Kohl's 2009 Annual Report Download - page 7

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Our internet website is www.Kohls.com. Through the “Investor Relations” portion of this website, we make available, free of charge, our proxy
statements, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5 and any amendments to
those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material has been filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
The following have also been posted on our website, under the caption “Investor Relations-Corporate Governance:”
• Committee charters of our Board of Directors’ Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Governance & Nominating Committee
• Report to Shareholders on Social Responsibility
• Corporate Governance Guidelines
• Code of Ethics
Any amendment to or waiver from the provisions of the Code of Ethics that is applicable to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or other
key finance associates will be disclosed on the “Corporate Governance” portion of the website.
Information contained on our website is not part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Paper copies of any of the materials listed above will be provided
without charge to any shareholder submitting a written request to our Investor Relations Department at N56 W17000 Ridgewood Drive, Menomonee Falls,
Wisconsin 53051 or via e-mail to [e-mail].
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Forward Looking Statements
Items 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 7A of this Form 10-K contain “forward-looking statements,” made within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “may,” “intends,” “will,” “should,” “expects” and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. In addition, statements covering our future sales or financial performance and our plans, performance and other
objectives, expectations or intentions are forward-looking statements, such as statements regarding our liquidity, debt service requirements, planned capital
expenditures, future store openings and adequacy of capital resources and reserves. There are a number of important factors that could cause our results to
differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements, including among others, those risk factors described below. Forward-looking
statements relate to the date made, and we undertake no obligations to update them.
Declines in general economic conditions, consumer spending levels and other conditions could lead to reduced consumer demand for our
merchandise and cause reductions in our sales and/or gross margin.
Consumer spending habits, including spending for the merchandise that we sell, are affected by, among other things, prevailing economic conditions,
levels of employment, salaries and wage rates, prevailing interest rates, housing costs, energy costs, income tax rates and policies, consumer confidence and
consumer perception of economic conditions. In addition, consumer purchasing patterns may be influenced by consumers’ disposable income, credit
availability and debt levels.
The recent slowdown has caused disruptions and significant volatility in financial markets, increased rates of default and bankruptcy and declining
consumer and business confidence, which has led to decreased levels of
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