UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): October 4, 2007
V. F. Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Pennsylvania
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1-5256
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23-1180120 |
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(Commission
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Identification No.) |
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| 105 Corporate Center Boulevard
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27408 |
Greensboro, North
Carolina
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code 336-424-6000
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:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On
October 4, 2007, the Board of Directors of VF Corporation (“VF”) announced that President and
Chief Operating Officer Eric C. Wiseman will become Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1,
2008. Wiseman, 51, will succeed Chief Executive Officer Mackey J. McDonald, who will continue to
serve as executive Chairman of VF’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Wiseman, who has 29 years of experience in the apparel industry, has served as President and
Chief Operating Officer of VF since March 1, 2006. He was elected a director of VF on October 19,
2006. Mr. Wiseman joined VF in 1995 and has held a progression of leadership roles within and
across VF’s coalitions since that time.
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.
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V.F. CORPORATION
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(Registrant) |
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| October 4, 2007 |
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/s/ Robert K. Shearer
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Robert K. Shearer |
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Senior
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Chief Financial Officer) |
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