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( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Michigan ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Title of each class Common Stock FORM 10 - K For the fiscal year ended May 29 , 2021 or Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Large accelerated filer For the transition period from to Commission file number : 001-15141 HERMAN MILLER , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 855 East Main Avenue , Zeeland , MI 49464 ( Address of principal executive offices and zip code ) ( 616 ) 654-3000 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Trading Symbol ( s ) Accelerated filer O MLHR Yes No o Yes o No | Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No o 38-0837640 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Non - accelerated filer O Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by " nonaffiliates " of the registrant ( for this purpose only , the affiliates of the registrant have been assumed to be the executive officers and directors of the registrant and their associates ) as of November 27 , 2020 , was $ 2.2 billion ( based on $ 37.56 per share which was the closing sale price as reported by Nasdaq ) . As of July 18 , 2021 , the registrant had 59,052,202 shares of common stock outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report .