0001437749-12-012154.txt : 20121126 0001437749-12-012154.hdr.sgml : 20121126 20121126124351 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001437749-12-012154 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121126 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121126 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121126 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000896156 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, (NO UPHOLSTERED) [2511] IRS NUMBER: 061275288 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11692 FILM NUMBER: 121223803 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ETHAN ALLEN DR STREET 2: PO BOX 1966 CITY: DANBURY STATE: CT ZIP: 06811 BUSINESS PHONE: 2037438000 8-K 1 ethan_8k-112612.htm FORM 8K ethan_8k-112612.htm
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): November 26, 2012
 
ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
1-11692
06-1275288
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
Ethan Allen Drive
Danbury, CT
 
06811
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
   
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (203) 743-8000
 
                                         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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[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
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[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
 
 
 
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT
 
SECTION 8 – OTHER EVENTS
 
Item 8.01                      Other Events
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. ("Ethan Allen" or the "Company") (NYSE:ETH) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a change in the January record and payment date, to accelerate the record and payment date of the $0.09 per share regular quarterly cash dividend announced November 13, 2012. This dividend will now be payable to shareholders of record as of December 5, 2012 and will be paid on December 20, 2012. The Company’s Board has also declared an additional special cash dividend of $0.41 per share which will also be payable to shareholders of record as of December 5, 2012 and will be paid on December 20, 2012.
 
 
SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 
Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Description
99.1
Press release dated November 26, 2012 announcing a change in the record and payment date of its quarterly dividend to common sharehoders previously declared, and the declaration of an additional special cash dividend.

 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.
 
Date: November 26, 2012
By:
/s/ David R. Callen                                 
   
David R. Callen
   
Vice President Finance & Treasurer

 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 

 
Exhibit
 
Description
99.1
Press release dated November 26, 2012



EX-99.1 2 exhibi_99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 exhibi_99-1.htm
Exhibit 99.1
 
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ethan Allen Announces Special Cash Dividend
and Accelerates Payment of Quarterly Cash Dividend

 
DANBURY, CT (November 26, 2012) -- Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. ("Ethan Allen" or the "Company") (NYSE:ETH) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $0.41 per share which will be payable to shareholders of record as of December 5, 2012 and will be paid on December 20, 2012. The Company’s Board has also declared a change in the January record and payment date, to accelerate the record and payment date of the $0.09 per share regular quarterly cash dividend announced November 13, 2012. This dividend will now also be payable to shareholders of record as of December 5, 2012 and will be paid on December 20, 2012.
 
Farooq Kathwari, Chairman and CEO commented, “We are pleased that our business performance and strong balance sheet makes it possible to make this $0.50 per share cash dividend to our shareholders in 2012. This decision is a reflection of the Company's commitment to share in the successes of the Company with its shareholders and provides an opportunity for shareholders to have favorable tax treatment in 2012.”
 
 
 
About Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. is a leading interior design company and manufacturer and retailer of quality home furnishings. The Company offers free interior design service to its clients and sells a full range of furniture products and decorative accessories through ethanallen.com and a network of approximately 300 Design Centers in the United States and abroad. Ethan Allen owns and operates eight manufacturing facilities including six manufacturing facilities in the United States plus a plant in Mexico and one in Honduras. Approximately seventy percent of its products are made in its North American plants. For more information on Ethan Allen's products and services, visit ethanallen.com. 

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.
Investor / Media Contact:
David R. Callen
Vice President Finance & Treasurer
203-743-8305

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