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 21, 2005
V. F. Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Pennsylvania 1-5256 23-1180120
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
105 Corporate Center Boulevard
Greensboro, North Carolina 27408
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (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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Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, "Results
of Operations and Financial Condition," and Item 7.01, "Regulation FD
Disclosure."
On October 21, 2005, VF Corporation issued a press release setting
forth its third-quarter 2005 earnings. A copy of VF's press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99 and hereby incorporated by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99, shall not be deemed to
be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The following is furnished as an exhibit to this report:
99 VF Corporation press release dated October 21, 2005.
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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.
V.F. CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Robert K. Shearer
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Robert K. Shearer
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Chief Financial Officer)
Date: October 21, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99 VF Corporate press release dated October 21, 2005
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