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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):  October 9, 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 2 — Financial Information

Item 2.05
Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.
 
On October 9, 2009, HNI Corporation (the "Corporation") notified its members (i.e., employees) and the union representing the bargaining unit at its Owensboro, Kentucky office furniture manufacturing facility it has made the tentative decision, pending negotiations with the union, to close this facility beginning in the fourth quarter of 2009.  The Corporation plans to consolidate the Owensboro facility's production into existing office furniture manufacturing facilities and anticipates the closure and consolidation to be effectively completed by the end of the second quarter of 2010.  The Corporation made this tentative decision due to challenging market conditions and to reduce structural costs.

The Corporation anticipates charges related to the closure will impact pre-tax earnings an estimated $6.1 million.  The following table lists the estimated composition of these charges:

 (Dollars in millions)
Time Period
Restructuring Costs
(cash)
Accelerated Depreciation
(non-cash)
Other Costs
Total
2009 Q3
$2.2
$   -
$   -
$2.2
2009 Q4
$0.1
$0.2
$0.3
$0.6
2010 Q1
$0.1
$0.2
$0.2
$0.5
2010 Q2
$1.4
$0.1
$1.3
$2.8
Total
$6.1

The Corporation also anticipates additional charges which cannot be estimated until the Corporation and the union conclude negotiations over the effects of the facility closing, as required by the union contract.  The Corporation expects to complete these negotiations along with the details of the production phase-out during the fourth quarter of 2009.

 
 
 
 


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:
 October 9, 2009
  
By
   /s/ Steven M. Bradford
       
Steven M. Bradford
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary