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Kontoor Brands, Inc. filings document formal disclosures for an operating apparel company with Wrangler, Lee and Helly Hansen brand segments. 8-K reports record operating and financial results, dividend declarations, material-event disclosures, capital-structure matters, material agreements and board-approved governance changes.
Proxy and governance filings cover shareholder voting matters, executive compensation, severance plan disclosures, director nomination and shareholder-proposal procedures, bylaw provisions for shareholder meetings and other board oversight topics. The filing record also reflects executive appointments, compensatory arrangements and amendments to the company's governing documents.
Goldsmith Ashley reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Kontoor Brands, Inc. director Ashley Goldsmith reported a stock-based compensation grant and updated deferred compensation holdings. On May 1, 2026, Goldsmith received 2,236 shares of Common Stock as a grant or award, bringing direct Common Stock holdings to 14,869.672 shares, which include restricted stock units and dividend equivalents.
The filing also shows 3,083.3199 phantom stock units tied to Common Stock under the Kontoor Brands Deferred Savings Plan For Non-Employee Directors. These phantom stock units are settled 100% in cash upon retirement, with amounts based on deferred directors’ fees and deemed reinvestment of dividends over time.
CAMPBELL MARYELIZABETH R reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Kontoor Brands, Inc. director Maryelizabeth R. Campbell received a grant of 2,236 shares of Common Stock on May 1, 2026, recorded at no cash cost per share as a stock award. After this grant, she directly holds 7,700.212 shares.
The holding figure includes restricted stock units and 81.951 shares received as dividend equivalents on those units since the last statement, so this filing reflects routine equity-based compensation rather than an open-market purchase.
Kontoor Brands Inc ownership disclosure: Vanguard Capital Management reports beneficial ownership of 2,842,433 shares of Kontoor Brands common stock, representing 5.14% of the class. The filing lists sole voting power for 400,084 shares and sole dispositive power for 2,842,433 shares.
Kontoor Brands Inc ownership disclosure: Vanguard Portfolio Management reports beneficial ownership of 3,366,594 shares of Common Stock, equal to 6.09% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing states Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC and affiliated investment divisions exercise dispositive power over these shares, with sole voting power of 42,800. The disclosure is made on behalf of multiple Vanguard-managed funds and accounts in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538.
Kontoor Brands, Inc. reported that its Board approved amended and restated bylaws effective after the 2026 annual meeting. The changes refine shareholder meeting procedures, expand disclosure requirements for shareholder proposals and director nominations, address Rule 14a-19 compliance, require non-white proxy cards, and detail inspector-of-election provisions.
Shareholders elected six directors for one-year terms, ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2027, approved executive compensation on an advisory basis, and chose an annual frequency for future say-on-pay votes. The Board also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.53 per share, payable June 18, 2026, to shareholders of record on June 8, 2026.
Kontoor Brands director Robert Lynch filed an amended insider report that corrects a previously misreported phantom stock award. A prior Form 4 had shown an award of 722.8045 Phantom Stock-d units tied to Kontoor Brands common stock, which the company now states was reported erroneously and has been removed.
The amendment confirms that Lynch beneficially holds 8,480.274 phantom stock units under the Kontoor Brands Deferred Savings Plan for Non-Employee Directors. These units track the value of common shares on a 1-for-1 basis, with dividend equivalents reinvested, and will be settled 100% in cash upon his retirement rather than with company stock.
Kontoor Brands, Inc. director Robert K. Shearer reported receiving a grant of phantom stock units as part of his deferred director compensation. He acquired 722.8045 phantom stock units on April 2, 2026, based on deferring fees at a rate of $69.175 per unit. These phantom stock units are credited under the company’s Deferred Savings Plan for non-employee directors and are designed to be settled 100% in cash upon his retirement, rather than in actual shares. Following this grant and the addition of dividend equivalents, his total phantom stock units beneficially owned increased to 40,580.897, reflecting ongoing deferral of fees and reinvested dividends.
Kontoor Brands VP and Chief Accounting Officer Susan Denise Sumner reported routine tax-related share dispositions tied to restricted stock units. On April 1, 2026, a total of 337 shares of common stock were withheld at $69.18 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations on settled restricted stock units. Following these non-market tax-withholding transactions, she directly holds 12,080.047 shares of Kontoor Brands common stock, which include restricted stock units and 17.956 shares received as dividend equivalents.
Kontoor Brands, Inc. EVP and CHRO Peter A. Kidd reported equity compensation activity in company stock. On 2026-04-01, he received a grant of 3,756 shares of Common Stock, recorded at $0.0000 per share as a stock award.
To cover applicable tax withholding on settled restricted stock units, a total of 1,420 shares of Common Stock were withheld in three separate transactions at $69.18 per share. After these award and tax-withholding entries, Kidd directly holds 25,576.897 shares of Kontoor Brands common stock, and the reported common stock figure includes restricted stock units.
Kontoor Brands, Inc. reported that EVP, General Counsel and Secretary Thomas L. Doerr Jr. received a grant of 4,333 shares of common stock on April 1, 2026 as a share-based award at no cash cost to him.
To cover applicable taxes on settled restricted stock units, a total of 2,115 shares were withheld at $69.18 per share. After these transactions, Doerr directly holds 32,666.569 shares of common stock, and this amount includes restricted stock units and 64.404 shares received as dividend equivalents.