Kontoor Brands Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
$KTB
Apparel
Consumer Discretionary
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
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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.
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | ||||
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 | |||||||||||||