| Virginia | 000-25349 | 54-0251350 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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| 440 East Commonwealth Boulevard, Martinsville, Virginia | 24112 |
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| Harrison S. Toms (276) 656-3318 | |
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(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the
person to contact in connection with this report.)
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Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2014.
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Conduct a reasonable country of origin inquiry of any materials, products or components sold to the Company under any supply agreement;
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Provide reasonable evidence to the Company certifying either that:
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no conflict minerals were used in the products sold to the Company, or
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conflict minerals are included or contained in such materials, products or components; and
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Upon written request, provide:
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a detailed description of the materials, products or components sold to the Company that contain conflict minerals; and
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a detailed explanation and relevant documentation supporting the specific due diligence methods and standards utilized by the supplier to determine the original market source and country of origin of such conflict minerals.
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Any conflict mineral was necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by the Company during the Reporting Period (“necessary conflict minerals”); and
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Any necessary conflict mineral originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or any country that shares an internationally recognized border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “Covered Countries”).
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Under the leadership of the Company’s Manager for Product Integrity and Regulatory Compliance, the Company has assembled a team to implement and administer the Company’s Policy on the Use of Conflict Minerals. For the Reporting Period, the team prepared a conflict minerals questionnaire to be completed by all of the Company’s Suppliers. The questionnaire and the Company’s Policy on the Use of Conflict Minerals were prepared in English and translated into additional languages that are used by the vast majority of the Company’s Suppliers. The policy and questionnaire were sent to all of the Company’s Suppliers.
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The questionnaire asked Suppliers to certify in writing whether materials, products or components supplied to the Company included or contained necessary conflict minerals.
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If so, the Supplier was asked to:
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Provide a detailed description of the material, product and/or product component and the conflict mineral(s) used;
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Certify whether the necessary conflict mineral(s) came from recycled material or scrap; or alternatively
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Certify the company and country of origin of any necessary conflict minerals.
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In addition, the Supplier provided certifications as to its measures to address due diligence and cooperation with the Company regarding compliance with applicable conflict minerals rules.
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The Company received and reviewed responses from substantially all of its Suppliers.
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The Company received responses from two Suppliers that indicated that necessary conflict minerals were included in the Specified Products. Each such Supplier certified that, based on its internal data and supplier audit practices, those conflict minerals did not originate in the Covered Countries.
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The necessary conflict minerals did not originate in the Covered Countries; or
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The Company had no reason to believe that any necessary conflict minerals originated in the Covered Countries.
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Date: June 1, 2015
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HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION
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