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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-11-000304.txt : 20110203
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-11-000304
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110201
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110203
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110203

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HOOKER FURNITURE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001077688
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE [2510]
		IRS NUMBER:				540251350
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-25349
		FILM NUMBER:		11570015

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		440 E COMMONWEALTH BLVD
		CITY:			MARTINSVILLE
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24112
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5406322133

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		440 E COMMONWEALTH BLVD
		CITY:			MARTINSVILLE
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24112
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    <b>UNITED STATES<br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br></b>
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    <b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b><br>
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    <b>FORM 8-K</b><br>
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    <b>CURRENT REPORT</b><br>
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    <b>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) of<br>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b><br>
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    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) <b>February 1, 2011</b> &nbsp; <br>
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    <b>Hooker Furniture Corporation</b>
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    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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        <b>Virginia</b>
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        <b>000-25349</b>
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        <b>54-0251350</b>
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        (State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)
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        (Commission File Number)
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        (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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        <b>440 East Commonwealth Boulevard, Martinsville, VA</b>
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        <b>24112</b>
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        (Address of principal executive offices)
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        (Zip Code)
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    Registrant's telephone number, including area code: &nbsp;
    <b>(276) 632-0459</b>
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    ________________________________________________________________________________<br />
	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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	filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation
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			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
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			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
			under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
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    <b>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b>
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    <p>On February 1, 2011, the Board of Directors of Hooker Furniture Corporation (the "Company") elected E. Larry Ryder, the Company's recently retired Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer, to serve as a member of the Board until the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2011. Mr. Ryder, 63, will receive a $6,667 retainer as compensation for his services on the Board, which represents a pro-rated portion of the standard annual retainer paid to the Company's non-employee directors. Mr. Ryder will not serve on any Board committees.</p>
<p>A copy of the Company's press release, issued February 3, 2011, announcing Mr. Ryder's election, is furnished as an exhibit to this report.</p>
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    <b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b>
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    <p>(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Exhibits</i></p>
Exhibit 99.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Press release dated February 3, 2011
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	<b>SIGNATURE</b>
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    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
	Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be
	signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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        <b>Hooker Furniture Corporation</b>
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        (Registrant)<br><br>
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        <b>February 3, 2011</b>
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        <b>/s/ &nbsp; PAUL A. HUCKFELDT</b>
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        Paul A. Huckfeldt
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        <i>Vice-President - Finance and Accounting<br>Chief Financial Officer</i>
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<html><head><title>E. Larry Ryder Joins Hooker Furniture Board of Directors</title></head><body><p align="right">EXHIBIT 99.1</p><h3 align="center">E. Larry Ryder Joins Hooker Furniture Board of Directors</h3><p>MARTINSVILLE, Va., Feb. 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Hooker Furniture (Nasdaq:HOFT) has elected E. Larry Ryder as a new director on the company's board. Ryder, who was in senior management with Hooker for 34 years and recently retired from his role as chief financial officer and executive vice president of finance and administration, will join the board immediately.</p><p>
	"The Board of Directors believes it will be extremely beneficial for Hooker Furniture to have Larry's continued involvement at the company in this new and different capacity," said Paul Toms, chairman, chief executive officer and president. "In making this decision, the Board carefully considered the limitations that apply to a non-independent director. However, the Board concluded that Larry's familiarity with our company strategy, operations, board deliberations and personnel, along with his knowledge of our industry and the investment community, will enable him to make important and immediate contributions as a Board member. We greatly value Larry's input and insights and look forward to the significant contributions he will make on the many Board matters in which he will participate."</p><p>
	Ranked among the nation's top 10 largest publicly traded furniture sources based on 2010 shipments to U.S. retailers, Hooker Furniture Corporation is an 86-year old residential wood, metal and upholstered furniture resource. Major wood furniture product categories include home entertainment, home office, accent, dining, and bedroom furniture in the upper-medium price points sold &#xA0;under the Hooker Furniture brand , and sold at moderate price points under the Envision Lifestyle Collections by Hooker Furniture brand. Youth bedroom furniture is sold under the Opus Designs by Hooker Furniture brand. &#xA0;Hooker's residential upholstered seating companies include Hickory, N.C.-based Bradington-Young LLC, a specialist in upscale motion and stationary leather furniture, and Bedford, Va.-based Sam Moore Furniture LLC, a specialist in upscale occasional chairs with an emphasis on cover-to-frame customization. &#xA0;Please visit our websites at www.hookerfurniture.com, www.envisionfurniture.com, www.bradington-y
oung.com, www.sammoore.com and www.opusdesigns.com.</p><p>
	The Hooker Furniture Corporation logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4305</p><pre>CONTACT:  Paul B. Toms Jr., Hooker Furniture
          Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
           and President; phone: (276) 632-2133</pre></body></html>
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