Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Waldeck Christopher

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Kontoor Brands, Inc. [KTB]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
VP & GB President - Lee

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

KONTOOR BRANDS, INC., 400 N. ELM STREET

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/28/2019

(Street)

GREENSBORO, NC 27401

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/28/2019⁽¹⁾		A		1,106.929 ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	A	⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	1,106.929	D
Common Stock	05/28/2019⁽¹⁾		A		754.35 ⁽⁴⁾	A	⁽⁴⁾	1,861.279	D
Common Stock	05/28/2019⁽¹⁾		A		20,868.575 ⁽⁵⁾	A	⁽⁵⁾	22,729.854	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 25.0046

05/28/2019⁽¹⁾

20,442 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁷⁾

07/25/2027

Common Stock

20,442

⁽⁶⁾

20,442

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 30.8383

05/28/2019⁽¹⁾

21,053 ⁽⁶⁾

⁽⁸⁾

02/20/2028

Common Stock

21,053

⁽⁶⁾

21,053

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Waldeck Christopher KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. 400 N. ELM STREET GREENSBORO, NC 27401			VP & GB President - Lee

Signatures

/s/ Laurel Krueger, Attorney-in-Fact		05/30/2019
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Numbers measured based on the equity awards held by the Reporting Person as of May 22, 2019. All equity awards held by the Reporting Person were subject to adjustment and conversion following the Distribution (as defined below) subject to the terms of the the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2019, by and between Kontoor Brands, Inc. and VF Corporation ("EMA"), with such measurement period beginning on May 20, 2019 and ending on the close of trading on May 28, 2019.
(2)	Represents the grant of restricted stock units ("Kontoor Brands RSUs") with respect to shares of common stock of Kontoor Brands, Inc. ("Kontoor Brands"), without par value ("Kontoor Brands Common Stock"), upon the conversion of restricted stock units with respect to shares of common stock of VF Corporation ("VF"), without par value and stated capital of $0.25 per share ("VF Common Stock"), held by the Reporting Person as of May 22, 2019, in accordance with the terms of EMA and the anti-dilution adjustment provisions under the VF 1996 Stock Compensation Plan ("VF Stock Plan"), in connection with the prorata spinoff distribution ("Distribution") by VF of all of its shares of Kontoor Brands Common Stock to the holders of record of VF Common Stock on May 10, 2019 ("Record Date").
(3)	The Kontoor Brands RSUs were granted pursuant to the Kontoor Brands 2019 Stock Compensation Plan ("Kontoor Brands Stock Plan") in a manner intended to preserve the aggregate intrinsic value of the awards, and are generally subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting and payment schedules) as applicable to the corresponding VF restricted stock units.
(4)	Represents the grant of Kontoor Brands RSUs with respect to shares of Kontoor Brands Common Stock upon the conversion of performance-based restricted stock units with respect to shares of VF Common Stock, held by the Reporting Person as of May 22, 2019, in accordance with the terms of the EMA and the anti-dilution adjustment provisions of the VF Stock Plan in connection with the Distribution. The Kontoor Brands RSUs were granted pursuant to the Kontoor Brands Stock Plan in a manner intended to preserve the aggregate intrinsic value of the awards, and are generally subject to the same terms and conditions as applicable to the corresponding VF restricted stock units; however, any performance-based restrictions have been waived, and such Kontoor Brands RSUs are only subject to time-based vesting restrictions.
(5)	Represents the grant of Kontoor Brands restricted stock with respect to shares of Kontoor Brands Common Stock upon the conversion of restricted stock with respect to shares of VF Common Stock, held by the Reporting Person as of May 22, 2019, in accordance with the terms of the EMA and the anti-dilution adjustment provisions of the VF Stock Plan in connection with the Distribution. The shares of Kontoor Brands restricted stock were granted pursuant to the Kontoor Brands Stock Plan in a manner intended to preserve the aggregate intrinsic value of the awards, and are generally subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting and payment schedules) as applicable to the corresponding VF restricted stock.
(6)	Represents the grant of stock options to purchase Kontoor Brands Common Stock ("Kontoor Brands Options") upon the conversion of stock options to purchase VF Common Stock ("VF Options"), in accordance with the terms of the EMA and the anti-dilution adjustment provisions under the VF Stock Plan, in connection with the Distribution. The Kontoor Brands Options were granted pursuant to the Kontoor Brands Stock Plan in a manner intended to preserve the aggregate intrinsic value of the awards, and are generally subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting, exercise and expiration schedules) as applicable to the corresponding VF Options.
(7)	This option vests as follows: 6,815 shares vest on 7/26/2018; 6,813 shares vest on 7/26/2019; and 6,814 shares vest on 7/26/2020.
(8)	This option vests as follows: 7,019 shares vest on 2/21/2019; 7,017 shares vest on 2/21/2020; and 7,017 shares vest on 2/21/2021.

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