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): May 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)

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 3, 2010, Joseph P. Sambataro, Jr. resigned as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors of TrueBlue, Inc. Mr. Sambataro, our former Chief Executive Officer who retired in May of 2006, is an independent director under the governance rules of the New York Stock Exchange and will remain on the Board of Directors and continue to serve as our non-executive Chairman.


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: May 3, 2010     By:  

/s/    JAMES E. DEFEBAUGH        

      James E. Defebaugh
      Executive Vice President,
      General Counsel and Secretary