UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  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): December 6, 2017

Hooker Furniture Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Virginia
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
000-25349
(Commission
File No.)
54-0251350
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

440 East Commonwealth Boulevard,
Martinsville, Virginia
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

24112
(Zip Code)
(276) 632-0459
 (Registrant’s Telephone Number,
including area code)
 
 

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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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).  Emerging growth company 
 
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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 December 6, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Hooker Furniture Corporation (the “Company”) approved annual base salaries and annual cash incentives  for the Company’s executive officers.
Annual Base Salary
The base salary for each executive officer for the 2018 calendar year will be:
   
Base Salary
 
Paul B. Toms, Jr., Chairman and CEO 
 
$
415,000
 
Paul A. Huckfeldt, Senior VP – Finance and Accounting and CFO
   
250,000
 
Michael W. Delgatti, Jr., President
   
300,000
 
Anne M. Jacobsen, Senior VP-Administration
   
200,000
 
George Revington, COO
   
400,000
 
Annual Cash Incentives
The annual cash incentive for each executive officer for the Company’s 2019 fiscal year, which ends February 3, 2019, will be paid if the Company attains 80% or more of its budgeted fiscal 2019 consolidated net income target, as approved by the Board of Directors.  Each executive officer is eligible to receive a percentage of his or her calendar 2018 base salary under the annual incentive program. No cash bonus is payable if the Company fails to reach at least 80% of the budgeted consolidated net income target and a maximum cash bonus is payable if the Company reaches 125% or more of target consolidated net income.  The annual cash incentive potential for each of the executive officers is as follows:
 
If the Company Attains:
 
   
80% of
Target Net Income
   
90% of
Target Net Income
   
100% of
Target Net Income
   
110% of
Target Net Income
   
125% or More of
Target Net Income
 
Paul B. Toms, Jr. 
 
$
155,625
   
$
280,125
   
$
311,250
   
$
389,063
   
$
513,563
 
Paul A. Huckfeldt 
   
56,250
     
101,250
     
112,500
     
140,625
     
185,625
 
Michael W. Delgatti, Jr. 
   
67,500
     
121,500
     
135,000
     
168,750
     
222,750
 
Anne M. Jacobsen
   
45,000
     
81,000
     
90,000
     
112,500
     
148,500
 
George Revington
   
150,000
     
270,000
     
300,000
     
375,000
     
495,000
 
Each additional percentage of net income realized between the percentages shown above is interpolated, such that each additional percentage of net income realized between the threshold amounts shown above results in a larger bonus payout, as shown in the table below:
Interpolation per 1% of increased earnings:
 
 
Between 80-89% of
Target Net Income
 
Between 90-99% of
Target Net Income
 
Between 100-109% of
Target Net Income
 
Between 110-125% of
Target Net Income
 
All executive officers
   
4
%
   
1
%
   
2.5
%
   
2.67
%



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


By:  /s/ Paul A. Huckfeldt
       Paul A. Huckfeldt
       Senior Vice President – Finance and Accounting
       Chief Financial Officer

Date:  December 12, 2017