BELK INC

election_required = True...gnature guarantees and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, must be received by us on or before the Expiration Date at the address set forth on the back cover of this document. In addition, Odd Lot Owners who tender all their shares must complete the section entitled “Odd Lots” in the Letter of Transmittal and, if 3 Table of Contents applicable, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, in order to qualify for the preferential treatment available to Odd Lot Owners as set forth in “Section 1. Number of Shares; Proration.” Signature Guarantees and Method of Delivery. No signature guarantee is required on the Letter of Transmittal if: • the Letter o...

expiry = 2010-05-18...BY BELK, INC. UP TO 2,000,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND UP TO 880,000 SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $26.00 PER SHARE THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, E.D.T., ON MAY 18, 2010, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. This Offer to Purchase relates to the tender offer of Belk, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Belk”, “we” or “our”), to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share and...

mechanism = FIXED...le of Contents Exhibit 99 (A)(1) BELK. INC. 2801 West Tyvola Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28217-4500 (704) 357-1000 OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH BY BELK, INC. UP TO 2,000,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND UP TO 880,000 SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $26.00 PER SHARE THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, E.D.T., ON MAY 18, 2010, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. This Offer to Purchase relates to the tender offer of Belk, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Belk”, “we” or “our”), to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share and...

must_tender_all = True...ass B shares as we elect to purchase) are validly tendered, we will purchase shares in the following order of priority: • Odd Lots. We will first purchase shares from all holders of “odd lots” of an aggregate of less than 100 Class A shares and Class B shares who properly tender all of their shares. • Class A Shares. We will purchase Class A shares on a pro rata basis from all other stockholders who properly tender Class A shares until we have acquired the number of Class A shares that we have offered to purchase. • Class B Shares. We will purchase Class B shares on a pro rata basis from all other stockholders who properly tender C...

price = USD 26.0...th Carolina 28217-4500 (704) 357-1000 OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH BY BELK, INC. UP TO 2,000,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND UP TO 880,000 SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $26.00 PER SHARE THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, E.D.T., ON MAY 18, 2010, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. This Offer to Purchase relates to the tender offer of Belk, Inc., a Delaware corporation...

priority = True...ration Date more than 2,000,000 shares of Class A common stock or 880,000 shares of Class B common stock (or such greater number of shares as we elect to purchase) are validly tendered at the Purchase Price, we will accept shares for purchase in the following order of priority; 1. first, all shares validly tendered prior to the Expiration Date by any Odd Lot Owner (as defined in “Section 2. Tenders by Owners of Fewer than 100 Shares”) who • tenders all shares beneficially owned by such Odd Lot Owner (partial tenders will not qualify for this preference), and • completes the box captioned “Odd Lots” on the Letter of Transmittal and, if applicable, on the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery; and 2. then, after purchase of all of the foregoing shares, all other shares...

threshold = 100...A. Pitts, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Contact information is set forth on the back of this document. vii TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary Term Sheet ii Forward-Looking Statements 1 1. Number of Shares; Proration 2 2. Tenders by Owners of Fewer Than 100 Shares 3 3. Procedure for Tendering Shares 3 4. Withdrawal Rights 5 5. Acceptance for Payment of Shares and Payment of Purchase Price 6 6. Certain Conditions of the Offer 6 7. Price Range of Shares; Dividends 8 8. Purpose of the Offer; Certain Effects of the Offer to Purchase 8 9. Certain Information About Belk 9 Selected Financial Data 10 10....

txn_type = TENDER_OFFEREX-99.A.1 2 g22949exv99waw1.htm EX-99.A.1 exv99waw1 Table of Contents Exhibit 99 (A)(1) BELK. INC. 2801 West Tyvola Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28217-4500 (704) 357-1000 OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH BY BELK, INC. UP TO 2,000,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND UP TO 880,000 SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $26.00 PER SHARE THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, E.D.T., ON MAY 18, 2010, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. This Offer to Purchase relates to the tender offe...

untradeable = True...nd our current financial condition. Does the Purchase Price accurately reflect the intrinsic value of my shares? Not necessarily. We do not represent that the Purchase Price accurately reflects the intrinsic value of the shares. In fiscal year 2010, there was no established public trading market for either the Class A common stock or Class B common stock. There were limited and sporadic quotations of bid and ask prices for the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock in the Pink Sheets and on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbols “BLKIA” and “BLKIB,” respectively. Because there is no established public trading market...