hookerfurn8k050913.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): May 5, 2013
HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Virginia
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000-25349
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54-0251350
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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File No.)
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Identification No.)
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440 East Commonwealth Boulevard,
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Martinsville, Virginia
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24112
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
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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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 5, 2013, Hooker Furniture Corporation (the “Company”), entered into a consulting agreement with Arthur G. Raymond, Jr., the Company’s former Senior Vice-President of Casegoods Operations. Mr. Raymond served in that capacity until January 31, 2013, when his employment agreement expired by its terms. Mr. Raymond continued to be employed by the Company in a full-time, non-executive capacity until March 29, 2013. Under the consulting agreement, Mr. Raymond will provide part-time consulting services on an as-needed basis for several specific operations-related projects that Mr. Raymond supervised while employed by the Company. The Company expects to pay Mr. Raymond approximately $14,000 per month in fees and related expenses over an approximate twelve-month period. The agreement may be terminated by either party with thirty-day’s written notice.
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
Vice-President – Finance and Accounting
Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 9, 2013