Hooker Furniture Corporation 2009 Non-Employee Director Compensation Summary

Summary

Hooker Furniture Corporation outlines its 2009 compensation for non-employee directors, including an annual cash retainer, additional fees for committee service and chair positions, and reimbursement for reasonable expenses. Directors also receive an annual grant of restricted stock, which vests after three years or upon certain events such as death, disability, reaching age 75, or a change in company control. The number of shares is based on a formula tied to annual fees and stock price. The agreement lists the specific stock grants awarded to each director in January 2009.

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Exhibit 10.1(d)

Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended February 1, 2009

SUMMARY OF DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

Hooker Furniture Corporation

For calendar year 2009, non-employee directors will receive the following cash compensation:

$20,000 annual retainer for service on the Board; plus

$8,500 for serving on the Audit Committee and $4,000 for serving on each of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees;

an additional $5,000 for the Chair of the Audit Committee; and

an additional $4,000 for the Chair of the Compensation Committee and $3,000 for the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

In addition, directors are reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with attending board and committee meetings or performing their duties as directors.

Non-employee directors also receive an annual grant of restricted stock under the Company’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. The number of shares of restricted stock awarded to each non-employee director is determined by dividing fifty percent of the total annual fees payable to that director by the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on the award date (the average of the high and low market price of the stock on the day prior to the grant date), and rounding to the nearest whole share. The restricted stock will become fully vested, and the restrictions applicable to the restricted stock will lapse, on the third anniversary of the grant date, or if earlier, when the director dies or is disabled, the Annual Shareholders Meeting following the director’s attainment of age 75, or a change in control of the Company.

On January 15, 2009, each non-employee director of the Company received an award of restricted shares of Company Common Stock as set forth in the table below:

Outside Director	Restricted Stock Grant (# of shares)
W. Christopher Beeler, Jr.		2,187
John L. Gregory, III		1,972
Mark F. Schreiber		2,002
David G. Sweet		2,002
Henry G. Williamson, Jr.		2,311