EXHIBIT 10.14
[LETTERHEAD OF KOHL'S APPEARS HERE]
December 10, 1998
Mr. R. Lawrence Montgomery
Kohl's Corporation
N54 W13600 Woodale Drive
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Re: Kohl's Corporation
Dear Mr. Montgomery:
You and Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. (the "Company") entered into a
letter agreement dated May 4, 1992 relating to the Company's agreement to lend
you sufficient funds to enable you to pay a portion of your tax arising from the
termination of restrictions applying to your stock in Kohl's Corporation
("Kohl's"), which letter agreement was amended and restated by letter agreements
dated December 10, 1992 and December 10, 1995 (collectively "the "Prior
Agreements"). This agreement further amends and restates the Prior Agreements
and the promissory note and pledge agreement executed in connection therewith
such that they read in their entirety as set forth herein and in the documents
attached hereto.
In consideration of your agreement not to make an election under Section
83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company has loaned you the principal
amount of $380,628.00 pursuant to the Prior Agreements, to enable you to pay
your personal income tax arising from the termination of restrictions that
applied to your Kohl's stock under the now-terminated Kohl's Stockholder
Agreement dated November 21, 1988.
The loan shall be evidenced by the promissory note (the "Note") and secured
by a pledge agreement in the forms of the attached documents. The Note bears
interest at 4.33% per annum. During the term of the loan, so long as you are
employed by the Company, the Company will pay you additional compensation in an
amount such that the after-tax proceeds of such additional compensation will
enable you to pay interest due on the loan (other than interest accruing on any
principal not paid when due). Your taxes will be computed taking into account,
in an equitable manner, the anticipated tax benefit for such portion of the
interest that will be deductible by you. It will be your obligation each year to
provide the Company with documentation related to your income and tax liability
for such year.
The unpaid principal balance of the loan, together with interest accrued
thereon, shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date (defined below);
provided, however, that:
Mr. R. Lawrence Montgomery
December 10, 1998
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(a) In the event of your Retirement, as such term is defined in Kohl's
1992 Long Term Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), or your employment with the
Company is terminated for any reason, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by
you or the Company other than a termination for Disability, as such term is
defined in the Plan, or death, the unpaid principal balance of the loan together
with interest accrued thereon, shall be due and payable on the termination of
your employment;
(b) In the event your employment with the Company is terminated due to
Disability or death, the unpaid principal balance of the loan, together with
interest accrued thereon, shall be due and payable the earlier of one year after
the termination of such employment or the Maturity Date; and
(c) In the event you, members of your family or trusts established for
your or their benefit (the "Family Group") sells, disposes of or otherwise
transfers (voluntarily or involuntarily) outside of the Family Group any shares
of Kohl's stock owned by your Family Group (which would include any Kohl's stock
your Family Group may subsequently acquire whether upon exercise of stock
options or otherwise), for each such share of Kohl's stock so transferred, $1.29
of principal amount of the loan (appropriately adjusted for any stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction affecting the
capitalization of Kohl's), together with interest accrued thereon, shall be
immediately due and payable.
The Maturity Date shall be December 9, 2001. The Company does not
anticipate extending the Maturity Date thereafter.
You shall have the right at any time or from time to time to prepay all or
any portion of the unpaid principal of the loan, provided any such prepayment
includes interest through the date or prepayment.
This agreement sets forth the full understanding of the parties and
supersedes all prior agreements relating to the subject matter hereof. It may
be amended only by an agreement in writing. This agreement shall be governed
and constructed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin.
Mr. R. Lawrence Montgomery
December 10, 1998
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please so
acknowledge by executing one copy of this letter in the space provided below and
return it to the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.
By: /s/ William S. Kellogg
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William S. Kellogg,
Chief Executive Officer
Accepted and agreed to this
______ day of December, 1998.
/s/ R. Lawrence Montgomery
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R. Lawrence Montgomery