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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000027419
  TARGET CORP
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  1000 NICOLLET MALL
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  MN
  55403
  6123046073
  LIU DON H
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
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  Smithfield
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  02917
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  1040000.00
  462636573
  08/26/2024
  NYSE
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  Issuer
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  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  Compensation
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  Minneapolis
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  55403
  Common
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  /s/ Daniel Tucci, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Don Liu