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): July 29, 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)

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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 July 29, 2025, Kontoor Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Joseph A. Alkire, currently the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will become Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Global Operations of the Company and Jennifer H. Broyles, currently the Company’s Executive Vice President, Global Brands President, Wrangler & Lee, will become Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and Global Head of Brands of the Company. Thomas E. Waldron, who is stepping down from his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will remain employed by the Company in a non-executive officer capacity through September 30, 2025, in order to help assure an orderly transition of responsibilities.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Alkire’s and Ms. Broyles’ election is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by Kontoor Brands, Inc., dated July 29, 2025.
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: July 29, 2025	By:	/s/ Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.
	Name:	Thomas L. Doerr, Jr.
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary