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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
(a) Market information
Our Common Stock has been traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) since May 19, 1992,
under the symbol “KSS.” The prices in the table below indicate the high and low sales prices of our Common
Stock per the New York Stock Exchange Composite Price History for each quarter in 2008 and 2007.
Price Range
High Low
2008
Fourth Quarter .............................................. $39.74 $24.28
Third Quarter ............................................... 56.00 25.18
Second Quarter ............................................. 50.81 36.81
First Quarter ............................................... 50.93 38.40
2007
Fourth Quarter .............................................. $52.92 $37.31
Third Quarter ............................................... 63.97 51.84
Second Quarter ............................................. 76.59 57.32
First Quarter ............................................... 79.55 65.56
We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to this
Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 302 certifications. In 2008, R. Lawrence
Montgomery, our Chief Executive Officer at that time, submitted a certification with the NYSE in accordance
with Section 303A.12 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual stating that, as of the date of the certification, he
was not aware of any violation by us of the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards.
(b) Holders
At March 11, 2009, there were 5,147 record holders of our Common Stock.
(c) Dividends
We have never paid a cash dividend and have no current plans to pay dividends 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 the Board of Directors.
(d) Securities Authorized For Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
See the information provided in the “Equity Compensation Plan Information” section of the Proxy
Statement for our May 14, 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which information is incorporated herein by
reference.
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