Form 8-K

 

 

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) April 3, 2008

 

 

BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

VIRGINIA   0-209   54-0135270

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

   (Commission File No.)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

3525 FAIRYSTONE PARK HIGHWAY

BASSETT, VIRGINIA

   24055
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 276/629-6000

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 3, 2008, Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. issued a news release announcing that the Board of Directors intends to provide shareholders with a special dividend of $1.25 per share with the record date expected to be declared later during the quarter ended May 31, 2008. A copy of the news release announcing this information is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99    News release issued by Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. on April 3, 2008.

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.

 

  BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Date: April 4, 2008   By:  

/s/ Barry C. Safrit

    Barry C. Safrit
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer