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): March 17, 2020
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) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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. ☐
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 17, 2020, Kontoor Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release to provide an update on business impacts related to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The Company announced that it will temporarily close to the general public all owned and operated retail locations across North America and Europe, effective Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in response to the pandemic. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit | Description | |||
99.1 | Press release issued by Kontoor Brands, Inc., dated March 17, 2020 | |||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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: March 17, 2020 | By: | /s/ Laurel Krueger | ||||
Name: | Laurel Krueger | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |