hookerfurniture8k060512.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 5, 2012
 
HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Virginia 000-25349 54-0251350
(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File No.) 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 5, 2012, 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.
    8,098,074       502,090       1,154,013  
W. Christopher Beeler, Jr.
    8,095,078       505,086       1,154,013  
John L. Gregory, III
    8,092,690       507,474       1,154,013  
E. Larry Ryder
    8,054,669       545,495       1,154,013  
Mark F. Schreiber
    8,502,895       97,269       1,154,013  
David G. Sweet
    8,494,304       105,860       1,154,013  
Henry G. Williamson, Jr.
    8,495,809       104,355       1,154,013  
 
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 3, 2013 by the following vote:
 
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
   
Broker Non-votes
 
  9,298,570       454,691       916       -  
 
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:
 
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
   
Broker Non-votes
 
  8,277,742       271,832       50,590       1,154,013  
 
 
 

 

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 6, 2012