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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):  February 23, 2009


HNI Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Iowa
1-14225
42-0617510
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


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)


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Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management
 
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointed of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 

Amendment of Compensatory Arrangement

On February 23, 2009, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of HNI Corporation (the "Corporation") approved the grant of time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the HNI Corporation 2007 Stock-Based Compensation Plan in lieu of awards traditionally granted under the HNI Corporation Long-Term Performance Plan (the "Performance Plan") for each of the following corporate officers (collectively, the "Officers"):  Stan A. Askren – Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, HNI Corporation; Kurt A. Tjaden – Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, HNI Corporation; Bradley D. Determan – Executive Vice President, HNI Corporation and President, Hearth & Home Technologies Inc.; Jerald K. Dittmer – Executive Vice President, HNI Corporation and President, The HON Company; and Marco V. Molinari – Executive Vice President, HNI Corporation and President, HNI International Inc.

The RSUs vest three years from the date of grant and represent 80 percent of each of the Officers' long-term incentive compensation award for the Corporation's 2009 fiscal year.  Stock options make up the remaining 20 percent of each of the Officers' long-term incentive compensation award.  Each of the Officers received the following number of RSUs:  Mr. Askren – 113,514; Mr. Tjaden – 38,224; Mr. Determan – 38,224; Mr. Dittmer – 41,120; and Mr. Molinari – 38,490.

None of the Officers received payouts under the Performance Plan for the 2006-2008 performance period nor will they receive payouts for the 2007-2009 performance period.

For a more detailed discussion of the Corporation's long-term incentive compensation program, please see pages 19-22 of the Corporation's 2008 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2008.


 
 

 


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.


     
HNI CORPORATION
 
 
Date:
  February 25, 2009  
By
  /s/ Steven M. Bradford
       
Steven M. Bradford
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary