Bassett Furniture Industries 8K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 12, 2015

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BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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VIRGINIA

0-209

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)

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company’s 2015 annual meeting of shareholders was held on March 11, 2015. As of the record date for the meeting, the Company had 10,569,078 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
Peter W. Brown, M.D.		7,404,878		252,890		-		1,802,930
Kristina Cashman		7,410,662		247,106		-		1,802,930
Paul Fulton		7,376,249		281,519		-		1,802,930
Howard H. Haworth		7,395,017		262,751		-		1,802,930
George W. Henderson, III		7,411,849		245,919		-		1,802,930
J. Walter McDowell		7,405,537		252,231		-		1,802,930
Dale C. Pond		6,491,425		1,166,343		-		1,802,930
Robert H. Spilman, Jr.		7,397,844		259,924		-		1,802,930
William C. Wampler, Jr.		7,042,391		615,377		-		1,802,930
William C. Warden, Jr.		7,411,161		246,607		-		1,802,930

At the annual meeting, the shareholders also voted on two proposals:

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		9,173,653		253,062		33,983		-

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		7,425,245		200,436		32,087		1,802,930

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 12, 2015	By:	/s/ J. Michael Daniel
	J. Michael Daniel
	Title: Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

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