UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT




Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 24, 2014



KOHL’S CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



      Wisconsin      

  001-11084   

      39-1630919      

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive
        Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin             

 


   53051  

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (262) 703-7000


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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.


On March 24, 2014, Donald A. Brennan resigned from his position as Chief Merchandising Officer of Kohl’s Corporation (the “Company”) effective as of April 1, 2014.  In connection with his resignation, Mr. Brennan and the Company entered into an agreement relating to his separation from the Company which provides for severance benefits consistent with those previously disclosed in the Company’s 2014 proxy statement, including, among other things, the following:


·

a one-time severance payment to be paid to Mr. Brennan equal to the sum of 2.9 times his current annual salary plus the average of the three most recent annual incentive compensation plan payments paid to him;


·

a bonus, payable to Mr. Brennan on or before March 15, 2015, based on the Company’s fiscal 2014 financial performance in an amount equal to 17% of the bonus, if any, that he would have received had he been employed by the Company at the end of the Company’s fiscal year 2014; and


·

all equity incentive awards previously granted to Mr. Brennan shall be treated in accordance with the terms of the employment agreement and the various equity award agreements between Mr. Brennan and the Company.





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:  March 25, 2014



KOHL’S CORPORATION




By:

  /s/ Richard D. Schepp                            

Richard D. Schepp

Senior Executive Vice President,

Human Resources, General Counsel