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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20599

 

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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)    January 9, 2004    

 

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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)		(Comission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3525 FAIRYSTONE PARK HIGHWAY BASSETT, VIRGINIA				24055
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

 

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    276/629-6000    

 

 

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Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On January 9, 2004, Bassett Furniture Industries issued a news release relating to, among other things, the fourth quarter and year to date financial results for fiscal year 2003. A copy of the news release announcing this information is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.

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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:  January 14, 2004								By:    /s/    Barry C. Safrit
								Barry C. Safrit Title:    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

The exhibit listed in this index is being furnished pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference into any document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

 

		Description
Exhibit No. 99		News release issued by Bassett Furniture Industries on January 9, 2004.