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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 12, 2020 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.) 600 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) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2.): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock HNI New York Stock Exchange       Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐               If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐       Item 8.01      Other Events. On February 12, 2020, HNI Corporation’s (the “Corporation”) Board of Directors (the “Board”) elected Jeff Lorenger, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, as the Chairman of the Board and appointed Larry Porcellato as the Lead Director, both effective February 12, 2020. A copy of the related news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description     99.1 News Release of HNI Corporation dated February 12, 2020 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 12, 2020   By /s/ Steven M. Bradford         Steven M. Bradford Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary