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: July 16, 2002
Commission file number: 1-5256
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V. F. CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
PENNSYLVANIA 23-1180120
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification number)
628 GREEN VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 500
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27408
(Address of principal executive offices)
(336) 547-6000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 5 - OTHER EVENTS
Raymond G. Viault, age 57, was elected to the Board of Directors of VF
Corporation on July 16, 2002, for a term expiring at the 2003 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. Mr. Viault has been Vice Chairman of General Mills, Inc. (a
manufacturer and marketer of consumer food products) since 1996. From 1990 to
1996, Mr. Viault was President of Kraft Jacobs Suchard in Zurich, Switzerland.
Mr. Viault was with Kraft General Foods for a total of 20 years, serving in a
variety of major marketing and general management positions. Mr. Vault earned
his bachelor's degree from Brown University in Providence, R.I., and his MBA
from Columbia University in New York City. Mr. Viault is also a director of
General Mills, Inc. and Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
ITEM 7 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
99.1 Press release issued by VF Corporation on July 16, 2002.
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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.
V.F. CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Robert K. Shearer
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Robert K. Shearer
Vice President-Finance
(Chief Financial Officer)
Date: July 16, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION SEQUENTIAL PAGE NUMBER
99.1 Press release issued by 5
V.F. Corporation on
July 16, 2002
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