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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) January 14, 2021     BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)     Virginia   000-00209   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):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of exchange on which registered Common Stock ($5.00 par value)   BSET   NASDAQ   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.   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 8.01 Other Events   On January 14, 2021 Bassett Furniture Industries issued a news release relating to the declaration of a quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share of common stock payable on February 26, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 12, 2021. A copy of the news release is attached to the report as Exhibit 99.      Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits .   (d) Exhibits   99 News release issued by Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. on January 14, 2021 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)         Si gnatur es   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.   January 14, 2021 By: /s/ J. Michael Daniel     J. Michael Daniel     Title: Senior Vice President – Chief Financial & Administrative Officer