Material Agreement · New Debt / Obligation

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):  November 5, 2025   HNI Corporation (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)   Iowa 001-14225 42-0617510 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (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)   ( 563 ) 272-7400 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)   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:   ☐ 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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   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 1.01    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.   Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement   On November 5, 2025 (the “Amendment Date”), HNI Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement (the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as amended by the Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and the lenders party thereto. The Amendment was approved by all of the lenders party to the Existing Credit Agreement.   The Amendment amends the Existing Credit Agreement to, among other things, include a threshold of $105,000,000 with respect to the customary springing maturity dates applicable to the revolving facility, term loan A facility and term loan B facility.     The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.   Item 2.03          Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.   The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.   Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d)    Exhibits   Exhibit No.   Description       10.1   Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2025, among HNI Corporation, as borrower, certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, certain lenders and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent. 104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (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: November 5, 2025 By /s/ Vincent Paul Berger II       Vincent Paul Berger II Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer