EXHIBIT 99.1

News Release

For Information Contact:
Jerald K. Dittmer, Vice President and CFO (563) 272-7400
Melinda C. Ellsworth, Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations (563) 272-7406

HNI CORPORATION ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND AND INCREASE OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

MUSCATINE, Iowa (August 9, 2006) - HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) announced today that on August 8, 2006, its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 18 cents per share on its common stock.

This is the 206th consecutive dividend the Corporation has paid since its first dividend in 1955.  The dividend will be payable on September 1, 2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business August 18, 2006.

HNI Corporation also announced that its Board of Directors authorized an additional $200 million for HNI Corporation's share repurchase program.  The Corporation has approximately $3.5 million remaining of the $200 million previously authorized by the Board at its November 11, 2005 meeting.  HNI Corporation currently has approximately 49 million shares of common stock outstanding.

"Our continued investment through share repurchase reflects our confidence in the future growth of HNI Corporation and our commitment to enhancing our shareholder value," said Stan A.  Askren, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

HNI Corporation is a NYSE traded company providing products and solutions for the home and workplace environments.  HNI Corporation is the second largest office furniture manufacturer in the world and is also the nation's leading manufacturer and marketer of gas- and wood-burning fireplaces.  The Corporation's strong brands, including HON^®, Allsteel^®, Gunlocke^®, Paoli^®, Lamex^®, Heatilator^®, Heat & Glo^TM, and Quadra-Fire^®, 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, in 2006 the Corporation was recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of America's Most Admired Companies in the furniture industry, and was recognized by Forbes Magazine for the eighth consecutive year as one of the 400 Best Big Companies in America.  In 2006, the Corporation was recognized by Industry Week as one of the 50 Best Manufacturing Companies for the fourth consecutive year.  HNI Corporation's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HNI.  More information can be found on the Corporation's website at www.hnicorp.com.

Statements in this 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.  Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "confident," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "likely," "may," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," and variations of such words and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, which may cause the Corporation's actual results in the future to differ materially from expected results.  These risks include, without limitation:  the Corporation'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 strategic acquisitions, new products and brand building, (d) from its investments in distribution and rapid continuous improvement, (e) from its repurchases of common stock, and (f) from its ability to maintain its effective tax rate; uncertainty related to the availability of cash to fund future growth; lower than expected demand for the Corporation's products due to uncertain political and economic conditions; lower industry growth than expected; major disruptions at our key facilities or in the supply of any key raw materials, components or finished goods; uncertainty related to disruptions of business by terrorism, military action, acts of God or other Force Majeure events; competitive pricing pressure from foreign and domestic competitors; higher than expected costs and lower than expected supplies of materials (including steel and petroleum based materials); higher than expected costs for energy and fuel; changes in the mix of products sold and of customers purchasing; currency fluctuations and other factors described in the Corporation's annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.

The factors identified above are believed to be important factors (but not necessarily all of the important factors) that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.  Unpredictable or unknown factors could also have material adverse effects on the Corporation.  All forward-looking statements included in this release are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.  The Corporation undertakes no obligation to update, amend, or clarify forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

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