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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Jay R. Hervey and Barry C.
Safrit, each acting singly, his or her attorney-in-fact, with full power to act
without the other, to execute on his or her behalf, individually and in his or
her capacity as an officer and or director of Bassett Furniture Industries,
Incorporated (the "Company"), and to file any documents referred to below
relating to (i) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-
60327) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
July 31, 1997, (ii) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
033-52405) filed with the Commission on February 25, 1994; (iii) the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 033-52407) filed with the
Commission on February 25, 1994; (iv) the Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 002-84775) filed with the Commission on June 27, 1983; (v) the
registration of 400,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock to be offered and
sold pursuant to the Company's 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan for Company
Employees; (vi) the registration of an additional 500,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to the Company's 1997
Employee Stock Plan; and (vii) the registration of an additional 50,000 shares
of the Company's Common Stock to be offered and sold pursuant to the Company's
1993 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors; such documents being: registration
statements on Form S-8 to be filed with the Commission; registration statements
on Form S-3 to be filed with the Commission; such statements with, and or
applications to, the regulatory authorities of any stated in the United States
as may be necessary to permit such shares to be offered in such states; any and
all other documents required to be filed with respect to any regulatory
authority; and all amendments (post-effective and pre-effective) to any of the
foregoing, with all exhibits and documents required to be filed in connection
therewith.
The undersigned further grants unto said attorneys and each of them
the full power and authority to perform each and every act necessary to be done
in order to accomplish the foregoing as fully as he himself or she herself might
do.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney as of this 27th day of June, 2000.
[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
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/s/ Robert H. Spilman, Jr. (Seal)
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/s/ Paul Fulton (Seal)
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/s/ Amy W. Brinkley (Seal)
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/s/ Peter W. Brown (Seal)
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/s/ Thomas E. Capps (Seal)
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/s/ Willie D. Davis (Seal)
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/s/ Alan T. Dickson (Seal)
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/s/ Howard H. Haworth (Seal)
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/s/ Michael E. Murphy (Seal)
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STATE OF VIRGINIA
COUNTY OF HENRY
The foregoing document was acknowledged before me this 27th day of
June, 2000, by Robert H. Spilman, Jr., Paul Fulton, Amy W. Brinkley, Peter W.
Brown, Alan T. Dickson, Howard H. Haworth, and Michael E. Murphy as members of
the Board of Directors of Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.
/s/ Sarah C. Draper
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My Commission expires: May 31, 2003
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
The foregoing document was acknowledged before e this 30th day of
June, 2000, by Willie D. Davis , as member of the Board of Directors of Bassett
Furniture Industries, Inc.
/s/ Bonita C. Dent
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My Commission expires: 9-24-03
STATE OF VIRIGNIA
CITY OF RICHMOND
The foregoing document was acknowledged before e this 5th day of
July, 2000, by Thomas E. Capps, as member of the Board of Directors of Bassett
Furniture Industries, Inc.
/s/ JoAnne P. Crawley
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My Commission expires: 3/31/02
