LEVI STRAUSS & CO. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 11, 2013 LEVI STRAUSS & CO. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) 1155 BATTERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (415) (Registrant s telephone number, including area code) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 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): Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR ) Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR a-12) Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR d-2(b)) Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR e-4(c))

2 ITEM Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (d) On July 11, 2013, the Board of Directors (the Board ) of Levi Strauss & Co. (the Company ) elected Spencer Fleischer as a new member of the Board. Mr. Fleischer will serve as a Class I director and has been appointed to serve as a member of the Audit and Finance Committees of the Board. Mr. Fleischer will receive compensation as a non-employee director in accordance with the Company's non-employee director compensation practices described under the heading Director Compensation of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2013, as amended from time to time. There is no understanding or arrangement between Mr. Fleischer and any other person or persons with respect to his election as director and there are no family relationships between Mr. Fleischer and any other director or executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. Mr. Fleischer will be a party to the Company's standard form Director Indemnification Agreement. There have been no transactions, nor are there any currently proposed transactions, to which the Company was or is to be a party in which Mr. Fleischer or any member of his immediate family had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest. A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Fleischer is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. ITEM (d) Exhibits. Financial Statements and Exhibits Press release, dated July 16, 2013, announcing the election of Spencer Fleischer to the Board.

3 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: July 16, 2013 By: /s/ Heidi L. Manes Name: Heidi L. Manes Title: Vice President and Controller

4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press release, dated July 16, 2013, announcing the election of Spencer Fleischer to the Board.

5 Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Investor Contact: Chris Ogle Media Contact: Kris Marubio Levi Strauss & Co. Levi Strauss & Co. (800) (415) LEVI STRAUSS & CO. APPOINTS SPENCER FLEISCHER TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS SAN FRANCISCO (July 16, 2013) Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) announced today that it elected Spencer Fleischer to its Board of Directors, effective July 11, He is a co-founder and president of Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, LLC, (FFL) a private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies and provides substantial strategic and operating expertise to assist management in growing earnings. With 35 years of financial and operational experience, Spencer Fleischer is a highly respected business executive whose skill set complements that of our Board members and will help drive the strategic direction of Levi Strauss & Co., said Stephen C. Neal, Chairman of the Board of Levi Strauss & Co. His extensive financial background as well as his work in international markets, will be invaluable to our Board of Directors as we continue to drive growth and profitability on a global scale. Before co-founding FFL in 1997, Mr. Fleischer spent 19 years at Morgan Stanley & Company as an investment banker and senior leader. During his time there, he led business units across the globe, including serving as Head of Investment Banking in Asia, Head of Corporate Finance for Europe and Head of Corporate Finance in San Francisco. Mr. Fleischer currently serves as a Director of AmericanWest Bank, Strategic Investment Group and Wilton Re Holdings Limited. I'm honored to join the Levi Strauss & Co. board, said Mr. Fleischer. I have admired the company's iconic brands, rich history and its commitment to profits through principles. I look forward to working with the leadership team and board to help build the company's tremendous legacy and drive shareholder value. -more-

6 About Levi Strauss & Co. Levi Strauss & Co. is one of the world's largest brand-name apparel companies and a global leader in jeanswear. The company designs and markets jeans, casual wear and related accessories for men, women and children under the Levi's, Dockers, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co., and Denizen brands. Its products are sold in more than 110 countries worldwide through a combination of chain retailers, department stores, online sites, and a global footprint of approximately 2,900 retail stores and shop-in-shops. Levi Strauss & Co.'s reported fiscal 2012 net revenues were $4.6 billion. For more information, go to # # #