HNI Corporation Fourth Quarter and Year-End Fiscal 2007 Results Conference Call

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MUSCATINE, Iowa--(Business Wire)--HNI Corporation (NYSE:HNI) will host its quarterly conference call
for investors to discuss fourth quarter and year-end fiscal 2007
results on:

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                     Wednesday, February 6, 2008
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                          11:00 a.m. Eastern
                          10:00 a.m. Central
                          8:00 a.m. Pacific

               To participate in the call, please dial:
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                      1-800-230-1092 (Toll-free)

                Assistance is available throughout the
            teleconference meeting. Press *0 to request an
                           AT&T Specialist.
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   A live webcast of the call will be available on HNI Corporation's
web site at http://www.hnicorp.com. A replay of the call will be
available from Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m. (Central)
through Wednesday, February 13, 2008, 11:59 p.m. (Central). To access,
please dial 1-800-475-6701 - Access Code: 905966.

   If you have any questions, please contact Jerald K. Dittmer, Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, at 563-272-7400; or Marshall H.
Bridges, Vice President and Treasurer, at 563-272-4844; or by fax at
563-272-7655.

   HNI Corporation is a NYSE traded company providing products and
solutions for the home and workplace environments. HNI Corporation is
the second largest office furniture manufacturer in the world and is
also the nation's leading manufacturer and marketer of gas- and
wood-burning fireplaces. The Corporation's strong brands, including
HON(R), Allsteel(R), Gunlocke(R), Paoli(R), Maxon(R), Lamex(R),
Heatilator(R), Heat & Glo(TM), and Quadra-Fire(R), have leading
positions in their markets. HNI Corporation is committed to
maintaining its long-standing corporate values of integrity, financial
soundness and a culture of service and responsiveness. By doing so, in
2007 the Corporation was recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of
America's Most Admired Companies. In 2007, the Corporation was
recognized by IndustryWeek as one of the 50 Best U.S. Manufacturing
Companies for the fifth consecutive year. HNI Corporation's common
stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HNI.
More information can be found on the Corporation's website at
www.hnicorp.com.

   Statements in this release that are not strictly historical,
including statements as to plans, outlook, objectives, and future
financial performance, are "forward-looking" statements that are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe,"
"could," "confident," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "hope,"
"intend," "likely," "may," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict,"
"project," "should," "will," and variations of such words and similar
expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, which may cause the
Corporation's actual results in the future to differ materially from
expected results. These risks include, without limitation: the
Corporation's ability to realize financial benefits from its (a) price
increases, (b) cost containment and business simplification
initiatives for the entire Corporation, (c) investments in strategic
acquisitions, new products and brand building, (d) investments in
distribution and rapid continuous improvement, (e) repurchases of
common stock, (f) ability to maintain its effective tax rate, and (g)
consolidation and logistical realignment initiatives; uncertainty
related to the availability of cash to fund future growth; lower than
expected demand for the Corporation's products due to uncertain
political and economic conditions, including, with respect to the
Corporation's hearth products, the protracted decline in the housing
market; lower industry growth than expected; major disruptions at our
key facilities or in the supply of any key raw materials, components
or finished goods; uncertainty related to disruptions of business by
terrorism, military action, acts of God or other Force Majeure events;
competitive pricing pressure from foreign and domestic competitors;
higher than expected costs and lower than expected supplies of
materials (including steel and petroleum based materials); higher than
expected costs for energy and fuel; changes in the mix of products
sold and of customers purchasing; restrictions imposed by the terms of
the Corporation's revolving credit facility and note purchase
agreement; currency fluctuations and other factors described in the
Corporation's annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. The Corporation
undertakes no obligation to update, amend, or clarify forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

HNI Corporation
Jerald K. Dittmer, 563-272-7400
Vice President and CFO
or
Marshall H. Bridges, 563-272-4844
Vice President and Treasurer

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