SEC Form 8-K filed by Kohl's Corporation
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Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
Kohl’s Corporation 2024 Long-Term Compensation Plan
At the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Kohl’s Corporation (the “Company”), the Company’s shareholders approved the Kohl’s Corporation 2024 Long-Term Compensation Plan (the “2024 Plan”). The 2024 Plan provides for the following types of awards to our current and former employees and non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”):
(i) | stock options, |
(ii) | SARs, |
(iii) | stock awards, including restricted stock and restricted stock units, |
(iv) | performance units, |
(v) | performance shares, or |
(vi) | substitute awards. |
The aggregate number of shares of common stock authorized under the 2024 Plan is 7,650,000 plus unused shares subject to outstanding awards as of March 29, 2024 granted under the prior plan which shall not exceed 4,785,851 shares, resulting in an aggregate pool of no more than 12,435,851.
The foregoing description of the 2024 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2024 Plan attached as Annex A to the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 5, 2024, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
(a) | The Company’s Annual Meeting was held on May 15, 2024. |
(b) | The final voting results for the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting are as follows: |
Proposal 1 – Election of the 11 individuals nominated by the Board of Directors to serve as Directors for a one-year term and until their successors are duly elected and qualified
The results of the voting on this proposal are as follows:
Company Nominees |
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Wendy Arlin |
72,640,048 | 403,275 | 193,683 | 73,237,007 | ||||
Michael J. Bender |
72,154,900 | 883,727 | 198,379 | 73,237,007 | ||||
Yael Cosset |
71,524,813 | 1,510,337 | 201,857 | 73,237,007 | ||||
Christine Day |
72,339,077 | 698,983 | 198,946 | 73,237,007 | ||||
H. Charles Floyd |
71,447,829 | 1,590,691 | 198,486 | 73,237,007 | ||||
Thomas A. Kingsbury |
72,494,678 | 541,384 | 200,944 | 73,237,007 | ||||
Robbin Mitchell |
72,244,526 | 794,494 | 197,986 | 73,237,007 | ||||
Jonas Prising |
71,203,579 | 1,829,641 | 203,786 | 73,237,007 | ||||
John E. Schlifske |
69,562,699 | 3,468,398 | 205,909 | 73,237,007 | ||||
Adrianne Shapira |
71,379,128 | 1,660,961 | 196,917 | 73,237,007 | ||||
Adolfo Villagomez |
72,617,872 | 413,152 | 205,982 | 73,237,007 |
Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s named executive officers
The results of the voting on this proposal are as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
67,443,157 | 5,535,291 | 258,558 | 73,237,007 |
Proposal 3 – Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2025
The results of the voting on this proposal are as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
85,653,392 | 4,328,776 | 270,453 | 0 |
Proposal 4 – Approval of the Kohl’s Corporation 2024 Long-Term Compensation Plan
The results of the voting on this proposal are as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
68,342,382 | 4,739,955 | 154,669 | 73,237,007 |
Proposal 5 – Shareholder Proposal—Corporate Financial Sustainability Report
The results of the voting on this proposal are as follows:
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
4,165,009 | 68,595,949 | 476,048 | 73,237,007 |
(c) | Not applicable. |
(d) | Not applicable. |
Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On May 15, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing events which took place in connection with the Annual Meeting. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On May 15, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 26, 2024 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 12, 2024. A copy of the press release announcing the dividend is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. |
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10.1 | Kohl’s Corporation 2024 Long-Term Compensation Plan, incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 5, 2024 | |
99.1 | Press Release regarding Annual Meeting dated May 15, 2024 | |
99.2 | Press Release regarding Dividend dated May 15, 2024 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 15, 2024
KOHL’S CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Jennifer Kent | |
Jennifer Kent | ||
Senior Executive Vice President, | ||
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary |