LEVI STRAUSS & CO — Capital/Financing Update 2014

Oct 10, 2014

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 10, 2014

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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 8.01. Other Events.

On October 10, 2014, Levi Strauss & Co. (the “Company”) announced its intention to redeem all of its outstanding 7 3 / 4 % Euro Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”). In addition, on October 10, 2014, the trustee for the Notes, at the direction of the Company, issued a notice of redemption to redeem on November 10, 2014, all €150 million of Notes that remain outstanding. The Company intends to fund the redemption using a combination of its senior secured revolving credit facility and cash. A copy of the press release relating to the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release, dated October 10, 2014, announcing Levi Strauss & Co.'s intention to redeem all of its outstanding 7 3 / 4 % Euro Senior Notes due 2018.

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.

By:	LEVI STRAUSS & CO. — /s/ W ADE W. W EBSTER
Name:	Wade W. Webster
Title:	Vice President and Controller

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release, dated October 10, 2014, announcing Levi Strauss & Co.'s intention to redeem all of its outstanding 7 3 / 4 % Euro Senior Notes due 2018.