MARTINSVILLE, Va., March 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hooker Furniture (Nasdaq:HOFT) announced that on March 19, 2013, its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on April 12, 2013 to shareholders of record at March 29, 2013. This represents the second dividend declaration under the Company's previously announced expectation to declare and pay dividends to more closely coincide with its fiscal quarters.     

Ranked among the nation's top 10 largest publicly traded furniture sources based on 2011 shipments to U.S. retailers, Hooker Furniture Corporation is an 88-year old residential wood, metal and upholstered furniture resource. Major casegoods product categories include home entertainment, home office, accent, dining, and bedroom furniture in the upper-medium price points sold under the Hooker Furniture brand, and youth bedroom furniture sold under the Opus Designs by Hooker Furniture brand. Hooker's residential upholstered seating companies include Bradington-Young, a specialist in upscale motion and stationary leather furniture, and Sam Moore Furniture, a specialist in upscale fabric occasional chairs with an emphasis on cover-to-frame customization. Please visit our websites at www.hookerfurniture.com, www.bradington-young.com, www.sammoore.com and www.opusdesigns.com.

Although we presently intend to continue to declare cash dividends on a quarterly basis for the foreseeable future, the determination as to the payment and the amount of any future dividends will be made by the board of directors from time to time and will depend on our then-current financial condition, capital requirements, results of operations and any other factors then deemed relevant by the board of directors.

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