Kontoor Brands Inc

NOTE 15 —DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Summary of Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company enters into derivative contracts with external counterparties to hedge certain foreign currency transactions. The notional amount of all outstanding foreign currency exchange contracts was $303.0 million at December 2024 and$348.8 million at December 2023, consisting primarily of contracts hedging exposures to the euro, Mexican peso, Canadian dollar, British pound, Polish zloty and Swedish krona. Foreign currency exchange contracts have maturities up to 20 months.

The Company periodically enters into "floating to fixed" interest rate swap agreements to mitigate exposure to volatility in reference rates on the Company's future interest payments on indebtedness. Because these swap agreements meet the criteria for hedge accounting, all related gains and losses are deferred within accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") and are amortized through the swap maturity dates.

During 2019, the Company entered into "floating to fixed" interest rate swap agreements (the "2019 Swap Agreements") that matured on April 18, 2024. On September 9, 2024, the Company entered into new "floating to fixed" interest rate swap agreements (the "2024 Swap Agreements") that mature on August 18, 2029. The notional amount of the 2024 Swap Agreements was $150.0 million at December 2024. The notional amount of the 2019 Swap Agreements was $300.0 million at December 2023.

The Company's outstanding derivative financial instruments met the criteria for hedge accounting at the inception of the hedging relationship. At each reporting period, the Company assesses whether the hedging relationships continue to be highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items. If the Company determines that a specific hedging relationship has ceased to be highly effective, it discontinues hedge accounting. All designated hedging relationships were determined to be highly effective as of December 2024.

The following table presents the fair value of outstanding derivatives on an individual contract basis:

The Company records and presents the fair value of all derivative assets and liabilities in the Company's balance sheets on a gross basis, even though certain derivative contracts are subject to master netting agreements. If the Company were to offset and record the asset and liability balances of its derivative contracts on a net basis in accordance with the terms of its master netting agreements, the amounts presented in the Company's balance sheets would be adjusted from the current gross presentation to the net amounts.

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The following table presents a reconciliation of gross to net amounts for derivative asset and liability balances:

The following table presents the location of derivatives in the Company's balance sheets, with current or noncurrent classification based on maturity dates:

Cash Flow Hedges

The following tables present the pre-tax effects of cash flow hedges included in the Company's statements of operations and statements of comprehensive income:

Other Derivative Information

There wereno significant amounts recognized in earnings for changes in the fair values of derivative contracts not designated as hedges or the ineffective portion of any hedging relationships during 2024, 2023 or 2022.

At December 2024, AOCL included $3.2 million of pre-tax net deferred losses for foreign currency exchange contracts and interest rate swap agreements that are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next 12 months. The amounts ultimately reclassified to earnings will depend on rates in effect when outstanding derivative contracts are settled.

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