SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2016-07-26

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<div><a name="s7bc8f3c22eb34172b65da78a523a6557"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">HERMAN MILLER, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">NONEMPLOYEE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">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:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">A.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;This Plan replaces the earlier Herman Miller, Inc. Nonemployee Officer and Directors Deferred Compensation Stock Purchase Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">B.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, effective July 24, 2007, the Plan is being adopted.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Purpose. </font><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">The purposes of the Herman Miller, Inc. Nonemployee Officer and Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") are to:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Provide nonemployee officers and directors of Herman Miller, Inc. (the "Company") the opportunity to increase their equity interests in the Company;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Attract and retain highly qualified individuals to serve as nonemployee officers and directors of the Company; and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Further align their economic interests with such interests of the shareholders of the Company.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:10pt;">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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-