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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 11, 2025, Levi Strauss & Co. (the “Company”) announced that Liz O’Neill will retire as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer on or about March 1, 2025.
From March 1, 2025, until August 1, 2025, Ms. O’Neill will remain employed by and be available for consultation with the Company. During that period, she will continue to be paid at her regular rates of remuneration and will be eligible for continued vesting of her outstanding and unvested equity awards. Subject to Ms. O’Neill’s execution and non-revocation of a general release agreement (the “Agreement”), she will be entitled to benefits under the Senior Executive Severance Plan (as may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”).
The Plan has previously been filed as exhibits to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The Company issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 with respect to the matters set forth in Item 5.02 above. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 11, 2025 | |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL |
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: | February 11, 2025 | By: | /s/ Nanci Prado | |
| Name: | Nanci Prado | |||
| Title: | Deputy General Counsel | |||