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Kimball International

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2002 Summary Annual Report

Kimball International, Inc. is a preeminent
manufacturer of furniture, furniture components
and electronic assemblies, serving customers
around the world. Our customers, both large and
small, receive our undivided attention, as we 
treat every one as the only one. Our touch is felt
throughout daily life in both the workplace and in 

the home.

Furniture and Cabinets Segment

The Furniture and Cabinets Segment of Kimball

International, Inc. provides a vast array of products for the office,

residential, hospitality and healthcare industries. Kimball Office
Furniture product lines serve the business market with casegoods, seating

and systems furniture in wood, metal and a variety of other materials, from traditional 
to contemporary in style, produced and marketed under the family of Kimball brand names.
Extensive product lines cover all businesses, from multinational corporations to small start-up
companies. Kimball Home supplies the residential market with fine furnishings for the home, 
as well as home office furniture to meet the specialized needs of the growing work-at-home
market. Kimball Lodging and Healthcare designs and manufactures furniture for the hospitality,
healthcare and government markets.

Kimball business units also produce on a contract basis a variety of products such as 
television cabinets and stands, store display fixtures, kitchen and bath cabinet components, pool
tables and home furnishings which are marketed under some of the world’s leading brand
names. Kimball offers a variety of products and services such as dimension lumber, plywood,
veneer and wood components, metal stampings and molded plastics for the Company’s
furniture manufacturing operations as well as for sale to external customers, both domestically
and internationally.

Electronic Contract Assemblies Segment
The Electronic Contract Assemblies Segment provides design engineering, manufacturing,
packaging and distribution of electronic assemblies, circuit boards, multi-chip modules and
semiconductor components on a contract basis to customers in the transportation, industrial,
telecommunications, computer and medical industries.

The Kimball Culture

Since 1950, we have built our continued success on the deep belief in a
sound, time-proven company culture, one that maintains our focus on our
Corporate Vision – We Build Success.

Our culture represents who we are at our very best, in the way we 
treat and share our success with our people, in the way we approach 
our customer relationships, in the way we behave as a community
citizen, and in the way we are committed to generating profits for our
Share Owners.

A common thread bringing all these pieces of our culture together
is INTEGRITY. Integrity with our customers. Integrity with our
people. Integrity within our communities. Integrity with those
who invest in us.

Even in difficult economic times, our culture is our
compass. From there, we move forward, grow stronger
and continue to build success for our company, for our
employees, for our suppliers, for our customers and
for YOU — the Share Owner.

When taking a closer look at our Kimball culture for
the first time, many react in a similar way: “Wow, I
didn’t know your company stood for all that. At
Kimball, there is definitely more than meets the eye.”

We invite you to take a closer look.

2 Letter to our Share Owners 

4 Kimball – Take A Closer Look

14 Report of Management

15 Summary Financial Data

20 Board of Directors / Officers

IBC Other Corporate Data

BC Locations

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Dear Share Owner:

The world events and the economic downturn during fiscal 2002 were unprecedented, touching
each of us personally and making the competitive landscape for Kimball International that much
more challenging.

We saw reduced customer demand in many of our markets with sales for the year totaling
$1.17 billion, down from sales of $1.26 billion in fiscal 2001. Net income, exclusive of the gain
on the sale of Boesendorfer and restructuring activities, was also down at $26.7 million.

Douglas A. Habig
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer

That said, though, when looking at the past year, there’s more than really meets the eye. We
are very proud of how Kimball took decisive action to better align to our markets, to complete
the very difficult restructuring plan announced in June of 2001, to manage costs, and to stay the
course in our business strategies.

We continued to invest this past year to position Kimball for future growth and will do so again
this coming year. While others retreated, we invested $56 million in capital equipment and
software technology. Our cash flow generated from operations this past year totaled $77 million,
affording us the opportunity to do what’s right for the long term. Our efforts to manage our costs
were evidenced by an improvement in operating income performance during the year as we
worked to reduce both our costs to manufacture product and our overhead cost structures.

Those are just a few more reasons why we say there is more than meets the eye as you look at
Kimball. It’s something we hear often. We would like for you to take a closer look at us and see
how Kimball International:

• represents many products, many markets, many services, and many technological

James C. Thyen
President

• has a customer and employee base that is worldwide;

and process capabilities;

• is an employer of choice, and shares our success with more than 9,000 employees;

• strives to help our communities be great places to live;

• credits our continued success to the deep belief in a sound, time-proven 

company culture.

In fiscal 2002, many key things happened in support of efforts to maintain our focus, expand our
reach and achieve our vision – We Build Success – even though economic conditions could
temporarily obscure our progress.

Things could have been worse had it not been for the decisive restructuring actions taken
during June 2001, which were very important in minimizing the earnings decline driven by lower
volume levels. Our leadership team immediately went to work to reduce and ultimately align our
cost structure with these slower demands. Several difficult decisions and quick actions were
taken in an effort to appropriately align our cost structure and improve our competitive position
in a global marketplace.

Restructuring and other actions we took included reductions in nonessential spending, closing
and streamlining some facilities, realigning some equipment, operating with shorter work weeks,
and reducing our worldwide workforce by approximately 20% (2,300 employees) from 
January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001.

While the actions taken to reduce our organizational and operating capacities were required to
position Kimball with a competitive cost structure, which is vital to our overall long-term success,
we regret the impact of these actions on affected employees.

There is also more than meets the eye when you look closer at the makeup of our
management team. As a Share Owner, you have likely followed our press releases the past few
years, in particular those announcing the hiring of our four group presidents. The hiring of each
group president provided an individual piece of a puzzle, depicting the total picture of how we
envision our top management team. We added depth to our team consistently over the past
three years. Now, with our four operating presidents on board, we feel our team is truly in place.

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Each one enhances our knowledge and expertise in their respective markets – Electronics, Consumer Branded Furniture,
Contract Furniture, and Hardwood Forest Products. This represents an important milestone in the evolution of Kimball
International.

Kimball International is focused on two business segments.

In the Electronic Contract Assemblies business segment, sales were up slightly, exclusive of our acquisition of an
electronics facility in Auburn, Indiana. This business segment also benefited from revenue growth in its automotive market
due to both the expansion of its contract customer base and relatively stable U.S. automotive sales. This segment
continued to generate net income despite softness in some of its principal markets.

Besides the Auburn acquisition, we also expanded our contract electronics capabilities through the opening of a 
microelectronics production facility in Valencia, California; a new, larger facility in Laem Chabang, Thailand; and the
expansion of our electronics capabilities in Poznan, Poland, to enhance our ability to meet the global needs of proven,
long-term customers.

Our Furniture and Cabinets business segment experienced a sales decline; however, the decline in sales of 
office furniture – our largest market in this business segment – was less than the overall industry decline and 
remained profitable.

We are pleased to note that we earned two “Best of NEOCON” Awards for best new product introductions at the annual
NEOCON trade show, which spotlights the industry’s newest and best office furnishings and interior decor products.
Winner of the Best of NEOCON Gold Award in the Software Technologies category was e-magine, Kimball Office
Furniture’s and National Office Furniture’s truly revolutionary new space planning software tool for specifying and
rendering office product configurations. This exclusive package promises to be the industry’s biggest breakthrough in
design and visualization technology. Awarded the Best of NEOCON Silver Award in the Desk category was Evoke,
Kimball Office Furniture’s newest desk series, featuring an intriguing “floating” top and an extensive range of functional
and design options.

Also, National Office Furniture was honored to receive the Office Furniture Dealer’s Alliance (OFDA) 2002 Choice Circle
of Excellence Award - “Sales and Marketing”. This dealer poll was designed to recognize best of class performance.

It’s also important to point out the selling of our Boesendorfer piano subsidiary, in Vienna, Austria, earlier this year. That,
too, represents more than meets the eye. It is further indication of our commitment to focus our resources on our furniture
and electronics businesses — our core competencies. We are very pleased to have executed the sale of Boesendorfer to
an Austrian owner that recognizes the special place Boesendorfer holds in Austria’s tradition and culture. The new
association bodes well for Boesendorfer’s future success.

This sale of Boesendorfer was not an isolated action in our strategy of increasing Kimball’s focus on our core
competencies. Recall the exit of the domestic Kimball brand piano market a few years ago; the sale of Herrburger Brooks,
a piano key and action company in England; the sale of Kimball Furniture Reproductions, a Victorian and French
reproductions business in Alabama; the sale of West Jefferson Wood Products, a raw materials business unit in North
Carolina; and the sale of ToolPro, a carbide tool and saw sharpening business. All of these actions the last several years
had the same strategic purpose, to greater focus our efforts on our core markets.

The world economy and our primary markets continue to be challenging, and we will continue to work our strategy of
aligning our cost structure where appropriate and positioning Kimball for long-term growth; and accordingly, we will
continue to make appropriate investments for the future. We will continue to deploy capital so that Kimball International is
poised for success and increased market share once the recession is behind us. We are fortunate to have the balance
sheet strength to pursue these opportunities. And because of all this, we are positioned well for the recovery and for
profitable growth across our primary markets.

Before ending this Share Owners’ message, it’s important to note what is likely a noticeable change to our annual report.
This year’s publication is a “summary annual report,” representing our attempt to summarize and better communicate
higher level issues to you. A more detailed look at our Company is available in the 10-K and proxy statement.

Finally, we cannot reflect on the past fiscal year without recognizing the recent passing of our Vice Chairman of the Board,
Thomas L. Habig. Since 1950, Tom was a pillar of our Company’s culture and values. He is missed, yet his legacy lives on
and is felt throughout our Company.

July 29, 2002

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Examining
Operations

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Upon taking a closer look, people often comment, 
“I didn’t know Kimball International builds all that!”

We manufacture many different products, a mix
linked to a common foundation of focus and logic.
Our products are found at home. At the office. In
your car. In hotels, military bases, assisted living
centers and hospitals. Around the world.

Furniture. Store display fixtures. TV cabinets and
stands. Furniture components. Electronic
assemblies, circuit boards, multi-chip modules and
semiconductor components.

We are in many markets. The office furniture
industry. The residential furniture industry. The 
hotel, motel and healthcare furniture industries.
Plastics. Our electronics business segment provides
product for the transportation industry and industrial
controls industry, as well as the defense, aerospace, 
telecommunications, computer and medical markets.

