0001181431-13-043378.txt : 20130807 0001181431-13-043378.hdr.sgml : 20130807 20130807172149 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-13-043378 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130807 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130807 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130807 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KNOLL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011570 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS FURNITURE & FIXTURES [2590] IRS NUMBER: 133873847 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12907 FILM NUMBER: 131019076 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1235 WATER ST CITY: EAST GREENVILLE STATE: PA ZIP: 18041 BUSINESS PHONE: 2156797991 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1235 WATER STREET CITY: EAST GREENVILLE STATE: PA ZIP: 18041 8-K 1 rrd387643.htm FORM 8-K Prepared By R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Form 8-K
 
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):  08/07/2013
 
Knoll, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  001-12907
 
Delaware
  
13-3873847
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
1235 Water Street, East Greenville, Pennsylvania 18041
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(215) 679-7991
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
On August 7, 2013, the Board of Directors of Knoll, Inc. (the "Company") voted to increase the size of the Company's Board of Directors from eight members to nine members and appointed Stephanie Stahl to serve as a director of the Company as of August 7, 2013. Ms. Stahl will serve as a Class II director until the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held during 2015.

As a non-employee director, Ms. Stahl is entitled to participate in the Knoll, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, pursuant to which she will receive an annual fee of $50,000 and an annual grant of restricted shares with a fair market value of $60,000, to be granted on the third trading day after the public release of annual financial results.

On August 7, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Stahl to the Company's Board of Directors. For additional information regarding Ms. Stahl, please see the press release which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibit

Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release, dated August 7, 2013.

 

 

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.
 
           
Knoll, Inc.
 
 
Date: August 07, 2013
     
By:
 
/s/    Michael A. Pollner
               
Michael A. Pollner
               
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
EX-99.1
  
Press Release
EX-99 2 rrd387643_39823.htm PRESS RELEASE Knoll Declares Cash Dividend; Company Announces New Director

Knoll Declares Cash Dividend; Company Announces New Director

East Greenville, Pa, August 7, 2013 -- Knoll, Inc, (NYSE:KNL), a leading manufacturer of branded furniture and textiles recognized for innovation and modern design, today announced that the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share payable September 30, 2013 to shareholders of record on September 16, 2013.

The Company also announced the election of Stephanie Stahl to its Board of Directors. Ms. Stahl serves as Executive Vice President, Marketing & Strategy of Coach, Inc, (NYSE; COH), a leading New York design house of modern luxury accessories. Ms. Stahl joined Coach in 2012.

Burton B. Staniar, Chairman of Knoll, stated, "We are very pleased to welcome Stephanie to our Board and we expect to benefit from her brand building and strategy skills as we pursue multiple channels to drive growth in the years ahead."

Prior to joining Coach, Ms. Stahl served as Chief Executive Officer of the fitness company, Tracy Anderson Mind & Body. Her experience includes serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Revlon, where she drove creation and execution of global brand building consumer and customer strategies as well as over ten years as Partner and managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group in consumer goods, retail and media industries.

Ms. Stahl holds a B.A. in Quantitative Economics from Stanford University and a M.B.A from Harvard University.

About Knoll

Knoll is the recipient of the 2011 National Design Award for Corporate and Institutional Achievement from the Smithsonian's Copper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Since 1938, Knoll has been recognized internationally for creating workplace and residential furnishings that inspire, evolve and endure. Today, our commitment to modern design, our understanding of the workplace and our dedication to sustainable design has yielded a unique portfolio of products that respond and adapt to changing needs. Knoll is aligned with the U.S. Green Building Council and the Canadian Green Building Council and can help companies achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED workplace certification. Knoll is the founding sponsor of the World Monuments Fund Modernism at Risk program.

Investors:

Barry L. McCabe
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Tel 215 679-1301

bmccabe@knoll.com

Media:

David E. Bright
Senior Vice President, Communications
Tel 212 343-4135

dbright@knoll.com