-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PCRdyQo2+Qfoz5tP2s1VdHeXTS2fh5sqmsiYYDMSJDD+ir/f8S6dtSN5nsx/tT5A YB6ejJ6UJwmulPgoKnqv1A== 0000048287-04-000121.txt : 20040803 0000048287-04-000121.hdr.sgml : 20040803 20040803164203 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000048287-04-000121 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040803 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 20040803 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HNI CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000048287 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OFFICE FURNITURE (NO WOOD) [2522] IRS NUMBER: 420617510 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IA FISCAL YEAR END: 0102 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14225 FILM NUMBER: 04948936 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 414 EAST THIRD STREET - PO BOX 1109 CITY: MUSCATINE STATE: IA ZIP: 52761-7109 BUSINESS PHONE: 5632647400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 414 EAST THIRD STREET STREET 2: P O BOX 1109 CITY: MUSCATINE STATE: IA ZIP: 52761 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HON INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HOME O NIZE CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19681001 8-K 1 r8k080320041.htm 8-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION



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)

August 3, 2004

HNI Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

IOWA
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 0-2648
(Commission File Number)

42-0617510
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 414 East Third Street, P.O. Box 1109, Muscatine, IA
(Address of principal executive offices)

52761-0071
(Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  563/264-7400


ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

On August 2, 2004, HNI Corporation issued a press release announcing that Miguel M. Calado and Larry B. Porcellato have been elected as members of the Company's Board of Directors, the text of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION                  AND EXHIBITS.

(a)             Financial Statements of Business Acquired:        N/A

(b)             Pro Forma Financial Information:      None

(c)                           Exhibits.

                 Exhibit

                 Number            Exhibit

 

                    99                  Text of press release dated August 3, 2004.


SIGNATURE

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.

HNI Corporation

 

Date: August 3, 2004

By:       /S/ Jerald K. Dittmer                            
      Jerald K. Dittmer
      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

           99

 Exhibit

Text of press release dated July 1, 2004. 
EX-99 2 rprdirectors11.htm PRESS RELEASE \Date

 News Release

 

For Information Contact:
Jerald K. Dittmer, Vice President and CFO (563) 264-7400
Melinda C. Ellsworth, Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations (563) 264-7406

 

HNI CORPORATION ELECTS DIRECTORS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

MUSCATINE, Iowa (August 2, 2004) - HNI Corporation (NYSE:HNI) announced the election of Larry B. Porcellato, and Miguel M. Calado to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Porcellato is Chief Executive Officer of ICI Paints, a leading international paint and packaged coatings business and a subsidiary of Imperial Chemical Industries PLC. He will serve on the Board's Human Resource and Compensation Committee. Porcellato has a Bachelor of Commerce, Business and Economics degree from the University of Toronto and is a Chartered Accountant.

Mr. Calado is Executive Vice President and President International, at Dean Foods Company, one of the nation's leading food and beverage companies. Mr. Calado will serve on the Board's Audit Committee. Calado received his Bachelor of Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

HNI Corporation provides products and solutions for the home and workplace environments and is the second largest office furniture manufacturer in the United States.  HNI Corporation is also the nation's leading manufacturer and marketer of gas- and wood-burning fireplaces.  The company's strong brands, including HON®, Allsteel®, Gunlocke®, Paoli®, Heatilator®, Heat-N-Glo®, Quadra-FireTM, and Fireside Hearth & HomeTM have leading positions in their markets. HNI Corporation is committed to maintaining its long-standing corporate values of integrity, financial soundness and a culture of service and responsiveness. By doing so, the company was recognized for the sixth consecutive year as one of the 400 Best Big Companies in America by Forbes Magazine in 2004, and one of America's Most Admired Companies in the furniture industry by Fortune Magazine in 2004.  HNI Corporation's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HNI.  More information can be found on the Company's website at www.hnicorp.com.

Forward-looking Statements

Statements in this news release that are not strictly historical, including statements as to plans, objectives, and future financial performance, are "forward-looking" statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, which may cause the Company's actual results in the future to differ materially from expected results.  These risks include, among others: the Company's ability to realize financial benefits (a) from its price increases, (b) from its cost containment and business simplification initiatives, (c) from its investments in new products and brand building, and (d) from its investments in distribution and rapid continuous improvement; lower than expected demand for the Company's products due to uncertain political and economic conditions and lower industry growth than expected; competitive pricing pressure from foreign and domestic competitors; higher than expected material costs; and other factors described in the Company's annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.

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