UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K/A
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2018
 
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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)
 
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Explanatory Note
 
On December 13, 2018, TrueBlue, Inc. (the "Company") filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) under Item 5.02 to report the notification received on December 12, 2018 from Mr. Joe Sambataro Jr. of his intention to retire from the Company's Board of Directors effective December 31, 2018. This Form 8-K/A correction to the previously filed Form 8-K includes a correction to the date of the report to reflect the date of the earliest event reported of December 12, 2018, and corrections in formatting of the cover page.
 
Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Report. We have restated the entire filing for convenience to the reader.




Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain OFficers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 12, 2018 Joe Sambataro Jr. notified TrueBlue, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Sambataro’s resignation will be effective December 31, 2018 and he will not stand for re-election at the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders.




SIGNATURE
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:
December 14, 2018
By:
 
/s/ James E. Defebaugh
 
 
 
 
James E. Defebaugh
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary