A limited number of domestic upholstery accounts receivable are factored with recourse to us. The amounts of these receivables at October 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010 were $93,000 and $205,000, respectively. If the factor is unable to collect the amounts due, invoices are returned to us for collection. We include an estimate of potentially uncollectible amounts for these receivables in our calculation of our allowance for doubtful accounts.

 

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6.	Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
		October 31,				November 1,				October 31,				November 1,
		2010				2009				2010				2009
Net income		$	1,170			$	957			$	3,422			$	38
Loss on interest rate swap			-				-				-				(26	)
Portion of swap agreement's fair value
reclassified to interest expense			-				-				-				118
Reclassification to income of cumulative
balance related to ineffective swap			-				76								76
Reclassification to income of unamortized
balance of swap termination payment			-				61								61
Unrealized gain on interest rate swap			-				137				-				229
Portion of accumulated actuarial gain on Supplemental
Retirement Income Plan reclassified to deferred
compensation expense			(59	)			(55	)			(178	)			(164	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax			(59	)			82				(178	)			65
Income tax benefit (expense)			22				(31	)			67				(25	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			(37	)			51				(111	)			40
Comprehensive net income		$	1,133			$	1,008			$	3,311			$	78

 

7.	Supplier Receivable

 

From May 2007 through September 2009, we advanced payments to, and provided financing guarantees for one of our finished goods suppliers to facilitate the supplier’s purchase of raw materials and supplies to ensure timely delivery of finished goods to us.  The balance of the advances and other miscellaneous amounts due from this supplier at October 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010 were $143,000 and $124,000, respectively, and are fully reserved. In order for the supplier to obtain additional bank financing, we issued a standby letter of credit on July 14, 2008 as security in the amount of $600,000. In conjunction with the issuance of the letter of credit, we entered into a security agreement with the supplier and the supplier’s shareholders, which provided us with a security interest in certain assets of the sup plier and its shareholders. During September 2009, prior to the expiration of the letter of credit, the supplier ceased operations, and defaulted on its bank notes, and its lender drew on our $600,000 letter of credit. Subsequently, we reimbursed our letter of credit provider for the $600,000. During fiscal year 2010, we wrote down the book value of the pledged collateral to our estimate of its net realizable value of $300,000. The estimated net realizable value for the pledged collateral of $300,000 at October 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010 is recorded in the long-term section of our condensed consolidated balance sheets in “Other assets.” Based on a recent appraisal, we continue to believe that the net realizable value of $300,000 is reasonable and approximates the pledged collateral’s fair value. We unsuccessfully attempted to obtain title to the pledged collateral from the supplier’s shareholders in lieu of foreclosure. Subsequent to the end of our fiscal 2011 third quarter, we ini tiated foreclosure proceedings.

 

 

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8.	Earnings Per Share

  

Since 2006, we have issued restricted stock awards to non-employee members of the board of directors under the Company’s stock incentive plan each January, and expect to continue to grant these awards to non-employee board members in the future following each annual meeting of the shareholders.  As of October 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010 there were 24,965 and 17,640 shares, respectively, of restricted stock outstanding, net of forfeitures and vested shares.  Restricted shares awarded, but that have not yet vested, are considered when computing diluted earnings per share.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
		October 31,				November 1,				October 31,				November 1,
		2010				2009				2010				2009
Net income		$	1,170			$	957			$	3,422			$	38
Less: Unvested participating restricted stock dividends			3				2				4				6
Net earnings allocated to unvested participating
restricted stock			-				2				-				-
Earnings available for common shareholders			1,167				953				3,418				32
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic
earnings per share			10,757				10,752				10,757				10,752
Dilutive effect of non-vested restricted stock awards			11				12				11				10
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted
earnings per share			10,768				10,764				10,768				10,762
Basic earnings per share		$	0.11			$	0.09			$	0.32			$	0.00
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.11			$	0.09			$	0.32			$	0.00

 

 

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9.	Long Term Debt and Interest Rate Swaps

 

As of October 31, 2010, we had an aggregate $13.1 million available under our $15.0 million revolving credit facility to fund working capital needs.  Standby letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $1.9 million, used to collateralize certain insurance arrangements and for imported product purchases, were outstanding under our revolving credit facility as of October 31, 2010.  There were no additional borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit line on October 31, 2010.  Any principal outstanding under the credit line is due March 1, 2011. Additionally, we had $14.6 million available to borrow against the cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance policies at October 31, 2010, with no loans outstanding.

From time to time we have entered into swap agreements to hedge against the potential impact of increases in interest rates on our floating-rate debt instruments.  Swap agreements that hedge exposures to changes in interest rates expose us to credit risk and market risk.  Credit risk is the potential failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the swap agreement.  We attempt to manage this risk by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties.  Market risk is the potential adverse effect on the value of the swap agreement that results from a decline in interest rates.  The market risk associated with interest-rate contracts is managed by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken.

Prior to September 1, 2010, we were party to an interest rate swap agreement that provided, in effect, a fixed interest rate of 4.1% on our term loans. Prior to our fiscal 2010 third quarter, we accounted for our interest rate swap agreement as a cash flow hedge and recognized the fair value of the agreement on the balance sheet in shareholders’ equity under the caption “accumulated other comprehensive income.”  The related gains or losses on this instrument were recorded through comprehensive income and, accordingly, were included in accumulated other comprehensive income on the balance sheet until recognized in net income.  The gains or losses on this transaction were recognized in net income in the periods in which interest expense on our term loans (the related hedged item) were recognized in n et income. In August 2009, we repaid our term loans in full. As a result, our interest rate swap no longer qualified as an effective hedge after that date. Through the remainder of the term of the interest rate swap, which terminated during our fiscal 2011 third quarter on September 1, 2010, all changes in the swap’s fair value were charged against net income except for scheduled payments under the agreement.

 

Fair Value Disclosure of Derivative Instruments

 

The following table provides quantitative fair value disclosures regarding our interest rate swap at October 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010:

 

					Fair Value at Dates Indicated
					Quoted Prices in		Significant
		Carrying Value and			Active Markets		Other			Significant
		Balance Sheet Location			for Identical		Observable			Unobservable
		(Other Accrued			Instruments		Inputs			Inputs
		Expenses)			(Level 1)		(Level 2)			(Level 3)
Interest rate swap at October 31, 2010		$	-				$	-
Interest rate swap at January 31, 2010			(33	)				(33	)

 

 

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		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
		October 31,				November 1,				October 31,				November 1,
		2010				2009				2010				2009
Interest rate swap:
Loss recognized in other comprehensive income		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	(26	)
Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive
income into interest expense, net			-				-				-				118
Loss recognized in net income			-				(130	)			-				(130	)
Loss recognized in net income on change
in fair value of derivative financial instrument			-				(22	)			-				(22	)

 

10.	Employee Benefit Plans

 

We maintain a supplemental retirement income plan (“SRIP”) for certain former and current executives. The liability for the SRIP at October 31, 2010 and January 31, 2010 was $7.2 million and $6.3 million, respectively, and is shown in our consolidated balance sheets as follows:

 

		October 31,				January 31,
		2010				2010
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits (current portion)		$	514			$	436
Deferred compensation (long-term portion)			6,682				5,868
Total liability		$	7,196			$	6,304

 

Components of net periodic benefit cost for the SRIP are as follows:

 

		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
		October 31,				November 1,				October 31,				November 1,
		2010				2009				2010				2009
Net periodic benefit cost
Service cost		$	146			$	158			$	437			$	474
Interest cost			85				89				255				267
Actuarial gain			(59	)			(54	)			(177	)			(162	)
Net periodic benefit cost		$	172			$	193			$	516			$	579

 

 

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11.	Income Taxes

 

We recorded income tax expense of $522,000 for the fiscal 2011 third quarter compared to $733,000 for prior year quarterly period.  Lower income tax expense was the result of a lower effective tax rate. The effective tax rate decreased to 30.8% for the fiscal year 2011 third quarter from 43.4% for the prior year quarterly period. The effective rate in the fiscal 2010 third quarter was higher than our typical effective tax rate due to the accrual of a federal income tax penalty and the establishment of a valuation allowance against certain state loss carry forwards.  In the fiscal 2011 third quarter, the impact of permanent differences resulted in an effective rate lower than the 35% Federal income tax rate.

We recorded income tax expense of $1.6 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2011, compared to $497,000 for the comparable 2010 period, due primarily to higher pre-tax income.  Our effective tax rate fell to 31.9% from 92.9%. The effective rate in the fiscal 2010 nine-month period was higher than our typical effective tax rate due to the accrual of a federal income tax penalty and the establishment of a valuation allowance against certain state loss carry forwards.  In the fiscal 2011 nine-month period, the impact of permanent differences resulted in an effective rate lower than the 35% Federal income tax rate.

 

12.	Casualty Loss

 

On March 10, 2010, we experienced a fire at one of our warehouse facilities in Martinsville, Va. The fire was contained to an area of approximately 2,000 square feet within a 580,000 square foot facility. The costs associated with the fire in excess of our $500,000 insurance deductible were fully covered by insurance. During the first half of fiscal 2011, we recorded a casualty loss of $2.2 million and an insurance recovery of $1.7 million, both in cost of sales. The net charge to cost of sales of $500,000 represents our insurance deductible. During our fiscal 2011 third quarter, we received the final payment of $358,000 for amounts due to us from our insurance carrier. This amount was recorded in the  “Prepaid expenses and other current assets” line of the curre nt assets portion of our condensed consolidated balance sheet at the end of our fiscal 2011 second quarter on August 1, 2010. We consider the claim to be closed.

 

13.	Subsequent Events

 

Bradington-Young Division Consolidation

 

On November 8, 2010, we announced the consolidation of the Cherryville, NC operations and division offices of our Bradington-Young domestic upholstery division from Cherryville to Hickory, NC. The consolidation will result in $1.1 million in impairment charges to write down real and personal property assets to fair value, severance and benefits costs of $312,000 and disassembly and moving costs of $40,000. We expect to complete the consolidation by mid-January 2011.

Dividends

At its December 7, 2010 meeting, our board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on February 25, 2011 to shareholders of record at February 11, 2011.

 

 

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Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the thirteen-week period (also referred to as “three months,” “three-month period,” “quarter” or “quarterly period”) that began August 2, 2010 and the thirty-nine week period (also referred to as “nine months,” “nine-month period,” or “first nine months”) that began on February 1, 2010, both ended on October 31, 2010.  This report discusses our results of operations for these periods compared to the fiscal year 2010 thirteen-week period that began August 3, 2009 and the thirty-nine week period that began February 2, 2009, both ended on November 1, 2009 and our financial condition as of October 31, 2010, as compared to January 31, 2010.

References in this report to:

§	the 2011 fiscal year and comparable terminology mean the fiscal year that began February 1, 2010 and will end January 30, 2011; and

§	the 2010 fiscal year and comparable terminology mean the fiscal year that began February 2, 2009 and ended January 31, 2010.

Nature of Operations

Incorporated in Virginia in 1924, Hooker Furniture Corporation (the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) is ranked among the nation’s top 10 largest publicly traded furniture sources, based on 2009 shipments to U.S. retailers, according to Furniture/Today, a leading trade publication.  We are a key resource for residential wood and metal furniture, commonly referred to in the industry as “casegoods” and upholstered furniture.  Our major casegoods furniture product categories include home entertainment, home office, accent, dining, and bedroom furniture under the Hooker Furniture brand, and youth furniture sold under the Opus Designs by Hooker brand.  Our 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.  An extensive selection of designs and formats along with finish and cover options in each of these product categories make us a comprehensive residential furniture resource, primarily for retailers targeting the medium and upper-medium price range.  Our principal customers are retailers of residential home furnishings who are broadly dispersed throughout North America.  Customers include independent furniture stores, internet and specialty retailers, department stores, catalog merchants, interior designers and national and regional chains.

Overview

We have seen a growing consumer preference for lower-priced, high-quality imported furniture products since 2001.  Led by this change in consumer demand, from 2003 to 2008 we increased our focus on high-quality imported home furnishings with a systematic exit from domestic wood furniture manufacturing.  As a result, we have replaced a domestic production operating model for wood furniture, which had high overhead and high fixed costs, with a low overhead, variable cost import model.  We are now focused on imported casegoods, as well as both domestically produced and imported upholstered home furnishings.  Maintaining domestic upholstered furniture manufacturing allows us to offer quick turnaround on orders for custom leather and fabric upholstered seating and remains an important part of our stra tegy.

 

 

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Since the fall of 2006, our business has been impacted by low levels of consumer confidence and a weak housing market.  By late 2008, this malaise, exacerbated by weak credit markets, had spread to the broader U.S. economy.  As a result, the residential home furnishings industry has seen an unprecedented decline in demand for its products.  Discretionary purchases of furniture, particularly at the middle and upper-middle price points where we compete, have been significantly affected by low consumer confidence.  Current economic factors, such as high unemployment and difficult housing and mortgage markets, have resulted in a weak retail environment.  We believe, however, that our current business model continues to provide us with flexibility to respond to changing market conditions by adjusting inventory purchases from suppliers.

Our order backlog improved to more historical levels during our fiscal 2011 third quarter, as both the severity of the factors detailed above and incoming order rates have moderated. At October 31, 2010 our order backlog stood at 5.7 weeks of sales, compared to 6.6 weeks at the end of our fiscal 2011 second quarter and 8.2 weeks at the end of our  fiscal 2011 first quarter. We are continuing to monitor incoming order rates and conditions with our sourcing and transportation partners, in order to achieve optimum inventory levels.

Several factors negatively affected our order backlog in the first half of fiscal 2011, which lengthened the time and increased the cost for getting our products to our distribution facilities in the U.S. Our order backlog increased primarily due to supply and transportation delays. These factors were as follows:

§

Due to the prolonged downturn and weak demand for residential furniture products as a result of the recession, our Asian sourcing partners realigned production in their plants by closing production lines, laying off employees and making other changes in order to balance production with decreased demand from late 2008 through the fall of 2009. By the late spring / early summer 2010, most vendors had returned to historical production levels and lead times.

§	The shipping lines that we utilize to transport imported goods reduced their capacity by temporarily taking portions of their fleets out of service and reducing the speed of their remaining ships in order to increase fuel efficiency.

§	The number of shipping containers available at any particular time decreased due to longer shipping cycles and a decline in the number of new containers being manufactured.

Fiscal 2011 third quarter net sales increased 6.0% over the comparable prior year quarter, which represents the second consecutive quarter of year-over-year quarterly sales increases. Casegoods sales increased in the low single digits during the quarter and we realized significant increases in upholstery sales over the prior year quarter. This increase in upholstery sales mirrors current furniture industry trends. Generally, past furniture industry recoveries have been initially marked by increased upholstery sales. While the uniqueness of the present economic situation and unpredictable nature of consumer behavior may complicate our industry’s recovery, we are encouraged by the improvements we see both at Hooker and in the industry at large.

 

 

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The following are the principal factors that impacted our results of operations during the three and nine-month periods ended October 31, 2010:

§

Net sales increased by $3.1 million, or 6.0%, to $55.7 million during the fiscal year 2011 third quarter, compared to net sales of $52.6 million during the fiscal year 2010 third quarter.  This is the second consecutive quarterly sales increase. For the first nine months of fiscal 2011, net sales increased $9.8 million or 6.5% compared to the same fiscal 2010 period.

§

Gross margins for the fiscal 2011 third quarter decreased and gross margins for the fiscal 2011 first nine months remained essentially flat compared to the prior year periods, both primarily due to increased freight costs on imported products and a $500,000 charge related to a fire at one of our distribution facilities during our fiscal 2011 first quarter. These increased costs were partially offset by improved margins at our upholstery division, primarily due to efficiencies resulting from increased upholstery sales.

§

Selling and administrative expenses decreased both as a percentage of sales and in absolute terms compared to the corresponding three and nine-month fiscal year 2010 periods, primarily as a result of cost cutting measures implemented during fiscal 2010. Additionally, lower bad debts, lower compensation expense and lower professional fees for the three-month period and lower bad debt expense, selling expenses and professional fees for the nine-month period contributed to the improvements.

§

Operating income for the fiscal year 2011 third quarter was $1.7 million, or 3.0% of net sales, compared to operating income of $1.8 million, or 3.4% of net sales, in the fiscal year 2010 third quarter. This decrease is primarily due to increased freight costs on imported products, partially offset by decreased selling and administrative expenses and improved domestic upholstery plant utilization due to higher sales. For the nine-month periods, operating income was $4.9 million or 3.1% of net sales, compared to operating income of $657,000 or 0.4% of net sales for the comparable 2010 fiscal period. This improvement was principally due to lower selling and administrative expenses, improved domestic upholstery plant utilization due to higher upholstery sales and the absence of asset impairment activity during the fiscal year 2011 first nine months, comp ared to the corresponding prior year period, partially offset by the expenses related to the fire at our distribution center.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the percentage relationship to net sales of certain items included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations included in this report.

 

		Thirteen Weeks Ended								Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
		October 31,				November 1,				October 31,				November 1,
		2010				2009				2010				2009
Net sales			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%
Cost of sales			78.0				75.9				77.3				77.7
Casualty loss			-				-				1.4				-
Insurance recovery			-				-				(1.1	)			-
Total cost of sales			78.0				75.9				77.6				77.7
Gross profit			22.0				24.1				22.4				22.3
Selling and administrative expenses			19.0				20.7				19.4				21.5
Restructuring and asset impairment charge			-				-				-				0.4
Operating income			3.0				3.4				3.1				0.4
Other income (expense), net			0.1				(0.2	)			0.1				(0.1	)
Income before income taxes			3.0				3.2				3.1				0.3
Income tax expense			0.9				1.4				1.0				0.3
Net income			2.1				1.8				2.1				-

 

 

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Although we report operating results for both of our divisions in one operating segment on a consolidated basis in our financial statements, we are providing the following division information because we believe it helps supplement the information provided in our financial statements:

 

		Thirteen Weeks Ended																Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
		October 31, 2010								November 1, 2009								October 31, 2010								November 1, 2009
		$				% Segment Net Sales				$				% Segment  Net Sales				$				% Segment Net Sales				$				% Segment  Net Sales
Net Sales
Casegoods		$	36.7							$	35.4							$	103.8							$	104.5
Upholstery			19.0								17.2								56.7								46.1
Total		$	55.7							$	52.6							$	160.5							$	150.6
Gross Margin
Casegoods		$	9.5				25.9	%		$	10.5				29.7	%		$	28.2				27.2	%		$	28.2				26.9	%
Upholstery			2.8				14.5	%			2.2				12.7	%			7.8				13.7	%			5.4				11.8	%
Total		$	12.3				22.0	%		$	12.7				24.1	%		$	36.0				22.4	%		$	33.6				22.3	%
Operating Margin
Casegoods		$	2.2				6.0	%		$	3.0				8.4	%		$	7.2				6.9	%		$	5.5				5.3	%
Upholstery			(0.5	)			-2.8	%			(1.2	)			-6.8	%			(2.3	)			-4.0	%			(4.9	)			-10.6	%
Total		$	1.7				3.0	%		$	1.8				3.4	%		$	4.9				3.1	%		$	0.7				0.4	%

Note: Some totals and percentages above may not recalculate exactly, due to rounding.

 

 

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Fiscal 2011 Third Quarter Compared to Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter

Net sales for the fiscal year 2011 third quarter increased $3.1 million, or 6.0% to $55.7 million compared to $52.6 million for the fiscal 2010 third quarter. The increase was principally due to higher unit volume. Unit volume increased across all divisions compared to the fiscal 2010 third quarter.

Net sales of imported upholstery increased approximately 49% from the prior year quarter, while domestic upholstery sales were essentially flat as compared to the prior year period. Case goods net sales increased approximately 4%.

Overall, average selling prices decreased approximately 2% for the fiscal year 2011 third quarter compared to the fiscal year 2010 third quarter, due primarily to the mix of products shipped. Casegoods average selling prices decreased approximately 2%, while domestically produced leather and upholstered furniture average selling prices decreased approximately 7% and 4%, respectively. Average selling prices for imported leather upholstered furniture increased 7.5%.

Overall, gross profit margin decreased to 22.0% of net sales in the fiscal year 2011 third quarter compared to 24.1% in the fiscal year 2010 third quarter, mainly as a result of higher freight costs for imported products. Gross margins for casegoods decreased modestly in the fiscal year 2011 third quarter compared to the fiscal 2010 third quarter, primarily due to higher freight costs. Gross margins on both domestically produced and imported upholstered furniture improved, due to manufacturing efficiencies due to higher production rates and cost reduction efforts.

Selling and administrative expenses decreased both as a percentage of sales and in absolute terms. For the fiscal year 2011 third quarter, selling and administrative expenses were 19.0% of net sales or $10.6 million, as compared to $10.9 million, or 20.7% of net sales, for the fiscal year 2010 third quarter.  The decrease in spending as a percentage of sales was principally due to the impact of cost reductions implemented in fiscal year 2010, undertaken in response to lower sales volume, as well as lower bad debts and employee benefits expense due to a reversal of an employee bonus accrual due to lower earnings.

Operating profitability for the fiscal 2011 third quarter decreased year over year compared to the fiscal 2010 third quarter. This decrease was primarily due to increased freight costs on imported products, partially offset by decreased selling and administrative expenses and improved domestic upholstery plant utilization due to higher sales. As a result, we realized operating income for the fiscal year 2011 third quarter of $1.7 million, or 3.0% of net sales, compared to operating income of $1.8 million, or 3.4% of net sales, in the fiscal year 2010 third quarter.

We recorded income tax expense of $522,000 for the fiscal 2011 third quarter compared to $733,000 for the prior year quarterly period.  Lower income tax expense was the result of a lower effective tax rate. The effective tax rate decreased to 30.8% for the fiscal year 2011 third quarter from 43.4% for the prior year quarterly period.  At the income levels experienced in both quarters, the effective tax rate is particularly sensitive to the impact of differences between financial statement accounting and tax accounting and other adjustments.  The effective rate in the fiscal 2010 third quarter was higher than our typical effective tax rate due to the accrual of a federal income tax penalty and the establishment of a valuation allowance against certain state loss carry forwards, which were partially offset by the impact of certain permanent differences, principally life insurance proceeds and premiums and additional deductions for contributions of inventory.  In the fiscal 2011 third quarter, the impact of the permanent differences resulted in an effective rate lower than the 35% Federal income tax rate.

Fiscal year 2011 third quarter net income was $1.2 million, or $0.11 per share, compared to net income of $957,000, or $0.09 per share, in the fiscal year 2010 third quarter.

 

 

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Fiscal 2011 First Nine Months to Fiscal 2010 First Nine Months

Net sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2011 increased $9.8 million, or 6.5% to $160.5 million compared to $150.6 million for the fiscal 2010 first nine months. The increase was principally due to higher unit volume, partially offset by a decline in average selling prices, due to the mix of products sold. Unit volume increased across all divisions in the fiscal 2011 nine-month period compared to the prior year period.

Net sales of imported upholstery increased approximately 48% in the first nine months of fiscal 2011, while domestic upholstery sales increased by approximately 16% in the same period. Casegoods net sales decreased approximately 1%, compared to the prior year first nine months.

Overall, average selling prices decreased approximately 3% during the fiscal year 2011 nine month period compared to the fiscal year 2010 nine-month period, primarily due to the mix of products shipped. Casegoods average selling prices decreased 4%, while domestically produced leather and upholstered furniture decreased approximately 9% and 4%, respectively. Average selling prices of imported leather upholstery increased 2%.

Overall, gross profit margin increased to 22.4% of net sales in the fiscal year 2011 nine-month period compared to 22.3% in the fiscal year 2010 nine-month period. Gross margin for casegoods improved in the fiscal year 2011 nine-month period compared to the fiscal year 2010 nine-month period, primarily due to decreased levels of product discounting and returns and allowances and the exit from our California warehouse during fiscal 2010. Partially offsetting these improvements was a $500,000 net charge to cost of sales for our insurance deductible related to the distribution center fire. Gross margins for upholstered furniture improved, due to

§	manufacturing efficiencies due to increased production rates,

§	cost reduction efforts,

§	partially offset by higher raw material and manufacturing costs as a percentage of sales due to changes in product mix.

Selling and administrative expenses decreased to $31.1 million or 19.4% of net sales for the fiscal year 2011 nine-month period, compared to $32.3 million or 21.5% of net sales for the comparable fiscal year 2010 period.  The decrease in spending was principally due to the impact of cost reductions implemented in fiscal year 2010, undertaken in response to lower sales volume, as well as lower bad debt expense and selling expenses.

Operating profitability for the fiscal 2011 first nine months increased year-over-year compared to the same fiscal year 2010 period, reflecting slightly improved gross margins, lower selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales, the absence of any impairment charges in fiscal 2011 and lower fixed costs as a percentage of sales at our upholstery companies due to higher sales volumes.  As a result, we realized operating income for the fiscal year 2011 first nine months of $4.9 million, or 3.1% of net sales, compared to operating income of $657,000, or 0.4% of net sales, in the comparable fiscal year 2010 period.

We recorded income tax expense of $1.6 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2011, compared to $497,000 for the comparable 2010 period, due primarily to higher pre-tax income.  Our effective tax rate fell to 31.9% from 92.9%. At the income levels experienced in both periods, the effective tax rate is particularly sensitive to the impact of differences between financial statement accounting and tax accounting and other adjustments.  The effective rate in the fiscal 2010 nine-month period was higher than our typical effective tax rate due to the accrual of a federal income tax penalty and the establishment of a valuation allowance against certain state loss carry forwards, which were partially offset by the impact of certain permanent differences, principally life insurance proceeds and premiums and additional ded uctions for contributions of inventory.  In the fiscal 2011 nine-month period, the impact of the permanent differences resulted in an effective rate lower than the 35% Federal income tax rate.

Fiscal year 2011 first nine month net income was $3.4 million, or $0.32 per share, compared to net income of $38,000, or essentially $0.00 per share, in the comparable fiscal year 2010 period.

 

 

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Outlook

Although business has improved since the end of fiscal 2010, our outlook for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 is one of continued cautious optimism. While we expect retail furniture conditions to remain weak, we have seen some signs of improving consumer demand. Dealer and consumer response to our new products has been encouraging and there was an 8% increase in attendance at our showroom at the recent Fall International Home Furnishings Market, both of which we expect to have a positive impact on the remainder of fiscal 2011. However, continuing economic uncertainty, supply chain challenges and aggressive competition for consumer discretionary dollars could easily derail our potential recovery.  We believe that our product and business model positions us to take advantage of any upturn in the economy. Continued attention to cost control and an intense focus on improving sourced product planning, forecasting and delivery continue to be our priorities.

Our new Envision product line, which was designed to address the needs and tastes of Gen X and Gen Y consumers, was introduced in October 2008 and debuted on retail sales floors during the fiscal 2010 first quarter.  While response to this new line has been encouraging, we have not yet seen an overall rebound in big-ticket consumer products such as furniture, so we remain cautious in our planning and continue to take actions to address challenges to our profitability.  Some of those actions include:

§	deferring, reducing or eliminating certain spending plans;

§	continuing to refine the management of our supply chain, warehousing and distribution operations; and

§	managing inventory levels in order to achieve an optimum balance between product availability and working capital management.

Our domestic upholstery manufacturing operations have been particularly impacted by the prolonged sales downturn due to the higher fixed overhead costs for these operations. Our upholstery division reported an operating loss of 2.8% of net sales for the fiscal 2011 third quarter, which is an improvement over the operating loss of 6.8% of net sales for the comparable fiscal 2010 period and a sequential improvement over both the fiscal 2011 second quarter operating loss of 3.7% and the fiscal 2011 first quarter operating loss of 5.5%. Year to date, the upholstery division operating loss has declined from 10.6% in the fiscal 2010 nine-month period to 4.0% in the fiscal 2011 nine month period.

While we see improvement over the comparable prior year periods and upholstery sales have increased substantially overall, upholstery margins and profits are still disappointing. This reflects several factors, including:

§	manufacturing inefficiencies related to introducing new products;

§	inefficiencies related to recent decreased  production levels in response to reduced orders; and

§	slower than expected savings realization from our continuous improvement initiatives.

 

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We have responded by:

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pursuing additional distribution channels and offering an array of new products and designs, which are generating additional sales growth. This has included a focus on updating our upholstery lines with more contemporary offerings while retaining our best selling traditionally-styled items. In the fiscal 2011 first quarter, we began shipping the Envision product line to respond to the needs of a younger consumer, a market that we believe will recover more quickly than our traditional customer base;

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taking actions to streamline our domestic upholstery operations, by improving efficiency and reducing overhead which has included reducing personnel, consolidating manufacturing facilities and introducing technological changes to reduce labor costs. Additionally, we have realigned upholstery division management to more intensely focus on areas of concern and continue to evaluate division efficiency; and

§	continuing to evaluate our operating costs to better match costs to current sales volume levels by intensifying our focus on cost reduction and sales growth initiatives for our upholstery operations.

Subsequent to the end of our fiscal 2011 third quarter, we announced that we will consolidate Bradington-Young’s Cherryville, NC domestic upholstery manufacturing facility and offices into its facilities in Hickory, NC,  which we expect to be completed by mid-January 2011. In connection with the consolidation, we expect to record total restructuring and related asset impairment charges of approximately $1.5 million pretax ($1.0 million after-tax, or $0.10 per share) all in the fiscal 2011 fourth quarter as follows:

§	Non-cash asset impairment charges of approximately $1.1 million pretax ($725,000 after tax, or $0.07 per share) to write down the Cherryville facility’s real and personal property to estimated fair market value;

§	Severance and benefit costs of approximately $312,000 pretax ($206,000 after tax, or $0.02 per share); and

§	Disassembly costs and moving costs of approximately $40,000, which will be expensed as incurred during the 2011 fiscal fourth quarter.

 

We expect to save approximately $1 million in annual operating costs from this consolidation at Bradington-Young.

 

 

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Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Balance Sheet and Working Capital

As of October 31, 2010, assets totaled $153.8 million, increasing from $149.1 million at January 31, 2010, principally due to increases in inventories, accounts receivable and prepaid expenses and other current assets, partially offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents. Shareholders’ equity remained essentially unchanged at $127.7 million at October 31, 2010 compared to $127.6 million at January 31, 2010, with net income for the fiscal 2011 nine-month period being offset by dividends.  We had no long-term debt at either October 31, 2010 or January 31, 2010.

Net working capital (current assets less current liabilities) increased by $2.6 million or 3.0%, to $90.5 million as of October 31, 2010, from $87.9 million at the end of fiscal 2010. This increase reflects increases of $6.4 million in current assets and $3.8 million in current liabilities.  Our working capital ratio (the relationship between our current assets and current liabilities) stood at 5.6:1 at October 31, 2010 compared to 6.6:1 at January 31, 2010.

The increase in current assets was principally due to increases of $19.4 million in inventories, $2.5 million in net accounts receivable and $2.0 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets, partially offset by a $17.5 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents. We increased our inventories in anticipation of increased sales and to improve service levels. Net accounts receivable increased due to higher sales. The increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets was primarily due to an accrued company owned life insurance claim, increases in deferred income taxes due and increases in income taxes recoverable on lower projected taxable income. The decrease in cash reflects cash used to fund increased inventories, increased accounts receivable and higher prepaid expenses and other current assets.

The increase in current liabilities is primarily due to higher accounts payable, which increased primarily due to the inventory purchases discussed below, and, to a lesser extent, increased accrued salaries, wages, and benefits.

Consolidated net inventories increased approximately 54%, to $55.6 million as of October 31, 2010 from $36.2 million at January 31, 2010. This increase primarily reflects increased purchases of imported casegoods inventory in response to anticipated higher incoming order rates.  Upholstery net inventories increased approximately 74%, with imported upholstery inventories more than doubling, since January 31, 2010, in response to higher incoming order rates and in order to improve service levels.

Cash Flows – Operating, Investing and Financing Activities

During the nine months ended October 31, 2010, cash-on-hand, insurance proceeds received on our warehouse casualty loss ($1.7 million), and proceeds received on the surrender of company-owned life insurance policies ($1.1 million) were used to fund $13.4 million in cash for operations (primarily to fund increased inventory purchases in anticipation of  higher sales), cash dividends ($3.2 million), premiums paid on company-owned life insurance policies ($1.3 million), and capital expenditures to maintain and enhance our business operating systems and facilities ($688,000).

 

 

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During the nine months ended November 1, 2009, cash generated from operations ($32.9 million), short-term borrowing against our factored receivables ($4.5 million) and proceeds received on certain life insurance policies ($986,000) funded an increase in cash and cash equivalents ($22.9 million), principal payments on long-term debt ($5.2 million), payment of cash dividends ($3.2 million), repayment of borrowing against our factored receivables as they were collected by our agent ($4.4 million),  premiums paid on life insurance policies ($1.4 million) and capital expenditures to maintain and enhance our business operating systems and facilities ($1.3 million).

