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Issuer:     HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT)
CIK:        0000216085
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-004136
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Havertys appoints E. Kendrick Smith to Board, effective Feb 17, 2026
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- E. Kendrick Smith appointed to Board effective Feb 17, 2026; Board expands to 11 members.
- Smith is brother of Executive Chairman Clarence H. Smith; non-independent, non-management director.
- Smith has 40+ years litigation experience; previously served as Havertys' primary outside counsel for nearly a decade.
- He will receive standard non-employee director compensation on pro rata basis.
- Smith's term expires at 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/216085/000162828026004136/0001628280-26-004136-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/216085/000162828026004136/hvt-20260127.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-004136

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