UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20599
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) September 27, 2004
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)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On September 28, 2004, Bassett Furniture Industries issued a news release relating to, among other things, the third quarter financial results for fiscal year 2004. A copy of the news release announcing this information is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(d) Effective September 27, 2004, William C. Wampler, Jr. has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has not determined on which of its committees he will serve.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; Change in Fiscal Year
(a) Amendment to By-Laws:
On September 27, 2004, Article III, Section 2 of the Company’s By-Laws was amended to increase the number of directors from ten to eleven. Exhibit 3 of this Form 8-K contains the Company’s By-Laws as amended September 27, 2004.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit 3 By-Laws of Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.
Exhibit 99 News release issued by Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. on September 28, 2004.
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: September 28, 2004 |
By: |
/s/ Barry C. Safrit | ||
| Barry C. Safrit | ||||
| Title: |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Description | ||
| Exhibit No. 3 | By-Laws | |
| Exhibit No. 99 | News release issued by Bassett Furniture Industries on September 28, 2004. | |