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      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong></font></div>
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      South Hanley Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63105</u></font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)</font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
                January 26, 2006, the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of
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                Company approved base salaries for 2006 and annual bonuses for 2005
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              <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">700,873</font></div>
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              <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">548,500</font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Denise
                L. Ramos</font></div>
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              <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">352,000</font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Thomas
                G. Tilley, Jr.</font></div>
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              <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">345,500</font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
                Committee also determined under the Company&#8217;s executive incentive plans
                that performance goals in 2006 will be based upon budgeted sales
                (25% of
                bonus), budgeted pre-tax earnings (50% of bonus) and budgeted pretax
                return on net assets (25% of bonus). Target bonuses are established
                based
                on a percentage of base salary in effect during 2006. Bonus percentages
                can range from 10% to 100%. The Committee has established a maximum
                bonus
                of 125% and a minimum bonus of 35% target. Ms. Ramos and Messrs.
                Foy,
                Young and Tilley are participants in the Company&#8217;s executive incentive
                plans. </font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Messrs.
                Young and Tilley are President and Chief Executive Officer of HDM
                Furniture Industries, Inc. and President of Henredon Furniture Industries,
                Inc., respectively.</font></div>
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Also,
                on January 26, 2006 the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of
                the
                Company approved grants of stock options, Restricted Common Stock
                and
                long-term performance cash bonus targets for the following Named
                Executive
                Officers:</font></div>
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Form 8-k Filing dated 01/31/06
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): January 31, 2006 (January 25,
      2006)
Furniture
      Brands International, Inc.
(Exact
      name of Registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
I-91
43-0337683
(State
                of Incorporation)
(Commission
(IRS
                Employer
File
                Number)
Identification
                Number)
101
      South Hanley Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63105
(Address
      of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(314)
      863-1100
(Registrant's
      telephone number, including area code)
None
(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following
      provisions:
[
                ]
Written
                communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17CFR
                230.425)
[
                ]
Soliciting
                material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17CFR
                240.14a-12)
[
                ]
Pre-commencement
                communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
                CFR
                240.14d-2(b))
[
                ]
Pre-commencement
                communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
                CFR
                240.13e-4(c))
Item
                1.01.
Entry
                into a Material Definitive Agreement
(a)
On
                January 26, 2006, the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of
                the
                Company approved base salaries for 2006 and annual bonuses for 2005
                for
                the following Named Executive
                Officers:
Name
2005
                Bonus
2006
                Base Salary
W.
                G. Holliman
$
700,873
$
925,000
John
                T. Foy
$
415,599
$
548,500
Denise
                L. Ramos
$
243,750
$
325,000
C.
                Jeffrey Young
$
248,294
$
352,000
Thomas
                G. Tilley, Jr.
$
217,652
$
345,500
The
                Committee also determined under the Company's executive incentive plans
                that performance goals in 2006 will be based upon budgeted sales
                (25% of
                bonus), budgeted pre-tax earnings (50% of bonus) and budgeted pretax
                return on net assets (25% of bonus). Target bonuses are established
                based
                on a percentage of base salary in effect during 2006. Bonus percentages
                can range from 10% to 100%. The Committee has established a maximum
                bonus
                of 125% and a minimum bonus of 35% target. Ms. Ramos and Messrs.
                Foy,
                Young and Tilley are participants in the Company's executive incentive
                plans.
Messrs.
                Young and Tilley are President and Chief Executive Officer of HDM
                Furniture Industries, Inc. and President of Henredon Furniture Industries,
                Inc., respectively.
(b)
Also,
                on January 26, 2006 the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of
                the
                Company approved grants of stock options, Restricted Common Stock
                and
                long-term performance cash bonus targets for the following Named
                Executive
                Officers:
Performance
                Cash
Restricted
Name
Stock
                Options
Bonus
                Targets
Common
                Stock
John
                T. Foy
34,200
$
530,400
3,582
Denise
                L. Ramos
32,100
$
495,800
8,949
C.
                Jeffrey Young
5,200
$
81,800
7,152
Thomas
                G. Tilley, Jr.
21,600
$
334,900
8,895
2
Options
                to purchase common stock of the Company were granted pursuant to
                the
                Company's 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan (
"
1999
                LTIP
"
)
                at a purchase price of $24.95, the closing selling price per share
                of the
                Company's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of
                grant. The options will become exercisable in four cumulative installments
                beginning on January 26, 2007 and ending on January 26, 2010. No
                portion
                of the grants may be exercised prior to January 26, 2007 and to the
                extent
                unexercised the option grants will expire on January 26, 2016. The
                ability
                to exercise all or any portion of the grant is contingent upon
                continuation as an employee of the Company or of a subsidiary or
                division
                of the Company from and after January 26, 2006.
Rights
                to receive Long-Term performance cash bonuses were granted pursuant
                to the
                2005 Long-Term Performance Bonus Plan (
"
LTPBP
"
).
                The
                grants will bear a three-year performance period that will begin
                January
                1, 2006 and will end December 31, 2008. The actual amount of the
                bonus to
                be paid at the conclusion of the performance period will be calculated
                by
                applying to the target bonus amount the appropriate percentage established
                with reference to (i) pretax return on net assets in 2008
                and
                (ii) three-year cumulative net cash from operations (net of
                capital
                expenditures) during the performance period. After taxes are withheld,
                bonuses will be paid half in cash and half in full-value shares of
                the
                Company's common stock. The ability to receive a distribution pursuant to
                this grant is contingent upon continuation as an employee of the
                Company
                or of a subsidiary or division of the Company through December 31,
                2008.
Shares
                of Restricted Common Stock were granted pursuant to the 1999 LTIP
                as
                compensation for a significant shortfall in the total Company-provided
                retirement benefit. The shortfall was created by freezing
                of the
                Company's defined benefit retirement plan and the Company's supplemental
                executive retirement plan.
Item
                2.02.
Results
                of Operations and Financial Condition
On
                January 25, 2006, the Company announced its financial results for
                the
                fourth quarter and full year of 2005. A copy of the press release
                is
                furnished as Exhibit 99(a) to this report and is incorporated
                herein.
Item
                8.01.
Other
                Events
On
                January 26, 2006, the Company announced that its Board of Directors
                increased the Company's dividend by 6.7%, declaring a quarterly dividend
                of $0.16 per common share payable February 24, 2006 to shareholders
                of
                record at the close of business on February 6, 2006. A copy of the
                press
                release is furnished as Exhibit 99(b) to this report and is incorporated
                herein.
3
Item
                9.01.
Financial
                Statements and Exhibits
(c)
99(a)
Press
                Release issued by the Company, dated January 25, 2006, reporting
                the
                Company's financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of
                2005.
99(b)
Press
                Release issued by the Company, dated January 26, 2006, reporting
                the
                Company's quarterly dividend
                declaration.
4
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
      has
      duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
      duly authorized.
Furniture
                Brands International, Inc.
By:
/s/
                Steven W. Alstadt
Steven
                W. Alstadt
Controller
                and Chief Accounting Officer
Dated:
      January 31, 2006
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
Exhibit
                No.
Description
99(a)
Press
                Release issued by the Company, dated January 25, 2006, reporting
                the
                Company's financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of
                2005.
99(b)
Press
                Release issued by the Company, dated January 26, 2006, reporting
                the
                Company's quarterly dividend
                declaration.