UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hooker Furnishings Corporation (the “Company”) held on June 7, 2022, shareholders voted on the matters described below:
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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: |
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Votes |
Votes |
Broker |
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Director |
For |
Withheld |
Non-votes |
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W. Christopher Beeler, Jr. |
9,048,717 | 184,976 | 1,155,817 | |||||||||
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Maria C. Duey |
9,135,167 | 98,526 | 1,155,817 | |||||||||
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Paulette Garafalo |
9,136,119 | 97,574 | 1,155,817 | |||||||||
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Jeremy R. Hoff |
9,173,526 | 60,167 | 1,155,817 | |||||||||
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Tonya H. Jackson |
9,136,642 | 97,051 | 1,155,817 | |||||||||
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Ellen C. Taaffe |
9,136,340 | 97,353 | 1,155,817 | |||||||||
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Henry G. Williamson, Jr. |
9,048,744 | 184,949 | 1,155,817 | |||||||||
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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, 2023 by the following vote: |
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-votes |
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| 10,316,814 | 34,797 | 37,899 | - | ||||||||||
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The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of its named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The proposal was approved by the following vote: |
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-votes |
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| 8,508,437 | 705,192 | 20,064 | 1,155,817 | ||||||||||
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.
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HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Paul A. Huckfeldt Paul A. Huckfeldt Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President – Finance and Accounting |
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Date: June 10, 2022 |