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report (Date of earliest event reported): <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">November 12, 2009</font></font></div>
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FABRICS, INC.</font></div>
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3.03.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Material Modification to Rights of Security
Holders.</font></div>
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November 12, 2009, the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of Hancock Fabrics, Inc.
(&#8220;Hancock&#8221;) adopted an Amendment (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) to the Amended and Restated
Rights Agreement (the &#8220;Rights Plan&#8221;).&#160;&#160;The Amendment amends the Rights
Plan dated as of March 23, 1987, as amended and restated from time to
time.&#160;&#160;The Rights Plan governs the terms of each right (a &#8220;Right&#8221;)
that has been issued with each share of common stock of Hancock (the &#8220;Common
Stock&#8221;). Each Right initially represents the right to purchase one share of
Common Stock.</font></div>
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adopted the Amendment to preserve the value of the Company&#8217;s tax assets,
including the Company&#8217;s net operating loss carry forwards (&#8220;Tax Benefits&#8221;) for
both the Company and its stockholders.&#160;&#160;The Company&#8217;s ability to fully
use its Tax Benefits to offset future income may be limited if it experiences an
&#8220;ownership change&#8221; for purposes of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.</font></div>
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the Company would experience a Section 382 ownership change if stockholders who
beneficially own (or who are deemed under Section 382 to beneficially own) 5% or
more of the Company&#8217;s outstanding common stock increase their aggregate
beneficial ownership of the outstanding common stock by more than 50 percent
over a rolling three-year period.</font></div>
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Amendment is designed to reduce the likelihood that Hancock will experience an
ownership change by (i) discouraging any person (together with such person&#8217;s
affiliates or associates) from acquiring 4.95% or more of the then outstanding
Common Stock and (ii) discouraging any person (together with such person&#8217;s
affiliates or associates) that currently beneficially owns at least 4.95% of the
outstanding Common Stock from acquiring more than a specified percentage of
additional shares of Common Stock.&#160;&#160;There is no guarantee, however,
that the Rights Plan will prevent the Company from experiencing an ownership
change.</font></div>
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Amendment lowers the stock-ownership threshold for inclusion of a shareholder in
the definition of &#8220;Acquiring Person&#8221; under the Rights Plan. Once a person
becomes an Acquiring Person under the Rights Plan, the holder of each Right
(other than the Acquiring Person and its affiliates and associates) will be
entitled to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock equal to $24.00
(subject to adjustment from time to time) divided by one half of the market
price on the date such person becomes an Acquiring Person.</font></div>
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Amendment, a person would become an Acquiring Person if such person (when
combined with such person&#8217;s affiliates and associates) acquires 4.95% of the
then outstanding Common Stock. The Amendment grandfathers any person who
currently owns greater than 4.95% of outstanding Common Stock, but such persons
would become an Acquiring Person if they acquire 0.5% more Common
Stock.</font></div>
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may, at its option, at any time after any person becomes an Acquiring Person,
exchange all or part of the then outstanding and exercisable Rights (other than
those held by the Acquiring Person and its affiliates and associates) for Common
Stock at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock per Right (subject to
adjustment from time to time). If a person becomes an Acquiring Person, such
person may experience substantial dilution to its holdings through the exercise
of Rights by the holders of Rights or the exchange, if determined by the Board,
of Rights for Common Stock.</font></div>
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Amendment requires the Board to review the necessity of the Rights Plan annually
and also extends the term to March 4, 2021.</font></div>
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hancock8k111309.htm
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):
November 12, 2009
HANCOCK
FABRICS, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
001-09482
64-0740905
(State
      or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S.
      Employer
of
      incorporation)
File
      Number)
Identification
      No.)
One
      Fashion Way, Baldwyn, MS
38824
(Address
      of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
      Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(662) 365-6000
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:
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))
Item
3.03.    Material Modification to Rights of Security
Holders.
On
November 12, 2009, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Hancock Fabrics, Inc.
("Hancock") adopted an Amendment (the "Amendment") to the Amended and Restated
Rights Agreement (the "Rights Plan").  The Amendment amends the Rights
Plan dated as of March 23, 1987, as amended and restated from time to
time.  The Rights Plan governs the terms of each right (a "Right")
that has been issued with each share of common stock of Hancock (the "Common
Stock"). Each Right initially represents the right to purchase one share of
Common Stock.
Hancock
adopted the Amendment to preserve the value of the Company's tax assets,
including the Company's net operating loss carry forwards ("Tax Benefits") for
both the Company and its stockholders.  The Company's ability to fully
use its Tax Benefits to offset future income may be limited if it experiences an
"ownership change" for purposes of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
Generally,
the Company would experience a Section 382 ownership change if stockholders who
beneficially own (or who are deemed under Section 382 to beneficially own) 5% or
more of the Company's outstanding common stock increase their aggregate
beneficial ownership of the outstanding common stock by more than 50 percent
over a rolling three-year period.
The
Amendment is designed to reduce the likelihood that Hancock will experience an
ownership change by (i) discouraging any person (together with such person's
affiliates or associates) from acquiring 4.95% or more of the then outstanding
Common Stock and (ii) discouraging any person (together with such person's
affiliates or associates) that currently beneficially owns at least 4.95% of the
outstanding Common Stock from acquiring more than a specified percentage of
additional shares of Common Stock.  There is no guarantee, however,
that the Rights Plan will prevent the Company from experiencing an ownership
change.
The
Amendment lowers the stock-ownership threshold for inclusion of a shareholder in
the definition of "Acquiring Person" under the Rights Plan. Once a person
becomes an Acquiring Person under the Rights Plan, the holder of each Right
(other than the Acquiring Person and its affiliates and associates) will be
entitled to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock equal to $24.00
(subject to adjustment from time to time) divided by one half of the market
price on the date such person becomes an Acquiring Person.
Under the
Amendment, a person would become an Acquiring Person if such person (when
combined with such person's affiliates and associates) acquires 4.95% of the
then outstanding Common Stock. The Amendment grandfathers any person who
currently owns greater than 4.95% of outstanding Common Stock, but such persons
would become an Acquiring Person if they acquire 0.5% more Common
Stock.
The Board
may, at its option, at any time after any person becomes an Acquiring Person,
exchange all or part of the then outstanding and exercisable Rights (other than
those held by the Acquiring Person and its affiliates and associates) for Common
Stock at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock per Right (subject to
adjustment from time to time). If a person becomes an Acquiring Person, such
person may experience substantial dilution to its holdings through the exercise
of Rights by the holders of Rights or the exchange, if determined by the Board,
of Rights for Common Stock.
The
Amendment requires the Board to review the necessity of the Rights Plan annually
and also extends the term to March 4, 2021.
This
summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the
Amendment, which is incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of
the Amendment is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit
4.1.
Item
9.01
Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d)           Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amendment
      to Amended and Restated Rights Plan dated November 13,
  2009
99.1
Press
      Release issued by the Company on November 17,
  2009
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.
HANCOCK
FABRICS, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Robert W.
Driskell
Name:  Robert W. Driskell
Title:    Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
Date:  November
17, 2009
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amendment
      to Amended and Restated Rights Plan dated November 13,
  2009
99.1
Press
      Release issued by the Company on November 17,
  2009