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                                                                    Exhibit 10.6

                                AMENDMENT 2005-1
                                     TO THE
                     NORDSTROM 401(K) PLAN & PROFIT SHARING
                               (2004 Restatement)

The Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing (the "Plan") is amended as follows
effective January 1, 2005, except as otherwise stated, pursuant to 13.1-3 and
15.2 of the Plan, to make technical and administrative changes.

1. Section 2.8 Eligible Employee is amended by adding the following Paragraph
(f) to reflect an Employee's ability to irrevocably waive eligibility to
participate in the Plan:

     "(f) An Employee who, prior to his or her earliest participation date under
     4.1, makes a one-time irrevocable election not to participate in the Plan,
     in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator. An Employee
     is not eligible to receive anything of value from any Employer, from the
     Administrator or from any other person associated with the Employer or the
     Plan in consideration of the Employee's election not to participate in the
     Plan."

2. Section 5.3 Employer Matching Contributions is amended by replacing
Subsection 5.3-3 Mid-Year Terminations with the following to correct a
typographical error:

     "A Participant whose mid-year termination of employment is on account of
     death, Disability or Retirement, who accumulated a Year of Service in such
     year prior to such termination, and whose entire Plan account remains
     undistributed as of the last day of the Plan Year of termination, shall
     share in the Employer Matching Contribution allocation for that year. Any
     other Participant whose employment with the Employer terminates during a
     Plan Year, and any year-end active Participant who fails to meet the Year
     of Service requirement, shall not share in the Employer Matching
     Contribution."

3. Section 5.8 Rollover Contributions is amended by replacing Subsection 5.8-4
Rollover Account with the following for consistency with the Plan's internal
rule for involuntary distribution of account balances below $1,000, effective
for distributions on and after March 28, 2005:

     "5.8-4 Rollover Account. The transferred amount accepted by the Plan shall
     be placed in the Participant's Rollover Account, and shall be at all times
     fully vested and subject to the investment and distribution provisions of
     section 5.2, but shall not be considered a Participant Elective Deferral
     Contribution for purposes of the Employer Matching Contribution,
     contribution limits, or nondiscrimination requirements and limitations of
     this Plan and the Code, or as part of a Participant's total account balance
     for purposes of the

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     consent requirement under Section 10.1-1 for involuntary distribution of
     account balances. Rollovers of after-tax contribution amounts described in
     10.7 will be accounted for separately."

4. Article VII Investment in Insurance Contracts is replaced with the following
effective January 1, 2005, to clarify the Plan's administration of life
insurance contracts held for investment in participant accounts:

     "ARTICLE VII. INVESTMENT IN INSURANCE CONTRACTS

          "7.1 Purchase of Insurance. Effective from and after February 1, 1992,
     no additional policies of life insurance will be purchased by the Plan.
     Policies of ordinary or whole life insurance purchased prior to February 1,
     1992, may be continued in effect, subject to the limitations contained
     elsewhere in this Article VII. The Administrator shall continue to direct
     payment of premiums on such previously purchased policies for all
     Participants until such time as a Participant affirmatively elects to
     surrender or cancel the policy. The Administrator will pay premiums from
     assets held in the Participant's Plan account, or, if the assets in the
     Participant's Plan account are not sufficient to pay the premiums required
     to keep the policy in force, the Administrator will use the policy's cash
     surrender value to the extent necessary to pay policy premiums. If a
     Participant affirmatively elects to purchase, surrender or cancel an
     insurance policy, the Administrator shall transfer, surrender or cancel the
     policy and allocate the proceeds to the Participant's other investment
     accounts.

          "In no event may any premiums on whole life insurance be paid under
     this Plan for a Participant, if the aggregate premiums for that insurance
     exceed forty-nine percent (49%) of the aggregate of the contributions
     allocated to such Participant at any time.

          "7.2 Trustee Shall Own the Policy. Each contract issued shall provide,
     and the application therefor shall request, that a Trustee, subject to the
     terms and conditions of a Trust Agreement entered into by Employer, shall
     be the owner of the contract. Any and all rights provided under the
     contract or policy, or permitted by the insurance company, shall be
     reserved to that Trustee. Such rights shall include the right to surrender,
     reduce or split the policy, the right to name and change the payee to
     receive policy benefits on the happening of any contingency specified in
     the policy, the right to exercise any loan provisions to pay the policy
     premium or for any other reason, and such other rights as may be reserved
     to the owner of the policy. The listing of rights above shall not be
     construed as a limitation on the Trustee. However, the exercise of the
     rights reserved to the Trustee as owner of the policy shall be subject to
     and pursuant to the direction of the Administrator.

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          "7.3 Premiums, etc. The Trustee shall maintain possession of any
     policy purchased and shall pay the premiums as each premium falls due,
     unless the Administrator directs otherwise. Dividends may be used in
     reduction of any such premium, may be applied in any other manner permitted
     by the insurance company or may be taken in cash by the Trustee, as the
     Administrator determines from time to time. If, at any time, the
     Administrator shall decide as an investment matter that the premium on any
     policy is not to be paid in cash from the Participant's account, the
     Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall direct the Trustee whether
     such premium is to be paid by policy loan (if the policy contains such a
     provision), if any, or whether the policy is to be continued as a paid-up
     policy, or whether use is to be made of any extended insurance option
     available thereunder, or whether some other action is to be taken under the
     policy. Any policy loans shall be proportionate to the loan values of the
     insurance contracts. In any determination of the Administrator, all
     Participants similarly situated shall be treated the same. Before directing
     a Trustee to take any action other than payment of premiums in cash, the
     Administrator must give the Participant an opportunity either to pay the
     premium in cash from his or her own funds or to purchase the policy from
     the Trustee for its fair market value. Any premium received by the Trustee
     from the Participant shall be paid to the insurance company. If the
     Participant purchases the policy, the Trustee shall transfer the policy to
     him/her free and clear of Trust and shall add to his or her account the
     amount paid by such Participant.

          "7.4 Proceeds and Benefits of Policy. Upon the death of a Participant
     on whose life the Trustee holds a policy payable to it, the Trustee may
     collect the proceeds, in which case such proceeds shall be turned over to
     the Participant's beneficiary, or the Trustee may assign to such
     beneficiary the policy and all rights thereunder, or the Trustee may direct
     the insurance company to make payment to such beneficiary in such manner as
     may be permitted by the insurance contract. The action taken by the Trustee
     shall be as directed by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, after
     consideration of the needs of the beneficiary and the intention of the
     Participant as indicated in the last direction filed with the Administrator
     and the Trustee by the Participant prior to his or her death. Such
     intention or direction, however, shall not of itself create in any way a
     vested right, either in the Participant or his or her beneficiary, nor
     shall it alter the provisions of this Agreement.

          "7.5 Disposition of Policy. When any Participant whose policy is held
     hereunder reaches his or her retirement date or age, or terminates
     employment, or if this Plan and Trust Fund should terminate, the
     Administrator shall direct the Trustee as to the disposition of the policy
     so that the provisions of this Plan covering disposition of the account of
     the Participant in the happening of any such event, may be effected. If a
     Participant elects to receive a distribution of benefits as provided in
     Article X, the Participant may elect one of the following options with
     respect to the policy:

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               "(a) Distribution. The Participant may elect a distribution of
          the policy, free and clear of any lien or interest of the Trust, the
          Trustee, or the Plan.

               "(b) Surrender. The Participant may instruct the Administrator to
          direct the Trustee to surrender or cancel the policy, and the cash
          surrender value of the policy will be distributed to the Participant.

               "(c) Purchase. The Participant may purchase the policy from the
          Trustee by paying the policy's fair market value to the Trust. The
          Participant must use non-Plan funds to purchase the policy. Upon the
          Trust's receipt of the full purchase price, the policy will be
          transferred to the Participant, free and clear of any lien or interest
          of the Trust, the Trustee, or the Plan.

     "If the Participant reaches his or her retirement age and does not elect to
     receive a distribution of Plan benefits, the Trustee shall continue to hold
     any insurance policy for the benefit of the Participant (provided that that
     the policy premiums can be paid from the Participant's account as provided
     in 7.1), unless the Participant (1) elects to purchase the policy by paying
     to the Trustee the policy's fair market value, or (2) elects to surrender
     or cancel the policy under 7.1. If the policy premiums cannot be paid from
     the Participant's account for any reason, the policy will be surrendered or
     canceled, unless the Participant affirmatively elects to purchase the
     policy from the Plan. Any amount received by the Trustee as a result of any
     purchase, cancellation or surrender of the policy shall be added to the
     account of the Participant and disposition or distribution made as provided
     elsewhere in this Plan.

          "7.6 Insurer's Responsibility. No insurance company that issues a
     policy under the Plan will thereby become a party to the Plan or the
     related Trust Agreements. The liability of any such insurance company shall
     be only as provided in any policy it may issue. The insurance company shall
     be fully protected from all liability in accepting premium payments from
     the Trustee and in making payments to the Trustee, or on direction of the
     Trustee or the Administrator, without liability as to the application of
     such payments."

5. Section 10.1 Distribution of Benefits is amended by replacing Subsection
10.1-1 Lump Sum Payment with the following, effective for distributions on and
after March 28, 2005, to reflect a reduction from $5,000 to $1,000 as the
threshold amount for involuntary distributions of a Participant's account after
his or her Severance from Employment Date.

     "10.1-1 Lump Sum Payment. Upon the occurrence of any of the events
     specified in Article IX requiring or permitting a distribution of benefits
     to a Participant or his or her beneficiary, the Administrator shall
     instruct the Trustee to distribute benefits, determined in accordance with
     10.2, below, in a single lump sum payment unless the Trustee receives a

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     timely election for a different form of benefit. If the present value of a
     Participant's benefit (excluding the balance in any rollover account)
     exceeds $1,000 ($5,000 prior to March 28, 2005) and the benefit is
     Immediately Distributable (see 10.1-3), the Administrator must obtain the
     consent of the Participant (and Participant's spouse, if married) for the
     distribution. Consent of both the Participant and his or her spouse shall
     be written and in the case of the spouse either notarized or witnessed by a
     plan representative."

6. Section 18.1 Loans to Participants is amended by replacing the last sentence
of Paragraph 18.1-3(e) Means of Payment with the following to extend from 80
days to 90 days the period of non-payment that will result in a loan being
considered in default, effective for loan repayments due on and after January 1,
2005:

     "However, the loan will be deemed in default if a loan repayment is not
     received for a period of 90 days."

          SIGNED pursuant to proper authority this 28 day of June, 2005.

Attest:                                   NORDSTROM, INC.

By: /s/ Kathy Way                         By: /s/ Delena Sunday
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                                              Delena Sunday
Title: Retirement and Life/Work Manager       Executive Vice-President
                                              Human Resources and Diversity
                                              Affairs

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.7

                                AMENDMENT 2005-2
                                     TO THE
                     NORDSTROM 401(K) PLAN & PROFIT SHARING
                               (2004 Restatement)

The Nordstrom 401(k) Plan & Profit Sharing (the "Plan") is amended as follows
effective January 1, 2006, to make required and permitted technical and
administrative changes pursuant to final Treasury regulations issued under
Sections 401(k) and (m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to add
a Qualified Non-Elective Contribution feature, and to provide for a special rule
regarding the treatment of Hours of Service for certain Employees affected by
Hurricanes Rita and Wilma:

1. Section 2.14 Hour of Service is amended to include new subsection 2.14-5
Certain Time Lost Due to 2005 Hurricanes as follows in order to give certain
participants credit for hours of service that were scheduled to be worked but
which could not be worked due to Hurricanes Rita and Wilma:

     "2.14 Certain Time Lost Due to Hurricanes. Notwithstanding anything in 2.14
     to the contrary, for any Employee whose regular workplace during the period
     September 1, 2005, through November 30, 2005, was within 100 miles of
     either the Houston, Texas or Miami, Florida, metropolitan areas, such
     Employee's Hours of Service during this September 1, 2005 - November 30,
     2005 period shall include any regularly scheduled hours that the Employee
     was unable to work due to circumstances related to either Hurricane Rita or
     Hurricane Wilma, regardless of whether such hours are paid or unpaid."

2. Section 5.1-2 Allocation of Employer Profit Sharing Contributions is amended
to reflect the addition of Qualified Non-Elective Contributions by inserting the
following sentence at the beginning of such section:

     "The portion of the Employer Profit Sharing Contribution that is not
     treated as a QNEC under 5.1-6 shall be allocated pursuant to this 5.1-2."

3. Section 5.1-2 Allocation of Employer Profit Sharing Contributions is amended
for clarification purposes by inserting the following sentence at the end of
such section:

     "A Participant's Years of Service for Hypothetical Allocation Contribution
     purposes shall be the same as the Participant's Years of Service used for
     vesting purposes, as determined in Article VIII."

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4. Section 5.1-6 Treatment as QNEC is added to permit the Board to designate a
portion of the Employer Profit Sharing Contribution as a Qualified Non-Elective
Contribution:

          "5.1-6 Treatment as QNEC. To the extent necessary to pass the
     non-discrimination tests under 6.8 and subject to the limitations under
     5.9-3, the Board may direct the Committee to treat and allocate a portion
     of the Employer Profit Sharing Contribution declared under 5.1-2 as a
     QNEC."

5. Section 5.9 Qualified Non-Elective Contributions is added to the Plan to
specify how Qualified Non-Elective Contributions are allocated:

     "5.9 Qualified Non-Elective Contributions.

          5.9-1 Generally. A "Qualified Non-Elective Contribution" (QNEC) means
     a non-elective contribution which is 100% non-forfeitable at all times, is
     subject to the distribution restrictions under 9.8, is allocated to the
     Participant's QNEC Account as of a date within the Plan Year being tested,
     and is actually contributed to the Plan within the 12 month period
     immediately following such Plan Year. A QNEC under this 5.9 shall include
     Employer Profit Sharing Contributions treated as QNECs pursuant to 5.1-6
     and shall be considered an Employer contribution for purposes of the
     Employer's minimum employer contribution obligations under 12.4.1.

          5.9-2 Allocation of QNECs. QNECs will be allocated to the QNEC Account
     of each Participant who meets the eligibility requirements under 5.9-4 in
     reverse order of Compensation as provided for herein, subject to the
     limitations under 5.9-3. The QNEC will be allocated to the eligible
     Participant with the lowest Compensation until all of the QNEC has been
     allocated. If two or more eligible Participants have the same Compensation,
     the QNEC will be allocated equally to each eligible Participant until all
     of the QNEC has been allocated. If any QNEC remains unallocated, this
     process is repeated for the eligible Participant(s) with the next lowest
     level of Compensation in accordance with this paragraph until all of the
     QNEC is allocated, within the limits provided under 5.9-3. The portion of
     any QNEC that cannot be allocated due to the limitations under 5.9-3 shall
     be treated as an additional Employer Profit Sharing Contribution and
     allocated pursuant to 5.1.

          5.9-3 QNEC Allocation Limits. The maximum QNEC allocated to any
     eligible Participant shall not exceed the least of:

               (a) the amount sufficient to satisfy the ADP or ACP test(s) under
          6.8;

               (b) the Participant's Annual Addition Limitation for the Plan
          Year under 6.6; or

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               (c) the amount equal to the Participant's Compensation multiplied
          by the greater of:

                    (1)  five percent (5%); or

                    (2)  two times the Plan's Representative Contribution Rate.

          5.9-4 QNEC Eligibility. Eligibility to receive QNEC allocations for a
     Plan Year is limited to Participants who, as of the last day of such Plan
     Year, are: (a) Non-Highly Compensated Employees; (b) eligible to receive
     Employer Matching Contributions pursuant to 5.3-2; and (c) not included in
     the "otherwise excludible" testing group under 6.8-2.

          5.9-5 Representative Contribution Rate. The "Representative
     Contribution Rate" for purposes of 5.9-3(c)(2) is the lowest Applicable
     Contribution Rate of any eligible Participant among a group of eligible
     Participants that consists of half (50%) of all eligible Participants for
     the Plan Year or, if greater, the lowest Applicable Contribution Rate of
     any eligible Participant in the group of all eligible Participants for the
     Plan Year and who is employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan
     Year.

          5.9-6 Applicable Contribution Rate. The "Applicable Contribution Rate"
     under 5.9-5 for an eligible Participant equals the Participant's QNEC
     allocation for a Plan Year divided by the Participant's Compensation for
     the same period.

          5.9-7 Compensation for QNEC Purposes. Compensation for purposes of
     this 5.9 is Compensation under 6.8-2(d).

          5.9-8 Investment of QNEC Accounts. A Participant's QNECs will be
     invested in the same manner as his or her Elective Deferral Contributions."

6. Section 6.8 Contribution Limits for Highly Compensated Employees is replaced
in its entirety with the following in order to comply with the requirements of
the final Treasury Regulations issued under Code sections 401(k) and 401(m):

     "6.8 Contribution Limits for Highly Compensated Employees.

          6.8-1 Non-Discrimination Tests. For each Plan Year, the Plan shall
     satisfy the nondiscrimination tests in Code sections 401(k)(3) and 401(m)
     in accordance with Treasury Regulation sections 1.401(k)-2 and 1.401(m)-2.
     The applicable Code and Regulation sections are incorporated by this
     reference. The following provisions shall be applied in a manner consistent
     with such Code and Regulation sections.

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          6.8-2 Determining the ADP and ACP. For each Plan Year, the Committee
     shall determine the Actual Deferral Percentage ("ADP") and the Actual
     Contribution Percentage ("ACP") of the Eligible Employees who are Highly
     Compensated Employees under 2.13 and the ADP and ACP of the remaining
     Eligible Employees in two separate groups. Employees under age 21 or who
     have less than one Year of Service as of the end of the Plan Year are one
     group (the "otherwise excludable group"), and all other Employees are the
     other group. The "otherwise excludable group" shall not consist of any
     Highly Compensated Employees. The ADP and ACP shall be determined as
     follows:

               (a) The ADP (and ACP) for the Highly Compensated Employees and
          for the remaining Employees is the average of the Actual Deferral
          Rates (or Actual Contribution Rates) for all eligible Employees within
          their respective groups. The ADP (and ACP) for a group of eligible
          Employees shall be calculated to the nearest hundredth of a percentage
          point.

               (b) An Employee's Actual Deferral Rate ("ADR") is the sum of that
          individual's Basic Elective Deferral Contributions and QNECs for the
          Plan Year, divided by such Employee's Compensation under (d). The ADR
          is calculated to the nearest hundredth of a percentage point.
          Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary:

                    (1) Elective Deferral Contributions made pursuant to
               5.7-1(b) (relating to Employees returning from qualified military
               service) shall not be taken into account when determining an
               Employee's ADR for the Plan Year for which the Basic Elective
               Deferral Contributions are made or for any other Plan Year.

                    (2) Excess Deferrals which exceed the limitations under Code
               Section 402(g)(3) shall be taken into account as Basic Elective
               Deferral Contributions when determining a Highly Compensated
               Employee's ADR for the Plan Year, even if those Excess Deferrals
               are distributed pursuant to 5.2-5.

                    (3) Excess Deferrals which exceed the limitations under Code
               Section 402(g)(3) shall not be taken into account as Basic
               Elective Deferral Contributions when determining a Non-Highly
               Compensated Employee's ADR for the Plan Year, to the extent such
               deferrals are prohibited under Code Section 401(a)(30). However,
               to the extent such amounts are not prohibited under Code Section
               401(a)(30), they shall be taken into account for ADR purposes,
               whether or not distributed pursuant to 5.2-5.

               (c) An Employee's Actual Contribution Rate ("ACR") is that
          individual's Employer Matching Contributions for the Plan Year,
          divided by such

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          Employee's Compensation under (d), subject to (e). The ACR is
          calculated to the nearest hundredth of a percentage point.
          Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary:

                    (1) Employer Matching Contributions made pursuant to
               5.7-1(c) (relating to Employees returning from qualified military
               service) shall not be taken into account when determining an
               Employee's ACR for the Plan Year for which the Employer Matching
               Contributions are made or for any other Plan Year.

                    (2) Any Employer Matching Contributions that are forfeited
               because the Elective Deferral Contributions to which they relate
               are treated as Excess Contributions or Excess Deferrals shall not
               be taken into account when determining an Employee's ACR for the
               Plan Year.

               (d) Compensation for ADR and ACR purposes is Compensation under
          2.6, or such other definition of compensation permitted by Code
          section 414(s) in lieu thereof. Only Compensation earned while an
          Eligible Employee shall be considered for this purpose.

               (e) The Committee may for any Plan Year treat Basic Elective
          Deferral Contributions or QNECs not needed to pass the ADP test as
          Employer Matching Contributions for purposes of the ACP test. No
          single contribution may be used in both tests.

               (f) The following shall be aggregated to determine the ADR and
          the ACR:

                    (1) All Plans that are aggregated with this Plan under Code
               sections 401(a)(4) and 410(b) (other than for purposes of the
               average benefit percentage test).

                    (2) All cash and or deferred arrangements sponsored by the
               Employer in which the same Highly Compensated Employee is
               eligible to participate.

          6.8-3 ADP and ACP Limitations. Neither the ADP nor the ACP of the
     Highly Compensated Employees may exceed the greater of the following:

               (a) 1.25 times the ADP or ACP of the remaining employees for the
          appropriate Plan Year.

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               (b) 2 percentage points higher than the ADP or ACP of the
          remaining employees, up to 2 times such ADP or ACP for the appropriate
          Plan Year.

          6.8-4 ADP and ACP Testing Methodology.

               (a) Generally. The Plan elects to use the current year testing
          method in computing the ADP and ACP for Non-Highly Compensated
          Employees under the nondiscrimination rules of Code sections 401(k)
          and 401(m).

               (b) Regulatory Incorporation. For purposes of the limitations
          under this 6.8, the provisions of Code sections 401(k)(3) and
          401(m)(3) together with their specific underlying Treasury Regulations
          and subsequent Internal Revenue Service guidance issued thereunder are
          hereby incorporated into this Plan by reference."

7. Section 6.9 Correcting Excess Contributions is replaced in its entirety with
the following in order to comply with the requirements of the final Treasury
Regulations issued under Code sections 401(k) and 401(m):

     "6.9 Correcting Excess Contributions.

          6.9-1 Determine the Excess Contribution Amounts. If the ADP or ACP of
     the Highly Compensated Employees exceeds the limits in 6.8-3, the Committee
     shall adjust the contributions for certain Highly Compensated Employees, as
     follows:

               (a) Correcting for ADP Failures. If the ADP limit is exceeded,
          Basic Elective Deferral Contributions shall be reduced taking the
          highest individual dollar amount first. Basic Elective Deferral
          Contributions reduced under this provision shall not be eligible for
          Employer Matching Contributions.

               (b) Correcting for ACP Failures. If the ACP limit is exceeded,
          Employer Matching Contributions shall be reduced taking the highest
          individual dollar amount first.

          6.9-2 Excess Contribution Reductions. Amounts reduced under 6.9-1
     shall be forfeited, withheld or distributed as follows:

               (a) Any amount reduced from Employer Matching Contributions shall
          be forfeited, with related earnings, as follows:

                    (1) Any amount reduced under 6.9-1(b) shall be forfeited to
               the extent of any unvested balance in the Employer Matching
               Contribution

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               account of the Highly Compensated Employee to whom it applies.
               The unvested balance shall be determined before the reduction.

                    (2) Amounts forfeited shall be treated in accordance with
               6.5.

               (b) Any Employer Matching Contribution for which eligibility is
          lost under 6.9-1(a) because a Basic Elective Deferral Contribution was
          reduced shall not be contributed and thus shall neither be forfeited
          nor distributed.

               (c) Subject to (d) and (e), any contributed amount not forfeited
          under (a) shall be distributed to the Highly Compensated Employees to
          whom it applies. The distribution shall be adjusted for allocable gain
          or loss, determined under applicable Regulations, for the Plan Year in
          which the excess arose ("Plan Year income"). Distribution of such
          amounts generally may be made within two and a half (2 1/2) months
          after the end of the Plan Year to which the excess applies and in any
          event by the end of the following Plan Year.

               (d) A distribution under (c) because of an ADP limitation shall
          be reduced by the amount of any Excess Deferral previously withdrawn
          under 5.2-5 for the same Plan Year.

               (e) In addition to adjustment for Plan Year income under (c), the
          distribution shall be further adjusted for gain or loss for the "gap
          period" (the period after the close of the Plan Year and prior to the
          distribution) ("gap period income"). Gap period income shall be
          determined using the "safe harbor method" prescribed under Treas. Reg.
          sections 1.401(k)-2(a)(2)(iv)(D) and 1.401(m)-2(a)(2)(iv)(D).
          Specifically, gap period income on Excess Contribution Amounts shall
          be equal to ten percent (10%) of the Plan Year income as determined in
          (c) above, multiplied by the number of calendar months that have
          elapsed since the end of the Plan Year. When calculating the number of
          calendar months that have elapsed for purposes of this paragraph, a
          corrective distribution that is made on or before the fifteenth day of
          a month is treated as made on the last day of the preceding month and
          a corrective distribution that is made after the fifteenth day of a
          month is treated as made on the last day of the month."

8. Section 8.2 Forfeiture of Benefits for Certain Causes is replaced in its
entirety with the following for clarification purposes:

     "8.2 Forfeiture of Benefits for Certain Causes. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Plan to the contrary, the right of any Participant or former
Participant to receive or to have paid to any other person and the right of any
such other person to receive Employer Profit Sharing or Employer Matching
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Participant's employment with the Employer is terminated because of his or her
fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty or any willful act which injures the Employer
or the Employee's fellow workers. This section shall be inapplicable as of the
earliest of the following dates:

               (a) the date the Participant meets the requirements for normal
          retirement benefits under 9.1;

               (b) the date the Participant completes five (5) Years of Service
          with respect to Employer Profit Sharing Contributions or three (3)
          Years of Service with respect to Employer Matching Contributions;

               (c) the date the Plan terminates; or

               (d) the date contributions to the Plan have been completely
          discontinued.

Notwithstanding the provisions of 8.2, should the Plan become a top heavy plan
as defined in 12.2, only that portion of a Participant's account which is not
vested under the vesting schedule set forth at 12.4 of this Plan shall be
subject to forfeiture."

9. Section 8.5-1 Service After a Break in Vesting Service is amended by
replacing subsections (b)(1) and (2) in their entirety with the following in
order to comply with the requirements of the final Treasury Regulations issued
under Code sections 401(k) and 401(m):

          "8.5-1 Service After a Break in Vesting Service.

                                      * * *

               (b) Account After the Break. * * *

                    (1) General Crediting Rule. Upon completing a Year of
               Service after reemployment, the Participant shall be credited
               with all Years of Service, including Years of Service prior to
               the Break in Vesting Service which have not been forfeited under
               (b)(2) below, in determining such Participant's vested interest
               in that portion of the Participant's account balance attributable
               to contributions, earnings and losses after the Break in Vesting
               Service. This 8.5-1(b)(1) shall apply to any Participant who, at
               the time of severance of employment, either was vested in his or
               her Employer Profit Sharing or Employer Matching Contribution
               Accounts or had an account that was subject to the limitations of
               9.8 (i.e., an Elective Deferral Account or a QNEC Account).

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                    (2) Exclusion of Forfeited Service. This provision applies
               to a Participant who experiences a Break in Vesting Service prior
               to acquiring a nonforfeitable interest under the Plan, and who
               subsequently is reemployed by an Employer. This paragraph does
               not apply to a Participant who at the time of severance of
               employment had an Elective Deferral Account or a QNEC Account
               because such a Participant is deemed to have acquired a
               nonforfeitable interest under the Plan for purposes of this
               8.5-1(b)(2). If this paragraph applies to a Participant and the
               Participant's number of consecutive one (1) year Breaks in
               Vesting Service equals or exceeds the greater of (i) five (5), or
               (ii) the aggregate number of his of her Years of Service, whether
               or not consecutive, completed prior to such Break in Vesting
               Service (other than Years of Service which may be disregarded on
               account of a prior Break in Vesting Service), Years of Service
               before the Break in Vesting Service shall not be counted for the
               purpose of determining the vested percentage of the Participant's
               account balance derived from Employer contributions to the Plan
               on the Participant's behalf after such Break in Vesting Service."

10. Section 9.4 Benefits on Severance from Employment is replaced in its
entirety with the following in order to comply with the requirements of the
final Treasury Regulations issued under Code sections 401(k) and 401(m):

     "9.4 Benefits on Severance from Employment. Upon the severance of a
Participant's employment with the Employer prior to his or her death, Disability
or Retirement, the Participant shall be entitled to distribution of his or her
vested account balance. Distribution of benefits on account of a Participant's
severance from employment with the Employer as provided herein shall be made to
the Participant in accordance with the provisions of Article X. A change in
employment from Employee to Leased Employee status shall not be considered a
severance from employment for purposes of this 9.4."

11. Section 9.7 Hardship Withdrawals is replaced in its entirety with the
following in order to comply with the requirements of the final Treasury
Regulations issued under Code sections 401(k) and 401(m), to expand the
financial need events which qualify as an "immediate and heavy financial need"
for hardship withdrawal purposes, and to clarify the eligibility of withdrawn
Elective Deferral Contributions for Employer Matching Contributions during the
year of withdrawal:

     "9.7 Hardship Withdrawals. At the direction of the Administrator and in
accordance with uniform rules consistently applied, the Administrator may direct
the Trustee to distribute a Participant's Rollover Account, Elective Deferral
Contributions and Employer Profit Sharing Contributions to the Participant in
the case of "hardship" pursuant to 9.7-1 to -7 below. A

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Participant receiving a hardship distribution will be ineligible to make
Elective Deferral Contributions (including Catch-up Contributions) for the
period of six (6) consecutive months following the hardship withdrawal.

          9.7-1 Maximum Amount. * * *

          9.7-2 Financial Hardship. The term "hardship" as used herein shall
     mean an immediate and heavy financial need resulting from any one or more
     of (a) through (g), below:

               (a) uninsured expenses for (or necessary to obtain) medical or
          dental care that would be deductible under Code section 213(d)
          (determined without regard to whether the expenses exceed 7.5% of the
          Participant's adjusted gross income) incurred or to be incurred by the
          Participant or the Participant's spouse or dependents (where a
          Participant's dependents include Participant's noncustodial children
          who are treated as dependents pursuant to Code section 213(d)(5),
          provided however that expenses with respect to any such noncustodial
          children exclude nonprescription drugs or medicine, other than
          insulin);

               (b) costs directly related to the purchase (excluding mortgage
          payments) of a principal residence for the Participant;

               (c) payment of tuition, related educational fees, and room and
          board expenses for up to the next twelve (12) months of post-secondary
          education for the Participant or the Participant's spouse, children or
          dependents;

               (d) payments necessary to prevent the eviction of Participant
          from his or her principal residence or to prevent foreclosure on the
          mortgage of Participant's principal residence;

               (e) payments for burial or funeral expenses for the Participant's
          deceased parent, spouse, children or dependents; or

               (f) uninsured expenses for the repair of damage to the
          Participant's principal residence that would qualify for the casualty
          deduction under Code section 165 (determined without regard to whether
          the loss exceeds 10% of the Participant's adjusted gross income);

               (g) any tax obligation which becomes payable on account of a
          distribution for any hardship described in (a) through (f), above.

     For purposes of this 9.7-2, the term "dependents" shall have the meaning
     prescribed under Code section 152, without regard to subsections (b)(1),
     (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B).

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          9.7-3 Representation that Distribution is Necessary to Satisfy
     Financial Need. A distribution under 9.7 can only be made to the extent it
     is necessary to satisfy an immediate and heavy financial need.

               (a) A distribution is necessary to satisfy an immediate and heavy
          financial need only to the extent that:

                    (1) the amount of the distribution is not in excess of the
               amount required to satisfy the financial need; and

                    (2) the financial need cannot be satisfied from other
               resources reasonably available to the Participant, as determined
               by the Administrator on the basis of all relevant facts and
               circumstances.

               (b) The Administrator shall require the Participant to provide
          written certification of the facts and circumstances establishing that
          Participant has met one of the hardship categories and may consider
          other relevant evidence. Such written certification shall require the
          Participant to represent that the financial need cannot reasonably be
          relieved (1) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or
          otherwise; (2) by liquidation of the Participant's assets; (3) by
          cessation of Elective Deferrals under the Plan; (4) by other currently
          available distributions and nontaxable loans under the Plan and under
          any other plan maintained by the Employer or by any other employer; or
          (5) by borrowing from commercial sources on reasonable commercial
          terms in an amount sufficient to satisfy the need. A Participant's
          need cannot reasonably be relieved by taking one of the above actions
          (1) through (5) if the effect would be to increase the amount of the
          need.

               (c) For purposes of (a)(2), the Administrator is entitled to rely
          on the Participant's representation made pursuant to (b), unless the
          Administrator has actual knowledge to the contrary.

          9.7-4 Fee. * * *

          9.7-5 Valuation. * * *

          9.7-6 Withdrawal Precludes Match. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan
     to the contrary, Elective Deferral Contributions made with respect to any
     given Plan Year are not treated as eligible for Employer Matching
     Contributions to the extent such Elective Deferral Contributions are
     withdrawn during such Plan Year; for purposes of this paragraph, hardship
     distributions withdrawn during a Plan Year shall be deemed to be made from
     the most recent Elective Deferral Contributions made by the Participant.
     There are no Employer Matching Contributions on Catch-up Contributions
     under any circumstances.

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          9.7-7 Ordering Rule. * * *"

12. Section 9.8 Restrictions on Distributions of Elective Deferrals is replaced
in its entirety with the following to reflect the addition of Qualified
Non-Elective Contributions:

     "9.8 Restriction on Distributions of Elective Deferrals. Amounts
attributable to Elective Deferral Contributions and QNECs under this Plan may
not be distributed prior to the occurrence of one of the following events:
termination of employment with all Employers, the Participant's death or
Disability, the Participant's attaining age fifty-nine and one-half (59 1/2), or
the Participant's establishment of a hardship under 9.7."

13. Section 15.3-1 Termination Event is amended by replacing subsection (c) in
its entirety with the following in order to comply with the requirements of the
final Treasury Regulations issued under Code sections 401(k) and 401(m):

               "(c) Merger or Consolidation. In the case of any merger or
          consolidation with, or transfer of assets or liabilities to, any other
          plan, each Participant of this Plan shall receive a benefit which is
          equal to the benefit he/she would have been entitled to receive
          immediately before the merger or consolidation as if the Plan had then
          terminated. Moreover, prior to any transfer pursuant to this
          15.3-1(c), the administrator of the transferee plan shall provide
          adequate assurances and representations to the Administrator that
          those portions of Participant accounts that are subject to the
          limitations of 9.8 as of the date of transfer shall subsequently
          remain subject to such limitations under the transferee plan. However,
          this provision shall not be construed to be a termination or
          discontinuance of the Plan or to be a guaranty of a specified level of
          benefit from the Plan."

                                    * * * * *

      SIGNED pursuant to proper authority this 22nd day of December, 2005.

Attest:                                 NORDSTROM, INC.

By: /s/ Brenda McCracken                By: /s/ Delena Sunday
    ---------------------------------       ------------------------------------
                                            Delena Sunday
Title: Benefits Compliance and              Executive VP, Corporate HR &
       Governance Analyst                   Diversity Affairs

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