UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
(X) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
SLOAN, ALBERT F
3826 SILVERBELL ROAD
CHARLOTTE, NC 28211
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INC
BSET
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
JANUARY 12, 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
( ) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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| | | | | |387 |D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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*OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) |27.75 | | | | |10-01|3-31-|COMMON |500 | |500 |D | |
| | | | | |-94 |2004 | | | | | | |
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*OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) |26.50 | | | | |10-03|4-02-|COMMON |500 | |500 |D | |
| | | | | |-95 |2005 | | | | | | |
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*OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) |25.75 | | | | |10-02|4-02-|COMMON |500 | |500 |D | |
| | | | | |-96 |2006 | | | | | | |
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*OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) |23.875 | | | | |10-01|4-02-|COMMON |500 | |500 |D | |
| | | | | |-97 |2007 | | | | | | |
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*OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) |27.75 |11-07|A |2500 |A |5-07-|11-06|COMMON |2500 | |2500 |D | |
| |-97 | | | |98 |-07 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
*GRANTED UNDER THE 1993 STOCK PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE
DIRECTORS.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
ALBERT F SLOAN
DATE
1-12-98
