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): September 1, 2011
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 1, 2011, the Board of Directors of Levi Strauss & Co. accepted the resignation of Richard Kauffman as its Chairman and as a Board member, in connection with his appointment as Senior Advisor to the United States Secretary of Energy. Mr. Kauffman had also been Chairman of the Board’s Finance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. The Board elected Stephen Neal as the new Chairman of the Board. Mr. Neal is also a member of the Board’s Finance Committee and Nominating, Governance and Corporate Citizenship Committee and will retain those roles. Robert D. Haas will assume the position of Interim Chairman of the Finance Committee.
A copy of the press release relating to this change in Board leadership is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| Exhibit Number | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press release, dated September 2, 2011 |
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: September 2, 2011 | | | | By: | | /s/ Heidi L.Manes |
| | | | Name: | | Heidi L. Manes |
| | | | Title: | | Vice President and Controller |
