r8k33108.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): March 31,
2008
HNI
Corporation
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Iowa
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1-14225
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42-0617510
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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408 East Second Street, P.O.
Box 1109, Muscatine, Iowa 52761-0071
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (563)
272-7400
N/A
(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 filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General
Instruction A.2.):
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)
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o
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Section
8 — Other Events
Item
8.01 Other
Events.
HNI
Corporation announced on March 31, 2008 that it has completed the agreement, as
disclosed on March 17, 2008, to purchase Hickory Business Furniture (HBF), a
leading provider of premium upholstered seating, textiles, wood tables and wood
case goods for the office environment,
from Furniture Brands International, Inc. A
copy of the press release announcing completion of the acquisition is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.
The
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the attached Exhibit shall
not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
Section
9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
The
following exhibit relating to Item 8.01 is filed as part of this Current Report
on Form 8-K.
Exhibit
No. Description
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99
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Text
of press release dated March 31,
2008
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly
authorized.
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HNI
Corporation |
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Date:
March 31, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Steven
M. Bradford |
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Steven
M. Bradford |
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Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
No. Description
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99
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Text
of press release dated March 31,
2008.
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