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Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI)

8-K 2026-04-27 For: 2026-04-22
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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 22, 2026

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LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 001-06631 94-0905160
(State or Other Jurisdiction of<br>Incorporation) (Commission<br>File Number) (I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.)

1155 Battery Street

San Francisco, California 94111

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(415) 501-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 (See General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share LEVI New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company    ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 22, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”).

The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the number of votes cast for and against each matter and, if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter.

Proposal 1. Shareholders elected each of the three nominees for Class I directors to serve until the Company’s 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified or, if sooner, until their death, resignation or removal.

The voting results were as follows:

Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Jill Beraud 2,775,963,123 9,278,870 16,710,626
Artemis Patrick 2,746,672,693 38,569,300 16,710,626
Elliott Rodgers 2,776,539,657 8,702,336 16,710,626

Proposal 2. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Proxy Statement. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
2,756,441,097 18,527,908 10,272,988 16,710,626

Proposal 3. Shareholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 29, 2026. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions
2,801,573,712 337,686 41,221

Proposal 4. Shareholders voted against the shareholder proposal requesting a bylaw amendment related to a sustainability ROI report by the Company’s Audit Committee. The voting results were as follows:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
8,278,555 2,766,341,486 10,621,952 16,710,626

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: April 27, 2026 By: /s/ DAVID JEDRZEJEK
Name: David Jedrzejek
Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel