Vice President,
  General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: May 16, 2013


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

   DESCRIPTION
99.1    Nordstrom earnings release dated May 16, 2013 relating to the Company’s results of operations for the quarter ended May 4, 2013, its financial position as of May 4, 2013, and its cash flows for the quarter ended May 4, 2013.
99.2    Historical Statement of Earnings and segment data for fiscal year 2012 reclassified for consistency with our current view of business performance.
99.3    Press release of Nordstrom, Inc., dated May 14, 2013.