Hni Corp 8-K, filed May 20, 2025
Hni Corp (HNI)
8-K
2025-05-20
For: 2025-05-15
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About this 8-K
Hni Corp filed this 8-K on May 20, 2025, reporting on events of May 15, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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): May 15, 2025
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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At the HNI Corporation (the “Corporation”) annual meeting of shareholders held on May 15, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Meeting”), the proposals listed below
were submitted to a vote of the shareholders. The proposals are described in the Corporation’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”).
As of March 10, 2024, the record date for the 2025 Annual Meeting, there were 46,895,900 outstanding shares of the Corporation’s common stock eligible
to vote, and 40,925,427.234 shares were present virtually or represented by proxy at the 2025 Annual Meeting. The final voting results with respect to each proposal voted upon at the 2025 Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors. The
Corporation’s shareholders approved three nominees, Jeffrey D. Lorenger, Larry B. Porcellato, and David M. Roberts, for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for a term expiring at the Corporation’s 2028 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, subject to their prior death, resignation, or removal, with votes as follows:
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Director
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-
Votes
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Jeffrey D. Lorenger
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36,075,708.329
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819,075.905
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13,102.000
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4,017,541
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Larry B. Porcellato
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35,325,257.279
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1,532,036.203
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50,592.752
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4,017,541
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David M. Roberts
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35,958,929.148
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897,520.422
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51,436.664
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4,017,541
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Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal 2025. The Corporation’s shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
January 3, 2026, with votes as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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40,420,044.417
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188,891.953
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316,490.864
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Proposal No. 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. The Corporation’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation awarded by the Corporation to its named executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement, with votes as follows:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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35,589,749.800
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914,786.847
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403,349.587
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4,017,541
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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:
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May 20, 2025
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By:
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/s/ Steven M. Bradford
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Steven M. Bradford
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
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