0001760965false00017609652026-11-132026-11-13
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): November 13, 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)
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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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 November 13, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Kontoor Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the change in the title of Jennifer H. Broyles from Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and Global Head of Brands to Executive Vice President, Global Brand President, Wrangler, effective upon the closing of the previously announced sale of the Company’s Lee business. Ms. Broyles will continue to serve as an executive officer of the Company.
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: November 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Thomas L. Doerr, Jr. | |
| Name: | Thomas L. Doerr, Jr. | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | |
|
