8-K 1 f55700e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 
 
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): April 28, 2010
LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
DELAWARE   002-90139   94-0905160
         
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification
Incorporation)       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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
     On April 28, 2010, Levi Strauss & Co. (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement with Merrill Lynch International and Banc of America Securities LLC to sell €300.0 million aggregate principal amount 73/4% Senior Notes due 2018 and $525.0 million aggregate principal amount 75/8% Senior Notes due 2020 of the Company in accordance with a private placement conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
    
10.1
  Purchase Agreement, dated April 28, 2010, among Levi Strauss & Co. and Merrill Lynch International and Banc of America Securities LLC relating to the private placement of Euro denominated 73/4% Senior Notes due 2018 and U.S. Dollar denominated 75/8% Senior Notes due 2020. (1)
 
(1)   Certain schedules have been omitted from this exhibit. The registrant hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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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: May 4, 2010  By:   /s/ Heidi L. Manes    
  Name:  Heidi L. Manes   
  Title:  Vice President and Controller   
 

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