UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 13, 2011
BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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VIRGINIA
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0-209
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54-0135270
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File No.)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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3525 FAIRYSTONE PARK HIGHWAY
BASSETT, VIRGINIA
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24055
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 276/629-6000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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The Company’s 2011 annual meeting of shareholders was held on April 13, 2010. As of the record date for the meeting, the Company had 11,568,563 of common stock outstanding, each of which is entitled to one vote. According to the final voting results, all director nominees were elected.
The voting tabulation was as follows:
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Nominee
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Votes Abstain
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Broker Non-Vote
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Peter W. Brown, M.D.
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6,537,139 | 739,367 | - | 2,871,742 | ||||||||||||
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Paul Fulton
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6,505,147 | 771,359 | - | 2,871,742 | ||||||||||||
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Howard H. Haworth
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6,532,703 | 743,803 | - | 2,871,742 | ||||||||||||
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George W. Henderson, III
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6,539,436 | 737,070 | - | 2,871,742 | ||||||||||||
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Kristina Herbig
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6,541,326 | 735,180 | - | 2,871,742 | ||||||||||||
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Dale C. Pond
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6,319,189 | 957,317 | - | 2,871,742 | ||||||||||||
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Robert H. Spilman, Jr.
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6,500,856 | 775,650 | - | 2,871,742 | ||||||||||||
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William C. Wampler, Jr.
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6,541,381 | 735,125 | - | 2,871,742 | ||||||||||||
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William C. Warden, Jr.
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6,538,300 | 738,206 | - | 2,871,742 | ||||||||||||
At the annual meeting, the shareholders also voted on one proposal:
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1.
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Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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The final tabulation was as follows:
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Proposal
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Votes Abstain
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Broker Non-Vote
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Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP
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10,087,738 | 43,948 | 16,562 | - | ||||||||||||
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
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Date: April 13, 2011
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By:
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/s/ J. Michael Daniel | |
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J. Michael Daniel
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Title: Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer
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