Carter's Inc.

Issuer

CARTER'S, INC.

Principal executive office address

Phipps Tower, 3438 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1800, Atlanta, X1,30326

Citizenship

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. - Delaware| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC - New York

Filing person

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

Principal business or residence address

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 200 West Street New York, NY 10282| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 200 West Street New York, NY 10282

Not applicable indication

N

Type of filing person

BD · IA · HC

Percent of class

See the response(s)to Item 11 on the attached cover page(s).

Amount beneficially owned

See the response(s) to Item 9 on the attached cover page(s).

Sole voting power

See the response(s) to Item 5 on the attached cover page(s).

Shared voting power

See the response(s) to Item 6 on the attached cover page(s).

Sole dispositive power

See the response(s) to Item 7 on the attached cover page(s).

Shared dispositive power

See the response(s) to Item 8 on the attached cover page(s).

Not applicable indication

Y

Not applicable indication

Y

Not applicable indication

N

Subsidiaries

See Exhibit (99.2)

Not applicable indication

Y

Not applicable indication

Y

Not applicable indication

N

Certifications

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

EXHIBIT (99.1) JOINT FILING AGREEMENT In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned agree to the joint filing of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of CARTER'S, INC. and further agree to the filing of this agreement as an Exhibit thereto. In addition, each party to this Agreement expressly authorizes each other party to this Agreement to file on its behalf any and all amendments to such Statement on Schedule 13G. Date: 10/08/2026 THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. By:/s/ AMEEN SOETAN ---------------------------------------- Name: AMEEN SOETAN Title: Attorney-in-fact GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC By:/s/ AMEEN SOETAN ---------------------------------------- Name: AMEEN SOETAN Title: Attorney-in-fact EXHIBIT (99.2) ITEM 7 INFORMATION The securities being reported on by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"), as a parent holding company, are owned, or may be deemed to be beneficially owned, by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC ("Goldman Sachs"), a broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act and an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Goldman Sachs is a subsidiary of GS Group. "*In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998) (the ""Release""), this filing reflects the securities beneficially owned by certain operating units (collectively, the ""Goldman Sachs Reporting Units"") of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, ""GSG""). This filing does not reflect securities, if any, beneficially owned by any operating units of GSG whose ownership of securities is disaggregated from that of the Goldman Sachs Reporting Units in accordance with the Release. The Goldman Sachs Reporting Units disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities beneficially owned by (i) any client accounts with respect to which the Goldman Sachs Reporting Units or their employees have voting or investment discretion or both, or with respect to which there are limits on their voting or investment authority or both and (ii) certain investment entities of which the Goldman Sachs Reporting Units act as the general partner, managing general partner or other manager, to the extent interests in such entities are held by persons other than the Goldman Sachs Reporting Units."