Kimball International Holds Annual Meeting of Share Owners

Business Wire, Oct 20, 1998

JASPER, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1998--At their 1998 annual meeting held today, Share Owners of Kimball International, Inc. (Nasdaq:KBALB) overwhelmingly elected all twelve nominees to the Board of Directors.

The following Board members were re-elected to serve a one-year term: Douglas A. Habig, Thomas L. Habig, James C. Thyen, John B. Habig, Ronald J. Thyen, John T. Thyen, Gary P. Critser, Brian K. Habig, Dr. Jack R. Wentworth, Christine M. Vujovich, Alan B. Graf, Jr. and Polly B. Kawalek.

Kimball is a diversified manufacturer of consumer durable goods, including office, residential, hospitality and healthcare furniture, sold under the Company's family of brand names. Kimball is a major supplier of electronic assemblies on an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) basis. It makes other OEM products such as TV cabinets and stands, audio speaker systems, home furniture and pool tables. It also produces plywood, dimension stock and other lumber products.

The text of this morning's reports and visual presentations made by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Douglas A. Habig and Chief Financial Officer Robert F. Schneider can be found on Kimball's web site on the Internet at www.kimball.com.