Our diverse line of products is sold under the
Company’s family of brand names, and we sell
products on a contract basis.

We have many varied customers. Multinational

corporations. Small, start-up businesses.

Entrepreneurs. Home owners.

The Government.

Since 1950, we have been
the supplier of choice for
thousands of customers.

While we constantly
seek out new
customers, we
continue to expand
relationships with
existing customers,
solidifying Kimball as 
their supplier of choice.
We will be the most preferred

supplier in each of our markets,

recognized for better understanding our

customers’ needs and exceeding those needs with
innovative solutions.

We seek to consistently demonstrate a sense 
of warmth, humor and mutual respect in our
relationships with customers, and to be the 
company with which they most enjoy working.

Customer satisfaction at Kimball is more than our
goal; it is our passion; it is our culture. Our focus on
Total Quality transcends every element of our work
environment to ensure that our customers’
expectations are met.

True, we build products for our customers; but
ultimately, we build success for them.

Many products. Many markets. Many services. Many
technological and process capabilities. All from a
common foundation: a strong culture. All from one
company with one focus — we take care of our
many customers.

We build
success for
our customers

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Seeking Opportunity

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We build success
for our people

Upon taking a closer look, people have commented, “I didn’t know Kimball International
offers so many opportunities.”

Across cultures, boundaries and markets, we are anemployer of choice. And just as we
are the employer of choice for over 9,000 people, we consider each member of our
hard-working, competitive workforce an employee of choice.

Kimball’s success has been built upon the tradition of mutual trust, personal integrity,
a spirit of cooperation, respect for dignity of the individual, a sense of family and 
good humor.

Our open, nondefensive culture encourages people to take risks and share ideas; to
accept responsibilities and make decisions; to demonstrate their abilities and grow, both
personally and professionally.

Our people are dedicated to Kimball’s commitment to excellence and

teamwork; it is a core value to reward employees for their

contributions and results, ensuring they share in our financial

success.

Kimball recognizes that its employees are working
harder than ever to balance work and family life.

Our compensation, benefits and flextime

scheduling are designed to help employees

establish a balanced lifestyle. One example
is Kimball Kids. In partnership with Bright
Horizons Family Solutions®, this child
development center gives Kimball
parents an additional option to one of
life’s most important challenges:
caring for children.

The Kimball Scholarship program
has provided scholarships to 297
children of employees since its
inception in 1963. To date, $2.3
million have been awarded to 
the winners.

A career with Kimball is an investment
in a financially strong company. And 
with operations throughout the U.S. and
continued international growth, it’s also an

investment with room to grow.

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We build success
around the globe

When people take a closer look, we often hear, “I didn’t know Kimball International is that global.”

Our operations are more widespread than popularly known. We have capabilities, employees and
customers throughout the world.

Our manufacturing facilities and sales offices are worldwide. Mexico. Thailand. United Kingdom. Poland.
Indiana. Kentucky. Pennsylvania. Mississippi. Tennessee. Idaho. Texas. California. Florida. Our company
culture exists in all those places.

Our showrooms are in places like New York, Chicago, Boston, 
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Atlanta, Dallas
and London.

Many of our customers are large global
companies, and where they go, we 
will follow.

Our global “footprint,” or presence,
strategically positions our
resources and capabilities to be
where our customers need
them, anywhere in the world.
Our Transfer of Work (TOW)
initiatives enable us to move
the manufacturing of certain
products from one Kimball
location to another in
response to business
needs. This builds on a
strength that Kimball has
traditionally possessed: the
flexibility and ability for
different business units to
share skills, capabilities and
knowledge to better service
our customers.

We will consistently provide the
highest quality products and
services in every market we serve.

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Yes, we’ve had our share of success. Since our founding in
1950 with less than 30 employees, Kimball has grown into 
an international, billion dollar corporation with more than 
9,000 employees.

We value flexibility, rewarding hard work, personal initiative,
and standing by your word. These values are an indelible
part of our company culture, no matter the location.

Recognizing that an attitude of pride in the Company and
the community are intertwined, we seek to share, but not
impose, our values within the communities in which we live.
We also strive to help our communities be great places to live
by supporting health and human services, education, religious
institutions, arts and culture, and civic and community programs
that benefit the elderly, the disabled, children, schools,
community centers and critical services such as local volunteer
fire departments.

We build success

for our communities

and environment

Environmentally, we build success as a leader 
in eliminating pollution generated at the source,
using safe substitutes where feasible, maximizing
the reclamation and recycling of materials 
to eliminate any adverse impact on the 
environment, and developing the most 
sound and technologically advanced forest
management practices. After all, the environment
is our home — we will be leaders in not only
protecting, but enhancing our world.

Above all, we believe the greatest contribution 
we can make to the prosperity and quality of 
life of those communities in which we operate –
locally and globally – lies in being a financially
strong, dynamic, growing company.

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We build 
success for 
our Share Owners

Our foremost goal: to drive long-term Share Owner value.

We build Share Owner value by focusing on and taking advantage
of our competitive strengths.

Profitability and financial resources give us and our Share Owners
the freedom to shape our future and achieve our vision.

Share Owners are the final beneficiaries of the effectiveness of all
our efforts. We are committed to providing long-term returns to
them and conducting our business with demonstrated values and
integrity to make those Share Owners proud of the Company.

It’s all about vision.

Take a closer look.

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Report of Management

To the Share Owners of Kimball International, Inc.

The management of Kimball International, Inc. is responsible for the preparation and integrity of the accompanying condensed
consolidated financial statements and other related information in this summary annual report. The consolidated financial statements filed
by the Company and its subsidiaries, from which these condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been derived,
were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and include judgements and
estimates, which in the opinion of management are applied on an appropriately conservative basis.

The Company maintains a system of internal controls intended to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded from loss or
material misuse, transactions are authorized and recorded properly, and that the accounting records may be relied upon for the
preparation of the financial statements. This system is tested and evaluated regularly for adherence and effectiveness by the Company’s
staff of internal auditors, as well as the independent public accountants in connection with their annual audit.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which is comprised of directors who are not employees of the Company, meets regularly
with management, the internal auditors and the independent public accountants to review the work performed and to ensure that each is
properly discharging its responsibilities. The internal auditors and the independent public accountants have free and direct access to the
Audit Committee, and they meet periodically, without management present, to discuss appropriate matters.

Douglas A. Habig
Chairman of the Board, 
Chief Executive Officer

James C. Thyen
President

Robert F. Schneider
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer

Report of Independent Public Accountants

To the Board of Directors and Share Owners of Kimball International, Inc.

We have audited the consolidated balance sheet of Kimball International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2002, and the related
consolidated statements of income, share owners’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended. Such consolidated financial statements
and our report thereon dated July 29, 2002, expressing an unqualified opinion (which are not included herein), are included in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on such condensed consolidated financial statements in relation to
the complete consolidated financial statements.

In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2002 and the related
condensed consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the year then ended is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to
the basic consolidated financial statements from which it has been derived.

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Kimball International, Inc. as of June 30, 2001, and the related condensed
consolidated statements of income and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2001 were not audited by us
and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion on them.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
July 29, 2002

Please Note:On April 9, 2002, the Company appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as its independent auditors, replacing Arthur Andersen LLP.Fiscal 2002 consolidated
financial statements were audited by Deloitte & Touche.Fiscal 2001 and 2000 consolidated financial statements were audited by Arthur Andersen.A copy of the Arthur
Andersen audit opinion on the consolidated financial statements for those periods is included in the Company’s fiscal 2002 Form 10-K.During fiscal 2002, the
Company moved from an annual report with a full set of financial statements to a summary annual report format.With respect to the enclosed fiscal 2001 and 2000
condensed consolidated financial information, which is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2001 and 2000, it should be noted that
Arthur Andersen had not separately expressed an opinion on this condensed information, and is now unable to express such an opinion given the firm’s current status.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

Kimball International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(Amounts in Thousands)
Assets
Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Receivables, less allowances of $5,515 and $6,880, respectively
Inventories
Other

Total current assets

Property and Equipment, net 
Capitalized Software, net
Other Assets

Total Assets

Liabilities and Share Owners’ Equity
Current Liabilities:

Loans payable
Current maturities of long-term debt
Accounts payable
Dividends payable
Accrued expenses
Accrued restructuring

Total current liabilities

Other Liabilities:

Long-term debt, less current maturities
Deferred income taxes and other

Total other liabilities

Share Owners’ Equity:

Common stock
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Less: Treasury stock, at cost

Total Share Owners’ Equity

June 30

2002

2001

$ 18,662
53,919
150,836
100,632
40,108
364,157

236,176
38,968
34,811

$ 11,237
68,746
150,015
117,681
33,808
381,487

241,952
27,420
28,125

$ 674,112 

$ 678,984

$

– 
611
104,547
6,015
62,176
2,624
175,973

2,291
43,360
45,651

2,151
7,752
524,418
604
(82,437)
452,488

$ 28,914
1,031
102,025
6,006
57,152
5,445
200,573

3,320
32,667
35,987

2,151
8,132
513,981
1,436
(83,276)
442,424

Total Liabilities and Share Owners’ Equity

$ 674,112

$ 678,984

All financial data was condensed from and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial
statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

Kimball International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)
Net Sales
Cost of Sales
Gross Profit

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Restructuring and Other Expense
Operating Income

Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense
Interest income
Other, net

Other income, net

Income Before Taxes on Income
Taxes on Income

2002
$ 1,172,504
903,666
268,838

237,512
897
30,429

(329)
2,460
19,045
21,176

51,605
17,105

Year Ended June 30 

2001
$1,261,171
968,918
292,253

243,843
27,695
20,715

(1,441)
3,026
4,621
6,206

26,921
10,338

2000
$1,228,412
911,884
316,528

249,406
–
67,122

(536)
4,709
3,107
7,280

74,402
25,940

Net Income

$

34,500

$

16,583

$

48,462

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

Basic:

Class A
Class B

Diluted:

Class A
Class B

Average Number of Shares Outstanding

Basic:

Class A
Class B

Totals

Diluted:

