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CORPORATE AND FINANCIAL
When and where were you incorporated?
What is your ticker symbol?
When did you become a public company?
Where is your corporate headquarters?
How many employees do you have?
What is your year end?
What is the history of Kohl’s?
Where can I find more information about Kohl’s management?
Where can I find information about the various committees of Kohl’s Board of Directors?
How many stores does Kohl’s have?
Who are your independent auditors?
Where can I find more information online?
How do I contact Investor Relations?
Where can I find information about your next sales release, earnings release and other upcoming events?
When is your annual shareholders’ meeting and how can I attend?
STOCK OWNERSHIP
Who do I contact with questions about my stock certificates -- replacing lost certificates, changing my address, changing the name on my certificates or transferring ownership?
How can I eliminate duplicate mailings?
I am a current (or former) Kohl’s associate. How can I check the status of my Kohl’s stock in the Kohl’s Savings Plan or Kohl’s ESOP Plan?
Does Kohl’s have a direct stock purchase plan?
What is your history of stock splits?
Do you pay dividends?
What investment analysts follow Kohl’s?
CORPORATE AND FINANCIAL
When and where were you incorporated?
Kohl’s Corporation was organized in 1988 and is a Wisconsin corporation.

What is your ticker symbol?
Kohl's Corporation common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KSS.

When did you become a public company?
We completed our initial public offering on May 19, 1992, at $14.00 per share (before stock splits). After adjusting for stock splits, the initial price per share was $1.75.

Where is your corporate headquarters?
Kohl's Department Stores
N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Phone: (262) 703-7000

How many employees do you have?
As of January 31, 2009, we employed approximately 126,000 associates, including approximately 28,000 full-time and 98,000 part-time associates. The number of associates varies during the year, peaking during the back-to-school and holiday seasons. None of our associates is represented by a collective bargaining unit. We believe our relations with our associates are very good.

What is your year end?
Consistent with many other retail companies, our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 31.

What is the history of Kohl’s?
The story of our company began in 1962 when Max Kohl opened the first Kohl’s Department Store in Brookfield, Wisconsin. At the time of our initial public offering in 1992, we operated 79 stores and annual sales totaled $1 billion. We currently operate over 1,000 stores in 49 states and have annual sales in excess of $16 billion. Additional details about our history can be found in our Fact Book.

Where can I find more information about Kohl’s management?
Biographies of senior management are posted on the Kohl’s Executive Officers page of our Investor Relations. Click on each executive’s name to see a biography of that executive.

Where can I find information about the various committees of Kohl’s Board of Directors?
The charters for each of our Board of Directors committees can be found in the Corporate Governance section of the Kohl’s Investor Relations Web site.

How many stores does Kohl’s have?
Kohl’s has over 1,000 stores in the U.S. Our historical store counts and square footage can be found in the What's New section of our Investor Relations Web site or by clicking here.

Who are your independent auditors?
Ernst & Young LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Where can I find more information online?
Our Web site, www.Kohlscorporation.com, includes a great deal of financial information, including links to financial information (including monthly sales and earnings), historical sales and real estate information, a calendar of upcoming events, our periodic filings with the SEC and other investor information.

Click here for our Press Releases, Annual Reports, SEC Filings, Online Investor Kit, Fact Book and What's New.

How do I contact Investor Relations?
E-mail is the most efficient way to contact Kohl’s Investor Relations department. Requests for information and questions sent via e-mail to Investor Relations are answered promptly. To submit your questions via e-mail, write to investor.relations@Kohls.com. To reach our department by phone, please call 262-703-1440. Please visit the Contact Information section of our Web site for additional contact information.

Where can I find information about your next sales release, earnings release and other upcoming events?
We generally release sales information on the first Thursday following the end of the fiscal month. Earnings for the first three quarters of the year are generally released on the second Thursday following quarter end. Earnings for the fiscal year are generally released on the fourth Thursday following quarter end.

For a listing of all upcoming events, please visit the Event Calendar section of our Web site.

When is your annual shareholders’ meeting and how can I attend?
Our next annual shareholders’ meeting is tentatively scheduled for May 13, 2010. More specifics will be posted on our Web site (Event Calendar) as details become available.

STOCK OWNERSHIP
Who do I contact with questions about my stock certificates -- replacing lost certificates, changing my address, changing the name on my certificates or transferring ownership?
Please contact our transfer agent

Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
P.O. Box 64874
St. Paul, MN 55164-0856
or
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
161 N. Concord Exchange
South St. Paul, MN 55075-1139

Phone: 800-468-9716
www.shareowneronline.com/

How can I eliminate duplicate mailings?
Corporate correspondence is automatically sent with other proxy materials to each registered Kohl’s shareholder. However, if you have more than one account registered in your name, you may be receiving multiple copies of our corporate mailings.

