Hooker Furniture Corporation

06/08/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/08/2021 14:06

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (Form 8-K)

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

Director

For

Withheld

Non-votes

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

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

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

9,797,776 50,007 15,948 771,865