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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): July 21, 2015 


Hooker Furniture Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia 000-25349 54-0251350
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

440 East Commonwealth Boulevard, Martinsville, VA 24112
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (276) 632-0459

________________________________________________________________________________
(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:

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 21, 2015, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Hooker Furniture Corporation (the "Company") elected Ellen Connelly Taaffe to the Company's Board effective July 21, 2015, to serve until the next Election of Directors. Additionally, and consistent with the Board's "Committees of the Whole" approach to corporate governance, Mrs. Taaffe will serve on all of the Board's committees which include the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 22, 2015 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    Exhibit 99.1.       Press release dated July 22, 2015


SIGNATURE

    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.

    Hooker Furniture Corporation
(Registrant)


July 22, 2015
(Date)
  /s/   PAUL A. HUCKFELDT
Paul A. Huckfeldt
Senior Vice-President - Finance and Accounting
Chief Financial Officer


  Exhibit Index
  99.1 Press release dated July 22, 2015