8-K 1 0001.txt PRESS RELEASE DATED JANUARY 10, 2001 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): January 10, 2001 Levi Strauss & Co. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 333-36234 94-0905160 (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number) 1155 Battery Street San Francisco, California 94111 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 501-6000 ITEM 5. Other Events. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99 is a copy of Levi Strauss & Co.'s press release dated January 10, 2001 titled "Levi Strauss & Co. Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal 2000 Financial Results Show Substantial Progress in Business Turnaround." ITEM 7. EXHIBIT. 99 Press Release dated January 10, 2001. SIGNATURE 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: January 10, 2001 LEVI STRAUSS & CO. By /s/ William B. Chiasson ----------------------- William B. Chiasson Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 99 Press Release dated January 10, 2001