Saks Fifth Avenue 2008 Annual Report Download - page 1

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
ÈAnnual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For Fiscal Year Ended: January 31, 2009
or
‘Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 1-13113
SAKS INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Tennessee 62-0331040
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
12 East 49th Street
New York, New York 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of Each Exchange on which registered
Common Shares, par value $0.10 and
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
New York Stock Exchange
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes ‘No È
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act. Yes ‘No È
Indicate by check mark if the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ÈNo ‘
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ‘
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated
filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ÈAccelerated filer ‘Non-accelerated filer ‘
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes ‘No È
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of August 1, 2008 (the last
business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $1,428,944,248.
As of March 16, 2009, the number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding was 141,367,217.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Applicable portions of the Saks Incorporated Proxy Statement for the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be
held on June 3, 2009 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.