secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CARTERS INC (CRI)
CIK:        0001060822
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-21T20:17:16+00:00
Accession:  0001060822-26-000121
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Carter's rights agreement expires Sept 21, 2026; purchase rights void
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- Rights Agreement dated Sept 22, 2025 with Equiniti Trust Company has expired per its terms as of Sept 21, 2026.
- Associated preferred stock purchase rights are no longer exercisable; agreement no longer in effect.
- Company announced the expiry on Sept 21, 2026; no financial impact or extensions disclosed.
- Expiry removes takeover defense; no indication of any pending transaction or shareholder action.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000121/0001060822-26-000121-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000106082226000121/cri-20260921.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060822-26-000121

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