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):  July 22, 2008

 

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)

 

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):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

 

SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

 

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

 

(b)    On July 22, 2008, Horace G. McDonell notified Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.’s (the Company) Board of Directors that he would be retiring at the end of his term and would not be seeking re-election.  Mr. McDonell was elected as a director of the Company on May 30, 1991.  He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominations/Corporate Governance Committee.  Mr. McDonnell will continue as Chairman of the Audit Committee until the filing of the Company’s 10-K at which point Clinton Clark will take over as Chairman.  Mr. McDonnell will remain a member of the Audit Committee until the end of his term at the 2008 annual meeting.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.

 

 

Date: July 24, 2008

By:

/s/ M. Farooq Kathwari

 

 

M. Farooq Kathwari

 

 

Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer

 

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