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): ~~October~~November 17, 2025

HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

440 East Commonwealth Boulevard,
Martinsville, Virginia	24112	(276) 632-2133
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)	(Registrant’s telephone number,
		including area code)

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value		HOFT		NASDAQ Global Select Market

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Item 57.~~02.~~01 ~~Departure~~Regulation ofFD ~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.~~Disclosure

On ~~October~~November 17, 2025, Hooker Furnishings Corporation (the “Company”) ~~terminated~~released ~~Anne~~the J.following ~~Smith,~~statement ~~Chief~~in ~~Administration~~response ~~Officer, effective~~to ~~October~~Global ~~31,~~Value Investment ~~2025.~~Corporation’s ~~Ms. Smith will receive severance benefits consistent with the~~ (“~~without cause~~GVIC”) ~~termination~~amended ~~provisions disclosed~~Form in13-D ~~the Company’s Proxy Statement~~ filed on ~~Schedule~~that ~~14A~~same ~~on May 3, 2025~~date.

“~~Hooker~~The ~~Furnishings~~Company is ~~taking~~making ~~decisive~~significant ~~steps~~progress in its turnaround to ~~return~~drive ~~the~~growth ~~business~~and tovalue ~~profitability~~creation for shareholders. WeGVIC’s ~~are~~position ~~making~~that we ~~this~~haven’t ~~change~~engaged asconstructively ~~part~~is ofinconsistent awith ~~broader~~the ~~cost~~fact ~~savings initiative~~that ~~aimed~~its atletter ~~reducing~~was ~~fixed~~issued ~~costs~~the byday ~~$25~~after ~~million~~a orsubset ~~25%.~~of ~~Our~~our ~~cost-reduction~~board, ~~and~~consisting of ~~growth~~all ~~initiatives~~three ~~are~~of ~~positioning~~our ~~the~~committee ~~Company to~~chairs, ~~maintain~~offered ~~resilience~~to meet in ~~today’s~~person ~~challenging~~with ~~environment,~~GVIC. ~~and~~We remain open to ~~strategically~~constructive ~~capture~~ideas ~~growth~~to ~~when~~create ~~demand~~value ~~returns,”~~and ~~said~~intend ~~Jeremy~~to R.continue ~~Hoff,~~to ~~CEO~~engage ofwith ~~Hooker~~GVIC ~~Furnishings~~in ~~Corporation~~the normal course as we do with all shareholders.”

“Anne has been an integral part of Hooker for over seventeen years and has served in key roles during her tenure. She joined the Company as Director of Human Resources in 2008, was named Chief Administration Officer in 2018 as well as serving in other key management roles during her career. Following her departure, Anne has shared that she plans to retire. We thank Anne for her leadership, friendship and dedicated service and wish her the very best in a well-deserved retirement,” Hoff concluded.

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 FURNISHINGS CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ C. Earl Armstrong III
		C. Earl Armstrong III
		Chief Financial Officer and
		Senior Vice-President – Finance
Date: October 1, 2025
Date: November 7, 2025

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