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Kontoor Brands, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed April 24, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 25, 2026.

9Reported items
469Asset managers
4,577Fund votes
April 23, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of April 23, 2026: 8 items on Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed April 24, 2026: 2 approved · 6 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Kontoor Brands, Inc.

These tallies are Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed April 24, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

Kontoor Brands, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held April 23, 2026
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Scott H. Baxter	45,929,322	439,102	82,476	--	4,965,889	99.0%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Maryelizabeth R. Campbell	46,266,795	105,606	78,499	--	4,965,889	99.7%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Ashley D. Goldsmith	46,105,171	136,966	208,763	--	4,965,889	99.7%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Mark L. Schiller	46,136,923	235,541	78,436	--	4,965,889	99.4%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Robert K. Shearer	45,886,187	486,287	78,426	--	4,965,889	99%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Shelley Stewart, Jr.	46,094,104	147,101	209,695	--	4,965,889	99.6%	Not verified	—
2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2027	50,887,986	453,409	75,394	--	0	99.1%	Approved	—
3. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement on a non-binding advisory basis	45,505,472	849,406	96,022	--	4,965,889	98%	Approved	—

Source: Kontoor Brands, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 24, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Kontoor Brands, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 469 asset managers that disclosed a Kontoor Brands, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Elect Director: Ashley D. Goldsmith

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 46,105,171AGAINST: 136,966

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 98 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect six directors for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Ashley D. Goldsmith

Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ashley D. Goldsmith”): 46,105,171 for, 136,966 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 98 asset managers below reported 26,657,269 for, 4,605 against, 5,101 abstained, 37,494 not voted.

FOR

FOR: 26,657,269AGAINST: 4,605ABSTAIN: 5,101NOT VOTED: 37,494

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect six directors for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Ashley D. Goldsmith” at Kontoor Brands, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	5,880,953	1	For
BlackRock	5,677,085	0	For
Fidelity	2,318,466	0	For
JPMorgan	2,079,136	0	For
Capital Group	1,276,410	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,050,986	0	For
Capitol Series Trust	918,365	0	For
State Street	765,650	0	For
Delaware/Macquarie	735,930	0	For
Charles Schwab	625,584	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	582,468	0	For
Dimensional	476,948	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	420,539	0	For
Invesco	356,824	0	For
Equitable	301,747	0	For
TIAA	277,488	0	For
WisdomTree	211,335	0	For
Baird	191,981	0	For
Royce	169,901	0	For
Victory Capital	156,004	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	145,833	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	138,668	0	For
Jackson National	128,247	0	For
Empower	70,014	0	For
Hartford	105,788	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 98 asset managers. See all 98 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Mark L. Schiller

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.4%

FOR: 46,136,923AGAINST: 235,541

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 98 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect six directors for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Mark L. Schiller

Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mark L. Schiller”): 46,136,923 for, 235,541 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 98 asset managers below reported 26,657,269 for, 4,607 against, 5,100 abstained, 37,494 not voted.

FOR

FOR: 26,657,269AGAINST: 4,607ABSTAIN: 5,100NOT VOTED: 37,494

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect six directors for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Mark L. Schiller” at Kontoor Brands, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,880,953	2	For
BlackRock	5,677,085	0	For
Fidelity	2,318,466	0	For
JPMorgan	2,079,136	0	For
Capital Group	1,276,410	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,050,986	0	For
Capitol Series Trust	918,365	0	For
State Street	765,650	0	For
Delaware/Macquarie	735,930	0	For
Charles Schwab	625,584	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	582,468	0	For
Dimensional	476,948	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	420,539	0	For
Invesco	356,824	0	For
Equitable	301,747	0	For
TIAA	277,488	0	For
WisdomTree	211,335	0	For
Baird	191,981	0	For
Royce	169,901	0	For
Victory Capital	156,004	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	145,833	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	138,668	0	For
Jackson National	128,247	0	For
Empower	70,014	0	For
Hartford	105,788	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 98 asset managers. See all 98 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Maryelizabeth R. Campbell

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 46,266,795AGAINST: 105,606

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 98 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect six directors for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Maryelizabeth R. Campbell

Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Maryelizabeth R. Campbell”): 46,266,795 for, 105,606 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 98 asset managers below reported 26,661,875 for, 5,100 abstained, 37,494 not voted.

