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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) December 27, 2019

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)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1617 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (206) 628-2111

Inapplicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, without par value	JWN	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On December 27, 2019, the Compensation, People and Culture Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Nordstrom, Inc. (the “Company”) approved new severance arrangements with respect to members of the Company’s senior management (collectively, “Participants”), including the Company’s principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and named executive officers. Under these new arrangements, if a Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other than cause, the Participant may be entitled to receive a severance benefit of either eighteen or twenty-four months of the Participant’s base pay. A Participant’s entitlement to severance under these arrangements is conditioned upon the Participant’s agreement to comply with certain non-solicitation, and in some cases, non-competition obligations in favor of the Company.

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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.
(Registrant)
/s/ Ann Munson Steines
Ann Munson Steines
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

Date: January 3, 2020