SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JORDAN MARK S (Last) (First) (Middle) 3525 FAIRYSTONE PARK HWY P O BOX 626 (Street) BASSETT VA 24055 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/24/2004	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INC [ BSET ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President Upholstery	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option(1)	02/12/2002	02/11/2009	Common	4,500	20.5	D
Option(1)	06/27/2001	06/26/2010	Common	1,834	11.91	D
Option(1)	06/27/2002	06/26/2010	Common	1,833	11.91	D
Option(1)	06/27/2003	06/26/2010	Common	1,833	11.91	D
Option(1)	01/15/2003	01/14/2012	Common	3,334	14.7	D
Option(1)	01/15/2004	01/14/2012	Common	3,333	14.7	D
Option	01/15/2005	01/14/2012	Common	3,333	14.7	D
Option(1)	11/15/2004	02/23/2014	Common	12,500	21.12	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Granted under the 1997 Employee Stock Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.

	Mark S Jordan	02/25/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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