Shareholder Vote

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) March 6, 2024     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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     The Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders was held on March 6, 2024. As of the record date for the meeting, the Company had 8,817,298 of common stock outstanding, each of which is entitled to one vote. According to the final voting results, all director nominees were elected.   The voting tabulation was as follows:   Nominee   Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes Abstain     Broker Non- Vote                                     Emma S. Battle     5,519,928       47,009       -       1,638,884   John R. Belk     5,520,783       46,154       -       1,638,884   Kristina Cashman     5,449,049       117,888       -       1,638,884   Virginia W. Hamlet     5,467,060       99,877       -       1,638,884   J. Walter McDowell     5,479,200       87,737       -       1,638,884   Robert H. Spilman, Jr.     5,480,157       86,780       -       1,638,884   William C. Wampler, Jr.     5,298,762       268,175       -       1,638,884   William C. Warden, Jr.     5,367,500       199,437       -       1,638,884       At the annual meeting, the shareholders also voted on two proposals:     1. Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.   The final tabulation was as follows:   Proposal   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstain     Broker Non- Vote                                     Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP     7,091,942       87,560       26,319       -       2.          To consider and act on an advisory vote regarding the approval of the compensation paid          to certain executive officers.   The final tabulation was as follows:   Proposal   Votes For     Votes Against     Votes Abstain     Broker Non-Vote                                     Approval of Officer Compensation     5,408,305       138,144       20,487       1,638,885       Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d) Exhibits   104         Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)         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: March 7, 2024 By: /s/ J. Michael Daniel     J. Michael Daniel     Title: Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer