SCHLIFSKE JOHN E. 4

What Happened John E. Schlifske, a director of Kohl's Corporation (KSS), was granted 28,256 shares of restricted stock on 2026-05-20. The grant price is listed as N/A (this was an equity award rather than a market purchase). These shares are unvested at grant and do not represent an open‑market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-20; Form 4 filed 2026-05-21. Transaction code: A (award/grant).
• Shares granted: 28,256 restricted shares. Price: N/A (award).
• Vesting: The restricted shares vest in full on the earlier of (1) the first anniversary of the grant date or (2) the date of the Company’s next annual meeting (per filing footnote).
• Ownership after transaction: The filing notes inclusion of 28,256 unvested restricted shares; the filing does not disclose a total post-transaction beneficial ownership number beyond this inclusion.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or sale reported in this filing.

Context Restricted stock grants to directors are a common form of compensation and align long-term incentives; they are not the same as a purchase (which can be seen as a direct bullish signal) nor an immediate sale. Because these shares are unvested, they may be subject to forfeiture or transfer restrictions until vesting. The filing appears timely (filed one day after the reported transaction).