Shareholder Vote

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) June 14, 2023 Target Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Minnesota   1-6049   41-0215170 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.) 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (612) 304-6073 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐             Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐             Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐             Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐             Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common stock, par value $0.0833 per share TGT New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company   ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   o   Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Shareholders. On June 14, 2023, Target Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to vote on: (1) the election of the Company’s Board of Directors; (2) the Company’s proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023; (3) the Company’s proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation (“Say on Pay”); (4) approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the Company’s Say on Pay votes (“Say on Pay Vote Frequency”); and (5) a shareholder proposal to adopt a policy for an independent chairman. At the close of business on April 17, 2023, the record date of the Annual Meeting, the Company had 461,552,843 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. The holders of a total of 410,847,268 shares of common stock were present at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, which total constituted a majority of the issued and outstanding shares on the record date for the Annual Meeting. The final voting results and the votes used to determine the results for each proposal under the applicable voting approval standard (as indicated by the borders) are set forth below. Voting percentages are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent and may not foot due to rounding. 1. The shareholders elected twelve nominees as directors for a one-year term: For Against Broker Nominee Shares % Shares % Abstain Non-Votes David P. Abney 349,023,078 98.7% 4,486,728 1.3% 985,642 56,351,820 Douglas M. Baker, Jr. 341,049,812 96.5% 12,515,415 3.5% 930,221 56,351,820 George S. Barrett 340,576,706 96.3% 12,942,990 3.7% 975,752 56,351,820 Gail K. Boudreaux 349,606,832 98.9% 3,949,114 1.1% 939,502 56,351,820 Brian C. Cornell 335,060,274 94.7% 18,633,894 5.3% 801,280 56,351,820 Robert L. Edwards 347,432,831 98.3% 6,128,639 1.7% 933,978 56,351,820 Donald R. Knauss 345,146,583 97.6% 8,424,563 2.4% 924,302 56,351,820 Christine A. Leahy 342,632,644 96.9% 11,082,956 3.1% 779,848 56,351,820 Monica C. Lozano 338,892,354 95.8% 14,736,380 4.2% 866,714 56,351,820 Grace Puma 349,892,491 99.0% 3,710,256 1.0% 892,701 56,351,820 Derica W. Rice 344,644,595 97.5% 8,944,089 2.5% 906,764 56,351,820 Dmitri L. Stockton 344,945,106 97.6% 8,590,277 2.4% 960,065 56,351,820 2. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023: For: Shares 394,740,124  % 96.1  Against: Shares 15,291,416  % 3.7  Abstain: Shares 815,728  % 0.2  3. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation: For: Shares 332,151,037  % 94.1  Against: Shares 20,894,728  % 5.9  Abstain: Shares 1,449,683  Broker Non-Votes: Shares 56,351,820  4. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, “1 Year” for the frequency of the Company’s Say on Pay votes: 1 Year: Shares 347,702,229  % 98.5  2 Years: Shares 838,970  % 0.2  3 Years: Shares 4,330,268  % 1.2  Abstain: Shares 1,623,981  Broker Non-Votes: Shares 56,351,820  The Board of Directors has determined to include the non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation at each annual meeting of shareholders until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation. 5. The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal to adopt a policy for an independent chairman: For: Shares 113,917,999  % 32.1  Against: Shares 236,012,363  % 66.6  Abstain: Shares 4,565,086  % 1.3  Broker Non-Votes: Shares 56,351,820  For purposes of determining the level of support needed for a shareholder to be eligible to resubmit a shareholder proposal in a following year under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Securities and Exchange Commission uses a simple majority standard that compares votes cast “For” to votes cast “Against” an item (which gives abstentions “No Effect”). Under that simple majority standard, Item 5 received support of 32.6%. 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.     TARGET CORPORATION     Date: June 15, 2023 /s/ Don H. Liu   Name: Don H. Liu   Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Risk Officer