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): August 15, 2019

	

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)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    ( 253 )  383-9101

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

	
 	
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

			
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered	
Common stock, no par value	TBI	New York Stock Exchange	

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

					

	
		
Item 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.	
On August 15, 2019, TrueBlue, Inc. (the “Company”) and Sean Ebner, Executive Vice President and President, PeopleReady, agreed that Mr. Ebner’s employment with the Company would be terminated, effective immediately. The Company’s President & Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Beharelle, will assume the duties of President, PeopleReady until that position is filled.

		
Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.	
		
(d)	Exhibits	
101 Cover page interactive data file - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

EXHIBIT INDEX

			
Exhibit
Number	Exhibit Description	Filed Herewith	
101	Cover page interactive data file - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document	X	

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:	August 16, 2019	By:	/s/ James E. Defebaugh	
 	 	 	James E. Defebaugh	
 	 	 	Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary