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 7, 2016

HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
000-25349
(Commission
File No.)
54-0251350
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
440 East Commonwealth Boulevard,
Martinsville, Virginia
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
24112
(Zip Code)
 (276) 632-2133
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
 
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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hooker Furniture Corporation (the “Company”) held on June 7, 2016, 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
  
Paul B. Toms, Jr.
    
9,188,727
      
309,564
      
986,378
  
W. Christopher Beeler, Jr.
    
9,067,358
      
430,933
      
986,378
  
John L. Gregory, III
    
9,068,631
      
429,660
      
986,378
  
E. Larry Ryder
    
9,149,727
      
348,564
      
986,378
  
David G. Sweet
    
9,188,813
      
309,478
      
986,378
  
Ellen C. Taaffe
    
9,191,333
      
306,958
      
986,378
  
Henry G. Williamson, Jr.
    
9,186,394
      
311,897
      
986,378
  
 
 
2.
The Company’s shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 29, 2017 by the following vote:
Votes For
    
Votes Against
    
Abstain
    
Broker Non-votes
  
 
10,306,560
      
153,197
      
24,912
      
-
  
 

3.
The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation program for 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
  
 
9,286,362
      
191,141
      
20,788
      
986,378
  

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 FURNITURE CORPORATION

By:      /s/ Paul A. Huckfeldt
 Paul A. Huckfeldt
Chief Financial Officer and
Senior Vice-President – Finance and Accounting



Date: June 9, 2016