Kontoor Brands Inc.

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Amendment to Current Report (Form 8-K/A)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2026
KONTOOR BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
North Carolina 001-38854 83-2680248
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		(Commission file number) (I.R.S. employer
identification number)
400 N. Elm Street
Greensboro, North Carolina 27401
(Address of principal executive offices)
(336) 332-3400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of Each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, no par value KTB New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Explanatory Note.
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Kontoor Brands, Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2026 (the "Original 8-K") for the purpose of disclosing the decision of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
As reported in the Original 8-K, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting (the "Annual Meeting") on April 23, 2026. Based on the Board's recommendation in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting and the final voting results from the Annual Meeting disclosed in the Original 8-K, the Board determined that the Company will include an advisory vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, which will occur no later than the Company's 2032 annual meeting of shareholders.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
KONTOOR BRANDS, INC.
Date: July 24, 2026 By: /s/ Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.
Name: Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
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