Executive Change

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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 23, 2026 _________________ LEVI STRAUSS & CO. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Delaware   001-06631   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) (Zip Code) (415) 501-6000 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)    _________________   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 communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 13e-4(c))   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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.   On January 23, 2026, Christopher McCormick informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Levi Strauss & Co. (the “Company”) of his decision to retire as a member of the Board effective as of the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”). Therefore, Mr. McCormick will not stand for reelection to the Board at the 2026 Annual Meeting. Mr. McCormick’s decision was not due to any disagreement with the Company or the Board. Mr. McCormick intends to continue to serve as a director until the completion of his current term at the 2026 Annual Meeting.                   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: January 29, 2026 By: /s/ David Jedrzejek     Name: David Jedrzejek     Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel