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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001185185-18-000798
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180507
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:		20180507
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180507

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:		18811782

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		440 E COMMONWEALTH BLVD
		STREET 2:		POB 4708
		CITY:			MARTINSVILLE
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24115
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2766322133

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		STREET 1:		440 E COMMONWEALTH BLVD
		STREET 2:		POB 4708
		CITY:			MARTINSVILLE
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24115
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">For more information, contact: </font>Paul Toms, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Phone: 276-632-2133; ptoms@hookerfurniture.com</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">MARTINSVILLE, Va. &#8211; George Revington has announced he will retire from his positions as Chief Operating Officer of Hooker Furniture Corporation (NASDAQ:HOFT) and as President of Hooker subsidiary HMI, effective June 1, 2018.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Revington has served as the second ranking officer at the company for over two years, and has been involved with HMI for a total of 18 years in the chief executive role.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#8220;For eighteen years, it has been my passion to create HMI to be a different kind of company in our industry&#8212;forward-looking technologically advanced and lean. It has been a great ride with many wonderful people. At the same time, there are other adventures that I&#8217;d like to pursue in my personal interests and in business,&#8221; Revington said.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#8220;George&#8217;s strategic vision, and his ability to develop ground-breaking strategies and successfully implement them, is as good as I have ever experienced,&#8221; said Paul Toms, chairman and chief executive officer of Hooker Furniture. &#8220;We appreciate his contributions and service, and have enjoyed working with him for the past two-and-a-half years.&#8221;</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#8220;I want to thank all of the smart, determined people who built HMI from humble beginnings in Phoenix, Arizona, and who lived the HMI culture,&#8221; Revington said. &#8220;I also thank the trusted partners in Asia for their incredible hard work and willingness to adapt. And I thank our retail partners, whose openness created truly collaborative relationships that are the basis for sustainable competitive advantage for both parties.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#8220;Hooker Furniture and HMI have the strategies and people in place to continue to grow, and are extremely well-positioned to be a major force in the industry. I wish everyone the very best.&#8221;</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Separately, HFC is announcing appointments in the HMI President&#8217;s role.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Incorporated in 1924, Hooker Furniture is one of the most respected furniture brands in the world. The company&#8217;s 2016 acquisition of Home Meridian International (HMI) ranks Hooker as one of the top five sources for the U.S. furniture market.&#160;An importer of residential wood and metal furniture and a manufacturer and importer of upholstered furniture, Hooker Furniture is based in Martinsville, Va. Major wood furniture categories include bedroom, dining, accent, home entertainment and home office furniture in the upper-medium price points sold under the <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Hooker Furniture</font> brand. Hooker&#8217;s residential upholstered seating companies include Hickory, N.C.-based <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Bradington-Young</font>, a specialist in upscale motion and stationary leather furniture, Bedford, Va.-based <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sam Moore Furniture</font>, specializing in fashion upholstery with an emphasis on cover-to-frame customization, and Martinsville, Va.-based <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Shenandoah Furniture</font>, an upscale upholstery company specializing in private-label sectionals, modular, sofas, chairs and beds in the upper-medium price points. The <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Hooker Upholstery</font> brand offers imported leather upholstery in the upper medium price range. The <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Home Meridian</font> division addresses more moderate price points and channels of distribution. HMI brands <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">include Pulaski Furniture, Samuel Lawrence Furniture, Prime Resources, Accentrics Home, Sourcing Solutions Group, Right 2 Home and Samuel Lawrence Hospitalit</font>y.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </font>May 7, 2018</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">For more information, contact: </font>Paul Toms, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Phone: 276-632-2133; ptoms@hookerfurniture.com</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">MARTINSVILLE, Va. &#8211; Lee Boone and Douglas Townsend have been named co-presidents of the Home Meridian International (HMI) operating unit of Hooker Furniture Corporation (NASDAQ:HOFT).</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Their appointments follow the announcement by George Revington that he will retire from his position as Chief Operating Officer of Hooker Furniture and as President of Hooker subsidiary HMI, effective June 1, 2018.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Both Townsend and Boone will be responsible for the overall top and bottom line results of the company, but each will have a distinct focus for their responsibilities.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Boone will oversee the original operating divisions of the company that serve traditional retail channels: Samuel Lawrence Furniture, Pulaski and Prime Resources. He will also have responsibility for overseeing HMI&#8217;s marketing and sales.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Townsend will oversee the operating divisions that focus on emerging channels of distribution such as e-commerce, warehouse clubs and hospitality: Samuel Lawrence Hospitality and Accentrics Home, as well as the Clubs Division. In addition, Townsend will have responsibility for overseeing company operations in the U.S. and Far East.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Both report to Paul Toms, chairman and chief executive officer. &#8220;We are pleased to announce the promotion of Lee Boone and Doug Townsend to co-presidents of HMI,&#8221; Toms said. &#8220;Both have a strong, proven track record of leadership, and they complement each other extremely well with their skill sets and experience. We are excited for them to have this opportunity, and are confident they&#8217;ll do an excellent job of leading HMI today and into the future.&#8221;</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Most recently, Boone has served as President of Samuel Lawrence Furniture since 2012. Previously, he served as President of Legacy Classic Furniture from 2006 to 2012. Prior to that, he had been General Manager of Legacy Classic Kids and served in sales management roles at Lea Industries and Universal Furniture.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#8220;I am delighted at the opportunity to serve in this new leadership role at Home Meridian,&#8221; Boone said.&#160;&#8220;I&#8217;m fortunate to be part of this terrific team and look forward to working with Doug to continue the strategic vision and culture that has driven our growth and success.&#8221;</div>

<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Most recently, Townsend has served as Chief Operating Officer of the Clubs Division, Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations, CEO of the Samuel Lawrence Hospitality division and Executive Vice President of HMI. From 2002-2006, he was CFO of Samuel Lawrence Furniture, and early in his career he was co-founder of a furniture company start-up, Canyon Furniture. &#160;&#8220;I&#8217;m excited at the opportunity to help lead the great team in place at HMI as we continue to implement our very unique business model providing proprietary products and services to the best and fastest-growing retailers nationally and internationally.&#8221; Townsend said. &#8220;We will continue to build upon the strong, flexible and dynamic organization that George (Revington) has put in place.&#8221;</div>

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