HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION (NASDAQ:HOFT) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION (NASDAQ:HOFT) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Time-Based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Each time-based RSU entitles the executive officer to receive one share of the Company’s common stock if he or she remains continuously employed with the Company through the end of a three-year service period that ends May 7, 2020. At the discretion of the Committee, the RSUs may be paid in shares of the Company’s common stock, cash (based on the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date payment is made), or both. In addition to the service-based vesting requirement, 50% of an executive officer’s RSUs will vest upon a change of control of the Company and a prorated number of the RSUs will vest upon the death, disability or retirement of the executive officer. The RSUs do not convey any dividend or dividend equivalent rights to the executive officer.

The number of RSUs awarded to each executive officer is set forth in the table below.

Executive Officer

Number of RSUs

Paul B. Toms, Jr.

Paul A. Huckfeldt

Michael W. Delgatti, Jr

1,584

Anne M. Jacobsen.

Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (“PSUs”) Each performance-based RSU entitles the executive officer to receive one share of the Company’s common stock based on the achievement of two specified performance conditions (described below) if the executive officer remains continuously employed by the Company through the end of the three-year performance period. The PSUs shall vest subject to the Company’s attainment of pre-established financial goals related to the sum of two amounts, (1) the Company’s absolute EPS Growth and (2) relative EPS growth, over a three-year performance period that began January 29, 2018 and ends January 31, 2021, as approved by the Committee. The payout or settlement of the PSUs shall be made in shares of the Company’s common stock (based on the fair market value of the shares of the Company’s common stock on the date of settlement or payment). The PSUs do not convey any dividend or dividend equivalent rights to the executive officer.

The settlement or payment for each executive officer under his PSU will be the sum of the following share amounts:

a.

An amount set forth in the table below based on the growth of the Company’s fully diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (“EPS”) over the performance period. The Company’s EPS growth must be at least 5% over the performance period for a payment to be made.

Payout Amount in Shares of Company Stock Based on EPS Growth (%) for Performance Period

Threshold

Target

Maximum

Executive Officer

5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Paul B. Toms, Jr.

2,490

3,320

4,150

4,980

Paul A. Huckfeldt

1,200

1,600

2,000

2,400

Michael W. Delgatti, Jr.

1,200

1,600

2,000

2,400

Anne M. Jacobsen.

1,067

1,333

1,600

b.

An amount set forth in the table below based on the growth of the Company’s EPS over the performance period relative to a group of specified peer companies. However, if the Company’s EPS growth is not positive for the performance period, this payment will be capped at the amount for the 50th percentile.

Payout in Shares of Company Stock Based on Relative EPS Growth for Performance Period

Executive Officer

Less than 50th percentile

Threshold

50th percentile, but less than 75th percentile

Target

Equal to or greater than 75th percentile

Maximum

Paul B. Toms, Jr.

3,320

4,980

Paul A. Huckfeldt

1,600

2,400

Michael W. Delgatti, Jr.

1,600

2,400

Anne M. Jacobsen

1,067

1,600

In addition, upon the executive officer’s termination of employment due to death, disability or retirement (as defined in the Plan), PSUs will vest and be settled on a pro rata basis at the end of the performance period based on the Company’s actual performance against the EPS goals as approved by the Committee. In the event of a change in control of the Company, the PSUs shall also vest and be settled in full immediately following the change in control assuming target performance levels achieved by the Company. The terms of the time-based RSUs and the PSUs are more completely described in the respective forms of grant agreements filed as exhibits to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 13, 2012, and which are incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

Annual Base Salary and Annual Cash Incentives

Annual base salaries for calendar 2018 and annual cash incentives for the 2019 fiscal year for the Company’s Executive Officers were originally approved in December 2017.However, also on May 7, 2018, the Committee increased Ms. Jacobsen’s annual base salary from $200,000 to $250,000, given her additional corporate responsibilities. The Committee decreased her annual cash incentive percentage from 45% to 40% of her base pay to better align her compensation with that of similar corporate positions. Ms. Jacobsen serves as the Company’s Senior VP- Administration.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

Exhibit 10.2.Form of Performance Share Agreement*

*Filed herewith


HOOKER FURNITURE CORP Exhibit
EX-10.2 2 ex10-2.htm EX-10.2   Exhibit 10.2 HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION Performance-based Restricted Stock Unit (“PSU”) Grant Name of Grantee: [______________] Date of Grant: May 7,…
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About HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION (NASDAQ:HOFT)

Hooker Furniture Corporation is a home furnishings marketing, design and logistics company offering sourcing of residential casegoods and upholstery, as well as domestically-produced leather and fabric-upholstered furniture. The Company operates through three segments: casegoods furniture, upholstered furniture and all other. The Company’s casegoods product categories include accents, home office, dining, bedroom and home entertainment furniture under the Hooker Furniture brand. Its residential upholstered seating companies include Bradington-Young, which is engaged in upscale motion and stationary leather furniture, and Sam Moore Furniture, which is engaged in upscale occasional chairs, settees, sofas and sectional seating with a focus on cover-to-frame customization. It also markets a line of imported leather upholstery under the Hooker Upholstery trade name. All other segment operates under the H Contract and Homeware brands.