We used $882,000 of cash for investing activities during the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 compared to $1.6 million during the nine-month period ended November 1, 2009.  During the first nine months of fiscal year 2011, we paid premiums of $1.3 million on company-owned life insurance, used $688,000 to purchase property, plant and equipment and received $1.1 million in proceeds from the cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance policies on former employees. During the fiscal year 2010 nine-month period, we used $1.3 million to purchase property, plant and equipment, paid premiums of $1.4 million on and received proceeds of $986,000 from company-owned life insurance.

We used $3.2 million of cash for financing activities during the first nine months of fiscal year 2011 compared to $8.3 million in the nine-month period ended November 1, 2009.  During the first nine months of fiscal year 2011, we paid cash dividends of $3.2 million. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2010, we received $4.5 million from short-term borrowing against our factored accounts receivable, made payments of $5.2 million on our term loans, repaid $4.4 million of the loan against our factored receivables as the receivables were collected by our agent and paid cash dividends of $3.2 million.

Debt Covenant Compliance

The credit agreement for our revolving credit facility includes, among other requirements, financial covenants as to minimum tangible net worth, the ratio of funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and maximum capital expenditures.  We were in compliance with these covenants as of October 31, 2010.

Liquidity, Financial Resources and Capital Expenditures

As of October 31, 2010, we had $20.5 million of cash and cash equivalents, $13.1 million available under our $15.0 million revolving credit facility to fund working capital needs.  Standby letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $1.9 million, used to collateralize certain insurance arrangements and for imported product purchases, were outstanding under our revolving credit facility as of October 31, 2010.  There were no additional borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit line on October 31, 2010.  Any principal outstanding under the credit line is due March 1, 2011.

We believe that we have the financial resources needed to meet business requirements for the foreseeable future, including capital expenditures and working capital. Our primary sources of liquidity include available cash and cash equivalents, expected cash flow from operations, our $15 million revolving line of credit, the factoring arrangement for our upholstery division accounts receivable and the cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance. Cash flow from operations is highly dependent on incoming order rates and our operating performance.  We expect to spend $600,000 to $1.1 million in capital expenditures during the remainder of fiscal year 2011 to maintain and enhance our operating systems and facilities.

 

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, included in our fiscal 2010 annual report on Form 10-K.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this report, including under “Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report, are not based on historical facts, but are forward-looking statements.  These statements reflect our reasonable judgment with respect to future events and typically can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could”  or “anticipates,” or the negative thereof, or other variations thereon, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy.  Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.  Those risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to:

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current economic conditions and instability in the financial and credit markets including their potential impact on our (i) sales and operating costs and access to financing, (ii) customers and suppliers and their ability to obtain financing or generate the cash necessary to conduct their respective businesses;

 

§	general economic or business conditions, both domestically and internationally;

 

§	price competition in the furniture industry;

 

§	changes in domestic and international monetary policies and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates affecting the price of our imported products and raw materials;

 

§	the cyclical nature of the furniture industry, which is particularly sensitive to changes in consumer confidence, the amount of consumers’ income available for discretionary purchases, and the availability and terms of consumer credit;

 

§	risks associated with the cost of imported goods, including fluctuations in the prices of purchased finished goods and transportation and warehousing costs;

 

 

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§	supply, transportation and distribution disruptions, particularly those affecting imported products;

 

§	adverse political acts or developments in, or affecting, the international markets from which we import products, including duties or tariffs imposed on those products;

 

§	risks associated with domestic manufacturing operations, including fluctuations in capacity utilization and the prices of key raw materials, transportation and warehousing costs, domestic labor costs and environmental compliance and remediation costs;

 

§	our ability to successfully implement our business plan to increase sales and improve financial performance; risks associated with distribution through retailers, such as non-binding dealership arrangements;

 

§	capital requirements and costs;

 

§	competition from non-traditional outlets, such as catalog and internet retailers and home improvement centers;

 

§	changes in consumer preferences, including increased demand for lower quality, lower priced furniture due to declines in consumer confidence and/or discretionary income available for furniture purchases and the availability of consumer credit;

 

§	higher than expected costs associated with product quality and safety, including regulatory compliance costs related to the sale of consumer products and costs related to defective products; and

 

§	achieving and managing growth and change, and the risks associated with acquisitions, restructurings, strategic alliances and international operations.

 

 

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In addition, risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements regarding our announced plans to transfer and consolidate Bradington-Young’s Cherryville, NC operations and corporate offices to Hickory, NC, include but are not limited to:

 

§	when or whether we are able to implement and complete the Cherryville relocation and consolidation as expected;

 

§	whether we incur higher than expected charges or cash expenditures related to the Cherryville relocation and consolidation;

 

§	whether we will achieve anticipated operating cost savings and efficiencies when and if the Cherryville relocation and consolidation is completed;

 

§	whether we experience disruptions to our domestic manufacturing operations resulting from the planned Cherryville relocation and consolidation;

 

§	when and whether we will be able to dispose of the Cherryville plant and surplus or obsolete machinery and equipment at anticipated values.

 

Any forward-looking statement that we make speaks only as of the date of that statement, and we undertake no obligation, except as required by law, to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, which could impact our results of operations or financial condition.  We manage our exposure to these risks through our normal operating and financing activities. With respect to interest rates, we also may use interest rate swap agreements.

From time to time we have entered into swap agreements to hedge against the potential impact of increases in interest rates on our floating-rate debt instruments.  Swap agreements that hedge exposures to changes in interest rates, expose us to credit risk and market risk.  Credit risk is the potential failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the swap agreement.  We attempt to minimize this risk by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties.  Market risk is the potential adverse effect on the value of the swap agreement that results from a decline in interest rates.  The market risk associated with interest-rate contracts is managed by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken.

Amounts outstanding under our revolving line of credit bear interest at variable rates.  There was no outstanding balance under our revolver, other than standby letters of credit in the amount of $1.9 million, as of October 31, 2010.  A fluctuation in market interest rates of one percentage point (or 100 basis points) would not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition. See note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report for more information about our former interest rate swap agreements.

 

 

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For imported products, we generally negotiate firm pricing denominated in U.S. Dollars with our foreign suppliers, typically for periods of at least one year.  We accept the exposure to exchange rate movements beyond these negotiated periods. We do not use derivative financial instruments to manage this risk.  Most of our imports are purchased from suppliers located in China.  The Chinese currency now floats within a limited range in relation to the U.S. Dollar, resulting in additional exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

Since we transact our imported product purchases in U.S. Dollars, a relative decline in the value of the U.S. Dollar could increase the price we pay for imported products beyond the negotiated periods.  We generally expect to reflect substantially all of the effect of any price increases from suppliers in the prices we charge for imported products.  However, these changes could adversely impact sales volume or profit margins during affected periods.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2010.  Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that s uch information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Controls

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2010, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Item 6.    Exhibits

 

	3.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended March 28, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 000-25349) for the quarter ended February 28, 2003)
	3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 000-25349) for the quarter ended August 31, 2006)
	4.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (See Exhibit 3.1)
	4.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (See Exhibit 3.2)
	10.1*	2010 Amended and Restated Hooker Furniture Corporation Supplemental Retirement Income Plan, dated as of June 8, 2010.
	31.1*	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Company’s principal executive officer
	31.2*	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Company’s principal financial officer
	32.1*	Rule 13a-14(b) Certification of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	101(*)#	The following financial statements from the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2010, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (“XBRL”): (i) condensed consolidated balance sheets, (ii) condensed consolidated statements of operations, (iii) condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, and (iv) the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, tagged as blocks of text.

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*Filed herewith

 

#

Under Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this exhibit is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under those sections.

 

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

	HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION
Date: December 8, 2010	By:	/s/  E. Larry Ryder
		E. Larry Ryder
		Executive Vice President – Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010 AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION

 

SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN

Effective as of

June 8, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2010 AMENDED AND RESTATED

HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT INCOME PLAN

Purpose

The Board of Directors of Hooker Furniture Corporation (the “Company”) has determined that the adoption of the 2010 Amended and Restated Hooker Furniture Corporation Supplemental Retirement Income Plan (the “Plan”) will assist it in attracting and retaining those employees whose judgment, abilities and experience will contribute to the Company’s continued progress.  The Plan is intended to be unfunded and maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees, as described under sections 201(2), 301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).  The Plan shall be administered and construed in a manner that is consistent with this intent .

The Plan was previously amended and restated, effective December 31, 2008 (the “Prior Plan”) to make certain modifications required by changes in tax law and to permit the Administrative Committee (as defined herein) to select individuals for participation in the Plan.  The Company now wishes to amend and restate the Prior Plan to further streamline the process by which the Administrative Committee may designate Company employees for participation in the Plan.

Article I

Definitions

As defined herein, the following phrases or terms shall have the indicated meanings:

1.1.           “Administrative Committee” means the Administrative Committee, consisting of at least three employees of the Company as appointed by the Board, which shall manage and administer the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article X.

1.2.           “Affiliate” means any entity that is (i) a member of a controlled group of corporations as defined in Section 1563(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), determined without regard to Code Sections 1563(a)(4) and 1563(e)(3)(C), of which the Company is a member according to Code Section 414(b); (ii) an unincorporated trade or business that is under common control with the Company, as determined according to Code Section 414(c); or (iii) a member of an affiliated service group of which the Company is a member according to Code Section 414(m).

1.3.           “Beneficiary” means the person, persons, entity, entities or the estate of a Participant entitled to receive a benefit under Section 3.6 of the Plan on account of the Participant’s death.

 

 

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1.4.           “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

1.5.           “Change in Control” means the date on which the Company at the time of the event experiences a change in ownership (as described in subsection (i)), or a change in effective control (as described in subsection (ii)):

(i)           any person or more than one person acting as a group acquires beneficial ownership of Company stock that, together with the Company stock already held by such person or group, represents more than 50 percent of the total voting power of the Company stock; provided, however, that if any one person or more than one person acting as a group is considered to own more than 50 percent of the total voting power of the Company stock, the acquisition of additional stock by the same person or persons is not considered to cause a change in the ownership of the Company for purposes of this subsection (i); or

(ii)           a majority of members of the Board is replaced during a twelve-consecutive-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board before the date of the appointment or election; provided, however, that if any one person or more than one person acting as a group is considered to effectively control the Company for purposes of this subsection (ii), the acquisition of additional control of the corporation by the same person or persons is not considered to cause a change in the effective control for purposes of this subsection (ii).

For purposes of this Section 1.6, the term “group” shall have the same meaning as in Section 13(d)(3) of the Act, modified to the extent necessary to comply with Sections 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B), (vi)(D) or (vii)(C) of the Treasury Regulations (or any successor provisions).  The term “beneficial ownership” shall have the same meaning as in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Act, modified to the extent necessary to comply with Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(iii) of the Treasury Regulations (or any successor provision).  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2(e) to the contrary, an event which does not constitute a change in the ownership or a change in the effective control of the Company, each as defined in Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) of the Treasury Regulations (or any successor provision), shall not constitute a Change of Control for purposes of this Plan.

1.6.           “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

1.7.           “Company” means Hooker Furniture Corporation, a Virginia corporation, and any successor thereto by merger, purchase or otherwise.

1.8.           “Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

1.9.           “Earnings” means the total base salary and bonuses paid by the Company and any Affiliate to the Participant.  For purposes of this definition, bonuses do not include any payment to a Participant to reimburse him in whole or in part for any tax liability or any other special nonrecurring payment.

 

 

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1.10.           “Eligible Employee” means an employee of the Company or of an Affiliate who is a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees of the Company, as described under Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3), and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.

1.11.           “Effective Date” means June 8, 2010, the effective date of this amendment and restatement.

1.12.           “Executive Officer” means an executive officer as determined in accordance with the Company’s Compensation Committee Charter.

1.13.           “Final Average Monthly Earnings” means a Participant’s average monthly Earnings during the 60 consecutive calendar month period ending on the last day of the last full month immediately preceding or coinciding with the date on which the Participant’s employment with the Company or an Affiliate terminates.  Months completed prior to the Plan’s Effective Date shall be taken into account in computing a Participant’s Final Average Monthly Earnings.  In the event that a Participant does not have 60 consecutive full calendar months of employment with the Company or an Affiliate, the average shall be based on the Participant’s actual number of consecutive full calendar months of employment.

1.14.           “Normal Retirement Age” means the Participant’s 65th birthday.

1.15.           “Participant” means an Eligible Employee selected for participation in the Plan. An individual shall remain a Participant for so long as the individual is entitled to receive a vested Supplemental Benefit under the Plan.

1.16.           “Plan” means the 2010 Amended and Restated Hooker Furniture Corporation Supplemental Retirement Income Plan.

1.17.           “Section 409A” means Code Section 409A.

1.18.           “Separation from Service” means a “separation from service” as defined by Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 409A (or any successor provision thereto).

1.19.           “Specified Percentage” means the percentage of a Participant’s Final Average Monthly Earnings ranging from twenty percent (20%) to forty (40%) in increments of five percent (5%), as determined by the Administrative Committee or Compensation Committee, as applicable.  The Specified Percentage of each Participant shall be set forth in the Participant’s SRIP Participation Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion may increase a Participant’s Specified Percentage above forty percent (40%).

1.20.           “SRIP Participation Agreement” means the agreement approved by the Administrative Committee, or Compensation Committee in the case of an Executive Officer, evidencing an Eligible Employee’s participation in the Plan, his or her Specified Percentage and any other terms unique to his or her participation in the Plan.  Each Eligible Employee who is participating in the Plan as of the Effective Date shall be provided with a SRIP Participation Agreement that reflects his Specified Percentage as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date (and any other terms unique to his participation in the Plan).

 

 

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1.21.           “Supplemental Benefit” means the benefit described in Article III of the Plan.

1.22.           “Treasury Regulations” means the final, temporary or proposed regulations issued by the Treasury Department and/or Internal Revenue Service as modified in Title 26 of The United States Code of Federal Regulations.  Any references made in the Plan to specific Treasury Regulations shall also refer to any successor or replacement regulations thereto.

Article II

Participation

2.1.           In General.  The Administrative Committee shall designate Eligible Employees who may participate in the Plan from time to time.  Once designated for participation in the Plan, an Eligible Employee shall receive a SRIP Participation Agreement and at that time shall become a Participant.  A Participant shall continue to participate in the Plan until such date as the Compensation Committee or Administrative Committee may declare that he is no longer a Participant.

2.2.           Compensation Committee Approval.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an Eligible Employee selected for participation in the Plan is an Executive Officer, the Administrative Committee shall promptly provide written or electronic notification to the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of such designation.  Such Eligible Employee shall receive a SRIP Participation Agreement and commence participation in the Plan only after the Compensation Committee has approved such Eligible Employee’s participation in the Plan.  A Participant who is an Executive Officer shall continue to participate in the Plan until such date as the Compensation Committee may declare that he is no longer a Participant.

Article III

Amount and Payment of Benefits

3.1.           Supplemental Benefit for Participants.  A Participant’s Supplemental Benefit shall be a monthly retirement benefit equal to the Specified Percentage (as set forth in the Participant’s SRIP Participation Agreement) of the Participant’s Final Average Monthly Earnings, payable in a series of equal monthly payments for a period of one-hundred and eighty (180) months following the Participant’s Separation from Service with the Company or an Affiliate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Committee must approve the Specified Percentage (or any change thereto) of any Participant who is an Executive Officer.

 

 

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3.2.           Entitlement to Benefit.  Each Participant shall be entitled to receive the vested percentage of his Supplemental Benefit upon his Separation from Service with the Company or an Affiliate.  A Participant shall become vested in 75% of his Supplemental Benefit if he remains continuously employed with the Company or an Affiliate until his attainment of age 60, and shall become ratably vested in the remaining portion of his Supplemental Benefit if he remains in continuous employment according to the following vesting schedule:

Attained Age	Vested Percentage of the Supplemental Benefit
60	75%
61	80%
62	85%
63	90%
64	95%
65	100%

Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Compensation Committee may in its discretion designate that a Participant will be subject to a vesting schedule different from the schedule contained in this Section 3.2.  Any such designation of an alternative vesting schedule shall be described in the Participant’s SRIP Participation Agreement.

3.3.           Time of Payment.  The vested portion of the Participant’s Supplemental Benefit, if any, shall begin to be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s Separation from Service or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, but no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of such month.

3.4.           Pre-Retirement Survivor Benefit.  If a Participant dies while employed by the Company and before commencement of payment of his vested Supplemental Benefit, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be entitled to a death benefit equal to Participant’s vested Supplemental Benefit and payable in accordance with Sections 3.1, and as applicable, 3.2.

3.5.           Post-Retirement Survivor Benefit.  If a Participant dies after payment of his vested Supplemental Benefit has commenced, then the balance of any remaining payment of his vested Supplemental Benefit shall continue to be paid to his Beneficiary over the remaining period of such payments.

3.6.           Designation of Beneficiary.  A Participant may, at any time and in a manner determined by the Administrative Committee, designate a beneficiary and one or more contingent beneficiaries (which may include the Participant’s estate) to receive any Supplemental Benefit which may be payable under this Plan upon his death.  If the Participant does not designate a beneficiary or contingent beneficiary, or if the beneficiary and the contingent beneficiaries do not survive the Participant, such Supplemental Benefit shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.  A Participant may revoke or change any designation made under this Section 3.7 in a time and manner determined by the Administrative Committee.

 

 

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3.7.           Change in Control.  Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each Participant who has not yet begun to receive payment of his Supplemental Benefit shall become fully vested in his Supplemental Benefit, and the present value of each such Participant’s Supplemental Benefit shall be paid in a single lump sum to the Participant (or his Beneficiary in the event of his death) within no later than fifteen (15) days following the Change in Control.  In addition, the present value of the unpaid balance of any Participant’s vested Supplemental Benefit for which payment commenced prior to the Change in Control shall be paid in a single lump sum to such Participant or his Beneficiary, as applicable, within no later than fifteen (15) days following the Change in Control.  For purposes of this Section 3.7, the present value of a Participant’s Supplemental Benefit shall be determined by applying a discount rate equal to the discount rate required to be applied for purposes of Code Section 280G and applicable Treasury Regulations thereunder, as in effect on the date of the Change in Control.

 

3.8.           Payment Delay for Specified Employees.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, if the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and Treasury Regulations and other guidance thereunder, no payment may be made by reason of the Participant’s Separation from Service before the date which is 6 months after the date of such Participant’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death). Upon the expiration of the six-month deferral period referred to in the preceding sentence or the Participant’s death, all payments deferred pursuant to this Section 3.8 shall be paid to the Participant (or the Participant’s Beneficiary in the event of the Participant’s death) in a lump sum.  No interest shall be paid on the amounts for which payment is delayed pursuant to this Section 3.8.  The determination of whether a Participant is a “specified employee” for this purpose shall be made in accordance with Section 409A and Treasury Regulations thereunder and in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Company for such purposes.

Article IV

Guarantees

The Company has only a contractual obligation to make payments of the benefits described in Article III.  All benefits are to be satisfied solely out of the general corporate assets of  the Company, which shall remain subject to the claims of its creditors.  No assets of the Company will be segregated or committed to the satisfaction of its obligations to any Participant or Beneficiary under this Plan.  If the Company, in its sole discretion, elects to purchase life insurance on the life of a Participant in connection with the Plan, the Participant must submit to a physical examination, if required by the insurer, and otherwise cooperate in the issuance of such policy or his rights under the Plan will be forfeited.

Article V

Termination of Employment or Participation

5.1.           The Plan does not in any way limit the right of the Company or an Affiliate at any time and for any reason to terminate the Participant’s employment or terminate such Participant’s status as an Eligible Employee, or limit the right of the Compensation Committee or Administrative Committee, as applicable, pursuant to Article II to declare that a Participant shall no longer be a Participant.  In no event shall the Plan, by its terms or by implication, constitute an employment contract of any nature whatsoever between the Company or an Affiliate and a Participant.

 

 

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5.2.           A Participant who ceases to be an Eligible Employee, whose employment with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated or whom the Compensation Committee or Administrative Committee, as applicable, declares is no longer a Participant shall immediately cease to be a Participant under this Plan and shall be entitled to receive the vested portion of his accrued Supplemental Benefit, if any, subject to the provisions of Article III.  A Participant on an authorized leave of absence from the Company or an Affiliate shall not be deemed to have incurred a Separation from Service or to have lost his status as an Eligible Employee for the duration of such authorized leave of absence.  Any determination as to whether a Participant who is on an authorized leave o f absence has incurred a Separation from Service shall be made in accordance with the applicable standards set forth in Section 409A.

5.3.           A Participant who ceases to be an employee of the Company or an Affiliate and who is subsequently reemployed by the Company or an Affiliate shall not accrue any additional benefits on account of such later service for periods in which he is not a Participant.

Article VI

Termination, Amendment or Modification of Plan

6.1.           Except as otherwise specifically provided, the Board reserves the right to terminate, amend or modify this Plan, wholly or partially, at any time and from time to time.

6.2.           Section 6.1 notwithstanding, no action to terminate, amend or modify the Plan shall be taken except upon written notice to each Participant to be affected thereby, which notice shall be given not less than thirty (30) days prior to such action.  Furthermore, no action to terminate, amend or modify the Plan may eliminate or reduce in any way the vested portion of the Participant’s accrued vested Supplemental Benefit.

6.3.           Any notice which shall be or may be given under the Plan shall be in writing and shall be mailed by United States mail, postage prepaid.  If notice is to be given to the Company, such notice shall be addressed to its corporate offices; addressed to the attention of the Corporate Secretary.  If notice is to be given to a Participant, such notice shall be addressed to the Participant’s last known address.

Article VII

Other Benefits and Agreements

The benefits provided for a Participant and his Beneficiary under the Plan are in addition to any other benefits available to such Participant under any other plan or program maintained by the Company or any Affiliate for their employees.  The Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify or amend any other plan or program of the Company or an Affiliate in which a Participant is participating.

 

 

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Article VIII

Restrictions on Transfer of Benefits

No right or benefit under the Plan shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to do so shall be void.  No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, or torts of the person entitled to such benefit.  If any Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan should become bankrupt or attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, pledge, encumber or charge any right to a benefit hereunder, then such right or benefit, in the discretion of the Board, shall cease and terminate, and, in such event, the Board may hold or apply the same or any part thereof for the benefit of such Participant or Beneficiary, his or her spouse, children, or other dependents, or any of them, in such manner and in such portion as the Board may deem proper.

Article IX

Claims Procedures

9.1.           Any claim by a Participant or Beneficiary (the “claimant”) with respect to eligibility, participation, contributions, benefits or other aspects of the operation of the Plan shall be made in writing to the Administrative Committee.

 

9.2.           If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the claimant shall be furnished written notice of the denial of the claim within ninety (90) days after the Administrative Committee’s receipt of the claim, or within one hundred eighty (180) days after such receipt if special circumstances require an extension of time.  If special circumstances require an extension of time, the claimant shall be furnished written notice prior to the termination of the initial ninety (90) day period which explains the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the day by which the Administrative Committee expects to render the benefit determination.   A written notice of denial of the claim sh all contain the following information:

(a)           Specific reason or reasons for denial,

(b)

Specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based,

 

(c)

A description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why the material or information is necessary, and

(d)

A description of the Plan’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to the procedures, including a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following a denial upon review of the claim.

9.3.           The claimant may appeal the denial of a claim by submitting a written request for review to the Board, as the case may be, within sixty (60) days following the date the claimant received written notice of the denial of his or her claim.  The Board shall afford the claimant a full and fair review of the decision denying the claim that takes into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial determination, and, if so requested, shall:

(a)

provide, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim, and

(b)

permit the claimant to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim.

 

 

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           9.4.           The decision on review by the Board shall be in writing and shall be issued within sixty (60) days following receipt of the request for review.  The period for decision may be extended to a date not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after such receipt if the Board determines that special circumstances require extension.  If special circumstances require an extension of time, the claimant shall be furnished written notice prior to the termination of the initial sixty (60) day period which explains the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Board expects to render its decision on review.  The decision on review shall includ e:

(a)           Specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination,

(b)           references to the specific Plan provisions on which the

determination is based,

(c)

a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim, and

(d)

a statement of the claimant’s right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

9.5.           For purposes of this Article IX, any action required or authorized to be taken by the claimant may be taken by a representative authorized in writing by the claimant to represent him.

Article X

Administration of the Plan

10.1.           The Plan shall be administered by the Administrative Committee.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrative Committee may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes hereof.  Except as specifically provided in Article IX, the Administrative Committee’s interpretation and construction of any provision of the Plan shall be final and conclusive.

10.2.           The Company shall indemnify and save harmless each member of the Administrative Committee against any and all expenses and liabilities arising out of his membership on such Administrative Committee, excepting only expenses and liabilities arising out of his own willful misconduct.  Expenses against which a member of the Administrative Committee shall be indemnified hereunder shall include without limitation, the amount of any settlement or judgment, costs, counsel fees, and related charges reasonably incurred in connection with a claim asserted, or a proceeding brought or settlement thereof.  The foregoing right of indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which any such member may be entitled.

 

 

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10.3.           In addition to the powers hereinabove specified, the Administrative Committee shall have the power to compute and certify the amount and kind of benefits from time to time payable to Participants and their Beneficiaries under the Plan, to authorize all disbursements for such purposes, and to determine whether a Participant is entitled to a benefit under Article III.

10.4.           To enable the Administrative Committee to perform its functions, the Company shall supply full and timely information to the Administrative Committee on all matters relating to the Earnings of all Participants, their retirement, death or other cause for termination of employment, and such other pertinent facts as the Committee may require.

Article XI

Miscellaneous

11.1.           The Plan shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns (subject to the powers set forth in Article VI) and upon a Participant, his Beneficiary, and their respective assigns, heirs, executors and administrators.

11.2.           To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan shall be governed and construed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to the conflict of law provisions of any jurisdiction.

11.3.           Masculine pronouns wherever used shall include feminine pronouns and the use of the singular shall include the plural.

11.4.           All amounts payable under the Plan shall be reduced for the amounts required to be withheld pursuant to applicable federal, state or local withholding tax requirements or any similar provisions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its discretion, pay withholding taxes from other amounts payable by the Company to a Participant or Beneficiary to the extent such withholding taxes are due prior to the time that benefits are payable under the Plan.

11.5           It is intended that this Plan comply with Section 409A and any regulations, guidance and transition rules issued thereunder, and the Plan shall be interpreted and operated consistently with that intent.  If the Administrative Committee shall determine that any provisions of this Plan do not comply with the requirements of Section 409A, the Administrative Committee shall have the authority to amend the Plan to the extent necessary (including retroactively) in order to preserve compliance with said Section 409A.  The Administrative Committee shall also have the express discretionary authority to take such other actions as may be permissible to correct any failures to comply with Section 409A.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been executed this 8th day of June, 2010.

 

 

	HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION
	By:  /s/ E. Larry Ryder
	Title: Executive Vice President - Finance           and Administration and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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INITIAL AGREEMENT

2010 Amended and Restated Hooker Furniture Corporation

Supplemental Retirement Income Plan

Participation Agreement

This Participation Agreement for the 2010 Amended and Restated Hooker Furniture Corporation Supplemental Retirement Income Plan (the “SRIP Participation Agreement”) is entered into this ___ day of __________, 2010, by and between Hooker Furniture Corporation (the “Company”), a Virginia Corporation and [PARTICIPANT] (the “Participant”).

WHEREAS, the Participant is an “Eligible Employee” of the Company (as defined in the 2010 Amendment and Restatement of the Hooker Corporation Supplemental Retirement Income Plan (the “Plan”)) and has been selected to participate in the Plan; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Participant have agreed to enter into this SRIP Participation Agreement pursuant to Section 2 of the Plan to establish certain rights and obligations of the parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1.

Acceptance of the Plan.  The Participant accepts participation in the Plan, the terms of which are hereby fully incorporated by reference, and acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by such Plan.  In the event of a conflict between the SRIP Participation Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall control.  The Administrative Committee retains the absolute right to interpret the Plan and the SRIP Participation Agreement, and all decisions by the Administrative Committee on such interpretations shall be final and binding and shall not be subject to review.  Any capitalized terms used in this SRIP Participation Agreement shall have the same definitions set forth in the Plan.

2.	The Participant.  The Participant’s full name, address, and social security number are as follows:

Name:

Address:

Telephone:

Social Security Number:

3.	Effective Date.  The effective date for the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall be [DATE].

 

 

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4.	Specified Percentage.  Pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Plan and subject to the provisions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Participant’s Specified Percentage shall be ______% effective as of the date first written above.

5.	[INSERT ANY OTHER SPECIAL TERMS]

Neither the Participant, nor any Beneficiary named under the Plan, may transfer, assign, anticipate, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber any part or all of the amounts payable under the Plan and this SRIP Participation Agreement, and any attempt to assign or transfer any benefit shall be null and void.

This SRIP Participation Agreement cannot be amended, altered, or modified, except by written instrument signed by the Company and the Participant or successors or assigns, and may not be terminated except with the written consent of the Company and the Participant.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this SRIP Participation Agreement on the date first written above.

 

	HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION
	By:  ________________________
	Title:________________________
	PARTICIPANT
	By:  ________________________

 

 

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REPLACEMENT AGREEMENT

2010 Amended and Restated Hooker Furniture Corporation

Supplemental Retirement Income Plan

Participation Agreement

This Participation Agreement for the 2010 Amended and Restated Hooker Furniture Corporation Supplemental Retirement Income Plan (the “SRIP Participation Agreement”) is entered into this ___ day of __________, 2010, by and between Hooker Furniture Corporation (the “Company”), a Virginia Corporation and [PARTICIPANT] (the “Participant”) (collectively, the “Parties”).

WHEREAS, the Participant is an “Eligible Employee” of the Company (as defined in the 2010 Amendment and Restatement of the Hooker Corporation Supplemental Retirement Income Plan (the “Plan”)) and has been selected to participate in the Plan;

WHEREAS, the Participant is currently participating in the Plan pursuant to a SRIP Participation Agreement previously entered into between the Company and the Participant and the Parties wish to supercede and replace such agreement with this SRIP Participation Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Participant have agreed to enter into this SRIP Participation Agreement pursuant to Section 2 of the Plan to establish certain rights and obligations of the parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1.

Acceptance of the Plan.  The Participant accepts participation in the Plan, the terms of which are hereby fully incorporated by reference, and acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and agrees to be bound by such Plan.  In the event of a conflict between the SRIP Participation Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall control.  The Administrative Committee retains the absolute right to interpret the Plan and the SRIP Participation Agreement, and all decisions by the Administrative Committee on such interpretations shall be final and binding and shall not be subject to review.  Any capitalized terms used in this SRIP Participation Agreement shall have the same definitions set forth in the Plan.

2.	The Participant.  The Participant’s full name, address, and social security number are as follows:

Name:

Address:

Telephone:

Social Security Number:

 

 

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3.	Effective Date.  The effective date for the Participant’s participation in the Plan shall be [DATE].

4.	Specified Percentage.  Pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Plan and subject to the provisions set forth herein and in the Plan, the Participant’s Specified Percentage shall be ______% effective as of the date first written above.

5.	[INSERT ANY OTHER SPECIAL TERMS]

Neither the Participant, nor any Beneficiary named under the Plan, may transfer, assign, anticipate, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber any part or all of the amounts payable under the Plan and this SRIP Participation Agreement, and any attempt to assign or transfer any benefit shall be null and void.

This SRIP Participation Agreement cannot be amended, altered, or modified, except by written instrument signed by the Company and the Participant or successors or assigns, and may not be terminated except with the written consent of the Company and the Participant.

This SRIP Participation Agreement supercedes and replaces and SRIP Participation Agreement previously entered into between the Company and the Participant.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this SRIP Participation Agreement on the date first written above.

 

 

	HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION
	By:  ________________________
	Title:________________________
	PARTICIPANT
	By:  ________________________

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended October 31, 2010

SECTION 13a-14(a) CERTIFICATION

I, Paul B. Toms, Jr., certify that:

 

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hooker Furniture Corporation;

 

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: December 8, 2010

 

/s/ Paul B. Toms, Jr.             

Paul B. Toms, Jr.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 Exhibit 31.2

Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended October 31, 2010

SECTION 13a-14(a) CERTIFICATION

I, E. Larry Ryder, certify that:

 

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hooker Furniture Corporation;

 

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: December 8, 2010                                                                                     

 

/s/ E. Larry Ryder

E. Larry Ryder

Executive Vice President - Finance and Administration

and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Hooker Furniture Corporation (the “Company”) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending October 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

a.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

b.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date:  December 8, 2010                                                                           

By: /s/ Paul B. Toms, Jr.

Paul B. Toms, Jr.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 
 

By: /s/ E. Larry Ryder 

E. Larry Ryder

Executive Vice President - Finance and

Administration and Chief Financial Officer