Sixth Amendment to Merchant Agreement & Operating Procedures
Exhibit 10.37
Sixth Amendment to Merchant Agreement & Operating Procedures
This Sixth Amendment to Merchant Agreements Operating Procedures, dated as of May 1, 2007
(“Amendment”), between Nordstrom, Inc (“Nordstrom” or “Merchant”), and Nordstrom fsb (“Bank”),
amends and supplements that certain Merchant Agreements Operating Procedures, dated as of
August 30, 1991, as amended by a First Amendment, dated March 1, 2000, a Second Amendment, dated
March 2, 2000, a Third Amendment dated October 1, 2001, a Fourth Amendment dated as of November 1,
2002 and a Fifth Amendment dated as of November 1, 2005 (collectively, the “Agreement”) between
Nordstrom fsb (as successor in interest to Nordstrom National Credit Bank) and Nordstrom.
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Agreement.
The Bank and Nordstrom wish to amend the Agreement to correctly reflect updated pricing, as
set forth in this Amendment.
Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained
herein, the parties hereby amend and supplement the Agreement as follows:
1. Effective May 1, 2007, Section 17 of the Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the existing provision in its entirety and replacing it with the following
provision:
17 Fees.
(a) Merchant and the Bank agree that Merchant’s payment to the Bank of its fees, expressed as a
percentage of the total of each Bank Credit Card Transaction, for services rendered to Merchant
under this Agreement will also be sufficient to compensate the Bank for services rendered to
Merchant pursuant to the terms hereof. Merchant will pay fees to Bank hereunder (the “Merchant
Fees”) to compensate Bank for services provided as issuer, acquirer and service provider with
respect to the Bank Credit Cards and Bank Credit Card Transactions Beginning May 1, 2007, the
total Merchant Fees payable by Merchant hereunder shall be 2.0% of the net face amount of sales
slips (less any credit slips) credited to the Bank by Merchant in connection with Bank Credit
Card Transactions.
(b) Receivables shall be transferred daily, and the Bank will charge Merchant the
applicable percentage on all sales slips purchased on a daily basis.
(c) In addition to all other amounts payable hereunder, Nordstrom shall pay Bank a
fee of one dollar ($1.00) per month for every active Nordstrom private label credit
card (also referred to hereunder as a “Bank Credit Card”) account, which account was
opened by Bank on or after October 20, 2005 for a cardholder whose FICO score was
under 600 at the time such account was opened.
2. Except as specifically amended hereby, the terms and conditions of the Agreement
are unchanged and in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Amendment effective as of the date first written
above
Nordstrom fsb, a federal savings bank | Nordstrom Inc., a Washington corporation | |||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||
Title:
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SVP Finance | Title: | Executive VP |