ktb-20220609

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): June 9, 2022

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

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 9, 2022, Kontoor Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board of Directors (the "Board") from seven members to eight members and elected Andrew E. Page as a Class II director of the Company to serve for a term expiring at the Company's 2023 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Mr. Page has also been appointed to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.

A copy of the press release announcing the foregoing is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Page and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Page was selected as a director, and there are no related party transactions involving Mr. Page that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The exhibits listed in the exhibit index below are being filed herewith.

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release issued by Kontoor Brands, Inc., dated June 9, 2022, announcing the appointment of Andrew E. Page to the Company's Board of Directors.

104

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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: June 9, 2022

By:

/s/ Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

Name:

Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.

Title:

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Kontoor Brands Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits