UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 Form 11-K Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Mark One) (X) Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (No fee required, effective October 7, 1996.) For Year Ended: December 31, 1997 or ( ) Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (No fee required) For the transition period from ____________ to ___________ Commission File Number: 333-25213 A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different for that of the issuer named below Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retiement Plan ------------------------------------------------ B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office 750 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham AL 35211 ------------------------------------------ PROFFITT'S, INC. 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996 Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Table of Contents Pages ------ Report of Independent Accountants 1 Financial Statements: Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 2 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the year ended December 31, 1997 3 Notes to Financial Statements 4-11 Supplemental Schedules: * Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes as of December 31, 1997 12 * Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year ended December 31, 1997 13-15 * Refers to item number in Form 5500 (Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan)for the plan year ended December 31, 1997 Report of Independent Accountants To the Administrator Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 1997. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 1997 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audit of the Plan's financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 1997 was performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of the Plan are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements, but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. Birmingham, Alabama June 19, 1998 Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 1997 1996 --------- ----------- ASSETS Investments, at fair value $ 83,957,255 $8,334,494 Employee contribution receivable 443,912 Employer contribution receivable 1,707,840 442,061 Investment income receivable 701,660 Other 1,028 ----------- ------------ Total assets 86,810,667 8,777,583 LIABILITIES Accrued administrative fees 4,929 0 ----------- ------------ Net assets available for plan benefits $86,805,738 $8,777,583 =========== =========== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the year ended December 31, 1997 Increase in net assets available for plan benefits: Interest and dividend income $ 4,035,958 Net appreciation in fair value of investments 13,467,775 Contributions: Employer 1,707,840 Employee 8,514,010 Rollover 548,736 Transfers from merged plans 61,005,150 ------------ Total increases 89,279,469 ------------ Decrease in net assets available for plan benefits: Benefit payments 11,188,360 Administrative fees 62,954 ----------- Total decreases 11,251,314 ----------- Net increase 78,028,155 Net assets available for plan benefits, beginning of year 8,777,583 ----------- Net assets available for plan benefits, end of year $86,805,738 ============ The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Notes to Financial Statements 1. Description of the Plan Effective October 1, 1993, Proffitt's, Inc. (Proffitt's or the Employer) adopted the Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan (the Plan) in order to provide retirement benefits for its eligible employees. The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Participants should refer to the plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions. General - The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all eligible employees of Proffitt's and certain subsidiaries (Note 7) who are a minimum 21 years of age, are regularly scheduled to work at least 30 hours a week, and have completed one year of employment. Leased employees and individuals who are represented by collective bargaining groups are not eligible to participate in the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The Plan was amended and restated effective May 23, 1994, to provide eligibility to the employees of McRae's, Inc., to expand the definition of eligible employees to include employees credited with at least 1,000 hours of service during the preceding twelve-month period, to increase the number of investment options available to participants to six, and to update the allocation procedures to include a daily valuation system. Effective January 31, 1997, the Plan was further amended to change the trustee and recordkeeper of the Plan from Riggs National Bank and Buck Consultants to Trustmark National Bank and Bryan Pendelton Swats and McAllister, respectively; to increase the number of investment options available to participants to a total of eight, including the common stock of the Employer; and to provide eligibility to the employees of Younkers, Inc. and Parisian, Inc. As a result of this amendment, the Parisian Retirement and Savings Plan (the Parisian Plan) and the Younkers Associate Profit Sharing and Savings Plan were merged into the Plan. Accordingly, the statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 1997 includes all activity of the merged plans. Contributions - The Employer contributes to the Plan a discretionary amount of cash or employer stock as approved by the Employer's Board of Directors. The Employer's contributions are not mandatory and are not based on the operations or net profits of the Employer. Employer contributions may be 0% or any positive percentage multiplied by matchable salary deferrals, as defined in the Plan. Employer contributions may not exceed 5% of the compensation of each participant making salary deferral contributions. Participants voluntarily contribute to the Plan up to 20% of the total compensation paid by the Employer to such participants subject to certain limitations set annually by the Internal Revenue Service. Participant Accounts - Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution, the Employer's discretionary contribution, and an allocation of the Plan's earnings or losses. Allocations are based on account balances as defined by the plan document. Vesting - Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Employer's discretionary contribution portion plus actual earnings thereon is based on years of credited service as follows: Years of Vested Service Percentage ------------ ------------ Less than 5 0% 5 or more 100% The vested percentage shall be 100% for a participant on and after attainment of normal retirement age, death, or disability (all as defined in the plan document). Participant Loans - The Plan does not allow participants to borrow from their fund accounts. However, in connection with the merger of the Parisian Plan into the Plan, all outstanding loans under the Parisian Plan were transferred to the Plan. Such outstanding balances will be maintained by the Plan until all amounts of principal and interest thereon have been repaid. No new loans or extension of existing loans will be made. Forfeitures - Forfeitures occur when a nonvested participant receives a distribution of the full vested value or incurs a break in service, as defined in the plan document. Forfeitures are used to reduce future employer contributions. At December 31, 1997, the Plan had $149,984 of unallocated forfeitures included in net assets available for plan benefits. Distribution of Benefits - Plan benefits are distributed upon retirement, death, or termination of service. A participant may elect to receive a lump sum distribution equal to the vested balance of his/her account or periodic installments over a period of time not exceeding the participant's life expectancy (or the joint life expectancy of the participant and his/her beneficiary). Termination of the Plan - Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Employer has the right to terminate the Plan at any time. In the event of termination of the Plan, participants become fully vested and will be entitled to the full value of their accounts. 2. Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Accounting - The accounts of the Plan are maintained on the accrual basis of accounting and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Income Tax Status - The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated April 23, 1998, that the Plan is designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the financial statements. Valuation of Investments - Investments of the Plan are stated in the accompanying financial statements at fair value as determined by the trustee based on quoted market prices. Purchases and sales of investments are reflected as of the trade date. Investment income is recorded when earned. In accordance with the policy of stating investments at fair value, the Plan presents in the statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits the net appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of its investments which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on those investments. Contributions - Contributions from the Employer are accrued based on amounts declared by the Employer's Board of Directors. Contributions from employees are recorded in the period in which the Employer makes the deductions from the participant's payroll. Expenses of the Plan - All expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan, with the exception of $62,954, were paid by the Employer for the year ended December 31, 1997. All expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan during the 1996 plan year were paid by the Employer. Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions and deductions during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 3. Investments As discussed in Note 1, during the current plan year, the Employer's Board of Directors elected to change the trustee and the recordkeeper of the Plan. During the transition period, the new trustee deposited all funds into interest bearing money market accounts. Upon election of new investment programs by the participants, the trustee invested the funds, as directed by the participants into the funds described below: LaSalle Income Plus Fund - Fund assets are used to invest in a broadly diversified portfolio of investment contracts issued by insurance companies, banks, and other financial institutions. The fund seeks to maintain a stable share price and expects to maintain a weighted average maturity of two to three years. Strong Corporate Bond Fund - Fund assets are invested in a broadly diversified portfolio of debt securities issued by U.S. corporations, U.S. government securities, municipal obligations, mortgage backed securities, and other fixed income investments. The fund seeks to mix higher returns with a fixed income investment. Vanguard/Wellington Fund - The fund seeks current income and moderate growth by following a diversified and balanced program of investing in bonds and common stocks. The bonds are held for relative stability of income and principal, while the common stocks are held for potential growth of capital and income. Vanguard Index 500 Fund - The fund seeks to replicate the aggregate price and yield performance of the Standard and Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index (the Index) by investing in common stocks of all 500 companies included in the Index. The fund seeks to provide long-term investment results. Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund - Fund assets are invested primarily in the common stocks of smaller U.S. companies whose stock prices are perceived to be undervalued in order to provide long-term investment results. Franklin Small Cap Growth Fund - The fund invests primarily in the common stock of smaller U.S. companies whose prospects for growth are believed to be favorable in order to provide long-term investment results with lower levels of dividend income. Warburg Pincus International Equity Fund - The fund invests primarily in the common stocks of companies outside of the United States in order to provide long-term investment results with lower levels of dividend income. Proffitt's, Inc. Common Stock Fund - The fund primarily consists of investments made in Proffitt's common stock. The remaining portion of this fund is invested in money market funds to allow for liquidity needs and to allow for the time required to buy and sell individual shares of Proffitt's stock. Investment information as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and for the year ended December 31, 1997 is as follows: 1997 1996 --------- ---------- Money market funds: Oppenheimer Cash Reserves $648,000 INVESCO Stable Value 2,510,311 Performance Money Market $77,530 Mutual funds: Fidelity Puritan 1,028,053 Fidelity Magellan 1,407,308 G.T. Global Worldwide Growth 1,147,763 Oppenheimer Bond 972,919 Fidelity Low-Priced Stock 9,907,287 Franklin Small Cap Growth 8,030,250 LaSalle Income Plus 14,072,608 Strong Corporate Bond 6,366,782 Vanguard/Wellington 11,561,490 Vanguard Index 500 19,854,942 Warburg Pincus International Equity 3,959,754 Common stock: Proffitt's, Inc. 9,676,342 620,140 Participant loans 450,270 ----------- ------------ $83,957,255 $8,334,494 =========== ============ Interest and dividend income $ 4,035,958 =========== Net appreciation in fair value of investments $13,467,775 =========== Each of the above investments, with the exception of investments in the Performance Money Market Fund, the Warburg Pincus International Equity Fund, and the Participant loan fund exceed 5% of the Plan's net assets available for plan benefits at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. The Plan's investments (including investments bought and sold, as well as those held during the year) had net appreciation in value of $13,467,775 during the year ended December 31, 1997, as follows: Mutual funds $7,541,897 Common/collective trust 11,513 Common stock 5,914,365 ------------ $13,467,775 ============ 4. Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits by Investment Program The Plan provides for separate investment programs which allow participants to direct their investing between eight different investment programs. These programs have various investment options including Proffitt's, Inc. common stock and various mutual and money market funds. The underlying assets of the various mutual funds are invested in publicly traded equity, debt and other securities. Set forth below are net assets available for plan benefits classified according to investment program as of December 31, 1997 and 1996: LaSalle Strong Holding Participant Income Corporate Vanguard/ 1997 Account Loans Plus Bond Wellington ---------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- Investments, at fair value $77,530 $450,270 $14,072,608 $6,366,782 $11,561,490 Employee contribution receivable 443,912 Employer contribution receivable Investment income receivable 68,257 39,662 --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total assets 521,442 450,270 14,140,865 6,406,444 11,561,490 Accrued administrative fees 4,929 --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net assets available for plan benefits $516,513 $450,270 $14,140,865 $6,406,444 $11,561,490 ========= ======== ========== ========== ========== Warburg Proffitt's Fidelity Franklin Pincus Inc. Vanguard Low-Priced Small Cap International Common 1997 (Continued) Index 500 Stock Growth Equity Stock ---------- --------- --------- ----------- ---------- Investments, at fair value $19,854,942 $9,907,287 $8,030,250 $3,59,754 $9,676,342 Employee contribution receivable Employer contribution receivable 1,707,840 Investment income receivable 234,651 359,090 --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total assets 20,089,593 9,907,287 8,389,754 3,959,754 11,384,182 Accrued administrative fees --------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net assets available for plan benefits $20,089,593 $9,907,287 $8,389,340 $3,959,754 $11,384,182 ========= ========= ========== ========== ========== 1997 (Continued) Total ------- Investments, at fair value $83,957,255 Employee contribution receivable 443,912 Employer contribution receivable 1,707,840 Investment income receivable 701,660 --------- Total assets 86,610,667 Accrued administrative fees 4,929 --------- Net assets available for plan benefits $86,805,738 ========= G.T. Proffitt's, Oppenheimer INVESCO Oppenheimer Global Inc. Cash Stable Bond Fidelity Fidelity Worldwide Common 1996 Reserves Value Fund Puritan Magellan Growth Stock Total -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Investments, at fair value $648,000 $2,510,311 $972,919 $1,028,053 $1,407,308 $1,147,763 $620,140 $8,334,494 Employer contrib- ution receivable 442,061 442,061 Other 1,028 1,028 -------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- Net assets available for plan benefits $649,028 $2,510,311 $972,919 $1,028,053 $1,407,308 $1,147,763 $1,062,201 $8,777,583 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========== ========= ========= 5. Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits by Investment Program Set forth below are changes in net assets available for plan benefits by investment program for the year ended December 31, 1997: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Partici- LaSalle Strong Holding pant Income Corporate Vanguard/ Vanguard Account Loans Plus Bond Wellington Index 500 -------- -------- -------- --------- ----------- ----------- Increase in net assets available for plan benefits: Interest and dividend income $ 497,830 $ 46,973 $ 681,975 $ 311,612 $ 904,190 $ 349,186 Net appreciation (deprec- iation)in fair value of investments 8,548 344,029 1,203,722 3,776,367 Contributions: Employer Employee 1,352,986 1,039,356 549,920 1,092,352 1,804,175 Rollover 61,940 75,258 12,434 45,458 50,818 Transfer from merged plans 55,304,339 649,900 16,494 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- Total increases 57,217,095 696,873 1,821,631 1,217,995 3,245,722 5,980,546 Decrease in net assets avail- able for plan benefits: Benefit payments 34,149 6,255,634 408,965 749,516 1,469,654 Administrative expenses 6,041 52,747 668 2,334 914 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- Total decreases 40,190 0 6,308,381 409,633 751,850 1,470,568 Net increase prior to inter-fund transfers 57,176,905 696,873 (4,486,750) 808,362 2,493,872 4,509,978 Interfund transfers (56,660,392) (246,603)18,627,615 5,598,082 9,067,618 15,579,615 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) 516,513 450,270 14,140,865 6,406,444 11,561,490 20,089,593 Net assets available for plan benefits, beginning of year ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- Net assets available for plan benefits, end of year $516,513 $450,270 $14,140,865 $6,406,444 $11,561,490 $20,089,593 =========== ========== ========== ========== =========== ============ (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) Warburg Franklin Pincus Oppen- Oppen- Fidelity Small Inter- heimer INVESCO heimer Low-Priced Cap national Cash Stable Bond Stock Growth Equity Reserves Value Fund -------- -------- ---------- --------- ----------- ----------- Increase in net assets available for plan benefits: Interest and dividend income $ 674,521 $ 568,846 $825 Net appreciation (depric- iation) in fair value of investments 1,307,815 $1,578,745 (816,466) $11,513 $8,999 Contributions: Employer Employee 903,811 816,205 498,650 Rollover 11,778 18,455 10,274 18,193 162,882 30,067 Transfer from merged plans (1,000) ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- Total increases 2,896,925 2,413,405 261,304 19,018 174,395 39,066 Decrease in net assets avail- able for plan benefits: Benefit payments 656,402 724,320 248,109 9,106 24,783 6,482 Administrative expenses 170 53 12 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- Total decreases 656,572 724,373 248,121 9,106 24,783 6,482 Net increase prior to inter-fund transfers 2,240,353 1,689,032 13,183 9,912 149,612 32,584 Interfund transfers 7,666,934 6,700,308 3,946,571 (658,940) (2,659,923) (1,005,503) ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) 9,907,287 8,389,340 3,959,754 (649,028) (2,510,311) (972,919) Net assets available for plan benefits, beginning of year 649,028 2,510,311 972,919 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- Net assets available for plan benefits, end of year $9,907,287 $8,389,340 $3,959,754 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 =========== ========== ========== ========== =========== ============ (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) G.T. Proffitt's, Global Inc. Fidelity Fidelity Worldwide Common Puritan Magellan Growth Stock Total -------- -------- --------- --------- ----------- Increase in net assets available for plan benefits: Interst and dividend income $4,035,958 Net appreciation (depric- iation) in fair value of investments $59,571 $69,630 $937 $5,914,365 13,467,775 Contributions: Employer 1,707,840 1,707,840 Employee 456,555 8,514,010 Rollover 31,102 20,077 548,736 Transfer from merged plans 5,035,417 61,005,150 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- Total increases 59,571 69,630 32,039 13,134,254 89,279,469 Decrease in net assets avial- able for plan benfits: Benefit payments 595 600,645 11,188,360 Administrative expenses 15 62,954 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- Total decreases 0 0 595 600,660 11,251,314 Net increase prior to inter-fund transfers 59,571 69,630 31,444 12,533,594 78,028,155 Interfund transfers (1,087,624) (1,476,938)(1,179,207) (2,211,613) 0 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) (1,028,053) (1,407,308)(1,147,763) 10,321,981 78,028,155 Net assets available for plan benefits, beginning of year 1,028,053 1,407,308 1,147,763 1,062,201 8,777,583 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- Net assets available for plan benefits, end of year $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $11,384,182 $86,805,738 =========== ========== ========== ========== =========== 6. Form 5500 Any differences existing between the Form 5500 and the numbers included in this report relate directly to accruals reflected in the financial statements. 7. Subsequent Events Subsequent to year end, the Board of Directors of Proffitt's elected to amend and restate the Plan in order to provide for the merger of the G.R. Herberger's Inc. 401(k) Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Employee Stock Ownership Plan and the Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Savings Plan into the Plan. Supplemental Schedules Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes as of December 31, 1997 c. Description of Investment Including Identity of Issuers, Maturity Date, Rate Borrower, Lessor, of Interst, Collateral e. Current a. or Similar Party Par, or Maturity Value d. Cost Value ---- -------------------- ------------------------ -------- ------- * Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Mutual Fund $ 8,776,761 $9,907,287 * Franklin Small Cap Growth Mutual fund 7,224,626 8,030,250 * LaSalle Income Plus Mutual fund 14,072,608 14,072,608 * Strong Corporate Bond Mutual fund 6,057,311 6,366,782 * Vanguard/Wellington Mutual fund 10,637,156 11,561,490 * Vanguard Index 500 Mutual fund 16,592,079 19,854,942 * Warburg Pincus Inter- national Equity Mutual fund 4,782,242 3,959,754 * Proffitt's, Inc. Employer common stock 4,746,206 9,676,342 * Participant loans Various interest rates and maturities 450,270 450,270 * Cash and equivalents Money market fund 77,530 77,530 ---------- ----------- $73,416,789 $83,957,255 ========== =========== *Party-in-interest to the Plan. Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year ended December 31, 1997 I. Single transactions exceeding 5% of assets. See attached schedule. NOTE - Information required in Columns e and f is inapplicable. II. Series of transactions involving property other than securities. NONE III. Series of transactions of same issue exceeding 5% of assets. See attached schedule. NOTE - Information required in Columns e, f, and h is inapplicable. IV. Transactions in conjunction with same person involved in reportable single transactions. NONE Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Item 27d(l) - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year ended December 31, 1997 h. Current Value of Asset on c. d. g. Cost Trans- a. Idenity of b. Description Purchase Sales of action i. Net Party Involved of Asset Price Price Asset Date Gain - ----------------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- -------- --------- Fidelity Magellan Mutual fund $1,476,560 $1,334,751 $1,476,560 $141,809 Fidelity Puritan Mutual fund $1,087,624 $999,701 $1,087,624 $87,923 G.T. Global Worldwide Mutual fund $1,185,932 $1,180,374 $1,185,932 $5,558 INVESCO Stable Value Common/ collective trust $2,675,906 $2,675,906 $2,675,906 Oppenheimer Cash Reserves Money market fund $1,008,926 $1,008,926 Oppenheimer Cash Reserves Money market fund $1,662,961 $1,662,961 $1,662,961 Oppenheimer Bond Mutual fund $1,007,076 $987,771 $1,007,076 $19,305 *Proffitt's, Inc. Employer common stock $530,936 $412,717 $530,936 $118,219 *Proffitt's, Inc. Employer common stock $441,996 $441,996 Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Mutual fund $6,512,151 $6,512,151 Franklin Small Cap Growth Mutual fund $5,541,121 $5,541,121 LaSalle Income Plus Mutual fund $8,940,444 $8,940,444 LaSalle Income Plus Mutual fund $10,225,568 $10,225,568 LaSalle Income Plus Mutual fund $1,222,972 $1,222,972 Strong Corporate Bond Mutual fund $5,197,243 $5,197,243 Vanguard/Wellington Mutual fund $8,405,032 $8,405,032 Vanguard/Wellington Mutual fund $498,867 $498,867 Vanguard Index 500 Mutual fund $13,298,931 $13,298,931 Vanguard Index 500 Mutual fund $824,002 $824,002 Warburg Pincus Inter- national Equity Mutual fund $3,852,836 $3,852,836 AIM Short Term Prime Fund A Money market fund $31,250,716 $31,250,716 Performance Money Market Money market fund $85,169,610 $85,169,610 *Proffitt's, Inc. Employer common stock $1,686,544 $1,244,256 $1,686,544 $442,288 *Proffitt's, Inc. Employer common stock $621,207 $398,019 $621,207 $223,188 AIM Short Term Prime Fund A Money market fund $31,250,716 $31,250,716 $31,250,716 Performance Money Market Money market fund $85,110,680 $85,110,680 $85,110,680 *Party-in-interest to the Plan. Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan Item 27d(iii) - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year ended December 31, 1997 c. Purchases d. Sales g. a. Identity of Description -------- -------- --------- ----------- Cost of i. Party Involved of Asset Price Number Price Number Asset Net Gain - ----------------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------- -------- ---------- Fidelity Magellan Mutual fund $1,476,897 2 $1,335,079 $141,818 Fidelity Puritan Mutual fund $1,067,624 1 $999,701 $67,923 G.T. Global World- wide Growth Mutual fund $41,923 10 $1,190,202 5 $1,184,621 $5,581 INVESCO Stable Common/collect- Value ive trust $197,370 8 $2,705,933 12 $2,705,933 Oppenheimer Cash Money market Reserves fund $1,035,515 28 $1,672,664 12 $1,672,664 Oppenheimer Bond Fund Mutual fund $41,385 6 $1,013,571 6 $993,943 $19,628 *Proffitt's, Inc. Employer common stock $1,839,593 109 $4,064,217 121 $2,818,267 $1,245,950 Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Mutual fund $9,768,160 153 $1,158,856 219 $991,398 $167,458 Franklin Small Cap Growth Mutual fund $8,777,957 163 $1,960,198 214 $1,553,331 $406,867 LaSalle Income Plus Mutual fund $24,417,698 134 $10,345,090 336 $10,345,090 Strong Corporate Bond Mutual fund $7,028,184 116 $1,005,744 200 $970,873 $34,871 Vanguard/ Wellington Mutual fund $11,866,498 144 $1,369,705 233 $1,229,342 $140,363 Vanguard Index 500 Mutual fund $19,172,581 176 $3,089,118 258 $2,580,473 $508,645 Warburg Pincus International Equity Mutual fund $5,802,626 122 $1,021,711 185 $1,020,411 $1,300 AIM Short Term Prime Fund A Money market fund $31,250,716 2 $31,250,716 2 $31,250,716 Performance Money Market Money market fund $85,169,610 107 $85,110,680 111 $85,110,680 *Party-in-interest to the Plan. SIGNATURES The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Proffitt's, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan ----------------------------- Date: June 29, 1998 /s/ Douglas E. Coltharp ------------- ----------------------------- Douglas E. Coltharp Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description Page 23 Consent of Independent Accountants 11