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14
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities.
MARKET, SHAREHOLDER AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION
Our common stock, without par value, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “JWN.” The approximate number of holders
of common stock as of March 11, 2011 was 140,000, based upon the number of registered and beneficial shareholders, as well as the number of employee
shareholders in the Nordstrom 401(k) Plan and Profit Sharing Plan. On this date we had 218,078,190 shares of common stock outstanding.
The high and low sales prices of our common stock and dividends declared for each quarter of 2010 and 2009 are presented in the table below:
Common Stock Price
2010 2009 Dividends per Share
High Low High Low 2010 2009
1st Quarter $46.22 $32.78 $23.17 $11.19 $0.16 $0.16
2nd Quarter $44.00 $30.75 $26.70 $18.15 $0.20 $0.16
3rd Quarter $39.99 $28.44 $36.52 $26.25 $0.20 $0.16
4th Quarter $43.95 $38.34 $39.01 $31.32 $0.20 $0.16
Full Year $46.22 $28.44 $39.01 $11.19 $0.76 $0.64
SHARE REPURCHASES
Dollar and share amounts in millions, except per share amounts
Following is a summary of our fourth quarter share repurchases:
Total Number
of Shares
(or Units)
Purchased
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
(or Unit)
Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar Value)
of Shares (or Units) that May
Yet Be Purchased Under
the Plans or Programs1
November 2010
(October 31, 2010 to
November 27, 2010) 0.1 $43.54 0.1
$467
December 2010
(November 28, 2010 to
January 1, 2011) 0.7 $42.24 0.7
$438
January 2011
(January 2, 2011 to
January 29, 2011) 0.6 $41.89 0.6
$411
Total 1.4 $42.12 1.4
1In August 2010, our Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $500 of our outstanding common stock, through January 28, 2012. Through January 29, 2011, we
repurchased 2.3 shares of our common stock under this program, for an aggregate purchase price of $89. The actual amount and timing of future share repurchases, if any, will be subject
to market conditions and applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules.