Furniture Brands Common Stock to Begin Trading on OTC on August 28, 2013

Furniture Brands International

today announced that its common stock will begin trading on the OTCQB Marketplace ("OTCQB") under the ticker symbol "FBNI" commencing August 28, 2013. Investors will be able to view Real Time Level II stock quotes for "FBNI" at http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/FBNI/quote. The move to the OTCQB does not change the company's SEC reporting obligations under applicable securities laws. Accordingly, the company will continue to file proxy statements, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other required documents with the SEC.