HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION (NASDAQ:HOFT) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hooker Furniture Corporation (the “Company”) held on June 5, 2018, shareholders voted on the matters described below:
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1. |
The Company’s shareholders elected each of the following eight directors to serve a one-year term on the Company’s Board of Directors by the following vote: |
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Votes |
Votes |
Broker |
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Director |
For |
Withheld |
Non-votes |
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Paul B. Toms, Jr. |
9,344,089 |
190,636 |
1,161,527 |
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W. Christopher Beeler, Jr. |
9,351,189 |
183,536 |
1,161,527 |
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Paulette Garafalo |
9,400,042 |
134,683 |
1,161,527 |
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John L. Gregory, III |
9,348,056 |
186,669 |
1,161,527 |
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Tonya H. Jackson |
9,399,942 |
134,783 |
1,161,527 |
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E. Larry Ryder |
9,392,204 |
142,521 |
1,161,527 |
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Ellen C. Taaffe |
9,386,887 |
147,838 |
1,161,527 |
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Henry G. Williamson, Jr. |
9,349,001 |
185,724 |
1,161,527 |
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2. |
The Company’s shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending February 3, 2019 by the following vote:
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Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-votes |
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10,610,982 |
47,469 |
37,801 |
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3. |
The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation program for its named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The proposal was approved by the following vote: |
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Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-votes |
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9,474,775 |
29,797 |
30,153 |
1,161,527 |
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.
