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): April 19, 2012
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:
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| ITEM 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual Stockholders Meeting of Levi Strauss & Co. (the “Company”) was held on April 19, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”). The Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposal at the Annual Meeting and, as certified by the Company’s independent inspector of elections, cast their votes as follows:
| Proposal | A proposal to elect three (3) directors for a term of three years. The individuals listed below received the highest number of affirmative votes of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock present or represented by proxy and voting at the Annual Meeting, and were elected at the Annual Meeting to serve a three-year term. |
| Name |
For | Withheld | ||||||
| Vanessa J. Castagna |
29,290,680 | 5,750,648 | ||||||
| Peter E. Haas, Jr. |
31,960,295 | 3,081,033 | ||||||
| Stephen C. Neal |
35,041,328 | 0 | ||||||
No shares are held through brokers and therefore there were no broker votes.
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.
| DATE: April 20, 2012 |
LEVI STRAUSS & CO. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Heidi L. Manes | |||||
| Name: Heidi L. Manes | ||||||
| Title: Vice President, Controller | ||||||