Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  COSBY MARK
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Macy's, Inc. [M]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MACY'S, INC., 7 WEST SEVENTH STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President - Stores
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CINCINNATI, OH 45202
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 15,060
D
 
Common Stock 166 (1)
I
By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options to Purchase Common Stock   (2) 07/10/2016 Common Stock 20,000 $ 36.46 D  
Options to Purchase Common Stock   (3) 03/23/2017 Common Stock 19,722 $ 46.15 D  
Options to Purchase Common Stock   (4) 03/21/2018 Common Stock 45,859 $ 24.85 D  
Phantom Stock Units   (5)   (5) Common Stock 12,553.18 $ (6) D  
Phantom Stock Units   (7)   (7) Common Stock 21,730 $ (6) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
COSBY MARK
C/O MACY'S, INC.
7 WEST SEVENTH STREET
CINCINNATI, OH 45202
      President - Stores  

Signatures

/s/Christopher M. Kelly, as attorney-in-fact for Mark Cosby pursuant to a Power of Attorney 03/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reflects matching contributions under the Issuer's 401(k) plan, derived by dividing the value of the undivided interest of the reporting person in the applicable investment fund as of February 20, 2009 by $8.76, the stock price as of such date.
(2) Options became/become exercisable in 25% increments on the following dates: July 10, 2007, July 10, 2008, July 10, 2009 and July 10, 2010.
(3) Options became/become exercisable in 25% increments on the following dates: March 23, 2008, March 23, 2009, March 23, 2010 and March 23, 2011.
(4) Options become exercisable in 25% increments on the following dates: March 21, 2009, March 21, 2010, March 21, 2011 and March 21, 2012.
(5) The value of the Phantom Stock Units will be payable in cash as follows: 50% on February 1, 2010 and 50% on January 31, 2011.
(6) 1-for-1 conversion.
(7) The value of the Phantom Stock Units will be payable in cash as follows: 50% on January 30, 2012 and 50% on February 4, 2013.

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