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Exhibit

HERMAN MILLER, INC.
NONEMPLOYEE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

HERMAN MILLER, INC. NONEMPLOYEE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (the "Plan") adopted by the Board of Directors of Herman Miller, Inc. (the "Board") the 24th day of July, 2007, with reference to the following:

A.    This Plan replaces the earlier Herman Miller, Inc. Nonemployee Officer and Directors Deferred Compensation Stock Purchase Plan.

B.    The Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the Company to allow nonemployee officers and directors to defer a portion of their income from the Company either into equity interests in the Company or into other investments.

NOW, THEREFORE, effective July 24, 2007, the Plan is being adopted.

1.    Purpose. The purposes of the Herman Miller, Inc. Nonemployee Officer and Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") are to:

(a)    Provide nonemployee officers and directors of Herman Miller, Inc. (the "Company") the opportunity to increase their equity interests in the Company;

(b)    Attract and retain highly qualified individuals to serve as nonemployee officers and directors of the Company; and

(c)    Further align their economic interests with such interests of the shareholders of the Company.

To achieve these purposes, the Plan permits each nonemployee officer and director of the Company to defer receipt of all or a portion of the total annual fees for Board, Committee chair or nonemployee officer services (collectively referred to as the "Annual Fees") to his or her account under the Plan.

2.    Effective Date and Term.  The Plan is effective July 24, 2007 and will apply to amounts deferred by a Participant on or after January 15, 2008.  The Plan shall remain in effect until terminated by the Board. 

3.    Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee and the Committee shall have the authority to administer the Plan as set forth in subsection (c) of Section 16.

4.    Eligibility and Participation.

Each nonemployee officer and director of the Company shall be eligible to participate in the Plan and elect to defer the payment of Annual Fees in accordance with Section 5 of the Plan.

5.    Election to Participate.

(a)    Time and Filing.  A nonemployee officer or director becomes a Participant in the Plan by filing with the Committee a completed "Election to Participate Form" for each Plan Year.  The Election to Participate Form must be submitted on or before December 15 for the following Plan Year.  A person who first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan must submit an Election to Participate Form within 30 days after becoming a nonemployee officer or director, in order to be eligible to participate in the Plan for that Plan Year.

(b)    Form.  An Election to Participate shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the Committee (the "Election to Participate Form").

(c)    Content.  On the Election to Participate Form, a Participant must:

(i)    Designate the dollar amount of the Annual Fees to be deferred for the Plan Year (the "Deferred Amount");

(ii)     Designate the percentage of Annual Fees to be allocated to any of the various investment funds selected by the Company;

(iii)    Specify the date of payment (the "Deferred Termination Date") which shall be at least three (3) years after the date of Deferral);

(iv)    Elect whether payment will be made upon the occurrence of any of the following prior to the Deferred Termination Date:

(A)    The Participant's service as a director or a nonemployee officer of the Company terminates;

(B)    The Participant's death;

(C)    Disability of the Participant; and

(D)    A Change in Control of the Company.

To the extent that a Participant has elected payment upon the occurrence of any of these events and such event occurs prior to the Participant's Deferred Termination Date, the date on which such event occurs shall be the Participant's "Alternative Termination Date."

 (v)    Designate the type of payment in accordance with subsection (c) of Section 9; and

(vi)    Designate one (1) or more Beneficiaries to receive any credits in the Participant's Account as of the date of his or her death.

A Participant may change the Deferred Amount from Plan Year to Plan Year but may not change the Deferred Amount for a particular Plan Year after the election is made for that Plan Year.  A Participant may change the type of payment and may extend the Deferred Termination Date, but any such changes must be made at least 12 months prior to the original Deferred Termination Date.  With respect to changes to the type of payment or extension of the Deferred Termination Date, no payment under a new election may be made within five (5) years after the original Deferred Termination Date on which that payment would have commenced unless the distribution occurs as a result of the Participant's Alternative Termination Date. 

		
	6.
	Accounts.

(a)      Investment of Individual Accounts. A Participant may invest in Stock Units and the Company may select other investment funds in which a Participant will be permitted to have his/her account invested. Each Participant may direct the investment of the Participant's account among the separate investment funds selected by the Company.  If an account is split between two or more of the investment funds, the Participant must specify the percentage of the account to be invested in each fund in accordance with the rules established by the Company.

(b)      Procedure for Investments. Each Participant may establish or revise investment directions as often as permitted by the Company and pursuant to the procedures established by the Company.   If a Participant invests their account in Stock Unit and he/she is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 then the Participant’s ability to change his/her investment election with respect to those Stock Units will be restricted in accordance with the Company's rules concerning purchases and sales of Company stock by employees subject to the reporting requirements.

(c)     Investments in Stock Units. If a Participant elects to have amounts deferred credited in Stock Units the number of Stock Units credited to a Participant's account shall be the number determined by dividing the percent of the Deferred Amount specified as Stock Units by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Annual Fees for such Plan Year are otherwise payable.  Fair Market Value is determined as provided in subsection (m) of Section 15.  Such calculations of Stock Units shall be carried to three (3) decimal places.  

7.    Additions to Accounts. 

(a)      Individual Accounts. The Company will create and maintain adequate records to disclose the interest in the Plan of each Participant and Beneficiary. Credits and charges will be made to each account in accordance with the provisions of this Plan.  Distributions and withdrawals will be charged to the account as of the date paid.

(b)      Account Adjustments. The accounts of participants and beneficiaries will be adjusted in accordance with the following:

(i)      Income.  The “income” of a fund will mean the net income or loss from investments, including realized and unrealized gains and losses on securities and other investment transactions, less expenses paid from the fund.  All assets of the fund will be valued at their fair market value in determining unrealized gains and losses.  If any assets of the fund are segregated for any purpose, the income from the segregated assets will not be included in account adjustments under this Subsection (i). The income of the fund will be determined and allocated to accounts in accordance with the rules established by the Committee.

     (ii)     Dividends with Respect to Stock Units. As of the payment date of each cash dividend payable with respect to Shares, there shall be credited to the account of each Participant an additional number of Stock Units equal to the per share dividend payable on such date multiplied by the number of Stock Units held in the account as of the close of business on the record date for such dividend and divided by the Fair Market Value (as defined in subsection (m) of Section 15 hereof) of a Share on such business day.  For purposes of this Section 7, the term cash dividend shall include all dividends payable in cash or other property.  The calculation of additional Stock Units shall be carried to three (3) decimal places.

8.    Vesting of Accounts.

All Units credited to a Participant's account shall at all times be fully vested and nonforfeitable.

9.    Payment of Accounts.

(a)    Time of Payment:  Payment to a Participant shall be made or, if installment payments have been elected, shall begin within 30 days after the Deferred Termination Date specified by the Participant in his or her Election to Participate Form or, if applicable, 30 days after the Participant's Alternative Termination Date.

(b)    Form of Payment:  Payments from an account will be in cash except for Stock Units. The total number of Stock Units in a Participant's account (rounded to the nearest whole number) shall be paid to the Participant in an equal number of whole Shares.  If installment payments are elected, the number of Shares to be paid shall be determined initially by dividing the number of Stock Units in the account (rounded to the nearest whole number) by the number of installment payments to be paid.  Each subsequent installment payment shall be determined by dividing the number of Stock Units remaining in the account (rounded to the nearest whole number) by the number of installments remaining to be paid.  The Company shall issue and deliver to the Participant Shares in payment of Stock Units within 30 days following the date on which the Stock Units, or any portion thereof, become payable.  The issuance of Shares may be conditioned upon the effectiveness of a registration statement covering the Shares.  If any fractional Stock Unit exists after the single sum or last installment, as the case may be, of Shares is paid to the Participant, such fractional Stock Unit shall be paid to the Participant in cash.  The value of such fractional Stock Unit shall be determined by multiplying the fractional Stock Unit by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the business day prior to the date on which the single sum or last installment, as the case may be, of Shares is paid to the Participant.

(c)    Type of Payment:  Payments of Shares will be made from the account of a Participant in whichever of the following methods the Participant elects in his or her Election to Participate Form (the "Payment Election"):

(i)    A single lump sum payment within 30 days after the Deferred Termination Date; or

(ii)    Payment in annual installments over a period not to exceed 10 years, as the Participant shall elect, beginning 30 days after the Deferred Termination Date and annually thereafter on each anniversary date of the first payment, until fully distributed.

If all or any portion of an account is to be distributed in installments, the portion of the Participant's account being held for future distribution shall continue to be credited with additional Stock Units as provided in Section 7.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if distribution occurs as a result of the Participant's Alternative Termination Date, all of the Participant's account will be distributed in a single lump sum payment within 30 days of the Alternative Termination Date.

10.    Shares Subject to the Plan.

Shares that may be issued under the Plan shall be acquired by the Company in open-market transactions, consistent with all applicable rules and regulations regarding the repurchase of securities.

11.    Adjustments.

Subject to the provisions of this Article 11, (a) if (i) the outstanding Shares are increased or decreased, as a result of merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split with respect to such Shares or other securities or (ii) additional shares or new or different shares or other securities are distributed with respect to such Shares or other securities or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities through merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other distribution with respect to such Shares of common stock or other securities, an appropriate and proportionate adjustment in Stock Units shall be made, and (b) if the outstanding Shares of common stock are increased or decreased as a result of a recapitalization or reorganization not included within subsection (a), an appropriate and proportionate adjustment may be made in the Stock Units. Any adjustments described in the preceding sentence shall be carried to three (3) decimal places.  

12.    Termination or Amendment of Plan.

(a)    In General:  At any time, the Board may terminate, suspend or amend this Plan.  If the Plan is terminated by the Board, no Deferrals may be credited after the effective date of such termination, but previously credited Stock Units shall remain in effect and be administered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(b)    Limitations:  No amendment may adversely affect the right of any Participant to have additional Stock Units credited to an account under Section 7 or to receive payment of any Shares pursuant to the payout of such accounts, unless such Participant consents in writing to such amendment.

13.    Compliance with Laws.

(a)    The obligations of the Company to issue any Shares under this Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, regulations and restrictions, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies or stock exchanges or markets on which the Common Stock is listed or traded, and the Company may place appropriate legends on stock certificates relating to the foregoing, as the Board may deem necessary or appropriate.

(b)    Subject to the provisions of Section 12, the Board may make such changes in the design and administration of this Plan as may be necessary or appropriate to comply with the rules and regulations of any government authority.

14.    Unfunded Plan.

The Company will establish a deferred compensation fund for the amounts to be credited under this Plan.  The Company will be the owner of the fund and may invest the assets of the fund with the other assets of the Company, or may invest the assets in a separate account or accounts as determined by the Company.

The Company may establish a trust for the fund and transfer the assets of the fund to the trust, but the assets of the trust will remain subject to the claims of the creditors of the Company.

15.    Definitions.

Whenever used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 15.

(a)    Accounts    means the accounts maintained to record a Participant's share of contributions to the Plan and allocation of income with respect to these contributions.

(b)    "Alternative Termination Date" has the meaning ascribed in subsection (c) of Section 5.

(b)      “Beneficiary” means a person or persons, natural or otherwise, designated in accordance with the Plan to receive any death benefit payable under this Plan.

(d)    "Board of Directors" or "Board" means the Board of Directors of Herman Miller, Inc., a Michigan corporation, at the time the term is applied.

(e)    "Change in Control" means:

(i)    The acquisition, by any one person or more than one person "acting as a group" (as described in subparagraph (D), below), of Common Stock that, together with Common Stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than 50% of the total Fair Market Value or total voting power of Common Stock.

(A)    If any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to own more than 50% of the total Fair Market Value or total voting power of Common Stock, the acquisition of additional Common Stock by the same person or persons is not a Change in Control of the Company.

(B)    An increase in the percentage of Common Stock owned by any one person, or persons acting as a group, as a result of a transaction in which the Company acquires Common Stock in exchange for property will be treated as an acquisition of Common Stock for purposes of paragraph (i).

(C)    Paragraph (i) applies only when there is a transfer of Common Stock (or issuance of Common Stock), and Common Stock remains outstanding after the transaction.

(D)    For purposes of this subsection (c), persons will not be considered to be acting as a group solely because they purchase or own Common Stock at the same time, or as a result of the same public offering.  Persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company.  If a person, including an entity, owns both Common Stock and stock of another corporation and the Company and such corporation enter into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar transaction, such shareholder is considered to be acting as a group with other shareholders in the Company prior to the transaction giving rise to the change and not with respect to the ownership interest in the other corporation.

(E)    For purposes of this subsection (c), Section 318 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended applies to determine the ownership of Common Stock.  Common Stock underlying a vested option is considered owned by the individual who holds the vested option, and the Common Stock underlying an unvested option is not considered owned by the individual who holds the unvested option.  However, if a vested option is exercisable for Common Stock that is not "substantially vested" (as that term is defined in Section 1.83-3(b) and (j) of the Treasury Regulations), the Common Stock underlying the option is not treated as owned by the individual who holds the option.

(F)    For purposes of this subsection (c), a "person" means an individual, a trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or corporation;

(ii)    The acquisition, by any one person or more than one person acting as a group, or the acquisitions over a 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons, of Common Stock possessing 35% or more of the total voting power of the Common Stock.  If any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, possesses 35% or more of the total voting power of the Common Stock, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same person or persons is not considered to cause a Change in Control of the Company under this paragraph (ii) or under paragraph (i).  A Change in Control under this paragraph (ii) also may occur in any transaction in which either of the two corporations involved in the transaction has a Change in Control under paragraph (i) or (iv);

(iii)    The replacement, during any 12-month period, of a majority of members of the Board by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election.  A Change in Control under this paragraph (iii) also may occur in any transaction in which either of the two corporations involved in the transaction has a Change in Control under paragraph (i) or (iv); or

(iv)    The acquisition by any one person or more than one person acting as a group, or the acquisitions over a 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons, of assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions.

(A)    For purposes of paragraph (iv), "gross fair market value" means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.

(B)    A transfer of assets by the Company is not treated as a Change in Control if the assets are transferred to:

(I)    A shareholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to Common Stock;

(II)    An entity, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company;

(III)    A person, or more than one person acting as a group, that owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company; or

(IV)    An entity, at least 50% of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in clause (III).

For purposes of this subparagraph (B), a person's status is determined immediately after the transfer of assets.

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(f)     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended.

(g)    "Committee" means the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, or other Committee designated by the Board to be the administrator of the Plan, at the time the term is applied.

(h)    "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company, par value $.20 per share.

(i)    "Company" means Herman Miller, Inc., a Michigan corporation.

(j)    "Deferred Amount" means the dollar amount of a Participant's Annual Fees which is deferred in a particular Plan Year.

(k)    "Deferred Termination Date" has the meaning ascribed in subsection (c) of Section 5.

(l)    "Disability" means the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

(m)    "Fair Market Value" of a Share means, for any particular date:

(i)    For any period during which the Share shall be listed for trading on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ"), the closing price per Share on such exchange or the NASDAQ as of the close of such trading day; or

(ii)    For any period during which the Share shall not be listed for trading on a national securities exchange or NASDAQ, the market price per Share as determined by a qualified appraiser selected by the Board.

If Fair Market Value is to be determined on a day when the markets are not open, Fair Market Value on that day shall be the Fair Market Value on the most recent preceding day when the markets were open.

(n)     “Fund” means the fund known as the Herman Miller, Inc. Nonemployee Officer and Director Deferred Compensation Fund and maintained in accordance with the terms of this Plan.

(o)    “Stock Unit or Stock Units” means a fund unit or units that has an equivalent value to the same number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.20. 

(p)    "Participant" means a nonemployee officer or director of the Company who has filed an Election to Participate Form as provided in Section 5.

(q)    "Plan Year" means the 12-month period beginning January 1 of any year and ending December 31 of that year.  For purposes of the Plan, a Plan Year is the period during which the Annual Fees are payable.

(r)    "Share" means a share of Common Stock par value $.20.
  

16.    Miscellaneous.

(a)    Assignment; Encumbrances:  The right to have amounts credited to a Stock Unit Account and the right to receive payment with respect to such Stock Unit Account under this Plan are not assignable or transferable and shall not be subject to any encumbrances, liens, pledges, or charges of the Participant or to claims of the Participant's creditors.  Any attempt to assign, transfer, hypothecate or attach any rights with respect to or derived from any Stock Unit shall be null and void and of no force and effect whatsoever.

(b)    Designation of Beneficiaries:  A Participant may designate in writing a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to receive any distribution under the Plan which becomes payable after the Participant's death.  If at the time any such distribution is due, there is no designation of a beneficiary in force or if any person (other than a trustee or trustees) as to whom a beneficiary designation was in force at the time of such Participant's death shall have died before the payment became due and the Participant has failed to designate a beneficiary to take in lieu of such deceased person, the person or persons entitled to receive such distribution (or part thereof, as the case may be) shall be the personal representative of the Participant's estate.

(c)    Administration:  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall administer the Plan, including the adoption of rules or the preparation of forms to be used in its operation, and to interpret and apply the provisions hereof as well as any rules which it may adopt.  In addition, the Committee may appoint other individuals, firms or organizations to act as agent of the Company carrying out administrative duties under the Plan.  Except as may be provided in a Rabbi Trust, the decisions of the Committee, including, but not limited to, interpretations and determinations of amounts due under this Plan, shall be final and binding on all parties.

(d)    Withholding:  The Participant shall pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to do so, regarding the payment of federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any amount includable in the Participant's gross income with respect to his or her participation in the Plan.

(e)    Governing Law:  The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any actions taken or relating to the Plan, shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan without regard to its conflict of law rules, and applicable federal law.

(f)    Rights as a Shareholder:  A Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to a Stock Unit Account until the Participant actually becomes a holder of record of Shares distributed with respect thereto.

(h)    Notices:  All notices or other communications made or given pursuant to this Plan shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently made or given if hand delivered, or if mailed by certified mail, addressed to the Participant at the address contained in the records of the Company, or addressed to the Company or the Committee at the principal office of the Company, as applicable.

CERTIFICATION

I certify that the foregoing Amendment and Restatement of the Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors of Herman Miller, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, on July 24th, 2007.

HERMAN MILLER, INC.

By                         
James E. Christenson, SecretaryExhibit

HERMAN MILLER, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

This certifies that Herman Miller, Inc. (the "Company") has on %%OPTION_DATE,'Month DD, YYYY'%-%  (the "Award Date"), granted to %%FIRST_NAME%-% %%LAST_NAME%-% (the "Participant") an award (the "Award") of an option to purchase %%TOTAL_SHARES_GRANTED,'999,999,999'%-% shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.20 per share (the "Option Shares") pursuant to and under the Herman Miller, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and subject to the terms set forth in this Option Agreement.  A copy of the Plan Prospectus has been delivered to Participant, and a copy of the Plan is available from the Company on request. The Plan is incorporated into this Option Agreement by reference, and in the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and this Option Agreement, the terms of the Plan will govern.  Any terms not defined herein will have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

1.    Option.  Pursuant to the Plan and this Option Agreement, the Participant has the option to purchase the Option Shares on the terms and conditions herein set forth (the "Option"). This Option shall not be designated as an incentive stock option ("ISO") for purposes of qualifying as such under the provisions of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

2.    Purchase Price.  The purchase price of the shares covered by this Option Agreement shall be %%OPTION_PRICE,'$999,999,999.99'%-% per share. The "Committee" (provided for in Article 3 of the Plan) has determined that such price represents one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of a share of the Company's common stock as of the Award Date. 

3.    Term of Option. This Option shall expire on %%EXPIRE_DATE_PERIOD1,'Month DD, YYYY'%-% subject to earlier termination as provided in subsequent sections of this Option Agreement (the "Expiration Date").

4.    Participant's Agreement.  In consideration of the granting of the Option, the Participant agrees to remain in the employ of the Company for the lesser of a period of at least twelve (12) months from the Award Date, or a period commencing on the date hereof and ending upon the Participant's Retirement (the "Minimum Employment Period"). Such employment, subject to the provisions of any written contract between the Company and the Participant, shall be at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, and this Option Agreement shall not impose on the Company any obligation to retain the Participant in its employ for any period. In the event of the termination of employment of the Participant for any reason during the Minimum Employment Period, this Option Agreement shall terminate, unless this Option becomes exercisable as provided in Sections 8 or 9.

5.    Exercise of Option.  

(a)    Except as provided in Section 8 and 9, this Option may be exercised and Option Shares may be purchased in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in Section 5(b) below.  Subject to that vesting schedule, this Option may be exercised at any time during the term of this Option Agreement, by written notice to the Company. The notice shall state the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, shall be signed by the person exercising this Option, and shall be accompanied by payment of the full purchase price of the shares. This Option Agreement shall be submitted to the Company with the notice for purposes of recording the shares being purchased, if exercised in part, or for purposes of cancellation if all shares then subject to this Option are being purchased. In the event this Option shall be exercised pursuant to Section 8(e) hereof by any person other than the Participant, such notice shall be accompanied by appropriate proof of the right of such person to exercise the Option. Payment of the purchase price shall be made by: (a) cash, check, bank draft, or money order, payable to the order of the Company; (b) the delivery by the Participant of unencumbered shares of common stock of the Company, with a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the total purchase price of the shares to be purchased; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b). Upon exercise of all or a portion of this Option, the Company shall issue to the Participant a stock certificate or book entry deposit representing the number of shares with respect to which this Option was exercised.

