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SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 TO
OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH
Up to 1,800,000 Shares of Common Stock,
No Par Value
of
HOOKER FURNITURE CORPORATION
at
A Purchase Price of $12.50 Per Share
by the
Hooker Furniture Corporation
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust
THE TENDER OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE
AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME,
ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2000, UNLESS THE TENDER OFFER IS EXTENDED.
You should read this supplement carefully in conjunction with the offer to
purchase, the letter of transmittal and the related documents previously sent
to you before deciding whether to tender your shares.
To the Shareholders of Hooker Furniture Corporation:
The Hooker Furniture Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust (the
"ESOP Trust") has previously forwarded to you its offer to purchase up to
1,800,000 shares of Hooker's common stock, no par value per share, at a price
of $12.50 per share, net to you in cash, without interest.
The terms and conditions previously set forth in the offer to purchase and
related letter of transmittal remain applicable in all respects to the offer,
except as amended by this supplement. The offer should be read in conjunction
with this supplement in considering your decision. Unless otherwise
specifically noted, all defined terms in this supplement shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the offer to purchase.
1. The section in the Summary Term Sheet entitled "What will the purchase
price for the shares be?" is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"What will the purchase price for the shares be?
The ESOP Trust will purchase the shares at a price of $12.50 per share.
See Section 1 "Number of Shares; Proration". The purchase price of $12.50
per share is greater than recent sales prices for the shares as reported to
the NASD by its member firms (see Section 7 "Price Range of Shares;
Dividends") but is less than the $13.35 net book value per share of the
shares as of May 31, 2000 (see Section 9 "Certain Information Concerning
Hooker and the ESOP Trust--Selected Historical Financial Data and Pro Forma
Financial Data for Hooker").
2. The section in the Summary Term Sheet entitled "How many shares will the
ESOP Trust purchase?" is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"How many shares will the ESOP Trust purchase?
The ESOP Trust will purchase up to 1,800,000 shares. It is a condition
of the tender offer that there be properly tendered and not properly
withdrawn before the expiration of the tender offer that number of shares
which when combined with shares already owned by the ESOP Trust would
result in the ESOP Trust owning at least 30% of the shares of Hooker common
stock issued and outstanding on the date of purchase. See Section 6
"Conditions of the Tender Offer". As of the date of this offer to purchase,
the ESOP Trust would need to purchase 1,720,920 shares in the tender offer
to satisfy this condition. If more than 1,800,000 shares are properly
tendered and not properly withdrawn before the expiration date, the
The date of this supplement is August 24, 2000.
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ESOP Trust will purchase all shares properly tendered and not properly
withdrawn before the expiration
date on a pro rata basis (according to the number of shares tendered). The
ESOP Trust also expressly reserves the right to purchase additional shares.
See Section 1 "Number of Shares; Proration".
3. Section 6 of the offer to purchase, entitled "Conditions of the Tender
Offer", is amended as follows:
(a) The first paragraph is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"Notwithstanding any other provision of the tender offer, the ESOP
Trust will not be required to accept for payment, purchase or pay for
any shares tendered, and may terminate or amend the tender offer or may
postpone the acceptance for payment of, or the purchase of and the
payment for, shares tendered if at any time on or after August 9, 2000
and before the expiration date any of the following events shall have
occurred (or shall have been determined by the ESOP Trust to have
occurred) that, in the ESOP Trust's reasonable judgment and regardless
of the circumstances giving rise to the event or events (including any
action or omission to act by the ESOP Trust), makes it inadvisable to
proceed with the tender offer or with acceptance for payment:"
(b) The last paragraph is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the ESOP Trust
and may be asserted by the ESOP Trust regardless of the circumstances
(including any action or inaction by the ESOP Trust) giving rise to any
such condition, and, except for conditions set forth in paragraphs (a)
and (b) above, may be waived by the ESOP Trust, in whole or in part, at
any time and from time to time in its sole discretion. The ESOP Trust's
failure at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not
be deemed a waiver of any such right, and each such right shall be
deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted at any time and from time
to time; provided, that all such conditions shall have been either
satisfied or waived before the expiration date. Any determination or
judgment by the ESOP Trust concerning the events described above will
be final and binding on all parties."
The letter of transmittal and certificates for shares and any other required
documents should be sent or delivered by each shareholder or such shareholder's
broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or nominee to the depositary at
one of its addresses set forth below.
The depositary for the tender offer is:
First Union National Bank
By mail: By hand/overnight delivery:
First Union National Bank First Union National Bank
1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd. 1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28288 Charlotte, NC 28262
Attn: Corporate Actions NC-1153 Attn: Corporate Actions NC-1153
(800) 829-8432
Any questions or requests for assistance may be directed to the information
agent at its telephone number and address set forth below. Requests for
additional copies of this supplement, the offer to purchase, the related letter
of transmittal or the notice of guaranteed delivery may be directed to the
information agent at the telephone number and address set forth below.
Shareholders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust
company or nominee for assistance concerning the tender offer. To confirm
delivery of shares, shareholders are directed to contact the depositary.
The information agent for the tender offer is:
Corporate Investor Communications, Inc.
111 Commerce Road
Carlstadt, NJ 07072-2856
Call Toll Free (888) 512-3273
Banks and brokerage firms please call: (201) 896-1900
