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):  November 16, 2005

 

LABOR READY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Washington

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-14543		91-1287341
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1015 A Street, Tacoma, Washington		98402
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

(253) 383-9101

(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):

 

o                                    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o                                    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 7.01.                                          Regulation FD Disclosure

 

In connection with a management presentation with analysts and portfolio managers scheduled for November 16, 2005 at 12:00 PM (ET) in New York City, the Company has issued a press release (the “Press Release”), which is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.  Also, copies of the slide presentation which will be presented by the Company at the management presentation and generally to members of the financial and investment community from time to time (the “Investor Presentation”), are attached to this report as Exhibit 99.2 and are also available on the Company’s website, www.laborready.com.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information contained in this report (including the Press Release and Investor Presentation) shall not be deemed “Filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall the Press Release or the Investor Presentation be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.  This report will not be deemed a determination or an admission as to the materiality of any information in the report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

 

Item 9.01.                                          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)                                  Exhibits

 

99.1.                        Press Release of Labor Ready, Inc. dated November 16, 2005

 

99.2                           Investor Presentation

 

 

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.

 

 

	LABOR READY, INC.
		(Registrant)
Date: November 16, 2005	By:	/s/ Steven C. Cooper.
		Steven C. Cooper
		Chief Financial Officer

 

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