SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Haas Margaret E.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ARGONAUT SECURITIES COMPANY
1155 BATTERY STREET

(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LEVI STRAUSS & CO [ LEVI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock (1) 11/01/2024 J(2) 112,723 (1) (1) Class A Common Stock 112,723 $17.12 13,882,274 D
Class B Common Stock (1) 11/01/2024 J(2) 112,723 (1) (1) Class A Common Stock 112,723 $17.12 20,867,680 I See Footnote(3)
Class B Common Stock (1) 11/01/2024 S(4) 13,687 (1) (1) Class A Common Stock 13,687 $17.12 13,882,274 D
Class B Common Stock (1) (1) (1) Class A Common Stock (1) 7,074,430 I See Footnote(5)
Class B Common Stock (1) (1) (1) Class A Common Stock (1) 844,680 I See Footnote(6)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder and has no expiration date.
2. This transfer is from a trust of which Ms. Haas is trustee and beneficiary to a trust of which she is trustee for the benefit of others. The transfer was effected at the value of the Class B Common Stock as of the date of the transfer.
3. The shares are held by trusts and a limited liability company of which Ms. Haas is trustee and manager, respectively, for the benefit of others. Ms. Haas disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
4. This transfer is a private sale from a trust of which Ms. Haas is trustee and beneficiary to a trust for the benefit of others, which was effected at the value of the Class B Common Stock on the date of the tranfer.
5. The shares are held by the Margaret E. Haas Fund, of which Ms. Haas is Board Chair, for the benefit of various charitable entities. Ms. Haas disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
6. The shares are held by the Lynx Foundation, of which Ms. Haas is board chair, for the benefit of charitable entities. Ms. Haas disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
/s/ Joan L. Grant as Attorney-in-fact for Margaret E. Haas 11/04/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

The undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Parker B. Phillips, Minna B. Baughman, Patrick R. McCabe, Joan L. Grant and Shartsis Friese LLP, each acting individually, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

 

A. prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms ID, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto and any related documents) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any national securities exchanges relating to securities of Levi Strauss & Co. (“LS&Co.”), as considered necessary or advisable under Regulation S-T and Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended from time to time (the “Exchange Act”); and

 

B. seek or obtain, as the undersigned’s representative and on the undersigned’s behalf, information on transactions in the securities of LS&Co. from any person, including brokers and transfer agents, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to any such attorney-in-fact and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and

 

C. perform any and all other acts that in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

 

The undersigned acknowledges that:

 

1. this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in his or her discretion on information provided to him or her without independent verification of such information;

 

2. any documents prepared and/or executed by any such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

 

3. none of such attorneys-in-fact assumes (a) any liability for the undersigned’s responsibility to comply with Exchange Act requirements or the requirements of any other laws, (b) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or (c) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

 

4. this Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned’s obligations under the Exchange Act or any other laws, including without limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each such attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done under this Limited Power of Attorney.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney-in-fact.

 

The undersigned has executed this Limited Power of Attorney as of February 11, 2021.

 

 

/s/ Margaret E. Haas

Signature

 

Print Name: Margaret E. Haas

 

 


LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

The undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Parker B. Phillips, Minna B. Baughman, Patrick R. McCabe, Joan L. Grant and Shartsis Friese LLP, each acting individually, as the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

 

A. prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms ID, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto and any related documents) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any national securities exchanges relating to securities of Levi Strauss & Co. (“LS&Co.”), as considered necessary or advisable under Regulation S-T and Sections 13(d) and 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended from time to time (the “Exchange Act”); and

 

B. seek or obtain, as the undersigned’s representative and on the undersigned’s behalf, information on transactions in the securities of LS&Co. from any person, including brokers and transfer agents, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to any such attorney-in-fact and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and

 

C. perform any and all other acts that in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

 

The undersigned acknowledges that:

 

1. this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in his or her discretion on information provided to him or her without independent verification of such information;

 

2. any documents prepared and/or executed by any such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

 

3. none of such attorneys-in-fact assumes (a) any liability for the undersigned’s responsibility to comply with Exchange Act requirements or the requirements of any other laws, (b) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or (c) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

 

4. this Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned’s obligations under the Exchange Act or any other laws, including without limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each such attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done under this Limited Power of Attorney.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney-in-fact.

 

The undersigned has executed this Limited Power of Attorney as of February 11, 2021.

 

 

/s/ Margaret E. Haas

Signature

 

Print Name: Margaret E. Haas

 

 


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