If you desire to eliminate some or all of the duplicates, contact Wells Fargo Shareowner Services (telephone (800) 468-9716) and request to consolidate your accounts. In addition, as an alternative to paper delivery, you may elect to receive your materials electronically by contacting Wells Fargo Shareowner Services.

I am a current (or former) Kohl’s associate. How can I check the status of my Kohl’s stock in the Kohl’s Savings Plan or Kohl’s ESOP Plan?
Current and former associates with inquiries about share holdings or profit sharing should contact our administrator, Mercer HR Services, at (800) 685-6474.

Does Kohl’s have a direct stock purchase plan?
No, we currently do not have such a program available to shareholders. Please contact your broker to purchase shares of Kohl’s stock.

What is your history of stock splits?
Our stock split two-for-one on August 30, 1996, April 28, 1998 and April 25, 2000. The price of our stock before these splits was $69.38/share on August 30, 1996, $79.25/share on April 28, 1998 and $100.00/share on April 25, 2000.

Do you pay dividends?
We have never paid a dividend and have no current plans to pay a dividend on our Common Stock. The payment of future dividends, if any, will be determined by our Board of Directors in light of existing business conditions, including our earnings, financial condition and requirements, restrictions in financing agreements and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors.

What investment analysts follow Kohl’s?
A list of the analysts currently following Kohl’s can be found on our Investor Relations Web site under Analysts.

When and where were you incorporated?
	Kohl’s Corporation was organized in 1988 and is a Wisconsin corporation.

What is your ticker symbol?
	Kohl's Corporation common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KSS.

When did you become a public company?
	We completed our initial public offering on May 19, 1992, at $14.00 per share (before stock splits). After adjusting for stock splits, the initial price per share was $1.75.

Where is your corporate headquarters?
	Kohl's Department Stores N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 Phone: (262) 703-7000

How many employees do you have?
	As of January 31, 2009, we employed approximately 126,000 associates, including approximately 28,000 full-time and 98,000 part-time associates. The number of associates varies during the year, peaking during the back-to-school and holiday seasons. None of our associates is represented by a collective bargaining unit. We believe our relations with our associates are very good.

What is your year end?
	Consistent with many other retail companies, our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 31.

Where can I find more information about Kohl’s management?
	Biographies of senior management are posted on the Kohl’s Executive Officers page of our Investor Relations. Click on each executive’s name to see a biography of that executive.

Where can I find information about the various committees of Kohl’s Board of Directors?
	The charters for each of our Board of Directors committees can be found in the Corporate Governance section of the Kohl’s Investor Relations Web site.

How many stores does Kohl’s have?
	Kohl’s has over 1,000 stores in the U.S. Our historical store counts and square footage can be found in the What's New section of our Investor Relations Web site or by clicking here.

Who are your independent auditors?
	Ernst & Young LLP Milwaukee, Wisconsin

When is your annual shareholders’ meeting and how can I attend?
	Our next annual shareholders’ meeting is tentatively scheduled for May 13, 2010. More specifics will be posted on our Web site (Event Calendar) as details become available.

Who do I contact with questions about my stock certificates -- replacing lost certificates, changing my address, changing the name on my certificates or transferring ownership?
	Please contact our transfer agent Wells Fargo Shareowner Services P.O. Box 64874 St. Paul, MN 55164-0856 or Wells Fargo Shareowner Services 161 N. Concord Exchange South St. Paul, MN 55075-1139 Phone: 800-468-9716 www.shareowneronline.com/

I am a current (or former) Kohl’s associate. How can I check the status of my Kohl’s stock in the Kohl’s Savings Plan or Kohl’s ESOP Plan?
	Current and former associates with inquiries about share holdings or profit sharing should contact our administrator, Mercer HR Services, at (800) 685-6474.

Does Kohl’s have a direct stock purchase plan?
	No, we currently do not have such a program available to shareholders. Please contact your broker to purchase shares of Kohl’s stock.

What is your history of stock splits?
	Our stock split two-for-one on August 30, 1996, April 28, 1998 and April 25, 2000. The price of our stock before these splits was $69.38/share on August 30, 1996, $79.25/share on April 28, 1998 and $100.00/share on April 25, 2000.

Do you pay dividends?
	We have never paid a dividend and have no current plans to pay a dividend on our Common Stock. The payment of future dividends, if any, will be determined by our Board of Directors in light of existing business conditions, including our earnings, financial condition and requirements, restrictions in financing agreements and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors.

What investment analysts follow Kohl’s?
	A list of the analysts currently following Kohl’s can be found on our Investor Relations Web site under Analysts.