SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): January 10, 2005
LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| DELAWARE | | 002-90139 | | 94-0905160 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1155 BATTERY STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(415) 501-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
Pricing of Tender for 7.00% Notes due 2006
On January 10, 2005, we announced the pricing of our previously announced cash tender offer for up to $450,000,000 of our outstanding 7.00% Notes due 2006.
A copy of the press release announcing the pricing of the tender offer is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements And Exhibits.
| | 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 10, 2005, announcing the pricing of the cash tender offer for our 7.00% notes due 2006 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | LEVI STRAUSS & CO. |
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| DATE: January 11, 2005 | | By: | | /s/ Gary W. Grellman
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| | | Name: | | Gary W. Grellman |
| | | Title: | | Vice President, Controller |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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| 99.1 | | Press Release, dated January 10, 2005, announcing the pricing of the cash tender offer for our 7.00% notes due 2006 |
