Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORDSTROM INC [JWN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/07/2016
(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98101
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/07/2016   M   5,000 (1) A $ 12.58 36,923 (2) D  
Common Stock 12/07/2016   S   5,000 (1) D $ 60 31,923 D  
Common Stock               7,300 I See (3)
Common Stock               4,496.639 I By 401(k) Plan, per Plan statement dated 11/30/16

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 12.58 12/07/2016   M     5,000 (1) (4)   (5) 02/27/2019 Common Stock 5,000 $ 0 20,186 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   12/08/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) The option exercise and sale reported herein are pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan entered into on 11/21/2016.
(2) Includes 104 shares acquired on September 30, 2016 under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(3) Held in a trust for which reporting person is trustee and beneficiary.
(4) This option was originally reported as an option for 28,519 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $13.47 per share. The number of options and the exercise price was subsequently adjusted, pursuant to the terms of the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, to reflect the effect of a proportional adjustment made in relation to a special dividend declared on October 1, 2015.
(5) Exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing 2/27/2010.

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