UNITED STATES

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 (Date of earliest event reported): June 4, 2024

 


 

HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Virginia

000-25349

54-0251350

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

     

440 East Commonwealth Boulevard,

Martinsville, Virginia

24112 (276) 632-2133
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number,

including area code)

 


 

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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

HOFT

NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hooker Furnishings Corporation (the “Company”) held on June 4, 2024, shareholders voted on the matters described below:

 

 

1.

The Company’s shareholders elected each of the following seven directors to serve a one-year term on the Company’s Board of Directors by the following vote:

 

   

Votes

   

Votes

   

Broker

 

Director

 

For

   

Withheld

   

Non-votes

 

W. Christopher Beeler, Jr.

    8,021,172       252,342       776,249  

Maria C. Duey

    8,082,582       190,932       776,249  

Paulette Garafalo

    8,084,237       189,277       776,249  

Christopher L. Henson

    8,138,696       134,818       776,249  

Jeremy R. Hoff

    8,228,139       45,375       776,249  

Tonya H. Jackson

    8,079,299       194,215       776,249  

Ellen C. Taaffe

    8,027,423       246,091       776,249  

 

 

 

2.

The Company’s shareholders approved the 2024 Amendment and Restatement of the Hooker Furnishings Corporation Stock Incentive Plan by the following vote:

 

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-votes

 
6,724,167       1,535,543       13,084       776,249  

 

 

 

3.

The Company’s shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2025 by the following vote:

 

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-votes

 
8,779,925       257,061       12,777       -  

 

 

 

4.

The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of its named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The proposal was approved by the following vote:

 

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Abstain

   

Broker Non-votes

 
8,146,080       107,562       19,872       776,249  

 

 

 

 

Signature

 

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.

 

 

HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION

 

By:     /s/ Paul A. Huckfeldt         

Paul A. Huckfeldt

Chief Financial Officer and

Senior Vice-President – Finance and Accounting

 

Date: June 10, 2024

 

 

 
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