<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-15-003950.txt : 20150722
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-15-003950
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150721
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150722
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150722

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:		15999444

	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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		<p align="center"><font size="5"><b>UNITED STATES<br>
					SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="5"><b>FORM 8-K</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3"><b>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of<br>
					The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b><br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="3">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>July 21, 2015</b>&nbsp; <br>
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		<p align="center"><font size="5"><b>Hooker Furniture Corporation</b></font><br>
			<font size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </font></p>
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				<td width="33%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>Virginia</b></font></td>
				<td width="34%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>000-25349</b></font></td>
				<td width="33%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>54-0251350</b></font></td>
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				<td width="33%" align="center"><font size="2">(State or other jurisdiction<br>
						of incorporation) </font></td>
				<td width="34%" align="center"><font size="2">(Commission File Number) </font></td>
				<td width="33%" align="center"><font size="2">(IRS Employer Identification No.) </font></td>
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				<td width="50%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>440 East Commonwealth Boulevard, Martinsville, VA</b></font></td>
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				<td width="50%" align="center"><font size="2">(Address of principal executive offices) </font></td>
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		<p align="center"><font size="2">Registrant's telephone number, including area code: &nbsp; <b>(276) 632-0459</b></font></p>
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			________________________________________________________________________________<br>
			(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</font></p>
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		<p><font size="2">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:</font></p>
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				<td><font size="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </font></td>
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				<td nowrap="1"><font size="2">[ &nbsp;&nbsp;] &nbsp;</font></td>
				<td><font size="2">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </font></td>
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				<td><font size="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </font></td>
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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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On July 21, 2015, the Board of Directors (the &#034;Board&#034;) of Hooker Furniture Corporation (the &#034;Company&#034;) elected Ellen Connelly Taaffe to the Company&#039;s Board effective July 21, 2015, to serve until the next Election of Directors. Additionally, and consistent with the Board&#039;s &#034;Committees of the Whole&#034; approach to corporate governance, Mrs. Taaffe will serve on all of the Board&#039;s committees which include the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee.
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		<p><font size="3"><b><p><font size="3"><b>Item 8.01. Other Events.</b></font></p></b></font></p>
		<p><font size="2">On July 22, 2015 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>

		<p><font size="3"><b><p><font size="3"><b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></font></p></b></font></p>
		<p><font size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; Exhibit 99.1.  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Press release dated July 22, 2015</font></p>
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		<p><font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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. </font></p>
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				<td width="47%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>Hooker Furniture Corporation</b>
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					(Registrant)</font><br>
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				<td width="47%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>July 22, 2015</b>
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				<td width="47%" align="center"><font size="2"><b>/s/ &nbsp; PAUL A. HUCKFELDT</b></font>
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					<font size="2">Paul A. Huckfeldt</font><br>
					<font size="2"><i>Senior Vice-President - Finance and Accounting<br>Chief Financial Officer</i></font></td>
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    <td width="30" align="center"><font size="2">99.1</font></td>
    <td width="300"><font size="2">Press release dated July 22, 2015</font></td>
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<html><head><title>Photo Release -- Consumer Marketing and Strategy Specialist Ellen Connelly Taaffe Elected to Board of Directors at Hooker Furniture Corporation</title></head><body><p align="right">EXHIBIT 99.1</p><h3 align="center">Photo Release -- Consumer Marketing and Strategy Specialist Ellen Connelly Taaffe Elected to Board of Directors at Hooker Furniture Corporation</h3><p>MARTINSVILLE, Va., July 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ellen Connelly Taaffe, a consumer marketing and strategy specialist with senior executive experience across a wide range of companies including PepsiCo, Quaker Oats, Whirlpool and Royal Caribbean Cruises, has been elected to the Board of Directors at Hooker Furniture Corp. (NASDAQ:HOFT).</p><p>
	A photo accompanying this release is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=34631</p><p>
	Recognized for her expertise in and knowledge of traditional and digital marketing best practices in packaged goods as well as high-ticket consumer durables, Taaffe in an independent consultant in marketing strategy and executive leadership. She also served as President of Smith-Dahmer Associates, a market research and consulting firm specializing in translating customer insights into marketing strategies. She currently serves on the Board of Chicago-based baking and snack nut processor and distributor John B. Sanfilippo &amp; Sons.</p><p>
	"We are very pleased to have Ellen join our Board, bringing a wealth of large and public company marketing, strategy and Board experience in both packaged goods as well as bigger ticket purchases," said Paul Toms, chairman and chief executive officer of Hooker. "She has experience in consumer industries like appliances and cruises which, in many ways, compete with our industry," he said. "Ellen will complement the skills and experience we currently have on the Board and add to our discussions. We are thankful she chose to join us."</p><p>
	Taaffe, whose Board appointment is effective immediately, received her undergraduate degree in Business from the University of Florida and an MBA from J.L Kellogg Graduate School of Management.</p><p>
	Ranked among the nation's top 10 largest publicly traded furniture sources based on 2014 shipments to U.S. retailers, Hooker Furniture Corporation is a residential wood, metal and upholstered furniture resource in its 91<sup>st</sup> year of business. Major casegoods product categories include bedroom, dining, accent, home entertainment and home office furniture in the upper-medium price points sold under the Hooker Furniture brand. Hooker's residential upholstered seating product lines include: Bradington-Young, a specialist in upscale motion and stationary leather furniture; Sam Moore Furniture, a specialist in fabric upholstery with an emphasis on cover-to-frame customization; and Hooker Upholstery, an imported leather upholstered furniture line targeted at the upper-medium price-range. The Homeware brand offers direct-to-consumer, customer-assembled, modular upholstered and casegoods products designed for younger and more mobile furniture customers. The H Contract brand supplies upholstered seating and casegoods to upscale senior living facilities. Please visit our websites at hookerfurniture.com, bradington-young.com, sammoore.com, homeware.com, and hcontractfurniture.com.</p><pre>CONTACT: For more information, contact:
         Paul B. Toms, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
         Hooker Furniture, 276-632.2133</pre></body></html>
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