hookerfurniture8k060811.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 7, 2011
 
 
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 7, 2011, shareholders voted on the matters described below:
 
1.  
The Company’s shareholders elected each of the following six directors to serve a one-year term on the Company’s Board of Directors by the following vote:
 
Director        Votes For     Votes Withheld     Broker Non-vote  
                   
Paul B. Toms, Jr.      8,571,223       397,629       899,213  
W. Christopher Beeler, Jr.      8,565,823       403,029       899,213  
John L. Gregory, III      8,563,225       405,627       899,213  
E. Larry Ryder      8,530,923       437,929       899,213  
Mark F. Schreiber      8,840,144       128,708       899,213  
David G. Sweet      8,833,884       134,968       899,213  
Henry G. Williamson, Jr.      8,839,184       129,668       899,213  
 
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 January 29, 2012 by the following vote:
 
Votes For     Votes Against     Abstain     Broker Non-vote  
                     
  9,534,344       321,417       12,304       -  
 
3.  
The Company’s shareholder’s approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation program for its named executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The proposal was approved by the following votes:
 
Votes For     Votes Against     Abstain     Broker Non-vote  
                     
  8,777,890       175,663       15,299       899,213  
 
4.  
The option to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year received the highest number of votes, as set forth below:
 
 
Every 1 Year     Every 2 Years     Every 3 Years     Votes Abstain     Broker Non-vote  
                           
  7,814,952       16,252       1,117,608       20,040       899,213  
 
Consistent with a majority of the advisory votes cast and the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company will include in its proxy materials annually a shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of its named executive officers until the next vote on the frequency of such advisory votes.
 
 
 
 
 
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 9, 2011