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):  December 3, 2007

 

LABOR READY, 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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 7.01.                                           Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On December 5, 2007, Labor Ready, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) reporting that it has completed the acquisition of PlaneTechs, LLC, effective December 3, 2007. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information contained in the Press Release shall not be deemed “Filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 8.01.                                           Other Events

 

Effective December 3, 2007, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of PlaneTechs, LLC pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of December 3, 2007, in exchange for approximately $50 million in cash.

 

Item 9.01.                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                   Exhibits

 

99.1.                         Press Release of the Company dated December 5, 2007.

 

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.

 

 

LABOR READY, INC.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Date: December 6, 2007

By:

/s/ Derrek Gafford

 

 

Derrek Gafford

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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