Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
3 World Financial Center, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10285
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
October 21, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Document Control--Edgar
Re: Schedule 13D
Dear Commissioner:
On behalf of following entities (the "Reporting Persons"), submitted in
electronic form for filing, is a Schedule 13D relating to the beneficial
ownership of Common Stock of Proffitt's, Inc.:
Lehman Brothers Capital Partners II, LP Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking
Portfolio Partnership LP Lehman Brothers Offshore Investment Partnership
LP Lehman Brothers Offshore Investment Partnership - Japan LP Lehman
Brothers Offshore Partners Ltd.
LB I Group Inc.
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact the
undersigned at (212) 526-1911.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Karen C. Manson
Karen C. Manson
Vice President
Secretary of Lehman Brothers
Holdings Inc.
Enclosure
cc: NASDAQ
Proffitt's, Inc.
