Form 8-K

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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 October 12, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hooker Furnishings Corporation (the “Company”) voted to increase the size of the Board to eight members and subsequently elected Christopher L. Henson to the Company’s Board effective October 12, 2022, to serve until the next Election of Directors. Additionally, and consistent with the Board’s “Committees of the Whole” approach to corporate governance, Mr. Henson will serve on all of the Board’s committees which include the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee.

There are no arrangements or understandings between the newly appointed director and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as director. There has been no transaction, nor is there any currently proposed transaction, between the newly appointed director and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Henson’s compensation will be consistent with the compensation of other non-employee directors.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 17, 2022, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release dated October 17, 2022
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Virginia	000-25349	54-0251350
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	HOFT	NASDAQ Global Select Market

	Hooker Furnishings Corporation


Date: October 17, 2022	By:	/s/ Paul A. Huckfeldt
		Paul A. Huckfeldt
		Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President - Finance and Accounting

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