0000094845-19-000033.txt : 20190715 0000094845-19-000033.hdr.sgml : 20190715 20190715161449 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000094845-19-000033 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190710 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20190715 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190715 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEVI STRAUSS & CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000094845 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: APPAREL & OTHER FINISHED PRODS OF FABRICS & SIMILAR MATERIAL [2300] IRS NUMBER: 940905160 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1125 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06631 FILM NUMBER: 19955335 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1155 BATTERY ST CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 BUSINESS PHONE: 4155016000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1155 BATTERY STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 8-K 1 form8-kjuly152019.htm 8-K Document


 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): July 10, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DELAWARE
 
001-06631
 
94-0905160
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS 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)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
LEVI
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ 




ITEM 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On July 10, 2019, Levi Strauss & Co. (the “Company”) held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at Levi’s Plaza, 1155 Battery Street, San Francisco, California 94111. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2019 (the “Proxy Statement”). The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the number of votes cast for and against each matter and, if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.
Proposal 1. Shareholders elected each of the four nominees for Class III director to serve until the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:
Name
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Troy Alstead
 
3,206,506,294
 
19,776,869
 
10,643,903
Charles (“Chip”) V. Bergh
 
3,206,499,883
 
19,783,280
 
10,643,903
Robert A. Eckert
 
3,202,416,423
 
23,866,740
 
10,643,903
Patricia Salas Pineda
 
3,192,871,054
 
33,412,109
 
10,643,903
Proposal 2. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
3,218,083,678
 
8,144,741
 
54,744
 
10,643,903
Proposal 3. Shareholders indicated, on an advisory basis, a preferred frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers of every one year. The voting results were as follows:
One Year
 
Two Years
 
Three Years
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
3,214,468,616
 
11,676,140
 
107,290
 
31,117
 
10,643,903
Based on these voting results, and the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) included in the Proxy Statement, the Company has determined to hold a shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next required advisory vote on this matter.
Proposal 4. Shareholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 24, 2019. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
3,236,660,512
 
140,431
 
126,123




SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
 
 
 
 
DATE:
July 15, 2019
By:
/s/ SETH JAFFE
 
 
Name:
Seth Jaffe
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and General Counsel