ktb-20260612
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): June 12, 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)
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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.
On June 15, 2026, Kontoor Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5.02 to report the retirement of S. Denise Sumner as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and the appointment of Andrew Taylor as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, each effective as of August 28, 2026 (the “Original 8-K”). The Company is filing this Form 8-K/A as an amendment to the Original 8-K to disclose details of Mr. Taylor’s compensation that were not determined at the time of filing the Original 8-K. The other disclosures in the Original 8-K remain the same and are not amended hereby.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
In connection with Mr. Taylor’s appointment as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, the Talent and Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”) approved on July 22, 2026 the following changes to Mr. Taylor’s compensation, all to be effective as of August 28, 2026: (i) an annual base salary of $280,000, (ii) an annual bonus target under the Company’s annual incentive plan equal to 40% of his base salary, and (iii) an award opportunity under the Company’s long-term incentive plan equal to $225,000.
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 | |||||||