{"id":40712,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/target-troy-risch-executive-severance-agreement.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"target-troy-risch-executive-severance-agreement","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/compensation\/target-troy-risch-executive-severance-agreement.html","title":{"rendered":"Target Troy Risch Executive Severance Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"right\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>AGREEMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>THIS AGREEMENT is made by and between Target Corporation, a Minnesota<br \/>\ncorporation and Target Enterprise,  Inc., a subsidiary of Target Corporation<br \/>\n(&#8220;Enterprise&#8221;) (Target Corporation and Enterprise collectively referred to as<br \/>\nthe &#8220;Company&#8221;), and Troy Risch (&#8220;Executive&#8221;).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><u>RECITALS<\/u><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>A.   Executive is employed by Enterprise; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>B.   Enterprise and Executive wish to sever their relationship as employer and<br \/>\nemployee respectively, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;<br \/>\nand<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>C.   Target Corporation maintains an Income Continuance Policy (the &#8220;ICP&#8221;) for<br \/>\nwhich Executive is eligible, the terms and provisions of which Executive has<br \/>\nbeen subject to and is familiar with; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>D.   The Company delivered Notice of Termination to Executive on January  3,<br \/>\n2011; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>E.   The ICP requires a release in writing from Executive; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>F.   Executive acknowledges he has been advised and encouraged to review this<br \/>\nAgreement with an attorney and is fully aware of the potential rights and<br \/>\nremedies he may have as a result of the severance of his employment; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>G.   Executive and the Company wish to memorialize the resolution and<br \/>\nsettlement of all Executive153s rights, remedies and obligations flowing from<br \/>\nExecutive153s employment with Enterprise and the severance and termination of that<br \/>\nemployment relationship.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>H.   Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Agreement shall have the<br \/>\ndefinitions ascribed to them in the ICP.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>1.                                                                             <em><u>Employment Severance<br \/>\nDate<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em>   Executive153s last active day at work on the Company153s<br \/>\npremises will be January  7, 2011 (the &#8220;Last Day Worked&#8221;) and the<br \/>\nemployer-employee relationship of Executive and Enterprise shall be terminated<br \/>\non January  15, 2011 (the &#8220;Employment Severance Date&#8221;). From the Last Day Worked<br \/>\nthrough the Employment Severance Date, Executive shall perform the duties<br \/>\nassigned to him by Enterprise, including availability for telephone<br \/>\nconsultation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>2.                                                                             <em><u>Salary<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em><br \/>\nExecutive shall be paid his regular salary for services rendered as an employee<br \/>\nunder Section  1 hereof through the Last Day Worked. Enterprise agrees that<br \/>\nExecutive153s regular salary will continue through the Employment Severance Date.<br \/>\nSalary payments are subject to all required and voluntary withholdings. Such<br \/>\npayments will otherwise be made in accordance with the standard payroll<br \/>\npractices of Enterprise as in effect at the time of payment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>3.                                                                             <em><u>Income Continuance<br \/>\nPayments<\/u><\/em>.   Executive shall be entitled to the equivalent of twenty-four<br \/>\n(24) months of income continuance payments pursuant to and subject to the terms<br \/>\nand conditions of the ICP payable as follows: (i)  a payment on July  22, 2011 in<br \/>\nthe gross amount of $715,416 representing twelve (12) suspended bi-weekly<br \/>\npayments and one (1)  regularly scheduled bi-weekly payment and (ii)  thirty-nine<br \/>\n(39) consecutive equal bi-weekly (or such other interval as is consistent with<br \/>\npayments under the Company153s payroll system) payments each in the gross amount<br \/>\nof $55,032 beginning on or about August  5, 2011.   This amount is based on a<br \/>\nthree-year average annual bonus amount of $705,807 and a base salary of<br \/>\n$725,000. The payments shall be reduced for taxes and other amounts required to<br \/>\nbe withheld by the Company. No payments shall be made if Executive revokes this<br \/>\nAgreement.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>4.                                                                             <em><u>Vacation<br \/>\nPay<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em>   Enterprise shall pay to Executive any unused vacation<br \/>\ndue Executive as of the Employment Severance Date consistent with Enterprise<br \/>\npractice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>5.                                                                             <em><u>Health<br \/>\nInsurance<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em>   Executive may continue to participate in the<br \/>\nCompany153s medical and dental programs to the extent, if any, permitted by the<br \/>\nCompany153s medical and dental plans (the &#8220;Plans&#8221;). In order to continue such<br \/>\ncoverage, Executive must maintain continuous coverage under the Plans and pay<br \/>\n102% of the full cost of such Plans. Executive acknowledges that the Company may<br \/>\nmodify its premium structure, the terms of the Plans and the coverages of the<br \/>\nPlans, including the termination of all or part of any Plan. All insurance<br \/>\ncoverage shall terminate 18 months from the end of active employment coverage or<br \/>\nat such other date pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation<br \/>\nAct of 1985, as amended (&#8220;COBRA&#8221;).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>6.                                                                             <em><u>Life<br \/>\nInsurance<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em>   Executive may continue his life insurance<br \/>\ncoverage, if any, after the Employment Severance Date pursuant to the terms and<br \/>\nconditions of the Company153s plan. In order to continue such coverage, Executive<br \/>\nmust make all payments required under the policy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>7. <em><u>Pension Plan : 401(k)  Plan.<\/u><\/em>   Executive153s rights, if any,<br \/>\nunder the Target Corporation Pension Plan and the Target Corporation 401(k)  Plan<br \/>\nwill be determined under the terms of such plans as amended from time to time.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>8. <em><u>Deferred Compensation Plan<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em>   Executive shall be<br \/>\npaid his deferred benefits, if any, under the Target Corporation Officer EDCP<br \/>\npursuant to the terms of such plan as amended from time to time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>9.                                                                             <em><u>Supplemental Pension<br \/>\nPlan<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em>   Executive153s vested benefits, if any, under any Target<br \/>\nCorporation SPP have been or will be transferred to the Target Corporation<br \/>\nOfficer EDCP and will be determined and paid out pursuant to such terms as<br \/>\namended from time to time.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>10.                                                               <em><u>Stock Plans<\/u><\/em>.   Executive153s<br \/>\nrights, if any, under the Target Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (the<br \/>\n&#8220;LTIP&#8221;) will be determined under the terms of such plan and the applicable award<br \/>\nagreements. Executive acknowledges that Executive must exercise all options that<br \/>\nare exercisable on the Employment Severance Date within two hundred ten (210)<br \/>\ndays after such date or the options will expire. No further installments will<br \/>\nvest after the Employment Severance Date.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Executive153s 2009 and 2010 Restricted Stock Units awards will be paid to him<br \/>\nat 50% of the award pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Units<br \/>\nAgreement, net of applicable tax withholdings, provided Executive signs and does<br \/>\nnot revoke this Agreement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Executive will not be eligible for the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Performance Share<br \/>\naward payouts, if any.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>11.                                                               <em><u>Other Benefits<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em><br \/>\nThe Company will pay up to $30,000 for reasonable outplacement services directly<br \/>\nrelated to Executive153s termination through January  15, 2012 provided Executive<br \/>\nsigns and does not revoke this Agreement. Such outplacement fees shall be paid<br \/>\nby the Company directly to the mutually agreed upon outplacement firm engaged by<br \/>\nExecutive after submission of its invoices to Company. Executive shall provide<br \/>\nthe Company with the name of the outplacement firm he desires to engage for<br \/>\napproval by the Company. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.<br \/>\nExecutive acknowledges that he will not receive a bonus payment pursuant to the<br \/>\nShort-Term Incentive Plan (STIP) for fiscal year 2010 performance. Provided<br \/>\nExecutive signs and does not revoke this Agreement and subject to compliance<br \/>\nwith the terms of this Agreement, the Company will pay Executive one million<br \/>\ndollars ($1,000,000) in addition to payments under Section  3 of this Agreement.<br \/>\nPayment will be made as follows: a payment of $150,000 on June  10, 2011, a<br \/>\npayment of $200,000 on October  28, 2011, a payment of $200,000 on March  16,<br \/>\n2012, a payment of $150,000 on August  3, 2012<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>and a payment of $300,000 on January  18, 2013. Each of the foregoing payments<br \/>\nwill be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Internal Revenue Code<br \/>\nSection  409A. Applicable taxes as reasonably determined by the Company shall be<br \/>\nwithheld from such payments.<strong>] <\/strong>Except as set forth in this<br \/>\nAgreement or as required by law, Executive is entitled to no other employee<br \/>\nbenefits, fringe benefits or compensation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>12.                                                                 <em><u>No Recruiting<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em><br \/>\nExecutive agrees that while he is an employee of Enterprise and through<br \/>\nJanuary  15, 2013 he will not recruit, solicit or entice, directly or indirectly,<br \/>\nfor employment, any employee of the Company or any of their subsidiaries or<br \/>\naffiliated companies, unless Executive has a written agreement signed by<br \/>\nauthorized persons of Target Corporation and Enterprise allowing Executive to<br \/>\nrecruit persons named in that agreement. The execution of that agreement shall<br \/>\nbe in the sole discretion of authorized persons of Target Corporation and<br \/>\nEnterprise.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>13. <em><u>Consultation and Cooperation<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em>   Following the<br \/>\nEmployment Severance Date, the Company may request that Executive consult or<br \/>\ncooperate with the Company (including, without limitation, providing truthful<br \/>\ninformation to the Company or serving as a witness or testifying at the<br \/>\nCompany153s request without subpoena), and Executive agrees to be available at<br \/>\nmutually agreeable times to perform such duties and provide such cooperation in<br \/>\nconnection with various business and legal matters in which Executive was<br \/>\ninvolved or has knowledge as result of Executive153s employment with the Company.<br \/>\nIn so consulting or cooperating, Executive shall be reimbursed his reasonable<br \/>\nout-of-pocket expenses. After the Employment Severance Date Executive shall not<br \/>\nbe, nor represent to anyone that he is, an agent of the Company, unless<br \/>\nexpressly authorized in writing to do so by an authorized officer of the<br \/>\nCompany.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>14. <em><u>Directly Competitive Employment.<\/u><\/em>   For purposes of<br \/>\nSection  II.G of the ICP and Section  18 of this Agreement, &#8220;Directly Competitive<br \/>\nEmployment&#8221; shall be employment with<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>Wal-Mart Stores,  Inc.; Best Buy Co.,  Inc.; Kohl153s Corporation; Toys &#8220;R&#8221;<br \/>\nUs,  Inc.; or CVS Caremark Corporation; or any parent, subsidiary, division or<br \/>\naffiliate of any such company (examples of affiliates include entities under<br \/>\ncommon control, joint venture partners and e-commerce affiliates). Executive<br \/>\nwill promptly report to the Company Executive153s acceptance of or engagement in<br \/>\nany Directly Competitive Employment and provide such other information about any<br \/>\nDirectly Competitive Employment as may be requested by the Company. Such<br \/>\ninformation shall be provided to the Corporate Secretary, Target Corporation,<br \/>\n1000 Nicollet Mall, TPS 2670, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>15.                                                                 <em><u>Confidentiality<\/u><\/em>.<br \/>\nExecutive understands and agrees that Executive will keep confidential any<br \/>\ninformation regarding the negotiations or discussions relating to this<br \/>\nAgreement, except that Executive may disclose such information to Executive153s<br \/>\nspouse or domestic partner, attorney, financial advisor or tax advisor (all of<br \/>\nwhom must agree to keep it confidential) or unless required by law. Executive is<br \/>\nencouraged to share with an employer or potential employer Section  12 and<br \/>\nSection  15 of this Agreement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Executive represents and warrants that prior to signing this Agreement,<br \/>\nExecutive has not disclosed the terms and conditions of this Agreement (except<br \/>\nfor those terms and conditions disclosed by the Company) or any information<br \/>\nregarding the negotiations or discussions relating to this Agreement to anyone<br \/>\nother than Executive153s spouse or domestic partner, attorney, financial advisor<br \/>\nor tax advisor (all of whom have agreed to keep such information confidential).\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Executive acknowledges and agrees that confidential information of the<br \/>\nCompany and any of their subsidiaries and affiliates is a valuable, special and<br \/>\nunique asset and such confidential information includes without limitation:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>1)                                                                           employee data and information<br \/>\n(including, but not limited to, personnel decisions relating to employees and<br \/>\napplicants), and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>2)                                                                           present, past and future strategies,<br \/>\nplans, and proposals (including, but not limited to, customer, marketing,<br \/>\nmerchandising, sourcing, store operations, technology, assets protection,<br \/>\ndistribution, benefits and compensation strategies, plans and proposals), and\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>3)                                                                           financial information, and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>4)                                                                           present, past and future personnel<br \/>\nand labor relations strategies, plans, practices, policies, training programs<br \/>\nand goals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>as well as any information treated as confidential (&#8220;Confidential<br \/>\nInformation&#8221;).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Executive will not, during or after Executive153s employment with Enterprise,<br \/>\nuse or disclose or cause or permit to be used or disclosed any Confidential<br \/>\nInformation to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for<br \/>\nany reason or purpose whatsoever.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>16.                                                               <em><u>Company Property<\/u><\/em>.<br \/>\nExecutive agrees to return all of the Company153s property, including any copies<br \/>\nor duplicates, in Executive153s possession on or before the Employment Severance<br \/>\nDate. In addition, as of the Employment Severance Date, Executive represents and<br \/>\nwarrants that Executive has not removed and agrees that Executive will not<br \/>\nremove any of the Company153s property, including any copies or duplicates, from<br \/>\nthe Company153s premises. This includes but is not limited to the Company153s credit<br \/>\nor charge cards; discount cards; cellular phones or other mobile devices;<br \/>\npagers; personal computers; identification badges; keys; business records,<br \/>\nreports, policies, files, forms, manuals and correspondence; customer lists and<br \/>\nrecords; personnel lists, information, plans, training materials and records;<br \/>\ninformation regarding suppliers and vendors; marketing plans; strategy<br \/>\ninformation; contracts and contract information; computer tapes and reports; and<br \/>\nany type of computer or digital storage media.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>17. <em><u>Detrimental Conduct<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em>   Executive agrees that he<br \/>\nwill not make any untrue statements about the Company or any of their<br \/>\nsubsidiaries or affiliated companies or any of their management regarding any<br \/>\nevents taking place during the employment period. Executive will not disparage<br \/>\nin any way the Company or any of their subsidiaries or affiliated companies, or<br \/>\nany of their officers, managers or employees.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>18.                                                                 <em><u>Termination of Payments and<br \/>\nBenefits<\/u><\/em>.   In addition to any other remedies available to the Company,<br \/>\nin the event Executive (a)  engages in Directly Competitive Employment while<br \/>\nExecutive has the right to receive payments pursuant to Section  3 or Section  11<br \/>\nor exercise stock options under the LTIP, or (b)  breaches any of Executive153s<br \/>\nobligations under the ICP or this Agreement, then (i)  the Company will be<br \/>\nrelieved of all liability and obligations to make payments under this Agreement<br \/>\n(including payments under both Section  3 and Section  11), (ii)  all of<br \/>\nExecutive153s stock options shall terminate immediately and (iii)  the Company may<br \/>\ndemand the return of any payments previously paid to Executive under Section  3<br \/>\nand Section  11. Even if payments and benefits are terminated pursuant to this<br \/>\nSection  18, Executive153s obligations under Sections 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17 hereof,<br \/>\nand the release set forth in Section  19 hereof shall remain in full force and<br \/>\neffect.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>19. <em><u>Release<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>A.   DEFINITIONS.   The definitions below are intended solely for the purpose<br \/>\nof this Section  19. All words used in this release are intended to have their<br \/>\nplain meanings in ordinary English. Specific terms in this release have the<br \/>\nfollowing meanings:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>1)   &#8220;Executive&#8221; includes Executive and anyone who has or obtains any legal<br \/>\nrights or claims through Executive.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">8<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>2)   &#8220;Target&#8221; means Target Corporation and any company related to Target<br \/>\nCorporation in the present or past (including without limitation, its<br \/>\npredecessors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions) and any successor<br \/>\nof Target.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>3) &#8220;Corporation&#8221; means Target and any company providing insurance to Target<br \/>\nin the present or past, any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by<br \/>\nTarget and the present and past fiduciaries of any such plans, Target153s present<br \/>\nand past officers, directors, employees, committees and agents and any person<br \/>\nwho acted on behalf of Target or on instructions from Target.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>4)   &#8220;Executive Claims&#8221; means all of the rights Executive has now to any<br \/>\nrelief of any kind from the Corporation, including without limitation:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>a.                                         all claims arising out of or relating to Executive153s<br \/>\nemployment with Target   and Executive153s employment termination; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>b.                                         all claims arising out of or relating to statements,<br \/>\nactions, or omissions of the Corporation; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>c.                                           all claims for any alleged unlawful discrimination,<br \/>\nharassment, retaliation or reprisal, or other alleged unlawful practices arising<br \/>\nunder the laws of the United States or any other country or of any state,<br \/>\nprovince, municipality, or other unit of government including without<br \/>\nlimitation, claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of<br \/>\nthe Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C  \u00a7<br \/>\n1981, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Worker<br \/>\nAdjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Family and Medical Leave<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">9<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and workers153<br \/>\ncompensation non-interference or non-retaliation statutes; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>d.                                         all claims for alleged wrongful discharge; breach of<br \/>\ncontract; breach of implied contract; failure to keep any promise; breach of a<br \/>\ncovenant of good faith and fair dealing; breach of fiduciary duty; estoppel;<br \/>\nExecutive153s activities, if any, as a &#8220;whistleblower&#8221;; defamation; infliction of<br \/>\nemotional distress; fraud; misrepresentation; negligence; harassment;<br \/>\nretaliation or reprisal; constructive discharge; assault; battery; false<br \/>\nimprisonment; invasion of privacy; interference with contractual or business<br \/>\nrelationships; any other wrongful employment practices; and violation of any<br \/>\nother principle of common law; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>e.                                           all claims for compensation of any kind, including<br \/>\nwithout limitation, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, perquisites, and expense<br \/>\nreimbursements; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>f.                                             all claims for back pay, front pay, reinstatement,<br \/>\nother equitable relief, compensatory damages, damages for alleged personal<br \/>\ninjury, liquidated damages, and punitive damages; and<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>g.                                           all claims for attorney153s fees, costs, and interest.\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">10<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>However, Executive Claims do not include any claims that the law does not<br \/>\nallow to be waived or any claims that may arise after the date on which<br \/>\nExecutive signs this Agreement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>B. AGREEMENT TO RELEASE EXECUTIVE CLAIMS.   Executive will receive<br \/>\nconsideration from Target as set forth in this Agreement if he signs and does<br \/>\nnot revoke this Agreement as provided in Section  25 below. Executive understands<br \/>\nand acknowledges that the consideration is in addition to anything of value that<br \/>\nExecutive would be entitled to receive from the Corporation if Executive did not<br \/>\nsign this Agreement or if Executive revoked this Agreement. In exchange for that<br \/>\nconsideration, Executive gives up and releases all of Executive Claims.<br \/>\nExecutive will not make any demands or claims against the Corporation for<br \/>\ncompensation or damages relating to Executive Claims. This provision shall not<br \/>\npreclude Executive from filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal<br \/>\nEmployment Opportunity Commission. However, Executive hereby agrees that he<br \/>\nreleases any right to compensation arising out of such a charge, agrees not to<br \/>\nseek any compensation in such a charge, and specifically agrees to return any<br \/>\ncompensation that he receives in connection with such a charge to Target. The<br \/>\nconsideration that Executive is receiving is a full and fair payment for the<br \/>\nrelease of Executive Claims.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>C.   ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS AND UNDERSTANDINGS.   Even though Target will<br \/>\nprovide consideration for Executive to settle and release Executive Claims, the<br \/>\nCorporation does not admit that it is responsible or legally obligated to<br \/>\nExecutive. In fact, the Corporation denies that it engaged in any unlawful or<br \/>\nimproper conduct toward Executive and denies that it has engaged in any<br \/>\nwrongdoing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>20.                   <em><u>Miscellaneous<\/u><\/em><em>.<\/em>   This Agreement shall be<br \/>\nbinding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and Executive, his<br \/>\nheirs, executors, successors and assigns. This<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">11<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>Agreement, together with the plans and award agreements specifically referred<br \/>\nto herein, embody the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and<br \/>\nExecutive, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (oral or<br \/>\nwritten) between them relating to the subject matter hereof. The terms of this<br \/>\nAgreement may only be modified by an agreement in writing signed by Executive<br \/>\nand authorized persons of Target Corporation and Enterprise.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>21.<em>                   <u>Construction and Applicable Law<\/u><\/em>.   The ICP and<br \/>\nits implementation pursuant to this Agreement is intended to be a welfare<br \/>\nbenefit plan subject to the applicable requirements of ERISA. The ICP and this<br \/>\nAgreement shall be administered and construed consistently with that intent and<br \/>\nwith the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The laws of the<br \/>\nState of Minnesota, without regard to Minnesota153s choice-of-law principles,<br \/>\ngovern all matters arising out of or related to this Agreement to the extent<br \/>\nsuch laws are not preempted by laws of the United States of America.   The<br \/>\nparties agree that the exclusive forum and venue for any legal action arising<br \/>\nout of or related to this Agreement shall be the United States District Court<br \/>\nfor the District of Minnesota, and the parties submit to the personal<br \/>\njurisdiction of that court.   If neither subject matter nor diversity<br \/>\njurisdiction exists in the United States District Court for the District of<br \/>\nMinnesota, then the exclusive forum and venue for any such action shall be the<br \/>\ncourts of the State of Minnesota located in Hennepin County, and the parties<br \/>\nsubmit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>22.                   <u>S<em>everability<\/em><\/u>.   If any provision of this<br \/>\nAgreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and<br \/>\nenforceability of the remaining provisions will not be affected or impaired,<br \/>\nunless enforcement of this Agreement as so invalidated would be unreasonable or<br \/>\ngrossly inequitable under all the circumstances or would frustrate the purposes<br \/>\nof this Agreement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>23.                   <em><u>Relationship to Income Continuance Plan<\/u>.   <\/em>This<br \/>\nAgreement is entered into for the purpose of implementing the ICP. The terms of<br \/>\nthis Agreement are intended to be construed in<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">12<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>concert with the terms of the ICP. To the extent there is conflict between<br \/>\nthe terms of this Agreement and the terms of the ICP, the terms of this<br \/>\nAgreement shall prevail.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>24.                   <em><u>Acceptance Period<\/u>. <\/em>  Executive understands that<br \/>\nthe terms of this Agreement shall be open for acceptance for a period of<br \/>\ntwenty-one (21) days from the date of its receipt and a signed copy of this<br \/>\nAgreement must be delivered to the Company within twenty-five (25) days of<br \/>\nreceipt of this Agreement. During this time, Executive may consider whether or<br \/>\nnot to accept this Agreement or seek counsel to advise him regarding the same.<br \/>\nExecutive agrees that changes to this Agreement, whether material or immaterial,<br \/>\nwill not restart this acceptance period.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>25.                   <em><u>Revocation<\/u>.<\/em>   Executive understands that he may<br \/>\nrevoke (that is cancel) this Agreement, including the release set forth in<br \/>\nSection  19, if he does so within fifteen (15) calendar days of signing this<br \/>\nAgreement. Such revocation must be made in a written statement that is hand<br \/>\ndelivered or post marked within fifteen (15) calendar days of the date Executive<br \/>\nsigns this Agreement and must be addressed to the Corporate Secretary, Target<br \/>\nCorporation, 1000 Nicollet Mall, TPS 2670, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403.<br \/>\nExecutive understands that if he mails such a revocation, mailing by certified<br \/>\nmail, return receipt requested, is recommended to show proof of mailing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>26.                   <em><u>Remedies<\/u><\/em>.   In the event of a breach or<br \/>\nthreatened breach by Executive of the provisions of Sections 12, 13, 15, 16 or<br \/>\n17 of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction restraining<br \/>\nExecutive from breaching, in whole or in part, any of his duties, obligations,<br \/>\nor covenants in those sections. Executive acknowledges that such remedy is<br \/>\nappropriate. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting the<br \/>\nCompany from pursuing any additional or other remedy or remedies available to it<br \/>\nfor such breach or threatened breach, including but not limited to the other<br \/>\nremedies specifically provided for in this Agreement and the recovery of<br \/>\ndamages, together with costs and attorney153s fees.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">13<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>27.                   <em><u>Reporting<\/u><\/em>.   Until all payments are made pursuant<br \/>\nto this Agreement, Executive shall promptly inform the Company of the name and<br \/>\nbusiness address of each employer of Executive and shall provide a summary<br \/>\ndescription of the nature and principal business locations of the employer.<br \/>\nExecutive shall also provide the title, principal duties, address and phone<br \/>\nnumber of Executive. Significant changes in employment, duties or location must<br \/>\nbe promptly reported. Such reports shall be provided to the Executive Vice<br \/>\nPresident, Human Resources, Target Corporation, 1000 Nicollet Mall, TPS 0999,<br \/>\nMinneapolis, Minnesota 55403.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">14<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>Please read carefully before signing<\/u><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p> &#8211;   Executive acknowledges that the Company is hereby advising and encouraging<br \/>\nExecutive to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;   By signing this Agreement, Executive acknowledges that he has not relied<br \/>\non any statements or explanations made by the Company, its agents or its<br \/>\nattorneys.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;   Executive acknowledges that he has been given twenty-one (21) days (or<br \/>\nmore) to consider whether to sign this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that if<br \/>\nhe signs this Agreement before the end of the twenty-one (21) day period, it was<br \/>\nExecutive153s personal voluntary decision to do so.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;   Executive understands that this Agreement shall not become effective or<br \/>\nenforceable until the revocation period has expired. No payment shall be made to<br \/>\nExecutive until after the revocation period has expired.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> &#8211;   Executive understands that if he revokes this Agreement it will terminate<br \/>\nand Executive will not receive any benefits under this Agreement, including the<br \/>\nincome continuance payments set forth in Section  3, the payments set forth in<br \/>\nSection  11, and the Restricted Stock Units awards payouts set forth in<br \/>\nSection  10.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In signing below, each party agrees to the terms and conditions above.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>TARGET CORPORATION<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Date:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>2\/1, 2011<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>By:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>\/s\/ Jodeen Kozlak<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Title:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>EVP HR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>TARGET ENTERPRISE,  INC.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Date:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>2\/1, 2011<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>By:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>    \/s\/ Jodeen Kozlak<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Title:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>EVP HR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Date:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>1\/26, 2011<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"43%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>\/s\/ Troy Risch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\" valign=\"top\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"44%\" 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