FOR

FOR: 26,661,875ABSTAIN: 5,100NOT VOTED: 37,494

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect six directors for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Maryelizabeth R. Campbell” at Kontoor Brands, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Vanguard	5,880,954	For
BlackRock	5,677,085	For
Fidelity	2,318,466	For
JPMorgan	2,079,136	For
Capital Group	1,276,410	For
T. Rowe Price	1,050,986	For
Capitol Series Trust	918,365	For
State Street	765,650	For
Delaware/Macquarie	735,930	For
Charles Schwab	625,584	For
Prudential/PGIM	582,468	For
Dimensional	476,948	For
Columbia Threadneedle	420,539	For
Invesco	356,824	For
Equitable	301,747	For
TIAA	277,488	For
WisdomTree	211,335	For
Baird	191,981	For
Royce	169,901	For
Victory Capital	156,004	For
Northwestern Mutual	145,833	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	138,668	For
Jackson National	128,247	For
Empower	70,014	For
Hartford	105,788	For

Showing the 25 largest of 98 asset managers. See all 98 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Robert K. Shearer

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 45,886,187AGAINST: 486,287

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 98 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect six directors for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Robert K. Shearer

Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert K. Shearer”): 45,886,187 for, 486,287 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 98 asset managers below reported 26,456,922 for, 204,954 against, 5,100 abstained, 37,494 not voted.

FOR

FOR: 26,456,922AGAINST: 204,954ABSTAIN: 5,100NOT VOTED: 37,494

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect six directors for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Robert K. Shearer” at Kontoor Brands, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,880,952	3	For
BlackRock	5,677,085	0	For
Fidelity	2,318,466	0	For
JPMorgan	2,079,136	0	For
Capital Group	1,276,410	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,050,986	0	For
Capitol Series Trust	918,365	0	For
State Street	765,650	0	For
Delaware/Macquarie	735,930	0	For
Charles Schwab	625,584	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	582,468	0	For
Dimensional	476,948	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	420,539	0	For
Invesco	356,824	0	For
Equitable	301,747	0	For
TIAA	277,488	0	For
WisdomTree	211,335	0	For
Baird	191,981	0	For
Royce	169,901	0	For
Victory Capital	156,004	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	49,218	96,615	Mixed
Keeley Funds, Inc.	138,668	0	For
Jackson National	128,247	0	For
Empower	70,014	0	For
Hartford	0	105,788	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 98 asset managers. See all 98 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: Scott H. Baxter

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.0%

FOR: 45,929,322AGAINST: 439,102

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 98 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect six directors for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Scott H. Baxter

Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Scott H. Baxter”): 45,929,322 for, 439,102 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 98 asset managers below reported 26,661,845 for, 30 against, 5,100 abstained, 37,494 not voted.

FOR

FOR: 26,661,845AGAINST: 30ABSTAIN: 5,100NOT VOTED: 37,494

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect six directors for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Scott H. Baxter” at Kontoor Brands, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,880,952	2	For
BlackRock	5,677,085	0	For
Fidelity	2,318,466	0	For
JPMorgan	2,079,136	0	For
Capital Group	1,276,410	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,050,986	0	For
Capitol Series Trust	918,365	0	For
State Street	765,622	28	For
Delaware/Macquarie	735,930	0	For
Charles Schwab	625,584	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	582,468	0	For
Dimensional	476,948	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	420,539	0	For
Invesco	356,824	0	For
Equitable	301,747	0	For
TIAA	277,488	0	For
WisdomTree	211,335	0	For
Baird	191,981	0	For
Royce	169,901	0	For
Victory Capital	156,004	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	145,833	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	138,668	0	For
Jackson National	128,247	0	For
Empower	70,014	0	For
Hartford	105,788	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 98 asset managers. See all 98 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Shelley Stewart, Jr.

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%

FOR: 46,094,104AGAINST: 147,101

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 98 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To elect six directors for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Shelley Stewart, Jr.

Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Shelley Stewart, Jr.”): 46,094,104 for, 147,101 against, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 98 asset managers below reported 26,657,269 for, 4,605 against, 5,101 abstained, 37,494 not voted.

FOR

FOR: 26,657,269AGAINST: 4,605ABSTAIN: 5,101NOT VOTED: 37,494

Largest asset managers voting on “To elect six directors for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders: Shelley Stewart, Jr.” at Kontoor Brands, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	5,880,953	1	For
BlackRock	5,677,085	0	For
Fidelity	2,318,466	0	For
JPMorgan	2,079,136	0	For
Capital Group	1,276,410	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,050,986	0	For
Capitol Series Trust	918,365	0	For
State Street	765,650	0	For
Delaware/Macquarie	735,930	0	For
Charles Schwab	625,584	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	582,468	0	For
Dimensional	476,948	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	420,539	0	For
Invesco	356,824	0	For
Equitable	301,747	0	For
TIAA	277,488	0	For
WisdomTree	211,335	0	For
Baird	191,981	0	For
Royce	169,901	0	For
Victory Capital	156,004	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	145,833	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	138,668	0	For
Jackson National	128,247	0	For
Empower	70,014	0	For
Hartford	105,788	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 98 asset managers. See all 98 in the interactive database.

7. 3. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement on a non-binding…

Official result Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 45,505,472AGAINST: 849,406

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 469 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve the compensation of Kontoor's named executive officers as disclosed in our proxy statement.

Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement on a non-binding advisory basis”): 45,505,472 for, 849,406 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the 2026 Proxy Statement on a non-binding advisory basis.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports: 99 asset managers voting on “To approve the compensation of Kontoor's named executive officers as disclosed in our proxy statement.” at Kontoor Brands, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,868,305	12,649	For
BlackRock	5,677,085	0	For
Fidelity	2,318,466	0	For
JPMorgan	2,079,136	0	For
Capital Group	1,276,410	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,050,986	0	For
Capitol Series Trust	918,365	0	For
State Street	764,626	1,024	For
Delaware/Macquarie	735,930	0	For
Charles Schwab	625,584	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	582,468	0	For
Dimensional	476,948	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	420,539	0	For
Invesco	356,824	0	For
Equitable	301,747	0	For
TIAA	277,488	0	For
WisdomTree	211,335	0	For
Baird	191,981	0	For
Royce	169,901	0	For
Victory Capital	156,004	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	145,833	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	138,668	0	For
Jackson National	128,247	0	For
Empower	70,014	0	For
Hartford	105,788	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 99 managers: 26,592,843 for, 77,482 against, 6,280 abstained, 37,494 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 400 asset managers voting on “To approve the compensation of Kontoor's named executive officers as disclosed in our proxy statement.” at Kontoor Brands, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
T. Rowe Price	2,160,818	0	For
State Street	1,861,946	12,239	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1,441,213	0	For
BlackRock	1,326,174	673	For
Fidelity	1,301,878	0	For
Capital Group	1,276,413	0	For
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC	1,133,438	7,226	For
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	960,835	0	For
Northern Trust	888,880	4,834	For
NOMURA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST	828,369	0	For
Janus Henderson	721,634	0	For
Charles Schwab	678,019	0	For
Vanguard	439,107	0	For
Wellington	361,524	0	For
Eaton Vance	354,641	0	For
Invesco	336,390	0	For
Nuveen	331,615	0	For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	320,416	0	For
Goldman Sachs	275,143	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	245,511	0	For
JPMorgan	235,429	0	For
Allspring	235,333	0	For
KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	206,165	0	For
FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC	191,630	6,128	For
Victory Capital	193,154	0	For

Institutional-manager reports, all 400 managers: 22,546,919 for, 350,800 against, 50 abstained, 17,935 not voted, 45,931 1 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

8. To vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.

No official match Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

1 YEAR

Details: votes by 445 asset managers

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 96 asset managers voting on “To vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.” at Kontoor Brands, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Vanguard	0	0	0	0	--
BlackRock	0	0	0	0	--
Fidelity	0	0	0	0	--
JPMorgan	0	0	0	0	--
Capital Group	0	0	0	0	--
T. Rowe Price	0	0	0	0	--
Capitol Series Trust	0	0	0	0	--
State Street	0	0	0	0	--
Delaware/Macquarie	0	0	0	0	--
Charles Schwab	0	0	0	0	--
Prudential/PGIM	0	0	0	0	--
Dimensional	0	0	0	0	--
Columbia Threadneedle	0	0	0	0	--
Invesco	0	0	0	0	--
Equitable	0	0	0	0	--
TIAA	0	0	0	0	--
WisdomTree	0	0	0	0	--
Baird	0	0	0	0	--
Royce	0	0	0	0	--
Victory Capital	0	0	0	0	--
Northwestern Mutual	0	0	0	0	--
Keeley Funds, Inc.	0	0	0	0	--
Jackson National	0	0	0	0	--
Hartford	0	0	0	0	--
Goldman Sachs	0	0	0	0	--

Fund voting reports, all 96 managers: 78,297 for, 5,100 abstained, 26,038,198 1 year, 528,132 3 year, 12,967 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 375 asset managers voting on “To vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers.” at Kontoor Brands, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
T. Rowe Price	0	0	0	0	--
State Street	0	0	0	0	--
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	0	0	0	--
BlackRock	0	0	0	0	--
Fidelity	0	0	0	0	--
Capital Group	0	0	0	0	--
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC	0	0	0	0	--
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	0	0	0	0	--
Northern Trust	0	0	0	0	--
NOMURA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST	0	0	0	0	--
Janus Henderson	0	0	0	0	--
Charles Schwab	0	0	0	0	--
Vanguard	0	0	0	0	--
Wellington	0	0	0	0	--
Eaton Vance	0	0	0	0	--
Invesco	0	0	0	0	--
Nuveen	0	0	0	0	--
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	0	0	0	0	--
Goldman Sachs	0	0	0	0	--
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0	0	0	0	--
JPMorgan	0	0	0	0	--
Allspring	0	0	0	0	--
KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	0	0	0	0	--
FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC	0	0	0	0	--
Victory Capital	0	0	0	0	--

Institutional-manager reports, all 375 managers: 46,506 for, 5,130 against, 31,062 abstained, 17,689 not voted, 22,603,102 1 year, 149,372 3 year, 243 2 year. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

9. 2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 50,887,986AGAINST: 453,409

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 98 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Kontoor's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2027.

Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2027”): 50,887,986 for, 453,409 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 24, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2027.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 98 asset managers below reported 26,578,745 for, 83,130 against, 5,100 abstained, 37,494 not voted.

FOR

FOR: 26,578,745AGAINST: 83,130ABSTAIN: 5,100NOT VOTED: 37,494

Largest asset managers voting on “To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Kontoor's independent registered public accounting ” at Kontoor Brands, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	5,868,310	12,644	For
BlackRock	5,677,085	0	For
Fidelity	2,318,466	0	For
JPMorgan	2,079,136	0	For
Capital Group	1,276,410	0	For
T. Rowe Price	1,050,986	0	For
Capitol Series Trust	918,365	0	For
State Street	764,816	834	For
Delaware/Macquarie	735,930	0	For
Charles Schwab	625,584	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	582,468	0	For
Dimensional	476,948	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	420,539	0	For
Invesco	356,824	0	For
Equitable	301,747	0	For
TIAA	277,488	0	For
WisdomTree	211,335	0	For
Baird	191,981	0	For
Royce	169,901	0	For
Victory Capital	156,004	0	For
Northwestern Mutual	145,833	0	For
Keeley Funds, Inc.	138,668	0	For
Jackson National	128,247	0	For
Empower	70,014	0	For
Hartford	105,788	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 98 asset managers. See all 98 in the interactive database.

Largest Kontoor Brands, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 55,254,141 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Kontoor Brands, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve the compensation of Kontoor's named executive officers as disclosed in our proxy…”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	10.64%
2	BlackRock	10.27%
3	Fidelity	4.20%
4	JPMorgan	3.76%
5	Capital Group	2.31%
6	T. Rowe Price	1.90%
7	Capitol Series Trust	1.66%
8	State Street	1.39%
9	Delaware/Macquarie	1.33%
10	Charles Schwab	1.13%

Institutional-manager reports: top Kontoor Brands, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve the compensation of Kontoor's named executive officers as disclosed in our proxy…”, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	T. Rowe Price	3.91%
2	State Street	3.39%
3	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2.61%
4	BlackRock	2.40%
5	Fidelity	2.36%
6	Capital Group	2.31%
7	JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC	2.06%
8	FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.	1.74%
9	Northern Trust	1.62%
10	NOMURA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST	1.50%

Reported Kontoor Brands, Inc. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

Kontoor Brands, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	14.23%	13F
Vanguard Group	11.10%	13F
PNC Bank N.A. and affiliates	6.36%	DEF14A
Vanguard Portfolio Management	6.09%	13G
JPMorgan Case & Co.	5.46%	DEF14A
JPMorgan Chase	4.66%	13F
State Street	3.70%	13F
FMR (Fidelity)	3.65%	13F
Morgan Stanley	2.32%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	2.30%	13F

Percentages above are of 55,254,141 shares outstanding, as reported by Kontoor Brands, Inc. on its Form 10-K dated February 27, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s 10-K dated February 27, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 25, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held April 23, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 469 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 4,577 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 9 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve the compensation of Kontoor's named executive officers as disclosed in our proxy… — Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 98% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: Kontoor Brands, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2026.

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