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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SMITH CLARENCE H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC [HVT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 780 JOHNSON FERRY RD., SUITE 800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/28/2018 (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30342- 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/28/2018   M   13,152 A $ 0 47,454 D   Common Stock 02/28/2018   F   5,965 D $ 20.35 41,489 D   Class A Common Stock               87,036 D   Class A Common Stock               1,950 I By Spouse Class A Common Stock               603,497 (1) I By Villa Clare, LP Class A Common Stock               603,497 (1) I By West Wesley, LLC Common Stock               7,850 (2) I By Georgia Limited Partnership Common Stock               29,689 I By Spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
PRSUs 2015	(3)	02/28/2018		M			13,152	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	13,152	$ 0	0	D
Phantom Stock	$ 0							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	3,962		3,962	D
PRSUs 2014.1	(5)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	970		970	D
PRSUs 2015.1	(6)							(6)	(6)	Common Stock	1,422		1,422	D
PRSUs 2016	(7)							(7)	(7)	Common Stock	16,109		16,109	D
PRSUs 2017	(8)							(8)	(8)	Common Stock	14,384		14,384	D
RSUs 2018	(9)							(9)	(9)	Common Stock	2,580		2,580	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$ 18.14							(10)	01/24/2020	Common Stock	22,000		22,000	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SMITH CLARENCE H 780 JOHNSON FERRY RD. SUITE 800 ATLANTA, GA 30342-	X		Chairman, President & CEO

Signatures

Jenny H. Parker, Attorney-in-Fact		03/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares are held by Villa Clare, LP, a limited partnership ("VC") and are also reported herein by West Wesley, LLC, a limited liability company ("WW"), the partnership's general partner. Mr. Smith is the sole manager of WW. Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by VC or WW except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Mr. Smith is a partner in a Georgia limited partnership which beneficially owns these shares of Common Stock. Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the partnership.
(3)	Performance Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs") award granted 1/23/2015 under the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each performance unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock based on the EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2015. This amount represents the number of performance units earned for fiscal year 2015, which were certified by the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee on 1/26/2016. The performance units vest on February 28, 2018.
(4)	Deferred under Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Settlement will occur upon the earlier to occur of (i) termination of service on the Board of Directors, or (ii) death.
(5)	Performance Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs") award granted 1/17/2014 under the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each performance unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock based on the Company's sales performance for each of the four years 2014 - 2017. This amount represents the number of performance units earned for fiscal 2017, which were certified by the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee on 1/30/2018 and will vest on May 8, 2018.
(6)	Performance Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs") award granted 1/23/2015 under the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each performance unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock based on the Company's sales performance for each of the four years 2015 -2018. This amount represents the number of performance units earned for fiscal 2017, which were certified by the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee on 1/30/2018 and will vest on May 8, 2018.
(7)	Performance Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs") award granted 1/26/2016 under the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each performance unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock based on the EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2016. This amount represents the number of performance units earned for fiscal year 2016, which were certified by the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee on 1/30/2017. The performance units vest on February 28, 2019.
(8)	Performance Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs") award granted 1/30/2017 under the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Each performance unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock based on the EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2017. This amount represents the number of performance units earned for fiscal year 2017, which were certified by the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Committee on 1/30/2018. The performance units vest on February 28, 2020.
(9)	Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") award granted 1/30/2018 under the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan. RSUs vest ratably over 4 years, beginning 5/8/2019. Each RSU is equivalent to one share of common stock upon vesting.
(10)	Stock-Settled Appreciation rights ("SARs") granted under the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. SARs vest in four equal installments, beginning on 5/8/2014, and expire seven years from the grant date.

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