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TARGET CORP

For the period ended Jun 11, 2025. Filed Apr 28, 2025.

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What shareholders are asked to vote on at a company's meeting. It is where to find what directors and top executives are paid, and who owns the most shares.

Jun 11, 2025 · Filed Apr 28, 2025

TGT$158.41+0.3%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. )

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Preliminary Proxy Statement

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Definitive Proxy Statement

Definitive Additional Materials

Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12

TARGET CORPORATION

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Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.

2025 Proxy Statement &

Notice of Annual Meeting

of Shareholders

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time

Online atvirtualshareholdermeeting.com/TGT2025

2TARGET CORPORATION 2025 Proxy Statement

Notice of meeting and proxy

summary

This Meeting Notice & Proxy Summary highlights information described in other parts of this 2025 Proxy Statement and does not

contain all information you should consider in voting. Please read the entire 2025 Proxy Statement carefully before voting.

For the meaning of capitalized terms or acronyms used in the 2025 Proxy Statement, please see Appendix A “Commonly used or

defined terms” beginning on page 81.

To our shareholders,

You are invited to attend Target Corporation’s 2025 Annual Meeting to be held as follows:

Date and TimeWednesday, June 11, 202512:00 p.m. Central Daylight TimePlace virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TGT2025Record DateApril 14, 2025

Items of business

ItemBoard’s Recommendation
Election of 12 directors (page 17)FOR each Director Nominee
Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm (page 67)FOR
Advisory approval of executive compensation (Say on Pay) (page 70)FOR
Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting (page 71)AGAINST

In addition, at the 2025 Annual Meeting we will conduct any other business that may properly come before the meeting. See

Question 11 of the “Questions and answers about the 2025 Annual Meeting” beginning on page 74 for more information. Following

the formal business of the 2025 Annual Meeting, our Chair & Chief Executive Officer will provide prepared remarks, followed by a

question and answer session.

Proxy solicitation

The Board is soliciting proxies for the 2025 Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement of the 2025 Annual Meeting.

Any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise at the 2025 Annual Meeting.

TARGET CORPORATION 2025 Proxy Statement3

Notice of meeting and proxy summary

Voting

You may vote if you held shares of Target common stock as of the record date (April 14, 2025). You are able to vote your shares

by providing instructions to the proxy holders who will then vote in accordance with your instructions. We urge you to read the

2025 Proxy Statement carefully and to vote in accordance with the recommendations of the Board.

Advance voting

If voting in advance of the 2025 Annual Meeting, you may do so as follows:

Method(1)InternetTelephoneMail
Instruction•Go to the website identified on the enclosed proxy card, VIF, or Internet Availability Notice.•Enter the control number on the proxy card, VIF, or Internet Availability Notice.•Follow the instructions on the website.•Call the toll-free number identified on the enclosed proxy card or VIF or, after viewing the proxy materials on the website provided in your Internet Availability Notice, call the toll-free number for telephone voting identified on the website.•Enter the control number on the proxy card, VIF, or Internet Availability Notice.•Follow the recorded instructions.•Mark your selections on the enclosed proxy card or VIF.•Date and sign your name exactly as it appears on the proxy card or VIF.•Promptly return the proxy card or VIF in the enclosed postage-paid envelope so the proxy card or VIF is received before the deadline.
Deadline•Registered Shareholders or Beneficial Owners — 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 10, 2025.•Participants in the Target 401(k) Plan — 6:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 9, 2025.

(1)Internet and Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week up to the applicable deadline. If you are a Beneficial

Owner holding shares outside of the Target 401(k) Plan, you may only vote by Internet and Telephone if your broker, trustee, bank,

or nominee makes those methods available to you. If you did not receive a proxy card or VIF and would like to vote by mail, you

must request a physical copy of the proxy materials, which will include a proxy card or VIF, by visiting www.proxyvote.com, dialing

1-800-579-1639, or emailing sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If requesting a physical copy of the proxy materials, please be

prepared to provide your control number, which can be found in your Internet Availability Notice.

Attending and voting at the 2025 Annual Meeting

enter the 16-digit control number found on your proxy card, VIF, or Internet Availability Notice, as applicable. Shares held within

the Target 401(k) Plan may only be voted by the trustee pursuant to voting instructions received in advance of the 2025 Annual

Meeting, and may not be voted by a participant at the 2025 Annual Meeting.

We encourage you to review the “Questions and answers about the 2025 Annual Meeting” beginning on page 74 for answers to

common questions about the meeting, proxy materials, voting, and other related topics.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Amy Tu
Corporate SecretaryApproximate Date of Mailing of Proxy Materials orInternet Availability Notice: April 28, 2025

Your vote is important. Thank you forvoting.

4TARGET CORPORATION 2025 Proxy Statement

Table of contents

Notice of meeting and proxy summary2
General information about corporate governance and the Board5
Corporate governance highlights5
Our directors7
Board leadership structure8
Board and shareholder meeting attendance9
Committees9
Core functions of the Board12
Director independence15
Policy on transactions with related persons15
Business ethics and conduct15
Shareholder engagement16
Item one Election of directors17
Election and nomination process17
Board and Committee evaluations18
Board refreshment and composition18
Board education, outside affiliations, and skills19
2025 nominees for director21
Director compensation28
Stock ownership information30
Stock ownership guidelines30
Beneficial ownership of directors and executive officers32
Beneficial ownership of Target’s largest shareholders33
Compensation & Human Capital Management Committee Report34
Compensation Discussion and Analysis34
Introduction34
Executive summary35
Our framework for executive compensation41
Other benefit elements47
Compensation governance48
Compensation tables53
Summary compensation table53
Grants of plan-based awards in Fiscal 202455
Outstanding equity awards at Fiscal 2024 year-end56
Stock vested in Fiscal 202457
Pension benefits for Fiscal 202457
Nonqualified deferred compensation for Fiscal 202458
Potential payments upon termination or change-in-control59
Table of potential payments upon termination or change-in-control60
Pay ratio disclosure62
Pay versus performance disclosure62
Equity compensation plan information66
Management proposals67
Item twoRatification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm67
Item threeAdvisory approval of executive compensation (Say on Pay)70
Shareholder proposal71
Item fourShareholder proposal requesting a report on how affirmative action initiatives impact Target’s risks related to actual and perceived discrimination71
Questions and answers about the2025 Annual Meeting74
General information74
Voting74
Meeting details77
Access to information78
Communications79
Forward-looking statements80
Appendix A81
Commonly used or defined terms81
TARGET CORPORATION 2025 Proxy Statement5
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