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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) March 10, 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 2.02.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On March 10, 2021 Bassett Furniture Industries issued a news release relating to certain financial data for the quarter ended February 27, 2021. A copy of the news release announcing this information is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.
 
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
99       News Release issued by Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. on March 10, 2021
 
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 10, 2021
By:
/s/ J. Michael Daniel
J. Michael Daniel
  Title:    Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer  
 
 
 
ex_232743.htm

Exhibit 99

 

 

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Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.    J. Michael Daniel
P.O. Box 626   Senior Vice President and
Bassett, VA 24055   Chief Financial Officer
    (276) 629-6614 – Investors
    mdaniel@bassettfurniture.com
     
    Peter D. Morrison
    Vice President of Communications
For Immediate Release    (276) 629-6450 – Media

        

 

Bassett Furniture News Release

Bassett Announces First Quarter Wholesale Orders and Backlog


 

(Bassett, Va.) – March 10, 2021 – Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: BSET) announced today that wholesale orders for the quarter ended February 27, 2021 were $83.0 million a 44% increase over the prior year period. In addition, the Company announced that the wholesale shipping backlog was $67.5 million a 362% increase over the backlog reported at February 29, 2020 and a 23% increase over the backlog at November 28, 2020.

 

The Company also announced that it is in lease negotiations for a 123,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Newton, North Carolina to increase its upholstery manufacturing capacity. It hopes to finalize a lease by the end of March with manufacturing to commence by June 2021. “We are excited at the prospect of adding this additional location so close to our existing upholstery manufacturing platform,” said Rob Spilman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “If negotiations are successful, this will provide us with additional capacity to begin to reduce the above backlog to a more manageable level.”

 

About Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSET), is a leading manufacturer and marketer of high quality home furnishings. With 97 company- and licensee-owned stores at the time of this release, Bassett has leveraged its strong brand name in furniture into a network of corporate and licensed stores that focus on providing consumers with a friendly environment for buying furniture and accessories. Bassett’s retail strategy includes stylish, custom-built furniture that features the latest on-trend furniture styles, free in-home design visits, and coordinated decorating accessories. Bassett also has a traditional wholesale business with more than 700 accounts on the open market, across the United States and internationally and a logistics business specializing in home furnishings. For more information, visit the Company’s website at bassettfurniture.com. (BSET-E)

 

 

Certain of the statements in this release, particularly those preceded by, followed by or including the words “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “should,” “estimates,” or similar expressions, or those relating to or anticipating financial results or changes in operations for periods beyond the end of the first fiscal quarter of 2021, constitute “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. For those statements, Bassett claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In many cases, Bassett cannot predict what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward looking statements. Expectations included in the forward-looking statements are based on preliminary information as well as certain assumptions which management believes to be reasonable at this time. The following important factors affect Bassett and could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward looking statements: the effects of national and global economic or other conditions (including, without limitation, the effects on revenue, supply and demand resulting from the duration and extent of the COVID-19 pandemic) and future events on the retail demand for home furnishings and the ability of Bassett’s customers and consumers to obtain credit; the success of marketing, logistics, retail and other initiatives; and the economic, competitive, governmental and other factors identified in Bassett’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement that Bassett makes speaks only as of the date of such statement, and Bassett undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indication of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

 

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