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): March 8, 2004
HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
VIRGINIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
| 000-25349 | 54-0251350 | |
| (Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 440 East Commonwealth Boulevard, Martinsville, Virginia |
24112 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(276) 632-0459
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
Effective March 8, 2004, Alan D. Cole resigned as a member of the board of directors of Hooker Furniture Corporation (the “Company”). Mr. Cole has accepted a position as president and chief operating officer of Schnadig Corporation, a privately held manufacturer of wood and upholstered residential furniture headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois.
The Company does not plan to nominate a director candidate to replace Mr. Cole for election at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held March 30, 2004. The Company expects that the board of directors will identify and select a replacement for Mr. Cole sometime during fiscal 2004. Irving M. Groves, Jr., a current member of the Company’s board of directors, will replace Mr. Cole as chairman of the Company’s compensation committee.
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Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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/ R. GARY ARMBRISTER | |
| R. Gary Armbrister | ||
| Chief Accounting Officer | ||
Date: March 17, 2004
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