Form 8-K

 

 

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): February 3, 2010

 

 

TRUEBLUE, 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):

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 3, 2010, TrueBlue, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) reporting its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 25, 2009 and revenue and earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2010, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the contents of which are incorporated herein by this reference. Also included in the Press Release is information regarding an analysis of revenue growth/(decline) and an analysis of year-over-year same branch revenue growth/(decline).

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information contained above in this report (including the Press Release 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 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.

(d) Exhibits

 

  99.1 Press Release of the Company dated February 3, 2010.


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.

 

 

TRUEBLUE, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: February 3, 2010   By:  

/s/    DERREK L. GAFFORD        

    Derrek L. Gafford
  Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President