(b)    Vesting Schedule.  On each date set forth below, this Option will vest and become exercisable with respect to the percentage of Option Shares set opposite such date if Participant is employed by the Company or a subsidiary as of such date:

	
		
	Date
	Percent of Option Vested to Date

	%%VEST_DATE_PERIOD1, 'Month DD, YYYY'%-%
	33.34%

	%%VEST_DATE_PERIOD2, 'Month DD, YYYY'%-%
	66.68%

	%%VEST_DATE_PERIOD3, 'Month DD, YYYY'%-%
	100.00%

        
6.    Tax Withholding.

(a)    In order to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local tax withholding laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal, state, and local payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of Participant are withheld or collected from Participant.

(b)    In accordance with the terms of the Plan, and such rules as may be adopted by the Committee under the Plan, Participant may elect to satisfy Participant's federal, state, and local tax obligations arising from the receipt of shares of Common Stock, by any of the following means or by a combination of such means set forth below.  If the Participant fails to notify the Company of his or her election prior to the Tax Date (defined below), the Company will withhold shares of Common Stock as described in Section 6(b)(ii), below.  

(i)    Tendering a payment to the Company in the form of cash, check (bank check, certified check or personal check) or money order payable to the Company;

(ii)    Authorizing the Company to withhold from the shares of Common Stock otherwise to be delivered to the Participant a number of such shares having a Fair Market Value as of the date that the amount of the tax to be withheld is to be determined (the "Tax Date) less than or equal to the minimum amount of the Company's withholding tax obligation; or

(iii)    Delivering to the Company unencumbered shares of Common Stock already owned by Participant having a Fair Market Value, as of the Tax Date, less than or equal to the minimum amount of the Company's withholding tax obligation.  Any shares of Common Stock already owned by Participant referred to in this Section 6(b)(iii) must have been owned by Participant for no less than six (6) months prior to the date delivered to the Company.

7.    Restriction on Transfer.  This Option shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged hypothecated or otherwise disposed of by Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition will be void and unenforceable against the Company.

8.    Termination of Employment.  

(a)    Termination of Employment for Reasons Other Than Retirement, Disability or Death. In the event the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company for any reason other than Retirement or on account of Disability or death, this Option shall, to the extent rights to pur-chase shares hereunder have vested at the date of such termination and shall not have been fully exercised, be exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time within a period of three (3) months following cessation of the Participant's employment, subject, however, to prior expiration of the term of this Option and any other limitations upon its exercise in effect at the date of exercise.

(b)    Termination of Employment for Retirement Prior to Full Vesting.  If the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company by reason of Retirement prior to the full vesting of the Option Shares under Section 5(b) above and subject to Participant's compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 11 below, if (1) the date of Retirement occurs on or after the first anniversary of the Effective Date, this Option shall vest in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 5(b) above, or (2) if the date of Retirement occurs before the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the number of Option Shares subject to this Option shall be deemed vested by multiplying that number of Option Shares by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of full calendar months of employment service subsequent to the Effective Date, and the denominator of which shall be twelve (12).  Subject to Participant's compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 11 below, this Option shall, to the extent rights to purchase shares hereunder have vested, be exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time within the period of five (5) years following the date of Retirement subject, however, to prior expiration of the term of this Option and any other limitations upon its exercise in effect at the date of exercise. If the Participant dies after such Retirement, this Option shall be exercisable in accor-dance with Section 8(e) hereof.

(c)    Termination of Employment for Retirement After Full Vesting.  If the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company by reason of Retirement after the full vesting of the Option Shares under Section 5(b) above, this Option shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time within the period of five (5) years following the date of Retirement, subject, however, to prior expiration of the term of this Option and any of the limitations upon its exercise in effect at the date of exercise.  If the Participant dies after such Retirement, this Option shall be exercisable in accordance with Section 8(e) hereof.

(d)    Termination of Employment for Disability.  If the Participant ceases to be employed by the Company by reason of Disability, this Option shall, to the extent rights to purchase shares hereunder have vested as of the date of such Disability and have not been fully exercised, be exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time within the period of five (5) years following such termination 

of employment, subject, however, to prior expiration of the term of this Option and any other limitations upon its exercise in effect at the date of exercise.  If the Participant dies after such Disability, this Option shall be exercisable in accordance with Section 8(e) hereof.

(e)    Termination of Employment Because of Death.  In the event of the Participant's death, this Option shall, to the extent rights to purchase shares hereunder have vested at the date of death and shall not have been fully exercised, be exercisable, in whole or in part, by the personal representative of the Participant's estate, by any person or persons who shall have acquired this Option directly from the Participant by bequest or inheritance at any time during the following periods: (i) if Participant dies while employed by the Company, at any time within five (5) years after the date of death, or (ii) if Participant dies during the extended exercise period following termination of employment specified in Section 8(b), (c), or (d) above, at any time within the longer time of such extended period or one year after the date of death, subject, however, in each case, to the prior expiration of the term of this Option and any other limitations on the exercise of such Option in effect at the date of exercise.

(f)    Termination of Option.  If this Option is not exercised within whichever of the exercise periods specified in Sections 8(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) is applicable, this Option shall terminate upon expiration of such exercise period.

9.    Rights as a Shareholder.  Participant shall not have any rights as a share-holder with respect to any shares covered hereby until Participant shall have become the holder of record of such shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date on which Participant shall have become the holder of record thereof, except as provided in Section 10 hereof.

10.    Adjustments to Option Shares for Certain Corporate Transactions.  

(a)    The Committee will make an appropriate and proportionate adjustment to the number of Option Shares granted under this Award if (i) the outstanding shares of Common Stock are increased or decreased, as a result of merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split with respect to such shares of Common Stock or other securities, or (ii) additional shares or new or different shares or other securities are distributed with respect to such shares of Common Stock or other securities or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities through merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other distribution with respect to such shares of Common Stock or other securities.

(b)    The Committee may make an appropriate and proportionate adjustment in the number of Option Shares granted under this Award if the outstanding shares of Common Stock are increased or decreased as a result of a recapitalization or reorganization not included within Section 10(a) above.

11.    Participant Covenants.  In consideration of the grant of this Award by the Company, Participant agrees to the following:

(a)    Confidentiality.  In the course of Participant's employment with the Company, Participant may be making use of, acquiring, or adding to the Company's confidential information, trade secrets, and Protected Information; accordingly, Participant agrees and promises:.

(i)    to protect and maintain the confidentiality of Protected Information while employed by the Company;

(ii)    to return (and not retain) any and all materials reflecting Protected Information that Participant may possess (including all Company-owned equipment) immediately upon end of employment or upon demand by the Company; and

(iii)    to not use or disclose, except as necessary for the performance of Participant's services on behalf of the Company or as required by law or legal process, any Protected Information where such use or disclosure would be detrimental to the interests of the Company. This promise applies only for so long as such Protected Information remains confidential and not generally known to the Company's competitors, or 18 months following the end of Participant's employment with the Company, whichever occurs first.

(b)    Restrictive Covenants.  Participant understands and agrees that the Company has legitimate interests in protecting its goodwill, its relationships with customers and business partners, and in maintaining its confidential information, trade secrets and Protected Information, and hereby agrees that the following restrictions are appropriate to meet such goals.
 

(i)    Non-Solicitation.  Participant acknowledges that the relationships and goodwill that Participant develops with Company Customers as a result of Participant's employment belong to the Company.  Participant therefore agrees that while employed by the Company and for a period of 12 months after Participant's employment with the Company ends, for whatever reason, Participant will not, and will not assist anyone else to, (1) solicit or encourage any Company Customer to terminate or diminish its relationship with the Company relating to Competitive Services or Products; or (2) seek to persuade any Company Customer to conduct with anyone other than the Company any business or activity relating to Competitive Services or Products that such Company Customer conducts or could conduct with the Company.

(ii)    Non-Competition.  Participant agrees that while employed by the Company and for a period of 12 months after Participant's employment with the Company ends for any reason, Participant will not, for himself or herself, or on behalf of any other person or entity, directly or indirectly, provide services to a Direct Competitor in a role where Participant's knowledge of Protected Information is likely to affect Participant's decisions or actions for the Direct Competitor to the detriment of the Company.

(c)    Definitions.  For purposes of this Section 11, the following terms shall be defined as follows: 

(i)    Protected Information.  "Protected Information" means Company information not generally known to, and not readily ascertainable through proper means by, the Company's competitors on matters such as customer information, partner information, and the relative skills and experience of the Company's other Participants or agents; nonpublic information; strategic plans; business methods; investment strategies and plans; intellectual property; sales and marketing plans; Company (not individual) know-how; trade secrets; and other information of a technical or economic nature relating to the Company's business.

Protected Information does not include information that (i) was in the public domain, (ii) was independently developed or acquired by Participant, (iii) was approved by the Company for use and disclosure by Participant without restriction, or (iv) is the type of information which might form the basis for protected concerted activity under the National Labor Relations Act (for example, Participant pay or Participant terms and conditions of employment).

(ii)    Company Customer.  "Company Customer" is limited to those customers or partners who did business with the Company within the most recent 18 months of Participant's employment (or during the period of Participant's employment, if Participant was employed for less than 18 months) and with whom Participant personally dealt on behalf of the Company in the 12 months immediately preceding the last day of Participant's employment and Participant had business contact or responsibility with such Company Customer as a result of his or her employment with the Company.  "Company Customer" shall not, however, include any individual who purchased a Competitive Product from the Company by direct purchase from one of its retail establishments or via on-line over the Internet, unless such purchase was of such quantity that the purchase price exceeded $15,000.
 
(iii)    Competitive Services.  "Competitive Services" means services of the type that the Company provided or offered to its customers or partners at any time during the 12 months immediately preceding the last day of Participant's employment with the Company (or at any time during Participant's employment if Participant was employed for less than 12 months), and for which Participant was involved in providing or managing the provision of such services.

(iv)    Competitive Products.  "Competitive Products" means products that serve the same function as, or that could be used to replace, products the Company provided to, offered to, or was in the process of developing for a present, former, or future possible customer/partner at any time during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the last day of Participant's employment (or at any time during Participant's employment if Participant was employed for less than 12 months), with which Participant had direct responsibility for the sale or development of such products or managing those persons responsible for the sale or development of such products.

(v)    Direct Competitor.  "Direct Competitor" means a person, business or company providing Competitive Products or Competitive Services anywhere in the United States.  "Direct Competitor" does not include any business which the parties have agreed in writing to exclude from the definition, and the Company will not unreasonably or arbitrarily withhold such agreement.

12.    Miscellaneous.

(a)    Neither this Option Agreement nor the Plan confers on Participant any right with respect to the continuance of employment by the Company or any Subsidiary, nor will there be a limitation in any way on the right of the Company or any Subsidiary by which Participant is employed to terminate his or her employment at any time.

(b)    In the event of a restatement of the Company's consolidated financial statements for any interim or annual period ("Restatement"), the Committee may determine that the Award exceeds the amount that would have been awarded or received had the Restatement been known at the time of the original Award or at the time of vesting of any Option Shares. In the event that the Committee makes such a determination, the Company shall have the right: (A) in the instance of a Participant whose misconduct or violation of a Company policy causes such Restatement, or; (B) in the instance where a Participant is an officer subject to Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and without regard to whether such Participant caused the Restatement, to (i) forfeit any vested or unvested rights in this Award, and/or (ii) to require repayment or return of any benefit derived from the exercise of this Award. Both the cause and the amount of adjustment and/or repayment shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and its decision shall be final and binding upon the Participant.

(c)    An original record of this Option Agreement and of the Participant's acceptance and acknowledgement will be held on file by the Company. This Option Agreement and the Participant's acknowledgement may be made either paper or electronic format as specified by the Company. To the extent there is any conflict between the terms contained in this Option Agreement and the terms contained in the original held by the Company, the terms of the original held by the Company will control.

13.    Section 409A Compliance.  To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Option Agreement comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code ("Section 409A").  This Option Agreement will be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent, and any provision that would cause the Option Agreement to fail to satisfy Section 409A will have no force and effect until amended to comply therewith (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A).  If any payments under this Option Agreement constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to the requirements of Section 409A and are payable upon a termination of the Participant's employment, then all such payments shall be made only upon a "separation from service" within the meaning of Section 409A, and for purposes of determining the timing of such payments, Participant's termination shall not be considered to occur until he or she has incurred such a separation from service.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Option Agreement effective as of the Award Date.
	
			
	Herman Miller, Inc.

	 
	 

	By:_____________________________________

	 
	Brian C. Walker

	 
	Chief Executive Officer

    
ACCEPTANCE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Via electronic ACCEPT, I accept the Award Agreement described herein and in the Plan, acknowledge receipt of a copy of this Award Agreement and the Plan Prospectus, and acknowledge that I have read them carefully and that I fully understand their contents.

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