SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BERYLSON AMY SMITH (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MARK D. BALK, GOULSTON & STORRS, PC 400 ATLANTIC AVENUE (Street) BOSTON MA 02110 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP INC [ NMG.B ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Member of Schedule 13D group
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/27/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class B Common Stock	12/27/2004		G	V	15,500(1)	D	$67.19	174,418	D
Class B Common Stock								266,339	I	See footnotes(2)(3)(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a gift of 15,500 shares by the reporting person to Amy Smith and John G. Berylson Charitable Foundation, of which the reporting person is a trustee.

2. Reflects the shares owned directly or indirectly by the following persons or entities and indirectly by the reporting person: 39,090 shares owned indirectly as a trustee of the Susan F. Smith Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 5 Years udt dated September 1, 1998 fbo Amy Smith Berylson; 96 shares owned directly by John G. Berylson, the husband of the reporting person; 5,376 shares owned indirectly by John G. Berylson as trustee of the J-J-E 1988 Trust udt dated November 1, 1988 fbo Jennifer L. Berylson; 5,376 shares owned indirectly by John G. Berylson as trustee of the J-J-E 1988 Trust udt dated November 1, 1988 fbo James T. Berylson; 5,376 shares owned indirectly by John G. Berylson as trustee of the J-J-E 1988 Trust udt dated November 1, 1988 fbo Elizabeth S. Berylson;

3. 18,078 shares owned indirectly by John G. Berylson as trustee of the Amy Smith Berylson 1998 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust fbo Jennifer L. Berylson; 18,078 shares owned indirectly by John G. Berylson as trustee of the Amy Smith Berylson 1998 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust fbo Elizabeth S. Berylson; 18,078 shares owned indirectly by John G. Berylson as trustee of the Amy Smith Berylson 1998 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust fbo James T. Berylson; 59,529 shares owned indirectly by John G. Berylson and the reporting person as trustees of the Amy Smith Berylson Grantor Retained Annuity Trust; 48,208 shares owned indirectly by the reporting person as trustee of the Amy Smith Berylson Insurance Trust;

4. 6,685 shares owned directly by Jennifer L. Berylson, the daughter of the reporting person; 6,686 shares owned indirectly by John G. Berylson and Amy Smith Berylson as guardians for James T. Berylson, the son of the reporting person; and 6,686 shares owned indirectly by John G. Berylson and the reporting person as guardians for Elizabeth S. Berylson, the daughter of the reporting person; 28,997 shares owned indirectly as trustee of the Susan F. Smith Grantor Retained Annuity Trust 7 Years udt dated August 10, 1994 fbo Amy Smith Berylson. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of 90,515 of these shares, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

	/s/ Mark D. Balk, Attorney-in-Fact	12/30/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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