06/08/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/08/2021 14:06
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hooker Furniture Corporation (the 'Company') held on June 3, 2021, shareholders voted on the matters described below:
1. |
The Company's shareholders elected each of the following nine directors to serve a one-year term on the Company's Board of Directors by the following vote: |
Votes |
Votes |
Broker |
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Director |
For |
Withheld |
Non-votes |
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W. Christopher Beeler, Jr. |
9,691,132 | 172,599 | 771,865 | |||||||||
Maria C. Duey |
9,822,950 | 40,781 | 771,865 | |||||||||
Paulette Garafalo |
9,778,783 | 84,948 | 771,865 | |||||||||
Jeremy R. Hoff |
9,769,515 | 94,216 | 771,865 | |||||||||
Tonya H. Jackson |
9,782,716 | 81,015 | 771,865 | |||||||||
E. Larry Ryder |
9,774,985 | 88,746 | 771,865 | |||||||||
Ellen C. Taaffe |
9,773,617 | 90,114 | 771,865 | |||||||||
Paul B. Toms, Jr. | 9,746,724 | 117,007 | 771,865 | |||||||||
Henry G. Williamson, Jr. |
9,702,500 | 161,231 | 771,865 |
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 January 30, 2022 by the following vote: |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-votes |
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10,535,087 | 94,534 | 5,975 | - |
3. |
The Company's shareholders approved the proposed amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to change the Company's name to Hooker Furnishings Corporation by the following vote: |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-votes |
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10,549,617 | 38,163 | 26,002 | 21,814 |
4. |
The Company's shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of its named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting. The proposal was approved by the following vote: |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-votes |
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9,797,776 | 50,007 | 15,948 | 771,865 |