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MILLERKNOLL INC

For the period ended Jun 1, 2024. Filed Jul 30, 2024.

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FY2024 · Filed Jul 30, 2024

MLKN$21.49-2.3%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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Commitments and Contingencies

  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Product Warranties

The Company provides coverage to the end-user for parts and labor on products sold under its warranty policy and for other product-related matters. The specific terms, conditions, and length of those warranties vary depending upon the product sold. The Company does not sell or otherwise issue warranties or warranty extensions as stand-alone products. Reserves have been established for various costs associated with the Company's warranty program. General warranty reserves are based on historical claims experience and other currently available information and are periodically adjusted for business levels and other factors. Specific reserves are established once an issue is identified with the amounts for such reserves based on the estimated cost of correction. The Company provides an assurance-type warranty that ensures that products will function as intended. As such, the Company's estimated warranty obligation is accounted for as a liability and is recorded within current and long-term liabilities within the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Changes in the warranty reserve for the stated periods were as follows:

Year Ended
(In millions)June 1, 2024June 3, 2023May 28, 2022
Accrual Balance — beginning$73.9$73.2$60.1
Accrual for warranty matters21.624.616.6
Settlements and adjustments(25.1)(23.9)(18.6)
Acquired through business acquisition——15.1
Accrual Balance — ending$70.4$73.9$73.2

Guarantees

The Company is periodically required to provide performance bonds to do business with certain customers. These arrangements are common in the industry and generally have terms ranging betweenone year andthree years. The bonds are required to provide assurance to customers that the products and services they have purchased will be installed and/or provided properly and without damage to their facilities. The bonds are provided by various bonding agencies. However, the Company is ultimately liable for claims that may occur against them. As of June 1, 2024, the Company had a maximum financial exposure related to performance bonds of approximately $9.2 million. The Company has no history of claims, nor is it aware of circumstances that would require it to pay, under any of these arrangements. The Company also believes that the resolution of any claims that might arise in the future, either individually or in the aggregate, would not materially affect the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. Accordingly, no liability has been recorded in respect to these bonds as of either June 1, 2024 or June 3, 2023.

The Company has entered into standby letter of credit arrangements for purposes of protecting various insurance companies and lessors against default on insurance premium and lease payments. As of June 1, 2024, the Company had a maximum financial exposure from these standby letters of credit totaling approximately $12.7 million, all of which is considered usage against the Company's revolving line of credit. The Company has no history of claims, nor is it aware of circumstances that would require it to perform under any of these arrangements and believes that the resolution of any claims that might arise in the future, either individually or in the aggregate, would not materially affect the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. Accordingly, no liability has been recorded as of June 1, 2024 and June 3, 2023.

Contingencies

The Company is also involved in legal proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the outcome of such proceedings and litigation currently pending will not have a material adverse effect, if any, on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

As of the end of fiscal 2024, outstanding commitments for future purchase obligations approximated $140.2 million.

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