UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 16, 2009
HOOKER
FURNITURE CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 000-25349 | 54-0251350 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 440 East Commonwealth Boulevard, Martinsville, Virginia 24112 | (276) 632-0459 |
| (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) | (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On
December 16, 2009, Hooker Furniture Corporation announced that Paul A. Huckfeldt
will become the Company’s Corporate Controller and principal accounting officer,
effective January 1, 2010. Mr. Huckfeldt, 52, is a magna cum laude graduate of
the University of Georgia. He has over 30 years of experience in accounting,
ranging from privately held concerns to large, global, publicly traded
companies. Mr. Huckfeldt joined Hooker in April 2004 and led the company’s
Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and subsequent compliance efforts through February
2006. He was promoted to Manager of Operations Accounting in March of 2006 and
has managed essentially all of the Company’s corporate accounting functions
during his tenure in that role.
“We’re
pleased to announce Paul’s promotion,” remarked E. Larry Ryder, Executive
Vice-President of Finance and Administration. “He has distinguished himself at
Hooker and has earned the respect and confidence of both management and the
board of directors. We look forward to his continued significant contributions
in his new role,” Ryder concluded.
Signature
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
| HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION | |||
|
Date:
December 16, 2009
|
By:
|
/s/ E. Larry Ryder | |
| E. Larry Ryder | |||
| Executive Vice President – Finance and Administration | |||