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): April 1, 2007
V. F. Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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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
Greensboro, North
Carolina
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27408
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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
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
VF Corporation (“VF”) announced today that, effective April 1, 2007, it completed the sale of
its global intimate apparel business to Fruit of the Loom, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire
Hathaway, Inc. Proceeds of the sale will consist of the previously disclosed $350 million purchase
price, plus adjustment for working capital changes. A copy of the press release issued by VF on
April 2, 2007, announcing the closing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and made part hereof.
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 April 2, 2007.