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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) January 27, 2020

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)		(Zip Code)

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

Inapplicable

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

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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.  ☐

ITEM 5.02

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

(c) On January 27, 2020, Nordstrom, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Michael Maher to the position of Chief Accounting Officer, effective as of January 30, 2020. In this new role, Mr. Maher will serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer. Previously, Mr. Maher, 46, served as Senior Vice President, Finance since May 2017. From October 2011 to April 2017, he held various leadership finance roles for the Company’s full-line stores and full-price business. He previously served as the Company’s Controller from November 2009, when he joined the Company, until September 2011. Prior to joining Nordstrom in 2009, Mr. Maher served as the Vice President, Retail Division Controller for Longs Drug Stores Corporation, the Assistant Corporate Controller at 24 Hour Fitness, and as a Manager of Assurance and Advisory Services and a Certified Public Accountant with Deloitte & Touche LLP.

There are no arrangements between Mr. Maher and any other persons pursuant to which he was appointed as an executive officer of the Company. There are no family relationships between Mr. Maher and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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.

Date: January 31, 2020