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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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 24, 2025
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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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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 ☐



Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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 On April 24, 2025, Kontoor Brands, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”). At the 2025 Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on: (i) the election of eight directors; (ii) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2026; and (iii) a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement, dated March 6, 2025, for the 2025 Annual Meeting (the “2025 Proxy Statement”).
The final voting results with respect to each of the proposals are set forth below.
Proposal 1. The shareholders elected eight directors to each serve a one-year term expiring at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2026 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
Name of Nominee For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
Scott H. Baxter 46,285,673 413,186 129,901 4,951,753
Maryelizabeth R. Campbell 46,633,260 62,700 132,800 4,951,753
Ashley D. Goldsmith 45,939,809 636,681 252,270 4,951,753
Robert M. Lynch 46,592,266 96,627 139,867 4,951,753
Andrew E. Page 46,596,547 93,328 138,885 4,951,753
Mark L. Schiller 46,012,249 674,757 141,754 4,951,753
Robert K. Shearer 46,625,265 71,737 131,758 4,951,753
Shelley Stewart, Jr. 43,440,180 1,891,027 1,497,553 4,951,753
Proposal 2. The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2026.
For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
51,493,184 113,908 173,421 0
Proposal 3. The shareholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the 2025 Proxy Statement on a non-binding advisory basis.
For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
45,427,182 1,237,755 163,823 4,951,753
Further information concerning the matters voted upon at the 2025 Annual Meeting is contained in the 2025 Proxy Statement.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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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: April 25, 2025 By: /s/ Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.
Name: Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary