| (Check One): x Form 10-K ¨ Form 20-F ¨ Form 11-K ¨ Form 10-Q ¨ Form N-SAR ¨ Form N-CSR |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
Commission File Number: 000-25349
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| For Period Ended: November 30, 2004 | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form 20-F | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form 11-K | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB | ||
| ¨ Transition Report on Form N-SAR | ||
| For the Transition Period Ended: | ||
Read Attached Instruction Sheet Before Preparing Form. Please Print or Type
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein.
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I
REGISTRANT INFORMATION
HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION
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Full Name of Registrant
NA
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Former Name if Applicable
440 EAST COMMONWEALTH BOULEVARD
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
MARTINSVILLE, VA 24112
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City, State and Zip Code
PART II
RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate.)
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(a) | The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense; | ||
| (b) | The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and | |||
| (c) | The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. |
PART III
NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why the Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, N-SAR, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.
The audit of Hooker Furniture Corportion’s (the “Company”) financial statements for the year ended November 30, 2004 has not yet been completed. As a result, the Company could not have timely filed the Form 10-K without unreasonable effort or expense. The Form 10-K will be filed no later than the fifteenth calendar day following the originally prescribed due date.
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PART IV
OTHER INFORMATION
| (1) | Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification. |
| R. Gary Armbrister, Chief Accounting Officer ____________________________________ (Name) |
(276) 632-0459 _________________________________ (Area Code) (Telephone Number) | |||
| (2) | Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s). x Yes ¨ No |
| (3) | Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? x Yes ¨ No |
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.
Net income for the Company’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2004, as reported in the Form 8-K/A filed January 19, 2005 (which is incorporated herein by reference), was $18.2 million, or $1.56 per share, compared to $14.7 million, or $1.28 per share, for the 2003 fiscal year. The Company’s earnings for the 2004 fiscal year, were affected by a $1.6 million pretax ($1.0 million after tax, or $0.09 per share) restructuring and related asset impairment charge principally related to the October 2004 closing of the Company’s Maiden, N.C. wood furniture manufacturing facility.
Hooker Furniture Corporation
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(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: February 14, 2005 |
By |
/s/ R. Gary Armbrister | ||
| Chief Accounting Officer |
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