hookerfurniture8k060513.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): June 4, 2013
 
 
HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Virginia
000-25349
54-0251350
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
440 East Commonwealth Boulevard,
    
Martinsville, Virginia
24112
(276) 632-0459
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(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 4, 2013, 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.
     8,493,291       251,165       1,071,327  
W. Christopher Beeler, Jr.
     8,510,781       233,675       1,071,327  
John L. Gregory, III
     8,507,097       237,359       1,071,327  
E. Larry Ryder
     8,470,141       274,315       1,071,327  
Mark F. Schreiber
     8,541,527       202,929       1,071,327  
David G. Sweet
     8,543,149       201,307       1,071,327  
Henry G. Williamson, Jr.
     8,539,597       204,859       1,071,327  
 
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 February 2, 2014 by the following vote:
 
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
Broker Non-votes
  
  9,630,705       145,598       39,479       -  
 
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:
 
For
    
Against
    
Abstain
    
Broker Non-votes
  
  8,600,455       126,172       17,829       1,071,327  
 
 
 
 
 

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: June 5, 2013