Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

The board of directors elected Michael R. Cote to the board of Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. ("Havertys" or the "Company") effective November 11, 2022, and he will serve on the board's audit committee. Mr. Cote retired in 2021 from his role as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Secureworks Corp. (NASDAQ: SCWX), a global cybersecurity company.

Mr. Cote meets the independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange. There are no transactions involving the Company and Mr. Cote that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Cote does not have any family relationship with any director or executive officer of Havertys.

Mr. Cote is eligible for the Company's standard compensation for non-employee directors, as described in the "Director Compensation" section of the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2022.

On November 10, 2022, Havertys issued a press release announcing the election of Mr. Cote to the board of directors as described in this Current Report on Form 8-K and is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit     Description

  99.1      Press release dated November 10, 2022 titled "Havertys Elects Michael
            R. Cote to Board of Directors."

104         The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in
            Inline XBRL.

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