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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1213, 2021

Knoll, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-12907


Delaware						13-3873847
(State or other jurisdiction of						(IRS Employer
incorporation)						Identification No.)

1235 Water Street, East Greenville, Pennsylvania 18041

1235 Water Street

East Greenville,

18041

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(215) 679-7991

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

KNL

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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. ☐

Item 85.0107. ~~Other~~ ~~Events~~Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

~~Knoll,~~The ~~Inc.~~following ~~("we,"~~matters ~~"us,"~~were ~~and~~voted ~~"our") is filing this Current Report~~ on ~~Form~~at ~~8-K (~~the ~~"Form 8-K") to reflect changes to the presentation of our financial information as set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31~~Knoll, ~~2020~~Inc. (the "~~2020 Form 10-K~~Company"), as2021 ~~filed~~annual ~~with~~meeting ~~the~~of ~~Securities~~stockholders, ~~and~~which ~~Exchange~~took ~~Commission~~place ~~(the "SEC")~~ on ~~March 1~~May 13, 2021~~, in order to give effect to a change in our segment reporting.~~:

As Proposal ~~previously~~One ~~disclosed~~- inTo ~~our~~elect ~~Quarterly~~four ~~Report~~directors onnamed ~~Form~~in ~~10-Q for~~ the ~~period~~proxy ~~ended~~statement ~~March~~for ~~31,~~a ~~2021~~term ~~(as~~ending ~~filed~~at ~~with~~ the ~~SEC~~Company’s on2024 ~~May~~annual 7,meeting ~~2021), effective in the first quarter~~ of ~~our fiscal year 2021, our internal reporting and reportable segments changed~~stockholders. WeThe ~~implemented~~following anominees ~~segment~~were ~~reorganization~~elected ~~in order~~ to ~~more~~the ~~closely~~Board ~~align~~of ~~our~~Directors ~~segment~~by ~~reporting with our current operating structure (~~the ~~“Segment~~votes ~~Reorganization”).~~indicated ~~Our new reportable segments are~~below: ~~Workplace and Lifestyle.~~

The Workplace reportable segment is comprised of the operations of the Workplace operating segment, which, following the Segment Reorganization, reflects the reassignment of the Spinneybeck and KnollTextiles businesses from the Lifestyle segment, as well as the reassignment of the Europe Office business from the historical Office segment to the Lifestyle segment. The Lifestyle reportable segment is an aggregation of the Holly Hunt, Muuto, KnollStudio North America and Europe operating segments. All prior period information has been recast to reflect this change in reportable segments. This form 8-K will permit us to incorporate the recast financial statements by reference, or otherwise, in future SEC filings. The information in this Form 8-K in not an amendment to the 2020 Form 10-K or a restatement of financial statements included therein.


	Total Votes For	Total Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Daniel W. Dienst	54,351,240	470,720	1,715,287
Jeffrey A. Henderson	54,627,344	194,616	1,715,287
Christopher G. Kennedy	54,266,219	555,741	1,715,287
Stephanie Stahl	48,328,403	6,493,557	1,715,287

~~This~~Proposal ~~Form~~Two 8-K ~~updates~~To ~~and~~approve ~~supersedes~~ the ~~information~~Knoll, inInc. ~~the~~2021 ~~following~~Stock ~~sections~~Incentive ofPlan. ~~our~~The ~~2020~~proposal ~~Form~~was ~~10-K~~approved toby ~~reflect retrospective application of our segment changes to conform to~~ the ~~new~~votes ~~segment~~indicated ~~presentation~~below:

•Part I, Item 1, Business.


Votes For						53,589,530
Votes Against						1,128,575
Abstain						103,855
Broker Non-Votes						1,715,287

~~•Part~~Proposal ~~II,~~Three ~~Item~~- 7,To ~~Management'~~ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s ~~Discussion~~independent ~~and~~registered ~~Analysis~~public ofaccounting ~~Financial~~firm ~~Condition~~for ~~and~~the ~~Results~~fiscal ofyear ~~Operations~~ending December 31, 2021. The proposal was approved by the votes indicated below:

•Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.


Votes For						55,710,826
Votes Against						725,882
Abstain						100,539
Broker Non-Votes						—

InProposal ~~our~~Four ~~Quarterly Reports on Form 10~~-Q ~~for~~To ~~the~~approve, ~~period~~on ~~ended~~an ~~March~~advisory 31basis, ~~2021, we adjusted~~ the ~~unaudited~~Company's ~~condensed~~executive ~~consolidated~~compensation. The ~~financial~~proposal ~~statements~~was ~~for~~approved ~~the~~by ~~three months ended March 31, 2020 to reflect~~ the ~~retrospective~~votes ~~application~~indicated ~~of our segment change.~~below:

No items in the 2020 Form 10-K other than those identified above are being updated by this Form 8-K. Information in the 2020 Form 10-K is generally stated as of December 31, 2020 and this Form 8-K does not reflect any subsequent information or events other than the changes in segment reporting noted above. Without limiting the foregoing, this Form 8-K does not purport to update Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the 2020 Form 10-K for any information, uncertainties, transactions, risks, events, or trends occurring, or known to management, other than the events described above. For a discussion of events and developments subsequent to the filing of the 2020 Form 10-K, please refer to our SEC filings since that date. More current information is contained in the March 31, 2021 Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC after March 1, 2021.


Votes For						37,173,036
Votes Against						17,541,756
Abstain						107,168
Broker Non-Votes						1,715,287

~~This~~Item ~~Form~~9.01. ~~8-K~~Financial ~~should~~Statements ~~be read in conjunction with the 2020 Form 10-K, the March 31, 2021 Form 10-Q,~~ and ~~any other documents filed with the SEC subsequent to March 1, 2021.~~Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 23.1 - Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


Exhibit No.						Description
EX 104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

Exhibit 99.1 - Updated portion of the Knoll, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

Exhibit No.						Description
23.1						Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
99.1						Updated portion of the Knoll, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

SIGNATURES

Knoll, Inc.

Date: May 12, 2021

By:

/s/ Charles W. Rayfield

Charles W. Rayfield

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




		Knoll, Inc.

Date: May 14, 2021
	By:	/s/ Michael A. Pollner
		Michael A. Pollner
		Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

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