---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000048287-22-000115"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HNI"
cik: "0000048287"
company_name: "HNI CORP"
filed_at: "2022-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T12:48:08.339084+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Ronald V. Waters III retires from HNI board; board size reduced to 9

## Summary
- Ronald V. Waters III notified HNI of retirement effective after Board meeting on May 17, 2022.
- Retirement is a personal decision; no disagreement with company on operations, policies, or practices.
- Board approved reduction in size from 10 to 9 directors, effective upon Waters' retirement.
- No replacement director announced at this time.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000048287-22-000115
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HNI
- cik: 0000048287
- company_name: HNI CORP
- filed_at: 2022-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48287/000004828722000115/0000048287-22-000115-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48287/000004828722000115/hni-20220517.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048287-22-000115
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048287-22-000115.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048287-22-000115.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ronald V. Waters, III retired as Director at HNI CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Ronald V. Waters, III, notified HNI Corporation (the “Corporation”) of his decision to retire from the Board of Directors of the Corporation, effective following the Board meeting on May 17, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48287/000004828722000115/0000048287-22-000115-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.