Confidential Treatment Requested by Kontoor Brands, Inc.
Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section 200.83
(d) Settlement of PRSUs at the End of the Deferral Period. Not later than 15 days after the end of any elective period of deferral or immediately in the case of a deferral period ending immediately prior to a Change in Control, the Company will settle all PRSUs then credited to a Participant’s Account by issuing and/or delivering to the Participant one share of Common Stock for each PRSU being settled. Any deferral period will end on an accelerated basis immediately prior to a Change in Control, except as limited under Section 8(a) (final paragraph) and Section 9(b).
(e) Manner of Settlement. The Committee or Administrator may, in its or his or her sole discretion, determine the manner in which shares of Common Stock shall be delivered by the Company, including the manner in which fractional shares shall be dealt with; provided, however, that no certificate shall be issued representing a fractional share. In furtherance of this authority, PRSUs may be settled by the Company issuing and delivering the requisite number of shares of Common Stock to a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange that is also a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, as selected by the Company from time to time, which shares shall be deposited by such member firm in a separate brokerage account for each Participant. If there occurs any delay between the settlement date and the date shares are issued or delivered to the Participant, a cash amount equal to any dividends or distributions the record date for which fell between the settlement date and the date of issuance or delivery of the shares shall be paid to the Participant together with the delivery of the shares.
(f) Settlement of PRSUs Held by Non-US Residents. Other provisions of the Plan and this Plan (including Section 9(e) above) notwithstanding, PRSUs credited to the Account of a Participant who resides in or is subject to income tax laws of a country other than the United States may be settled in cash, in the discretion of the Committee. The cash amount payable in settlement of each PRSU shall equal the Fair Market Value of a share at the date of not more than five business days before the date of settlement. The Committee is authorized to vary the terms of participation of such a foreign Participant in any other respect (including in ways not consistent with the express provisions of the Plan) in order to conform to the laws, regulations and business customs of a foreign jurisdiction.
(g) Tax Withholding. The Company shall deduct from any settlement of a Participant’s PRSUs and cash dividends payable in respect of any deferred PRSUs any Federal, state, or local withholding or other tax or charge that the Company is then required to deduct under applicable law. In furtherance of this requirement, the Company shall withhold from the cash dividend equivalents deliverable as part of the settlement of PRSUs cash, and from the shares of Common Stock issuable in settlement of a Participant’s PRSUs the number of shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value, together with such cash, equal to any Federal, state, and local withholding or other tax or charge that the Company is required to withhold under applicable law, unless the Participant has otherwise elected and has made other arrangements satisfactory to the Company to pay such withholding amounts or unless otherwise determined by the Committee.
(h) Non-Transferability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, neither a Participant nor any beneficiary shall have the right to, directly or indirectly, alienate, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate or encumber (except by reason of death) any PRSU, Account or Account balance, or other right hereunder, nor shall any such PRSU, Account or Account balance or other right be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or any beneficiary, or to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the Participant or any Beneficiary or transfer by operation of law in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of the Participant or any beneficiary, or any legal process.
10. General Provisions.
(a) Changes to this Plan. The Committee may at any time amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate this Plan, and such action shall not be subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders; provided, however, that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such action may materially impair legally binding rights of such Participant under this Plan. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Committee may, in its discretion, accelerate