Harmit J Singh Form 4 LEVI STRAUSS & CO / Harmit J Singh ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Singh Harmit J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

1155 BATTERY STREET

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LEVI STRAUSS & CO [ LEVI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Executive VP and CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/15/2020

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	01/16/2020		C(1)		107,227(2)	A	$0.00	213,157	D
Class A Common Stock	01/16/2020		S(1)		107,227	D	$19.46(3)	105,930	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Rights	$3.775	01/15/2020		M			246,210	(4)	02/05/2020	Class B Common Stock(5)	246,210	$0.00	0	D
Class B Common Stock	(5)	01/15/2020		M		246,210		(5)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	246,210	$3.775	246,210	D
Class B Common Stock	(5)	01/15/2020		D			138,983	(5)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	138,983	$19.07	107,227	D
Class B Common Stock	(5)	01/16/2020		C(1)			107,227(2)	(5)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	107,227	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Transaction pursuant to a previously established Rule 10b5-1 Plan.

2. Represents the conversion of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock held of record by the Reporting Person.

3. The price in Column 4 is a weighted average sale price. The prices actually received ranged from $19.03 to $19.70. The reporting person will provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the SEC staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range.

4. These stock appreciation rights are performance stock appreciation rights that vested on March 1, 2016 based upon the achievement of certain financial targets and total stockholder return, each over a three-year period, as determined by the Issuer's board of directors, and are immediately exercisable.

5. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder and has no expiration date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Cynthia Lee, Attorney-in-Fact	01/16/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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