FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC [ FBN ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 07/24/2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 07/24/2013 | S | 6,200 | D | $3.3684(3) | 970,582 | I(1)(2) | See footnotes (1)(2) | ||
Common Stock | 07/25/2013 | S | 11,100 | D | $3.3882(4) | 959,482 | I(1)(2) | See footnotes (1)(2) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. This statement is being jointly filed by each of the following persons: (i) Samson Holding Ltd., a Cayman Islands company ("Samson Holding"), (ii) Advent Group Limited, a British Virgin Islands company ("Advent"), (iii) Magnificent Capital Holding Limited, a British Virgin Islands company ("Magnificent"), (iv) Mr. Shan Huei Kuo, and (v) Mr. Kuo's wife, Ms. Yi-Mei Liu (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Mr. Kuo and Ms. Liu may each be deemed to control Samson Holding, Advent and Magnificent, as Mr. Kuo and Ms. Liu each holds 50% of the equity interest in Magnificent, which holds approximately 70% of the equity interest in Advent, which in turn holds approximately 60% of the equity interest in Samson Holding. |
2. As of the date of filing of this statement, Samson Holding beneficially owns 959,482 shares of the common stock of the Issuer. All transactions reported on this statement were executed by Samson Holding. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of such reporting person's pecuniary interest therein. |
3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.35 to $3.37. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote (3). |
4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.35 to $3.40. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote (4). |
/s/ Shan Huei Kuo | 07/26/2013 | |
/s/ Yi-Mei Liu | 07/26/2013 | |
/s/ Mohamad Aminozzakeri, Samson Holding Ltd., Mohamad Aminozzakeri, as Executive Director | 07/26/2013 | |
/s/ Shan Huei Kuo, Advent Group Limited, Shan Huei Kuo, as Executive Director | 07/26/2013 | |
/s/ Shan Huei Kuo, Magnificent Capital Holding Limited, Shan Huei Kuo, as Executive Director | 07/26/2013 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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