Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Meden Scott A
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/17/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORDSTROM INC [JWN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98101		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 10,854
D
 
Common Stock 728 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 876 (2)
D
 
Common Stock 3,597 (3)
D
 
Common Stock 15,764 (4)
D
 
Common Stock 7,300
I
See footnote (13)
Common Stock 4,461.982
I
By 401(k) Plan, per Plan statement dated 8/15/16.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 02/27/2019 Common Stock 25,186 $ 12.58 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (6) 02/26/2020 Common Stock 17,193 $ 34.5 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (7) 02/25/2021 Common Stock 15,427 $ 42.48 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (8) 02/22/2022 Common Stock 15,826 $ 49.15 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (9) 03/04/2023 Common Stock 18,023 $ 50.26 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (10) 03/03/2024 Common Stock 11,160 $ 57.16 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (11) 02/24/2025 Common Stock 8,619 $ 75.23 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (12) 02/28/2026 Common Stock 11,203 $ 51.32 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 06/10/2019 06/07/2026 Common Stock 15,329 $ 40.5 D  
Performance Rights 02/02/2019 02/02/2019 Common Stock 1,720 $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Meden Scott A
C/O NORDSTROM, INC.
1617 SIXTH AVENUE
SEATTLE, WA 98101		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Paula McGee, Attorney-in-Fact for Scott A. Meden 08/23/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Restricted stock award vesting in two equal annual installments commencing 3/3/2017
(2) Restricted stock award vesting in three equal annual installments commencing 2/24/2017
(3) Restricted stock award vesting in four equal annual installments commencing 3/10/2017
(4) Restricted stock award vesting 50% on 6/10/2018 and 50% on 6/10/2019
(5) The option vested and became exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/27/2010
(6) The option vested and became exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/26/2011
(7) The option vested and became exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/25/2012
(8) The option vested and became exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/22/2013
(9) Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 03/04/2014
(10) Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 03/03/2015
(11) Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 02/24/2016
(12) Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 03/10/2017
(13) Held in a trust for which reporting person is trustee and beneficiary

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