8-K

HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT)

8-K 2024-05-08 For: 2024-05-08
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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): May 8, 2024 (May 6, 2024)


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Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


1-14445

(Commission File Number)

MD 58-0281900
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

780 Johnson Ferry Road, NE, Suite 800

Atlanta, GA 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)

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading<br><br> <br>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 5.07     Submission of Matters to

          a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) On May 6, 2024, Havertys held its annual meeting of stockholders. In the election of directors, the holders of shares of Class A common stock and common stock vote as separate classes in accordance with the Company's Charter.  For all other matters, the holders of shares of common stock and Class A common stock vote together as a single class and holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of stock and holders of Class A common stock are entitled to ten votes for each share of stock.  At the meeting of stockholders, a plurality of votes is required in the election of each class of directors and for all other matters approval requires an affirmative vote of a combined majority of the votes cast.

(b) Represented at the meeting in person or by proxy were 1,123,779 shares of Class A common stock, or approximately 87.7% of eligible Class A common stock, and 13,468,122 shares of common stock, or approximately 90.1% of eligible common stock shares.

The final voting results for each proposal, each of which is described in greater detail in Havertys' definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2024, follow below:

Proposal 1:     Election of Class A common stock directors.

The holders of Class A common stock elected all six director nominees at the annual meeting to serve a one-year term.  The voting results were as follows:

Nominee For Withheld Broker<br><br> <br>Non-Vote
L. Allison Dukes 1,052,652 44,677 26,450
Rawson Haverty Jr. 1,097,328 1 26,450
Natalie B. Morhous 1,096,328 1,001 26,450
Vicki R. Palmer 1,096,307 1,022 26,450
Derek G. Schiller 1,055,203 42,126 26,450
Al Trujillo 1,056,182 41,147 26,450

Proposal 1:     Election of common

          stock directors.

The holders of common stock elected all three director nominees at the annual meeting to serve a one-year term.  The voting results were as follows:

Nominee For Withheld Broker<br><br> <br>Non-Vote
Michael R. Cote 12,684,732 132,105 651,285
G. Thomas Hough 8,290,743 4,526,094 651,285
Clarence H. Smith 12,586,346 230,491 651,285

Proposal 2:    Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

The stockholders approved the following resolution regarding executive compensation.

“RESOLVED, that the stockholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the accompanying compensation tables, and the related narrative disclosure in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.”

The voting results were as follows:

For Against Abstain Broker<br><br> <br>Non-Vote
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation 23,251,571 497,883 40,677 915,785

Proposal 3:     Ratification of Grant

          Thornton LLP as our independent auditor:

The stockholders ratified the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.  The voting results were as follows:

For Against Abstain Broker<br><br> <br>Non-Vote
Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP 24,586,662 108,924 10,330 -

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.
May 8, 2024 By: graphic
Jenny Hill Parker<br><br> <br>Senior Vice President, Finance and<br><br> <br>Corporate Secretary