Karen Marie Smith - 26 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CARTERS INC (CRI)

Role: Chief Supply Chain Officer
Signature: /s/Derek Swanson, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: CRI
Transactions as of: 26 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$83,046
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 Mar 2026, 16:18:10 UTC
Previous filing: 13 Aug 2025
Next filing: 03 Mar 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Smith Karen Marie	Chief Supply Chain Officer	3438 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 1800, ATLANTA	/s/Derek Swanson, Attorney-in-Fact	02 Mar 2026	0001943162

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CRI	Common Stock	Tax liability	$83,046	-1,974	-4.8%	$42.07	39,454	26 Feb 2026	Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The transaction reported in this Form 4 reflects withholding of shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations resulting from the vesting of restricted stock.
F2	Some of these shares are restricted shares that are subject to either time-vesting or performance-based restrictions.