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EX-10.9

 Confidential Treatment Requested by Kontoor Brands, Inc. 

Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section 200.83 
  

 Exhibit 10.9 

KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. 

AWARD CERTIFICATE 

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (“PRSUs”) for 

Three-Year Performance Cycle Fiscal Years
20    -20     under the 
 Mid-Term Incentive Plan 
 Target PRSUs Awarded: ______________ 

To: _____________________ (“Participant”) 

I am pleased to advise you that you have been awarded the opportunity to earn from 0% to 225% of the number of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units set
forth above under the Mid-Term Incentive Plan of Kontoor Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) for the Performance Cycle commencing at the beginning of fiscal 20     and ending on the
final day of fiscal 20    under the terms and conditions set forth in the attached Appendix. The actual number of shares of the Company’s Stock that you may receive at the end of the Performance Cycle will depend, among
other things as described in the Appendix, on the level of achievement over the Performance Cycle of specified performance goals set by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. 

 

			
	KONTOOR BRANDS, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	[Name]
		 	[Title]

 Dated:
                    , 201     

  

 Confidential Treatment Requested by Kontoor Brands, Inc. 

Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section 200.83 
  

 KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. 

APPENDIX TO 
 PRSUs
AWARD CERTIFICATE 
 Terms and Conditions Relating to 

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (“PRSUs”) 
  

	1.	 Opportunity to Earn PRSUs. 

Participant has been designated as having the opportunity to earn Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (“PRSUs”) under Kontoor
Brands, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Mid-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Mid-Term Plan”) for the three-fiscal-year Performance Cycle specified
in the Award Certificate (the “Performance Cycle”). Subject to the terms and conditions of the Mid-Term Plan and this Agreement, Participant will have the opportunity to earn from 0% to 225% of the
targeted number of PRSUs (the “Target PRSUs”) for the Performance Cycle. The number of Target PRSUs shall be the number set forth on the Award Certificate plus additional cash or PRSUs resulting from Dividend Equivalents and adjustments,
as specified in Section 3(c). 
  

	2.	 Incorporation of Plans by Reference; Certain Restrictions. 

(a) PRSUs that may be earned by the Participant represent Stock Units under the Company’s Mid-Term
Plan and 2019 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”), copies of which have been made available to Participant. All of the terms, conditions, and other provisions of the Mid-Term Plan and
the 2019 Plan (together, the “Plans”) are hereby incorporated by reference into this document. Capitalized terms used in this document but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the
Mid-Term Plan. If there is any conflict between the provisions of this document and the provisions of the Plans, the provisions of the Plans shall govern. 

(b) Until PRSUs have become earned in accordance with Section 4, PRSUs shall be subject to a risk of forfeiture as provided in the Plans
and this document. Until such time as the PRSUs have become settled by delivery of shares in accordance with Section 6, PRSUs will be nontransferable, as provided in the Plans and Section 3(d). Participant is subject to the Company’s
Code of Business Conduct and related policies on insider trading restricting Participant’s ability to sell shares of the Company’s Common Stock received in settlement of PRSUs, which may include “blackout” periods during which
Participant may not engage in such sales. 
  

	3.	 General Terms of PRSUs. 

(a) Each PRSU represents a conditional right of the Participant to receive, and a conditional obligation of the Company to deliver, one share
of the Company’s Common Stock, at the times specified hereunder and subject to the terms and conditions of the Mid-Term Plan and this document. 

(b) Not later than the Determination Date specified in Section 6(c) of the Mid-Term Plan
following the end of a given Performance Cycle, the Committee will make a final determination of the extent to which the performance goals for that Performance Cycle were achieved and the number of PRSUs earned for that Performance Cycle. 

(c) An account will be maintained for Participant for purposes of the Mid-Term Plan, to which the
initial number of Target PRSUs for each Performance Cycle initially shall be credited. Dividend Equivalents will be credited on the PRSUs in accordance with Section 7(b) of the Mid-Term Plan. The
Committee may vary the manner and terms of crediting Dividend Equivalents during or following the end of the Performance Cycle, for administrative convenience or any other reason, provided that the Committee determines that any alternative manner
and terms result in equitable treatment of Participant. The number of Target PRSUs and the terms of 

  
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 Confidential Treatment Requested by Kontoor Brands, Inc. 

Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section 200.83 
  

 
PRSUs will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain extraordinary corporate events specified in Section 7(b) of the Mid-Term Plan and
otherwise in accordance with Section 6(b) of the Mid-Term Plan, such adjustments to be made by the Committee in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participant’s opportunity to earn incentive
compensation under this Agreement. Thus, the percentage of Target PRSUs earned under Section 4 will include the additional cash or PRSUs resulting from the crediting of Dividend Equivalents. 

(d) PRSUs are non-transferable to the extent specified in Section 9(h) of the Mid-Term Plan. 
  

	4.	 Earning of PRSUs. 

(a) PRSUs for the Performance Cycle will be earned in accordance with Sections 6(a) and 6(c) of the
Mid-Term Plan as follows: 
 The Performance Goal set forth herein must be achieved at the levels
specified by the Committee in order for PRSUs to be earned for the Performance Cycle. Performance shall be based on the Company’s ability to achieve the three-year growth targets for [Earnings Per Share (“EPS”), Revenue and Gross
Margin], as set by the Committee, by the end of the Performance Cycle. For this purpose, the designation of target performance, the achievement of which is required for the earning of the Target PRSUs, and threshold and maximum performance and the
corresponding number of PRSUs deemed earned (with the maximum level of performance corresponding to the earning of 200% of the target number of PRSUs), have been [or will be] specified by the Committee for the fiscal years in the Performance Cycle;
provided, however, that the payout for the Participant shall be increased or decreased as follows: 
  

	 	•	 	 if the total shareholder return (share price appreciation plus deemed reinvestment of dividends) (TSR) of the
Company over the period from [the beginning] [specified date] through the end of the Performance Cycle (the “Measurement Period”) falls at or above the 75th percentile of TSR of the
[S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Companies] [other specified index] over the Measurement Period, the payout for the Participant shall be increased by 25% of the Participant’s Target Award; 

 

	 	•	 	 if the TSR of the Company over the Measurement Period falls between the 75th and the 25th percentile of TSR of the [S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Companies] [other specified index] over the Measurement Period, there
shall be no change in the payout; and 

  

	 	•	 	 if the TSR of the Company over the Measurement Period falls at or below the 25th percentile of TSR of the [S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Companies] [other specified index] over the Measurement Period, the payout for each Participant shall be decreased by 25% of the
Participant’s Target Award but not below zero. 

 For purposes of calculating the TSR of the [S&P 500 Consumer
Discretionary Companies] [other specified index] over the Measurement Period, the companies included in the calculation shall be only those companies that are included in the [S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Index] [other specified index] both at
the beginning and the end of the Measurement Period, and the share price of each such company at the beginning of the period shall be the average price over the trading days from [15 calendar days before the beginning of the Measurement Period
to the 15th calendar day of the Measurement Period and the share price of each such company at the end of the period shall be the average price over the trading days from [15 calendar days before the end of the Measurement Period to the 15th calendar day after the end of the Measurement Period]. 
 Performance and the percentage
of Target PRSUs earned will be interpolated, if the performance achieved is between threshold and target or between target and maximum. The Committee retains complete discretion in setting the financial goals and related terms that are incorporated
into this Performance Goal. 

  
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Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section 200.83 
  

 (b) At the Determination Date, at which time the Committee will have determined whether and
the extent to which the Performance Goals designated by the Committee in accordance with this Section 4 have been achieved and made other determinations authorized hereunder, any PRSUs that are determined to have not been earned shall cease to
be earnable and shall be cancelled. 
  

	5.	 Effect of Termination of Employment. 

Upon Participant’s Termination of Employment prior to the end of a given Performance Cycle, the Participant’s unearned PRSUs relating
to that Performance Cycle shall cease to be earnable and shall be cancelled, except to the extent provided in Section 8 of the Mid-Term Plan (which provides for settlement of a specified portion of the
PRSUs in certain cases of death, disability, Retirement, termination by the Company not for Cause, and certain other circumstances, including certain terminations following a Change in Control). 

 

	6.	 Settlement of PRSUs. 

(a) PRSUs that are earned will be settled by delivery of one share of Common Stock for each PRSU. Such settlement will occur in accordance with
Section 9 of the Mid-Term Plan. Participant may not elect to defer receipt of Common Stock issuable in settlement of PRSUs. 

(b) Whenever Common Stock is to be delivered hereunder, the Company shall deliver to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary one
or more certificates representing the shares of Common Stock, registered in the name of the Participant, the Beneficiary, or in such other form of registration as instructed by the Participant, except that the Committee may provide for alternative
methods of delivery for administrative convenience. The obligation of the Company to deliver Common Stock hereunder is conditioned upon compliance by the Participant and by the Company with all applicable Federal and state securities and other laws
and regulations. 
  

	7.	 Tax Withholding. 

In furtherance of the tax withholding obligations imposed under Section 9(g) of the Mid-Term Plan,
the Company will withhold from cash payable as Dividend Equivalents and from the shares deliverable in settlement of PRSUs cash plus the number of shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value the sum of which shall equal applicable governmental tax
withholding requirements, but with share withholding rounded to the nearest whole share, unless Participant has made other arrangements approved by the Human Resources Department in advance of settlement to make payment of such withholding amounts.

  

	8.	 Binding Effect; Integration. 

The terms and conditions set forth in this document shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators and successors of the parties.
The Award Certificate, this document, and the Mid-Term Plan constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the PRSUs and supersedes any prior agreements or documents with respect thereto.
No amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination of this document that may impose any additional obligation upon the Company or materially impair the rights of the Participant with respect to the PRSUs shall be valid unless in
each instance such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination is expressed in a written instrument duly executed in the name and on behalf of the Company and, if Participant’s rights are materially impaired thereby, by
Participant. 
  

	9.	 PRSUs subject to Forfeiture Policy for Equity and Incentive Awards in the Event of Restatement of Financial
Results. 

 The PRSUs subject to this Award Certificate are subject to the Company’s Forfeiture Policy for Equity
and Incentive Awards in the Event of Restatement of Financial Results as in effect at the date of this Award Certificate. Such Policy imposes conditions that may result in forfeiture of such PRSUs or the proceeds to you resulting from such PRSUs (a so-called “clawback”) in certain circumstances if the Company’s financial statements are required to be restated as a result of misconduct. 

  
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 Confidential Treatment Requested by Kontoor Brands, Inc. 

Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section 200.83 
  

 Exhibit 10.10 

KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. 

DIRECTOR AWARD CERTIFICATE 

Restricted Stock Units 

Number of RSUs Awarded:             

To:
                             (“Participant”) 

I am pleased to advise you that you have been awarded the number of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) set forth above under Kontoor Brands,
Inc.’s 2019 Stock Compensation Plan (the “2019 Plan”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the 2019 Plan and the attached Appendix. 

 

			
	KONTOOR BRANDS, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	[Name]
		 	[Title]

  

			
	Dated:	 	     (“Grant Date”)

  

 Confidential Treatment Requested by Kontoor Brands, Inc. 

Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section 200.83 
  

 KONTOOR BRANDS, INC. 

APPENDIX TO 
 DIRECTOR
AWARD CERTIFICATE 
 Terms and Conditions Relating to 

Restricted Stock Units 
  

	1.	 Grant of RSUs. 

(a) Grant of RSUs Under 2019 Plan. Participant has been granted the Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) specified in the
Award Certificate under Kontoor Brands, Inc.’s (the “Company”) 2019 Plan, copies of which have been provided to Participant. All of the terms, conditions, and other provisions of the 2019 Plan are hereby incorporated by reference into
this document. Capitalized terms used in this document but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the 2019 Plan. If there is any conflict between the provisions of this document and the mandatory provisions of the 2019 Plan, the
provisions of the 2019 Plan shall govern. By accepting the grant of the RSUs, Participant agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the 2019 Plan (as presently in effect or later amended), the rules and regulations under the 2019 Plan
adopted from time to time, and the decisions and determinations of the Committee made from time to time. 
 (b) Certain
Restrictions. RSU granted to Participant hereunder are [fully vested on the Grant Date] [subject to forfeiture in the event that your service as a Director ceases prior to the earlier of the one-year
anniversary of the Grant Date or the next annual meeting of stockholders that is at least 50 weeks after the Grant Date]. Until such time as each RSU has become settled by delivery of a share in accordance with Section 3, such RSU will be
nontransferable, as provided in the 2019 Plan and Section 2(d). Participant is subject to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and related policies on insider trading restricting Participant’s ability to sell shares of the
Company’s Common Stock received in settlement of RSUs, which may include “blackout” periods during which Participant may not engage in such sales. 
  

	2.	 General Terms of RSUs. 

(a) Nature of RSUs. Each RSU represents a conditional right of Participant to receive, and a conditional obligation
of the Company to deliver, one share of the Company’s Common Stock at the times specified hereunder and subject to the terms and conditions of the 2019 Plan and this document. Each RSU constitutes an award under Article VIII of the 2019 Plan
(including Section 8.6 thereof), representing a bookkeeping unit that is an arbitrary accounting measure created and used solely for purposes of the 2019 Plan and this Agreement. RSUs do not represent ownership rights in the Company, shares of
Common Stock, or any asset of the Company. 
 (b) Account. An account will be maintained for Participant for
purposes of this Award, to which the total number of RSUs granted and any RSUs resulting under Section 2(c) shall be credited. An individual statement relating to Participant’s Account will be issued not less frequently than annually. Such
statement shall report the amount of RSUs credited to Participant’s Account (i.e., not yet settled), transactions in the Account during the period covered by the statement, and other information deemed relevant by the Company. Such statement
may be combined with or include information regarding other plans and compensatory arrangements affecting Participant. A Participant’s statements may evidence the Company’s obligations in respect of RSUs without the need for the Company to
enter into a separate agreement relating to such obligations; provided, however, that any statement containing an error shall not represent a binding obligation to the extent of such error. 

  
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 (c) Dividend Equivalents and Adjustments. Dividend equivalents
shall be paid or credited on RSUs as follows; provided, however, that the Committee may vary the manner and terms of crediting dividend equivalents, for administrative convenience or any other reason, provided that the Committee determines that any
alternative manner and terms result in equitable treatment of Participant: 
  

	 	(i)	 Regular Cash Dividends. At the time of settlement of RSUs under Section 3(a), the Company shall
determine the aggregate amount of regular cash dividends that would have been payable to Participant, based on record dates for dividends since the Grant Date, if the vested RSUs then to be settled had been outstanding shares of Common Stock at such
record dates (without compounding of dividends but adjusted to account for splits and other extraordinary corporate transactions). Such aggregate cash amount will be converted to a number of shares by dividing the amount by the Fair Market Value of
a share of Common Stock at the settlement date. 

  

	 	(ii)	 Common Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company declares and pays a dividend or distribution on Common
Stock in the form of additional shares of Common Stock, or there occurs a forward split of Common Stock, then the number of RSUs credited to Participant’s Account as of the payment date for such dividend or distribution or forward split shall
be automatically adjusted by multiplying the number of RSUs credited to the Account as of the record date for such dividend or distribution or split by the number of additional shares of Common Stock actually paid as a dividend or distribution or
issued in such split in respect of each outstanding share of Common Stock. 

  

	 	(iii)	 Adjustments. If the Company declares and pays a dividend or distribution on Common Stock that is not a
regular cash dividend and not in the form of additional shares of Common Stock, or if there occurs any other event referred to in Article XI of the 2019 Plan, the Committee shall adjust the number of RSUs credited to Participant’s Account in a
manner that will prevent dilution or enlargement of Participant’s rights with respect to RSUs, in an equitable manner determined by the Committee. 

  

	 	(iv)	 Settlement of RSUs Resulting from Dividend Equivalents and Adjustments. RSUs that directly or indirectly
result from dividend equivalents on or adjustments to an RSU will be settled at the same time as the granted RSU. 

(d) Non-Transferability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee
and subject to Section 12.5 of the 2019 Plan, neither 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 RSU, Account or
Account balance, or other right hereunder, nor shall any such RSU, Account or Account balance, or other right be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors of
Participant or any beneficiary, or to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of Participant or any beneficiary or transfer by operation of law in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of Participant or any beneficiary, or any legal
process. 
  

	3.	 Settlement of RSUs. 

(a) Settlement Date. RSUs[, to the extent vested and non-forfeitable,] will
be settled by delivery of one share of Common Stock for each RSU, including RSUs resulting from dividend equivalents under Section 2(c). Such settlement will occur as of the one-year anniversary of the
Grant Date (the “Stated Settlement Date”). Delivery of shares in settlement of RSUs will take place within 15 days after the Stated Settlement Date. 

(b) Certain Limitations to Ensure Compliance with Code Section 409A. For purposes of
this Agreement, references to a term or event (including any authority or right of the Company or Participant) being “permitted” under Code Section 409A mean that the term or event will not cause Participant to be liable for payment
of interest or a tax penalty under Section 409A. The provisions of the 2019 Plan and other provisions of this Agreement notwithstanding, the terms of the RSUs, including any authority of the Company and rights of Participant, shall be limited
to those terms permitted under Section 409A, and any terms not permitted under Section 409A shall be automatically modified and limited to the extent necessary to conform with Section 409A.

  
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For this purpose, the Company shall have no authority to accelerate distributions relating to RSUs in excess of the authority permitted under Section 409A, and, if the timing of any
distribution in settlement of RSUs would result in Participant’s constructive receipt of income relating to the RSUs prior to such distribution, the date of distribution will be the earliest date after the specified date of distribution that
distribution can be effected without resulting in such constructive receipt (thus, for example, any distribution in settlement of RSUs subject to Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) (separation from service) shall not occur earlier than the earliest time
permitted under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and other applicable provisions of Section 409A). 
 (c) Delivery of Common
Stock. Whenever Common Stock is to be delivered hereunder, the Company shall deliver to Participant or Participant’s Beneficiary one or more certificates representing the shares of Common Stock, registered in the name of Participant,
the Beneficiary or in such other form of registration as instructed by Participant, except that the Company may provide for alternative methods of delivery for administrative convenience. The obligation of the Company to deliver Common Stock
hereunder is conditioned upon compliance by Participant and by the Company with all applicable federal and state securities and other laws and regulations. The Company may determine the manner in which fractional shares of Common Stock shall
be dealt with upon settlement of RSUs; provided, however, that no certificate shall be issued representing a fractional share. If there occurs any delay between the Stated Settlement Date and the date shares are issued or delivered to Participant, a
cash amount equal to any dividends or distributions the record date for which fell between the Stated Settlement Date and the date of issuance or delivery of the shares shall be paid to Participant together with the delivery of the shares. 

 

	4.	 Miscellaneous. 

(a) Binding Effect; Written Amendments. The terms and conditions set forth in this document shall be binding upon
the heirs, executors, administrators and successors of the parties. The Award Certificate and this document constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the RSUs and supersedes any prior agreements or documents with respect
thereto. No amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination of this document which may impose any additional obligation upon the Company or materially impair the rights of Participant with respect to the RSUs shall be valid unless
in each instance such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination is expressed in a written instrument duly executed in the name and on behalf of the Company and, if Participant’s rights are materially impaired thereby, by
Participant. 
 (b) No Promise of Continuation of Service. The RSUs and the granting thereof shall not constitute or be
evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that Participant has a right to continue as a director of the Company for any period of time, or at any particular rate of compensation. 

(c) Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws
(but not the law of conflicts of laws) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and applicable federal law. 
 (d) Unfunded
Obligations. The grant of the RSUs and any provision for distribution in settlement of Participant’s Account hereunder shall be by means of bookkeeping entries on the books of the Company and shall not create in Participant any right
to, or claim against any, specific assets of the Company, nor result in the creation of any trust or escrow account for Participant. With respect to Participant’s entitlement to any distribution hereunder, Participant shall be a general
creditor of the Company. 
 (e) Notices. Any notice to be given the Company under this Agreement shall be addressed to the
Company at its principal executive offices, in care of the Vice President–Human Resources, and any notice to Participant shall be addressed to Participant at Participant’s address as then appearing in the records of the Company. 

(f) Shareholder Rights. Participant and any beneficiary shall not have any rights with respect to shares (including
voting rights) covered by this Agreement prior to the settlement and distribution of the shares as specified herein. 

  
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 (g) Taxes. Participant shall be responsible for payment of any federal, state
or local taxes of any kind required to be paid with respect to the grant or settlement of the RSUs or otherwise in connection with the RSUs. 

(h) Clawback. The RSUs are subject to the Corporation’s Forfeiture Policy for Equity and Incentive Awards in the Event of
Restatement of Financial Results as in effect at the date of this award. Such Policy imposes conditions that may result in forfeiture of the RSUs or the proceeds to you resulting from such RSUs (a so-called
“clawback”) in certain circumstances if the Corporation’s financial statements are required to be restated as a result of misconduct. 

  
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