Form 8-K

 

 

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) October 16, 2008

 

 

BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

VIRGINIA   0-209   54-0135270

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

   (Commission File No.)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

3525 FAIRYSTONE PARK HIGHWAY

BASSETT, VIRGINIA

   24055
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 276/629-6000

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 16, 2008, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share payable on December 1, 2008 to shareholders of record on November 17, 2008. It also announced that its Board of Directors had decided to suspend making any decision with respect to the $0.50 per share second special dividend that it previously said it intended to make during 2008. A copy of the news release announcing this information is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99 News release issued by Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. on October 16, 2008.

Signatures

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.

 

 

  BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Date: October 20, 2008   By:  

/s/ Barry C. Safrit

    Barry C. Safrit
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer