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0001214531
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000216085
HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC
001-14445
780 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD
SUITE 800
ATLANTA
GA
30342
404-443-2900
HAVERTY RAWSON JR
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab Corporation
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
35000
723450.00
14907855
06/11/2025
NYSE
Common
01/26/2007
Gifted
Rawson Haverty Sr
Y
11/06/2003
35000
01/26/2007
Gifted
N
H5-JRH LLC / J Rawson Haverty Jr
3742 Paces Valley Rd NW
Atlanta
GA
30327
Common
03/07/2025
16000
352650.00
H5-JRH LLC / J Rawson Haverty Jr
3742 Paces Valley Rd NW
Atlanta
GA
30327
Common
03/10/2025
10000
220082.00
06/11/2025
J RAWSON HAVERTY JR