8-K

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 20, 2021

KONTOOR BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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:

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).

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 20, 2021. The Company’s shareholders (i) elected both of the Class II director nominees, (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2022, and (iii) approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

The final voting results with respect to each of the three proposals are set forth below.

Proposal 1. To elect the two Class II directors for a term ending at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders.

Proposal 2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2022.

Proposal 3. To approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

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.