Smith Brian Scott 4
4 · HNI CORP · Filed Jan 21, 2026
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HNI (HNI) President Brian Scott Smith Withholds 16.544 Shares for Taxes
What Happened
- Brian Scott Smith, President of Hearth & Home Tech at HNI Corp (HNI), had 16.544 shares withheld on Jan 19, 2026 to satisfy the tax liability from the distribution of deferred shares. The shares were valued at $47.19 each, totaling about $781. This was a tax-withholding disposition, not an open-market sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-01-19; Filing date: 2026-01-21 (Form 4 accession 0000048287-26-000010) — filing appears timely (filed within two business days).
- Price per share: $47.19; Shares withheld/disposed: 16.544; Total value ≈ $781.
- Shares were withheld by the issuer to pay the tax liability from an Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (Footnote F1). No shares were sold on the open market.
- Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in the provided excerpt.
Context
- This was a routine tax-withholding action related to deferred compensation distribution (transaction code F). Such withholdings are administrative and do not necessarily indicate a decision to sell holdings or signal the insider’s view on the stock.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
HNI CORPHNI
Smith Brian Scott
President, Hearth & Home Tech
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-01-19$47.19/sh−16.544$781→ 13,225.756 total
Holdings
- 1,617.573(indirect: Profit-Sharing Retirement Plan)
Common Stock
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]These shares were withheld by Issuer for payment of the tax liability incurred upon the distribution of deferred shares to the reporting person held in an Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. No shares were sold.
Signature
/s/ Steven M. Bradford as attorney-in-fact for Brian S. Smith|2026-01-21