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): December 3, 2005
LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| 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. |
On December 3, 2005, Peter E. Haas, Sr. died at the age of 86. Mr. Haas was a great-grandnephew of Levi Strauss and the former chairman, chief executive officer and president of Levi Strauss & Co. Mr. Haas at the time of his death was one of four voting trustees under a voting trust agreement relating to the common stock of Levi Strauss & Co. Under the terms of the voting trust agreement, Miriam L. Haas, the spouse of Mr. Haas, will succeed Mr. Haas as a voting trustee.
A press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
| ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements And Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 4, 2005, announcing the death of Peter E. Haas, Sr. |
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.
| LEVI STRAUSS & CO. | ||||||||
| DATE: December 5, 2005 | By: | /s/ Gary W. Grellman | ||||||
Name: | Gary W. Grellman | |||||||
Title: | Vice President, Controller | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 4, 2005, announcing the death of Peter E. Haas, Sr. |