Class A
Class B

Totals

$
$

$
$

0.89
0.91

0.89
0.91

$
$

$
$

0.41
0.43

0.41
0.43

$
$

$
$

1.19
1.21

1.19
1.21

13,979
24,059
38,038

13,979
24,089
38,068

14,141
24,952
39,093

14,141
25,010
39,151

14,299
25,935
40,234

14,299
26,050
40,349

All financial data was condensed from and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial 
statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Kimball International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(Amounts in Thousands)
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Gain on sales of assets, facilities and subsidiaries
Restructuring and other
Deferred income tax and other deferred charges
Change in current assets and liabilities:

Receivables
Inventories
Other current assets
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses

Transfer of funds to trusteed retirement plan portfolio
Net cash provided by operating activities

Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

Capital expenditures
Proceeds from sales of assets
Proceeds from sales of facilities/subsidiaries
Increase in capitalized software and other assets
Maturities of held-to-maturity securities
Purchases of available-for-sale securities
Sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities

Net cash used for investing activities

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

Net change in short-term borrowings
Net change in long-term debt
Acquisition of treasury stock
Dividends paid to share owners
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Other, net

Net cash used for financing activities

Effect of Exchange Rate Change on Cash and Cash Equivalents
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

Year Ended June 30 

2002

2001

2000

$ 34,500

$ 16,583

$ 48,462

46,852
(8,338)
(2,268)
5,059

(4,994)
10,116
809
3,213
1,313
(9,073)
77,189

(37,995)
1,976
20,238
(17,952)
–
(45,543)
60,326
(18,950)

(26,254)
(1,101)
(26)
(24,054)
269
299
(50,867)

53
7,425

47,652
(632)
27,040
(2,301)

30,914
(623)
2,900
(827)
(18,411)
–
102,295

(46,778)
3,130
–
(12,482)
–
(56,316)
68,433
(44,013)

(8,486) 
856
(20,447)
(24,842)
654
117
(52,148)

(120)
6,014

43,801
(1,059)
–
(595)

(45,843)
(16,800)
(2,510)
23,374
(7,434)
–
41,396

(61,124)
2,689
–
(10,330)
400
(112,101)
146,772
(33,694)

31,298
(1,103)
(24,427)
(25,558)
801
(284)
(19,273)

19
(11,552)

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year

11,237
$ 18,662

5,223
$ 11,237

16,775
5,223

$

All financial data was condensed from and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial
statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Kimball International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER EXPENSE

ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

In the second quarter of fiscal year 2002, the Company
announced it had purchased a manufacturing facility located in
Auburn, Indiana from VDO North America LLC. The Company
assumed ownership of the facility and most of the equipment
and retained a large portion of the workforce. With the
acquisition, the Company began to produce an electronics
module for an automotive passenger safety system and a line of
small engine ignition products. The acquisition was financed with
available cash on hand.

The Company sold its Boesendorfer piano subsidiary, located in
Vienna, Austria, to BAWAG-Bank of Austria during the third
quarter of fiscal year 2002. Included in the fiscal year 2002
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income is an $8.2
million after tax gain on the sale of the subsidiary, which
increased earnings per diluted share by $0.22. The pre-tax gain
recognized in Other-net was $15.4 million. Indirect expenses
relating to the sale recognized in Selling, General and
Administrative Expense amounted to $5.3 million. Income taxes
amounted to $1.9 million.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2001, the Company
announced a restructuring plan designed to more closely align
its operating capabilities and capacities with changing customer
and market requirements and current economic conditions. The
plan included consolidating manufacturing facilities and
processes, and scaling capacities at other facilities. Activities
outlined in the restructuring plan began in late fiscal year 2001
and were substantially complete at June 30, 2002.

Fiscal Year 2001 Charges 
The Company recognized pre-tax restructuring charges of
$25.7 million in fiscal year 2001 when the restructuring was
announced. The charges consisted of $2.6 million for employee
transition and other employee costs, $11.5 million for asset
write-downs, $7.5 million for goodwill write-offs, $3.4 million for
plant closure and other exit costs, and $0.7 million (recorded in
cost of goods sold) for inventory write-downs. The net income
impact of fiscal year 2001 restructuring charges and other
charges unrelated to the restructuring discussed below was
$19.7 million.

In addition to restructuring, during the fourth quarter of fiscal
year 2001, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $2.7
million for goodwill impairment within the Electronic Contract
Assemblies Segment unrelated to the above described
restructuring. This charge is included in the Restructuring and
Other Expense line item on the Company's fiscal year 2001
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.

Fiscal Year 2002 Charges
During fiscal year 2002, the Company recorded additional pre-
tax restructuring costs of $0.9 million as it successfully executed
the restructuring plan announced in the prior year. The fiscal
year 2002 charges consist of facility consolidation costs of $1.4
million, additional asset write-downs of $0.6 million, employee
transition costs of $0.1 million, and $1.2 million income as
adjustments to the original cost estimates. The net income
impact of fiscal year 2002 restructuring costs was $0.3 million.

Reserves — At June 30, 2002, a total of $2.6 million of
restructuring liabilities related to the June, 2001 restructuring
plan remained on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The restructuring actions are substantially complete and the
reserve balance appears adequate to cover remaining
committed restructuring actions.

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Five-Year Selected Financial Data

Operations
(Amounts in Thousands, Except for Per Share Data 
and Number of Employees)
Net Sales:

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

Year Ended June 30 

Furniture and Cabinets
Electronic Contract Assemblies
Unallocated Corporate

Total Net Sales

63%
$ 736,187
37%
436,248
69
0%
$1,172,504 100%

69%
$ 871,835
31%
389,252
0%
84
$1,261,171 100%

70%
$ 860,721
30%
367,610
81
0%
$1,228,412 100%

70%
$ 795,364
30%
335,853
0%
44
$1,131,261 100%

69%
$ 729,513
31%
326,075
36
0%
$1,055,624 100%

Cost of Sales
Gross Profit

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Restructuring and Other Expense
Operating Income

Other Income, Net

Income Before Taxes on Income
Taxes on Income

903,666
268,838

237,512
897
30,429

21,176

51,605
17,105

968,918
292,253

243,843
27,695
20,715

6,206

26,921
10,338

911,884
316,528

249,406
–
67,122

7,280

74,402
25,940

812,829
318,432

240,851
–
77,581

14,793

92,374
32,649

756,203
299,421

226,945
–
72,476

14,951

87,427
32,400

Net Income
Earnings Per Share:
Basic:

Class A
Class B

Diluted:

Class A
Class B

Average Shares Outstanding:

Basic
Diluted

Financial Condition

Assets:

Current Assets
Property and Equipment, net
Capitalized Software and Other Assets

Total Assets

Liabilities:

Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt, less Current Maturities
Deferred Income Taxes and Other

Total Liabilities

Share Owners’ Equity

Total Liabilities and 

$ 34,500

$ 16,583

$ 48,462

$ 59,725

$ 55,027

$
$

$
$

0.89
0.91

0.89
0.91

38,038
38,068

$
$

$
$

0.41
0.43

0.41
0.43

39,093
39,151

2002

2001

$ 364,157
236,176
73,779
$ 674,112

$ 175,973
2,291
43,360
221,624

$ 381,487
241,952
55,545
$ 678,984

$ 200,573
3,320
32,667
236,560

$
$

$
$

1.19
1.21

1.19
1.21

40,234
40,349

June 30
2000

$ 413,520
248,210
61,921
$ 723,651

$ 223,395
2,599
29,130
255,124

$
$

$
$

1.46
1.48

1.45
1.47

40,624
40,839

$
$

$
$

1.32
1.33

1.31
1.32

41,417
41,814

1999

1998

$ 386,341
221,498
53,547
$ 661,386

$ 168,564
1,730
26,815
197,109

$ 412,937
182,798
33,903
$ 629,638

$ 153,210
1,856
25,949
181,015

452,488

442,424

468,527

464,277

448,623

Share Owners’ Equity

$ 674,112

$ 678,984

$ 723,651

$ 661,386

$ 629,638

Other Financial Data:
Current Ratio
Working Capital
Return on Capital

Capital Investments

Long-Term Debt as Percent of 

Share Owners’ Equity
Book Value Per Share of Common 

Stock Outstanding
Average Number of Employees

Dividends:

Total Declared

Per Share Dividends Declared:
Class A
Class B

2.1:1
$ 188,184

7.1%

1.9:1
$ 180,914

3.4%

1.9:1
$ 190,125

9.8%

2.3:1
$ 217,777

12.3%

2.7:1
$ 259,727

11.9%

$ 55,947

$ 59,260

$ 71,454

$ 102,541

$ 48,672

0.5%

0.8%

0.6%

0.4%

0.4%

$

11.89
9,534

$

11.32
10,885

$

11.65
10,088

$

11.43
9,884

$

10.83
9,198

$ 24,063

$ 24,643

$ 25,383

$ 25,643

$ 24,812

$
$

0.62
0.64

$
$

0.62
0.64

$
$

0.62
0.64

$
$

0.62
0.64

$ 0.58875
0.605 
$

2002 Kimball International, Inc. Summary Annual Report

19

Board of Directors

Douglas A. Habig*
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer
Director 29 years

James C. Thyen*  
President,
Director 21 years

John B. Habig*
Chairman of the Board of Directors of
SVB&T Corporation, a Bank Holding
Company of Springs Valley Bank & Trust
Company
Director 46 years

Ronald J. Thyen*
Senior Executive Vice President,
Operations Officer,
Assistant Secretary
Director 29 years

John T. Thyen
Senior Executive Vice President
Director 12 years

Brian K. Habig
Human Resources Manager,
flexcel–Danville
Director 10 years

Jack R. Wentworth+ # 
Arthur M. Weimer Professor Emeritus of
Business Administration, Indiana University
Director 18 years

Alan B. Graf, Jr.+ # 
Executive Vice President and Chief 
Financial Officer, FedEx Corporation
Director 6 years

Christine M. Vujovich+ # 
Vice President, Environmental Policy and
Product Strategy, Cummins, Inc.
Director 8 years

Polly B. Kawalek+ #
Senior Vice President and President, 
U.S. Foods, 
Quaker Foods and Beverages
Director 5 years

