UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ______________ to ______________ Commission file number 001-15059 A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer below: Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: Nordstrom, Inc. 1617 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101 1 Required Information 1. Not applicable 2. Not applicable 3. Not applicable 4. The Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing is subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Plan financial statements and schedules prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA are filed as Exhibit 99.1. The Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm is filed as Exhibit 23.1. The Exhibit Index is located on page 4 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing Date: June 28, 2004 /s/ Michael G. Koppel ---------------------------------- Michael G. Koppel Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nordstrom, Inc. 3 Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing FORM 11-K Exhibit Index This exhibit list is provided pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act section 240.0-3. Exhibit Method of Filing ------- ---------------- 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Filed herewith electronically Public Accounting Firm 99.1 Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Filed herewith electronically Sharing Financial Statements 99.2 Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Filed herewith electronically Sharing, as amended and restated on January 1, 2004 99.3 Nordstrom Direct, Inc. (formerly Incorporated by reference from the Nordstrom.com) 401(k) Plan Plan's Form 11-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2001, Exhibit 99.9 99.4 Amendment 2001-1 to the Incorporated by reference from the Nordstrom Direct, Inc. (formerly Plan's Form 11-K/A for the year Nordstrom.com) 401(k) Plan ended December 31, 2001, Exhibit 99.9 99.5 Amendment 2002-1 to the Incorporated by reference from the Nordstrom Direct, Inc. (formerly Plan's Form 11-K/A for the year Nordstrom.com) 401(k) Plan ended December 31, 2001, Exhibit 99.10 99.6 Amendment 2002-2 to the Incorporated by reference from the Nordstrom Direct, Inc. (formerly Plan's Form 11-K for the year Nordstrom.com) 401(k) Plan ended December 31, 2002, Exhibit 99.9 99.7 Nordstrom Direct, Inc. Profit Incorporated by reference from the Sharing Plan Plan's Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, Exhibit 99.10 4