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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
26000
556015.00
15132639
03/05/2025
NYSE
Common
01/26/2007
Inherited
Rawson Haverty Sr
N
26000
01/26/2007
n/a
Y
Shares being sold through H5-JRH LLC acct
03/05/2025
J Rawson Haverty Jr