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Bassett Furniture (NASDAQ: BSET) announces SVP-Chief Sales Officer retirement

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Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. reported a leadership change. The company announced that Bruce Cohenour, its Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, will retire effective May 31, 2026.

This transition affects the Company’s sales leadership but no additional management or compensation details are included in this disclosure.

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance
Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.
Retirement effective date May 31, 2026 Retirement date for SVP-Chief Sales Officer Bruce Cohenour
Filing date April 21, 2026 Date the company announced the executive retirement
Common stock par value $5.00 per share Par value of Bassett Furniture common stock listed on NASDAQ
Emerging growth company regulatory
"Emerging growth company"
An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.
Item 5.02 regulatory
"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors"
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regulatory
"Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934"
Common Stock ($5.00 par value) financial
"Common Stock ($5.00 par value) | | BSET | | NASDAQ"

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FAQ

What leadership change did Bassett Furniture (BSET) disclose in this 8-K?

Bassett Furniture announced that Bruce Cohenour, its Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, will retire. His retirement is effective May 31, 2026, marking a planned transition in the company’s senior sales leadership team without additional details on successors in this filing.

When is Bassett Furniture (BSET) executive Bruce Cohenour retiring?

Bruce Cohenour, Bassett Furniture’s Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, is scheduled to retire on May 31, 2026. The company disclosed this planned retirement in a current report, describing it as a forthcoming leadership change in its sales organization.

Which executive role is affected by the Bassett Furniture (BSET) announcement?

The announcement concerns the Senior Vice President–Chief Sales Officer role held by Bruce Cohenour. Bassett Furniture disclosed that he will retire on May 31, 2026, indicating an upcoming change in oversight of the company’s sales operations and related strategic responsibilities.

Does the Bassett Furniture (BSET) filing mention any replacement for Bruce Cohenour?

The filing states only that Bruce Cohenour, Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, will retire on May 31, 2026. It does not provide information on a successor, interim arrangements, or broader organizational changes related to his pending retirement.

What stock exchange and symbol does Bassett Furniture (BSET) trade under?

Bassett Furniture’s common stock, with a par value of $5.00 per share, is listed on the NASDAQ exchange. The trading symbol is BSET, as identified in the securities section of the company’s current report describing the executive retirement.
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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) April 21, 2026
 
 

BASSETT FURNITURE INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
Virginia
 
000-00209
 
54-0135270
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
3525 Fairystone Park Highway
Bassett, Virginia
 
24055
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrants 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
On April 21, 2026, the Company announced that Bruce Cohenour, SVP-Chief Sales Officer of the Company will retire on May 31, 2026.
 
 

 
 
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: April 21, 2026
By:
/s/ J. Michael Daniel
 
 
J. Michael Daniel
 
  Title: Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer  
 
 

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