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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:  March 17, 2020
(Date of earliest event reported: March 17, 2020)
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HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
 
1-14445
 
58-0281900
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
           
780 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 800,
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
(Address of principal executive officers) ( Zip Code)
 
Telephone number, including area code: (404) 443-2900
 

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):

☐   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
 
HVT
 
NYSE
Class A Common Stock
 
HVTA
 
NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).    
Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     


Item 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 17, 2020, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. issued a press release announcing the temporary closure of all of its retail stores effective March 19, 2020 through April 2, 2020, and other operational changes in response to the COVID-19 health crisis.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
As provided in General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits




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.

   
HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
 
March 17, 2020
 
By:
 
   
Jenny Hill Parker
Senior Vice President, Finance and
Corporate Secretary

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