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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001760965
Kontoor Brands, Inc.
001-38854
400 N. ELM STREET
GREENSBORO
NC
27401
(336) 332-3400
Waldron Thomas E.
Officer
Common
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
900 Salem Street
Smithfield
RI
02917
31429
1625385.83
55520900
03/08/2023
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Common
03/08/2023
Option Granted-02/18/2015
Issuer
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22569
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