CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report:
July 9, 2009
(Date of earliest event reported)
HERMAN MILLER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Michigan (State or Other Jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-15141 (Commission File No.) |
38-0837640 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 855 East Main Avenue Zeeland, Michigan (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
49464 (Zip Code) |
(616) 654-3000
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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. below):
[_] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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On July 9, 2009, Herman Miller, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the preliminary results of the modified Dutch Auction tender offer (the “tender offer”) that was announced on June 24, 2009. The Company has received tenders of $110,537,000 aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 7.125% Notes due 2011. A copy of the press release announcing the preliminary results of the tender offer is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press release announcing preliminary results of the tender offer, issued by the Company on July 9, 2009 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: July 9, 2009 | HERMAN MILLER, INC. (Registrant) By: /s/ James E. Christenson —————————————— James E. Christenson Senior Vice President, Legal Services, and Secretary |
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