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 17, 2016


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.

As part of on-going efforts to reduce structural costs and enhance efficiency, on February 17, 2016, HNI Corporation (the "Corporation") approved the closure of its Paris, Kentucky hearth manufacturing facility. The Corporation plans to consolidate the Paris production into existing hearth manufacturing facilities and anticipates the closure and consolidation to be substantially completed by the end of 2016.

The Corporation estimates the consolidation will save $9.0 million annually beginning in 2017. The Corporation anticipates charges related to the closure and consolidation will impact pre-tax earnings an estimated $8.9 million. The Corporation estimates cash restructuring and other costs associated with these actions will be approximately $5.8 million, with $2.4 million related to workforce reductions and approximately $3.4 million related to costs associated with manufacturing consolidation and production moves. The following table lists the estimated composition and timing of these charges:

(Dollars in Millions)
 
 
 
 
Time Period
Restructuring Costs (Cash)
Accelerated Depreciation (Non-Cash)
Other Costs (Cash)
 
Total
Q1 2016
0.1
0.7
0.2
 
1.0
Q2 2016
0.2
0.8
0.3
 
1.3
Q3 2016
1.4
0.8
0.5
 
2.7
Q4 2016
2.0
0.8
0.3
 
3.1
 
 
 
 
2016 Total
8.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
0.8
2017 Total
0.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grand Total
8.9







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 19, 2016
 
By
/s/ Steven M. Bradford
 
 
 
 
Steven M. Bradford  
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary