Bylaw Amendment

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549     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 13, 2021     BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)     Virginia   000-00209   54-0135270 (State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File No.)   (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization)       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)   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of exchange on which registered Common Stock ($5.00 par value)   BSET   NASDAQ   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.   Emerging growth company ☐   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐             Item 5.03.     Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year   (a) Amendment to Bylaws:   The Board of Directors (“Board”) resolved effective January 13, 2021 to amend Article II, Sections 3 and 4 of the Company’s By-laws to provide for the Company to hold any shareholder meeting solely by means of remote communication, if authorized by the Board. The Board further resolved to amend Article III, Sections 3 and 4 of the Company’s By-laws to clarify that meetings of the Board may also take place solely by means of remote communication as permitted under the Virginia Stock Corporation Act. The Company’s By-laws, as amended, are attached hereto as Exhibit 3 and are incorporated herein by reference.     Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d) Exhibits   3 By-Laws of Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).           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 19, 2021 By: /s/ J. Michael Daniel     J. Michael Daniel     Title:     Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer