ea_8ka-111511.htm


UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington D.C.  20549
 
FORM 8-K/A
 
Amendment No. 1

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 15, 2011
 
ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
1-11692
06-1275288
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
Ethan Allen Drive
Danbury, CT
 
06811
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (203) 743-8000
 
                      Not Applicable                       
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 8-K filed on November 16, 2011 (the “Form 8-K”) is filed for the purpose of adding to the Form 8-K, in accordance with Item 5.07(d) of Form 8-K, a disclosure with respect to how frequently the registrant will include a shareholder vote on the compensation of executives in its proxy materials until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives.

The Form 8-K is amended by adding thereto immediately following the existing paragraph (e) a new paragraph reading as follows:

“In accordance with the original recommendation of the Board of Directors and the expressed preference of our Shareholders reflected in the advisory vote on Proposal 6 set forth in our Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on October 6, 2011, we have determined that we will include an advisory shareholder vote on executive compensation in our proxy materials on an annual basis until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation which will occur no later than our Annual Meeting of shareholders in 2017.”

 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.
 
Date: April 25, 2012
By:
/s/ M. Farooq Kathwari
   
M. Farooq Kathwari
   
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer