LEVI STRAUSS & CO — Earnings Release 2019

Apr 9, 2019

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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): April 9, 2019

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LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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DELAWARE	001-06631	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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 9, 2019 , Levi Strauss & Co. issued a press release announcing its first quarter 2019 financial results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release, dated April 9, 2019, announcing Levi Strauss & Co.'s first quarter 2019 financial results.

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/ GAVIN BROCKETT
Name:	Gavin Brockett
Title:	Senior Vice President and Global Controller
	(Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)