Results of Operations

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 28, 2025 HNI Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its 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) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: ( 563 ) 272-7400 C heck 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 of this chapter) 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. ☐ Section 2 — Financial Information Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.      On October 28, 2025, HNI Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 27, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information contained in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 to this current report is being “furnished” with the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under such section. Further, such information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless specifically identified as being incorporated therein by reference. Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits. (a)    Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description     99.1 Press release dated October 28 , 2025 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document * * * 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 28, 2025   By: /s/ Vincent P. Berger         Vincent P. Berger Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer