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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CLARY J EDWARD   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC [HVT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Information Officer, SVP (Last) (First) (Middle) 780 JOHNSON FERRY RD., SUITE 800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/29/2010 (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30342- 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/29/2010   M   3,000 A $ 0 44,198 D   Common Stock 03/29/2010   F   2,299 (1) D $ 16.18 41,899 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock Units

(2)

03/29/2010

M

3,000

(2)

01/27/2016

Common Stock

3,000

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

9,000

9,000

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 9.13

(4)

02/06/2015

Common Stock

3,350

3,350

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 9.57

(4)

05/14/2015

Common Stock

4,000

4,000

D

Stock Appreciation Rights

$ 8.74

(5)

01/27/2016

Common Stock

8,000

8,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 11.625

04/30/2002

10/26/2010

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 15.94

04/30/2003

12/20/2011

Common Stock

17,000

17,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 12.9

04/30/2004

12/19/2012

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 20.3

04/30/2005

12/09/2010

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CLARY J EDWARD 780 JOHNSON FERRY RD. SUITE 800 ATLANTA, GA 30342-			Chief Information Officer, SVP

Signatures

Jenny H. Parker, Attorney-in-Fact		03/31/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares withheld by Havertys to satisfy tax liabilities related to the vesting of restricted stock granted on February 6, 2008 and PARSUs granted on January 27, 2009.
(2)	Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock Units ("PARSUs") award granted under the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. PARSUs will vest 100% seven years from date of grant. Vesting will accelerate if a certain pre-established target market price per share (as defined in the Agreement) is met. There is not a cost to the Reporting Person for these units, the amount previously noted was the common stock's closing price on the date of the grant.
(3)	Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") award granted under the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. RSUs vest in four yearly installments (10% in each of the first three years and 70% in the fourth), beginning on 5/8/2011. Each RSU is equivalent to one share of common stock upon vesting.
(4)	Stock-Settled Appreciation Rights ("SARs") granted under the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. SARs vest in four equal installments, beginning on 5/8/2009, and expire seven years from the grant date.
(5)	Stock-Settled Appreciation Rights ("SARs") granted under the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. SARs vest in four equal installments, beginning on 5/8/2010, and expire seven years from the grant date.

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