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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):  April 1, 2008


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; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
 
Appointment of Certain Officers
 
 
As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 10, 2008, Jerald K. Dittmer, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, HNI Corporation, resigned his position to become Executive Vice President, HNI Corporation, and President, The HON Company.
 
 
Stan A. Askren, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, HNI Corporation, has assumed the position of acting Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis pending the appointment of a successor Chief Financial Officer.  Information pertaining to Mr. Askren is set forth in HNI Corporation's 2008 Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on March 19, 2008 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 




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:
 April 1, 2008
  
By
  /s/ Steven M. Bradford
       
Steven M. Bradford
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary