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Form 8-K for TARGET CORP


15-Jun-2012

Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securit


Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 13, 2012, Target Corporation (the "Company") held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting"), at which our shareholders approved the Target Corporation Officer Short-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The full text of the Plan is attached as Appendix A to the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2012, and is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Shareholders.

On June 13, 2012, Target Corporation held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to: (1) elect directors for a one-year term; (2) ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm; (3) approve the Target Corporation Officer Short-Term Incentive Plan; (4) approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation;
(5) vote on a shareholder proposal on electronics recycling; and (6) vote on a shareholder proposal on prohibiting use of corporate funds for political elections or campaigns.

At the close of business on April 16, 2012, the record date of the Annual Meeting, the Company had 662,001,328 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. The holders of a total of 583,482,642 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 (as indicated by the borders) are set forth below:

1. The shareholders elected each of the following nominees for a one-year term:

                               For                Against                       Broker
Nominee                   Shares       %       Shares      %      Abstain     Non-Votes
Roxanne S. Austin       511,699,572   99.1    4,720,112    0.9    7,248,810   59,814,148
Calvin Darden           511,135,034   98.4    8,365,017    1.6    4,168,443   59,814,148
Mary N. Dillon          511,818,660   98.5    7,947,288    1.5    3,902,546   59,814,148
James A. Johnson        420,654,778   89.9   47,225,617   10.1   55,788,099   59,814,148
Mary E. Minnick         517,191,019   99.3    3,404,216    0.7    3,073,259   59,814,148
Anne M. Mulcahy         437,693,391   92.3   36,503,721    7.7   49,471,382   59,814,148
Derica W. Rice          516,236,659   99.2    4,266,990    0.8    3,164,845   59,814,148
Stephen W. Sanger       508,778,699   98.5    7,737,291    1.5    7,152,504   59,814,148
Gregg W. Steinhafel     505,809,497   99.0    5,242,039    1.0   12,616,958   59,814,148
John G. Stumpf          505,972,241   97.7   11,982,621    2.3    5,713,632   59,814,148
Solomon D. Trujillo     512,862,389   99.1    4,693,075    0.9    6,113,030   59,814,148

2. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered accounting firm for 2012:

For:       Shares   574,096,487
           %               98.4
Against:   Shares     6,817,427
           %                1.2
Abstain:   Shares     2,568,728
           %                0.4


3. The shareholders approved the Target Corporation Officer Short-Term Incentive Plan:

For:                Shares   497,102,305
                    %               94.9
Against:            Shares    22,416,277
                    %                4.3
Abstain:            Shares     4,149,912
                    %                0.8
Broker Non-Votes:   Shares    59,814,148

4. The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, our executive compensation:

For:                Shares   432,090,313
                    %               83.9
Against:            Shares    83,167,867
                    %               16.1
Abstain:            Shares     8,410,314
Broker Non-Votes:   Shares    59,814,148

5. The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal on electronics recycling:

For:                Shares    36,515,998
                    %                7.0
Against:            Shares   390,746,006
                    %               74.6
Abstain:            Shares    96,406,490
                    %               18.4
Broker Non-Votes:   Shares    59,814,148

6. The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal on prohibiting use of corporate funds for political elections or campaigns:

For:                Shares    24,110,105
                    %                4.6
Against:            Shares   424,903,914
                    %               81.1
Abstain:            Shares    74,654,475
                    %               14.3
Broker Non-Votes:   Shares    59,814,148




Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                  Exhibits.



(10)AA   Target Corporation Officer Short-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by
         reference to Appendix A to the Target Corporation Proxy Statement filed
         April 30, 2012).

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