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 | ||||||