8-K

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 8, 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)

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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ITEM 5.02  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On December 8, 2005, Mr. G. Craig Sullivan, a member of the Board of Directors of Levi Strauss & Co., elected, effective January 1, 2006, to retire from the Board. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Sullivan’s retirement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

Board Committees

At a meeting of our Board of Directors on December 8, 2005, the Board took the following actions concerning Board committees:

• Creation of a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to assist the Board in (i) identifying qualified candidates for membership on the Board and making recommendations regarding the size and composition of the Board, and (ii) overseeing our corporate governance matters and making recommendations to the Board concerning corporate governance matters;

• Changing the name of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee to the Corporate Citizenship Committee;

• Appointing the following Board members to serve on the following Committees, effective immediately:

Committee	Members
Audit	Leon J. Level (Chair), Angela Glover Blackwell, Peter A. Georgescu, Patricia Salas Pineda
Corporate Citizenship	Peter A. Georgescu (Chair), Angela Glover Blackwell, Robert E. Friedman, Miriam L. Haas, Walter J. Haas, Patricia A. House
Finance	T. Gary Rogers (Chair), Miriam L. Haas, Peter E. Haas, Jr., F. Warren Hellman, Leon J. Level
Human Resources	Patricia A. House (Chair), James C. Gaither, F. Warren Hellman, T. Gary Rogers
Nominating and Corporate Governance	James C. Gaither (Chair), Peter A. Georgescu, F. Warren Hellman, Patricia Salas Pineda

ITEM 9.01.  Financial Statements And Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release, dated December 9, 2005, announcing the retirement of G. Craig Sullivan as a director.

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 12, 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 9, 2005, announcing the retirement of G. Craig Sullivan as a director.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

LEVI	1155 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
STRAUSS
& CO.
NEWS
For Immediate Release	Media Contact:	Jeff Beckman
		Levi Strauss & Co.
		(415) 501-1689

Craig Sullivan Retires from Levi Strauss & Co. Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO (December 9, 2005) – Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&CO.) today announced that Craig Sullivan, former chairman and chief executive officer of The Clorox Company, has elected to retire from its board of directors, effective January 1, 2006. Mr. Sullivan, 65, has served on the LS&CO. board since 1998.

“Levi Strauss & Co. has made great progress the past several years in its business transformation,” said Mr. Sullivan. “I feel that this is a good point to step off the board. I want to thank my colleagues on the board and the company’s leadership for our strong and rewarding association during a very productive period.”

Sullivan served on the Audit and Human Resources Committees during his seven years on the Levi Strauss & Co. board of directors.

“Craig provided thoughtful, tough-minded insights and constructive advice during a critical period of renewal for Levi Strauss & Co.,” said Bob Haas, the company’s chairman. “I deeply appreciate Craig’s commitment to the success of Levi Strauss & Co. and want to thank him for his many contributions to the board and the company.”

Levi Strauss & Co. is one of the world’s largest brand-name apparel marketers with 2004 sales of $4.1 billion. The company manufactures and markets branded jeans and casual sportswear under the Levi’s^®, Dockers^® and Levi Strauss Signature^® brands.

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