LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

                                 THIRD AMENDMENT
              TO AMENDED AND RESTATED 1997 364 DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT


                  This THIRD  AMENDMENT  TO AMENDED  AND  RESTATED  1997 364 DAY
CREDIT AGREEMENT (this  "AMENDMENT") is dated as of October 13, 2000 and entered
into by and among Levi Strauss & Co., a Delaware  corporation  ("Company");  the
financial  institutions party hereto ("BANKS");  Bank of America,  N.A. as Agent
for Banks  ("Agent");  and Bank of America,  N.A. as Collateral  Agent for Banks
("COLLATERAL  AGENT"),  and is made with  reference to that certain  Amended and
Restated 1997 364 Day Credit  Agreement dated as of January 31, 2000, as amended
by First  Amendment to Amended and Restated  1997 364 Day Credit  Agreement  and
Limited  Waiver  dated as of July 31, 2000 and Second  Amendment  to Amended and
Restated 1997 364 Day Credit  Agreement and Limited Waiver dated as of September
29, 2000 (the "CREDIT  AGREEMENT"),  by and among  Company;  Banks;  the several
financial  institutions  party thereto as Senior  Managing  Agents;  the several
financial  institutions  party thereto as Managing Agents; the several financial
institutions   party  thereto  as  Co-Agents;   Agent;  and  Collateral   Agent.
Capitalized  terms used herein without  definition  shall have the same meanings
herein as set forth in the Credit Agreement.

                                    RECITALS

                  WHEREAS,   Company  and  Banks  desire  to  amend  the  Credit
Agreement as set forth below.

                  NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and the
agreements,  provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree
as follows:

                  SECTION 1.        AMENDMENT TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT

                  1.1      AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II: THE CREDITS
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                  A.       Section 2.5(a)  of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by adding the following as the final sentence thereof:

                  "Company  may, if so  specified  in the  applicable  notice of
prepayment, request that any prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.5 be
applied to reduce the principal  amounts  payable and  corresponding  Commitment
reductions under Section 2.7 in forward  chronological order;  PROVIDED that (A)
the  amount  of  such  voluntary  prepayment  is  equal  to the  Three  Facility
Commitment  Reduction  Fraction TIMES the aggregate  amount of  prepayments  and
commitment  reductions  made  pursuant to  subclauses  (A),  (B) and (C) of this
paragraph,  (B) Company  simultaneously  makes a voluntary  prepayment  of loans
outstanding  under the 1997 Second Amended and Restated  Credit  Agreement in an
amount equal to the Three  Facility  Commitment  Reduction  Fraction (as defined
therein)  TIMES the aggregate  amount of prepayments  and commitment  reductions
made pursuant to subclauses (A), (B) and (C) of this paragraph,  and

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(C) Company  simultaneously  makes a voluntary  commitment  reduction  under the
Amended and  Restated  1999 180 Day Credit  Agreement  in an amount equal to the
Three  Facility  Commitment  Reduction  Fraction (as defined  therein) TIMES the
aggregate  amount of  prepayments  and  commitment  reductions  made pursuant to
subclauses  (A),  (B) and (C) of  this  paragraph;  PROVIDED  FURTHER  that  the
prepayments and commitment  reductions set forth in subclauses (B) and (C) above
are applied to reduce  scheduled  principal  payments and commitment  reductions
under the applicable credit agreements in forward chronological order."

                  SECTION 2.        COMPANY'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

                  In order to induce Banks to enter into this  Amendment  and to
amend the Credit Agreement in the manner provided herein, Company represents and
warrants  to each Bank that the  following  statements  are  true,  correct  and
complete:

                  A.       CORPORATE POWER AND AUTHORITY.  Company has all
requisite  corporate  power and  authority to enter into this  Amendment  and to
carry out the transactions  contemplated by, and perform its obligations  under,
the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the "AMENDED AGREEMENT").

                  B.       AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENTS.  The execution and
delivery of this  Amendment and the  performance  of the Amended  Agreement have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company.

                  C.       NO CONFLICT.  The execution and delivery by Company
of this Amendment and the performance by Company of the Amended Agreement do not
and  will  not (i)  violate  any of its  Organization  Documents  or any  order,
judgment  or decree  of any court or other  Governmental  Authority  binding  on
Company,  (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under,
or require the  termination of, any  Contractual  Obligation of Company,  except
where such conflicts,  breaches,  defaults and  terminations,  in the aggregate,
would  not have a  Material  Adverse  Effect,  (iii)  result in or  require  the
creation  or  imposition  of any Lien of any nature  whatsoever  upon any of the
properties  or  assets  of  Company  (other  than  pursuant  to  the  Collateral
Documents)  or (iv)  require any  approval of  stockholders  or any  approval or
consent of any Person under any  Contractual  Obligation of Company except where
the failure to obtain such  approvals and consents  would not, in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  D.       GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS.  The execution and delivery by
Company  of this  Amendment  and  the  performance  by  Company  of the  Amended
Agreement do not and will not require any registration with, consent or approval
of, or notice to, or other action to, with or by, any Governmental Authority.

                  E.       BINDING OBLIGATION.  This Amendment and the Amended
Agreement  have been duly  executed and delivered by Company and are the legally
valid and  binding  obligations  of  Company,  enforceable  against  Company  in
accordance with their respective terms,  except as enforcement may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency,  reorganization,  moratorium or similar laws relating to
or limiting  creditors' rights generally or by equitable  principles relating to
enforceability,  whether  enforcement  is  sought in a  proceeding  at law or in
equity.

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                  SECTION 3.        MISCELLANEOUS

                  A.       REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND
THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

                  (i) On and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit
         Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", "herein" or words
         of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in
         the other  Loan  Documents  to the  "Credit  Agreement",  "thereunder",
         "thereof"  or words of like import  referring  to the Credit  Agreement
         shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Agreement.

                  (ii) Except as  specifically  amended by this  Amendment,  the
         Credit  Agreement  and the other Loan  Documents  shall  remain in full
         force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

                  (iii)  The  execution,   delivery  and   performance  of  this
         Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein,  constitute a
         waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right,  power
         or remedy of Agent,  Collateral  Agent or any Bank  under,  the  Credit
         Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

                  B.       GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
AND  CONSTRUED IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH,  THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
(INCLUDING  SECTION  5-1401 OF THE GENERAL  OBLIGATIONS  LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK), WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

                  C.       COUNTERPARTS;  EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment may be
executed  in any  number of  counterparts  and by  different  parties  hereto in
separate  counterparts,  each of which when so executed and  delivered  shall be
deemed an original,  but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one
and the same instrument;  signature pages may be detached from multiple separate
counterparts  and attached to a single  counterpart so that all signature  pages
are  physically  attached to the same  document.  This  Amendment  shall  become
effective  upon the  execution of a  counterpart  hereof by Company and Majority
Banks and receipt by Company and Agent of written or telephonic  notification of
such execution and authorization of delivery thereof.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly  executed  and  delivered  by  their  respective  officers  thereunto  duly
authorized as of the date first written above.



                                    LEVI STRAUSS & CO.


                                    By:
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                                    ABN AMRO BANK N.V.


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:


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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    AIMCO CDO SERIES 2000-A


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


                                    By:____________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA LOS ANGELES
                                    FOREIGN BRANCH


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
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                                    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.


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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA


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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    BANK ONE, N.A.


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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    BANKERS TRUST COMPANY


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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    BNP PARIBAS (formerly BANQUE NATIONALE DE
                                    PARIS)


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                                    Name:
                                    Title:


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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    CARIPLO - CASSA DI RISPARMIO DELLE PROVINCIE
                                    LOMBARDE SPA


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    CITICORP U.S.A. INCORPORATED


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    COMMERZBANK AG
                                    NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT,
                                    NEW YORK BRANCH AND/OR CAYMAN ISLANDS
                                    BRANCH


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    FRANKLIN CLO I LIMITED


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    GOLDMAN SACHS & COMPANY


                                    By:___________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    INDOSUEZ CAPITAL FUNDING IIA LIMITED


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    KBC BANK N.V.


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    MELLON BANK, N.A.


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    ML CLO XV PILGRIM AMERICA


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    ML CLO XX PILGRIM AMERICA (CAYMAN) LTD.


                                    By:_____________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    PIMCO HIGH YIELD FUND


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    SEQUILS-PILGRIM I LTD.


                                    By:____________________________
                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    SOCIETE GENERALE NEW YORK BRANCH


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    THE SUMITOMO BANK, LIMITED


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    UNICREDITO ITALIANO S.P.A.


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    WACHOVIA BANK N.A.


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent


                                    By:
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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



                                    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Collateral Agent


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                                    Name:
                                    Title:



ACKNOWLEDGED:


BATTERY STREET ENTERPRISES, INC.

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LEVI STRAUSS FINANCIAL CENTER
CORPORATION

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LEVI STRAUSS FUNDING, LLC

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LEVI STRAUSS GLOBAL FULFILLMENT
SERVICES, INC.

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LEVI STRAUSS GLOBAL OPERATIONS, INC.

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LEVI STRAUSS INTERNATIONAL

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LEVI STRAUSS LATIN AMERICA, INC.

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LEVI'S ONLY STORES, INC.

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NF INDUSTRIES, INC.

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