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 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 of Transmittal is sig...

expiry = 2013-05-22...BY BELK, INC. UP TO 1,500,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND UP TO 500,000 SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $50.00 PER SHARE THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, E.D.T., ON MAY 22, 2013, 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 1,500,000 shares of its Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share and...

mechanism = FIXED...Table of Contents Exhibit (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 1,500,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND UP TO 500,000 SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $50.00 PER SHARE THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, E.D.T., ON MAY 22, 2013, 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 1,500,000 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 35.0-40.7...the Over the Counter Bulletin Board and on the OTC Market, in the OTCQB Tier, is limited and sporadic. During fiscal year 2013, the trading range for our Class A common stock was between $35.00 and $40.70 per share, and for our Class B common stock was between $31.10 and $41.95 per share. The Purchase Price is above the trading range for fiscal year 2013. From February 3, 2013 (the beginning of fiscal year 2014) through April 12,...

priority = True...ation Date more than 1,500,000 shares of Class A common stock and 500,000 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...istance may be directed to Ralph 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 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Number of Shares; Proration 2 2. Tenders by Owners of Fewer Than 100 Shares 3 3. Procedure for Tendering Shares 4 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 9 9. Certain Information About Belk 9 10. Discussion of Appraisal 12...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFEREX-99.A.1 2 d522912dex99a1.htm EX-99.A.1 EX-99.a.1 Table of Contents Exhibit (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 1,500,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK AND UP TO 500,000 SHARES OF CLASS B COMMON STOCK AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $50.00 PER SHARE THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, E.D.T., ON MAY 22, 2013, 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 2013, 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 on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board and on the OTC Market, in the OTCQB Tier (formerly known as the “Pink Sheets”), under the symbols “BLKIA” and “BLKIB...