ATLANTA, May 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HAVERTYS (NYSE:HVT) (NYSE:HVT.A) announced today, May 10, 2016, that its board of directors declared a cash dividend to be paid on the outstanding shares of the two classes of $1 par value common stock of the company at a rate of $0.10 per share on the common stock and $0.095 per share on the Class A common stock. The dividend is payable Thursday, June 9, 2016 to holders of record at the close of business on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.  Havertys has paid a cash dividend in each year since 1935.

Havertys (NYSE:HVT) (NYSE:HVT.A), established in 1885, is a full-service home furnishings retailer with 122 showrooms in 16 states in the Southern and Midwestern regions providing its customers with a wide selection of quality merchandise in middle to upper-middle price ranges. Additional information is available on the company’s website havertys.com.

Contact:
Havertys 404-443-2900
Jenny Hill Parker
SVP, finance, secretary and treasurer