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Issuer:     HOOKER FURNISHINGS Corp (HOFT)
CIK:        0001077688
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001185185-26-000011
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 1.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hooker Furnishings enters cooperation with GVIC; Board Chair Beeler to retire at 2026 annual meeting
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- Cooperation agreement signed Jan 1, 2026; GVIC and Hooker to identify a mutually agreeable independent director within 45 days.
- Board to expand from 8 to 9 to appoint new director; company will nominate for 2026 and 2027 annual meetings.
- Board Chair W. Christopher Beeler Jr. retiring at 2026 annual meeting after 33 years; no disagreement with company.
- GVIC agrees to voting commitments and standstill, including ownership cap of 9.9% until ~2028.
- At 2026 annual meeting, one incumbent director (not the new director) will not stand for re-election.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1077688/000118518526000011/0001185185-26-000011-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1077688/000118518526000011/hoft8k010226.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001185185-26-000011

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