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): November 14, 2022 (November 11,
2022)
HAVERTY
FURNITURE COMPANIES INC
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
001-14445
(Commission File
Number)
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Maryland
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58-0281900
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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780
Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 800
Atlanta,
Georgia 30342
(Address of
principal executive offices, including zip code)
(404)
443-2900
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
NOT
APPLICABLE
(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of each
exchange on which registered
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Common Stock
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HVT
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NYSE
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Class
A Common Stock
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HVTA
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NYSE
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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 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
The board of directors elected Michael R. Cote to the board of
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (“Havertys” or the “Company”)
effective November 11, 2022, and he will serve on the board’s audit
committee. Mr. Cote retired in 2021 from his role as Chief
Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of
Secureworks Corp. (NASDAQ: SCWX), a global cybersecurity
company.
Mr. Cote meets the independence requirements of the New York Stock
Exchange. There are no transactions involving the Company and Mr.
Cote that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of
Regulation S-K. Mr. Cote does not have any family relationship with
any director or executive officer of Havertys.
Mr. Cote is eligible for the Company's standard compensation
for non-employee directors, as described in the "Director
Compensation" section of the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement
on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on March 28, 2022.
On November 10, 2022, Havertys issued a press release announcing
the election of Mr. Cote to the board of directors as
described in this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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Description
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Press release dated November 10, 2022 titled “Havertys Elects
Michael R. Cote to Board of Directors.”
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The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in
Inline XBRL.
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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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HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
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November 14, 2022
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By:
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Jenny Hill Parker
Senior Vice President, Finance and
Corporate Secretary
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