---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001185185-21-001261"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HOFT"
cik: "0001077688"
company_name: "HOOKER FURNISHINGS Corp"
filed_at: "2021-09-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T04:43:39.284148+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hooker Furniture separates from Home Meridian President D. Lee Boone effective Sept 2, 2021

## Summary
- D. Lee Boone, President of the Home Meridian segment, separated from Hooker Furniture effective immediately on Sept 2, 2021.
- Separation termed 'without cause' under existing employment agreement dated June 25, 2018.
- CEO Jeremy Hoff states the change is part of a reorganization to reduce costs and improve profitability at Home Meridian.
- Boone served as Home Meridian President for 9 months; prior roles included Co-President and President of Samuel Lawrence Furniture.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001185185-21-001261
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HOFT
- cik: 0001077688
- company_name: HOOKER FURNISHINGS Corp
- filed_at: 2021-09-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1077688/000118518521001261/0001185185-21-001261-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1077688/000118518521001261/hookerfurn20210903_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-21-001261
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-21-001261.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-21-001261.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  D. Lee Boone departed as President of the Company's Home Meridian segment at HOOKER FURNISHINGS Corp.
  - Action: separated
  - Role: President of the Company's Home Meridian segment
  source text: On September 2, 2021, Hooker Furniture Corporation (the “Company”) and D. Lee Boone, President of the Company’s Home Meridian segment, reached an agreement separating Mr. Boone from the Company effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1077688/000118518521001261/0001185185-21-001261-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.