Harry W. Bowman+ #
Former President and Chief Executive
Officer of The Stiffel Company
Director 2 years

* Member of the Executive Committee of 

the Board

+ Member of the Audit Committee of the Board

# Member of the Compensation Committee 

of the Board

Officers

Corporate Officers

Randall L. Catt
Executive Vice President,
Human Resources

Donald D. Charron
Executive Vice President,
President, 
Kimball Electronics Group

J. Brent Elliott
Executive Vice President,
President, flexcel

John H. Kahle
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel, Secretary

P. Daniel Miller
Executive Vice President,
President, Kimball Office Group

Robert F. Schneider
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer

Gary W. Schwartz
Executive Vice President,
Chief Information Officer

Barry L. Cook
Vice President,
President, Raw Materials

Mona K. Hoffman
Vice President, General Manager,
National Office Furniture

T. Randall Iles
Vice President, General Manager,
Kimball Office Furniture

R. Gregory Kincer
Vice President, Business Development, 
Assistant Treasurer

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Take A Closer Look

Larry J. Knust
Vice President, Furniture Operations,
flexcel

George W. Manz
Vice President, General Manager,
Transwall

Gregory W. Kuper
Vice President,
Asian Operations,
flexcel

Ronald J. Sermersheim
Vice President,
Environmental, Health & Safety

Roy W. Templin
Vice President, Finance,
Chief Accounting Officer

Dean M. Vonderheide
Vice President, Continuous 
Improvement and Innovation,
flexcel

Domestic Subsidiary Officers

Stephen B. Ashman
Vice President,
Global Supply Chain Management,
flexcel

J. Keith Beatty
Vice President,
Strategic Operations Development,
flexcel

Gary L. Beckman
Vice President, Quality Manager,
flexcel

William N. Dykema
Vice President, General Manager,
Kimball Lodging Group

Jeffrey L. Fenwick
Vice President, Marketing,
flexcel

Mark Phillips
Vice President, 
Northeast Sales Manager,
Kimball Office Furniture

Stanley C. Sapp
Vice President, General Manager,
Kimball Home Furniture

Michael K. Sergesketter
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Kimball Electronics Group

Christopher J. Thyen
Vice President,
Emerging Growth Opportunities,
flexcel

Spiro Vamvakas
Vice President,
European Operations,
Kimball Electronics Group

Don W. Van Winkle
Vice President, Chief Finance and
Administrative Officer,
Kimball Office Group

Scott D. Zinn
Vice President, General Sales Manager,
Kimball Office Furniture

Foreign Subsidiary Managers

Tosak Chobpanich
Managing Director,
Kimball Electronics Thailand, Ltd.

Mario Piratello
General Manager,
Kimco S.A. de C.V.

Dirk H. Manning
Vice President, Western Sales Manager,
Kimball Office Furniture

Zygmunt Witort
General Manager,
Kimball Electronics Poland, Sp. Zo. o.

Other Corporate Data

Kimball International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Dividends:
During fiscal year 2002 dividends declared were
$24.1 million or $0.62 per share on Class A
Common Stock and $0.64 per share on Class B
Common Stock. The dividends by quarter for
2002 compared to 2001 are as follows:

Transfer Agent and Registrar of the 
Class A and B Common Stock:
Share Owners with questions concerning
address changes, dividend checks, registration
changes, lost share certificates or transferring
shares may contact:

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Total Dividends

2002

2001

Class A Class B Class A Class B
$0.155  $0.16
$0.155  $0.16
$0.155  $0.16
$0.155  $0.16
$0.155  $0.16
$0.155  $0.16
$0.155  $0.16
$0.155  $0.16
$0.64
$0.62
$0.64
$0.62

Share Owners:
On June 30, 2002, the Company’s Class A
Common Stock was owned by approximately
640 Share Owners of record and the Company’s
Class B Common Stock was owned by
approximately 2,190 Share Owners of record, 
of which approximately 270 also owned Class A
Common Stock.

Market Prices:
Kimball International Class B Common Stock is
traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the
symbol: KBALB. High and low
price ranges by quarter for the
last two fiscal years as quoted
by the National Association of Security Dealers
(NASDAQ) are as follows:

KBALB

First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

2002

Low

High
$16.290  $11.840
$15.600  $10.540
$17.150  $14.150
$14.150
$17.760

2001

Low

High

$18.313  $14.500
$18.000  $13.875
$15.813  $13.375
$16.250 $12.438

Annual Meeting:
The annual meeting of Share Owners will be
held at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on
October 22, 2002, at the General Office
Building, Kimball International, Inc., 1600 Royal
Street, Jasper, Indiana. Share Owners are
cordially invited to attend.

10-K Report:
A copy of the Company’s annual report to the
Securities and Exchange Commission on Form
10-K is available, without charge, upon written
request directed to Robert F. Schneider,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer at our corporate headquarters.

Design: Black & White Design, Louisville, Kentucky 

National City Bank
Corporate Trust Operations
PO Box 92301
Cleveland, OH  44193-0900
Phone: (800) 622-6757
TDD Line: (800) 622-5571
E-Mail Address:
shareholder.inquiries@nationalcity.com

Analyst Contact:
Financial analysts with questions concerning the
Company may contact Robert F. Schneider,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer at our corporate headquarters.

Share Owner Contact:
Share Owners with general questions
concerning the Company may contact John H.
Kahle, Executive Vice President, General
Counsel, Secretary at our corporate
headquarters. All members of management
welcome suggestions about the Company and
its performance.

Corporate Headquarters:
Kimball International, Inc.
1600 Royal Street
Jasper, Indiana 47549-1001 
(812) 482-1600
(800) 482-1616 (Toll Free)
(812) 482-8500 (TDD for Hearing Impaired)

Internet Address:
Additional information on Kimball International is 
available at www.kimball.com on the internet.

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 
of 1995:
This summary annual report contains forward-
looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties regarding Kimball International’s
operations and future results. In accordance with
the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Kimball
provides cautionary statements, detailed in the
Company’s Securities and Exchange
Commission filings including, without limitation,
the Company’s Form 10-K, which identifies
specific factors that could cause actual results or
events to differ materially from those described
in the forward-looking statements.

In Tribute

Thomas L. Habig

JUNE 18, 1928 - MAY 13, 2002

“Tom made such a 
positive impact on so 
many lives through his 
business leadership and
charitable work in so 
many communities.
As he wished, many of 
his good works will never
be publicly known.”

– Jim Thyen, President

Kimball International, Inc.

Mr. Habig dedicated his career 
to helping build the Company
founded by his father into what is
today a multinational corporation:
Kimball International. He had the
longest active tenure of any
employee of the Company, 50
years, and served until the time 
of his death as Vice Chairman 
of the Board of Directors for 
Kimball International.

Sales, Manufacturing and Service Operations

Furniture and 
Cabinets Segment

Showrooms & Service Centers
New York, Chicago, Boston, 
Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Denver, Atlanta, Dallas, High
Point, Jasper, and London
Product display and regional 
distribution

Kimball Home Furniture
Jasper, Indiana
Residential furniture

Kimball Lodging Group
Jasper, Indiana
Lodging and healthcare furniture

Kimball Office Furniture
Jasper, Indiana
High-end office furniture 
casegoods, systems, seating, 
and filing sales

Kimball Store Fixtures
Boca Raton, Florida
Store display fixtures

Kimball United Kingdom
London, England
Office furniture casegoods, 
systems, seating, and filing sales

National Office Furniture
Jasper, Indiana
Mid-market office furniture 
casegoods, seating and filing sales

Transwall
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Floor-to-ceiling systems

Corporate Logistics Services
Jasper, Indiana
Transportation and fleet operations

Product Design & 
Research Center
Jasper, Indiana
Product research, design, 
development, and testing

flexcel–Jasper 15th Street
Jasper, Indiana
Office furniture systems

flexcel–Batesville
Batesville, Mississippi
Metal stampings and assemblies
and healthcare beds

flexcel–Post Falls
Post Falls, Idaho
Office furniture casegoods, 
systems and filing

Heritage Hills
Santa Claus, Indiana and
Nashville, Tennessee
TV and audio cabinets, TV stands
and office furniture

Jasper Plastics
Jasper, Indiana
Molded polyurethane, polyester 
and elastomers

flexcel–Jasper 16th and 
30th Streets
Jasper, Indiana
Lodging and healthcare
casegoods, contract furniture and
components

flexcel–Jasper Cherry Street
Jasper, Indiana
Flat, molded, postformed, and 
plastic-faced plywood, banded
flakeboard, and veneer faces

flexcel–Jasper 11th Avenue
Jasper, Indiana
Office, residential, lodging, and
healthcare seating

flexcel–Danville
Danville, Kentucky
Office, residential, lodging, and
healthcare seating

Heritage Hills–Juarez
Juarez, Mexico and 
El Paso, Texas
Projection TV cabinets

Heritage Hills–Mexicali 
Mexicali, Mexico
Projection TV cabinets

flexcel–Borden
Borden, Indiana
Office furniture casegoods

flexcel–Salem
Salem, Indiana
Office furniture casegoods

flexcel–Fordsville
Fordsville, Kentucky
Office furniture casegoods

flexcel–West Baden
West Baden, Indiana
Pool tables

Evansville Veneer
Chandler, Indiana
Veneer

Indiana Hardwoods
Chandler, Indiana, 
Gordonsville, Tennessee and
Cloverport, Kentucky
Lumber 

Vista Wood Products
Greensburg, Kentucky and
Lafayette, Tennessee
Dimension wood and 
furniture components

Electronic Contract 
Assemblies Segment

Kimball Electronics Jasper
Jasper, Indiana
Electronic assemblies

Kimball Electronics Auburn
Auburn, Indiana
Electronic assemblies

Kimball Microelectronics
Valencia, California
Electronic assemblies

Kimball Electronics Poland
Poznan, Poland
Electronic assemblies

Kimball Electronics Thailand
Laem Chabang, Thailand
Electronic assemblies

Kimco, S.A. de C.V.
Reynosa, Mexico and 
McAllen, Texas
Electronic assemblies

Elmo Semiconductuers SARL
Mantes La Jolie, France
Electronic assemblies

Administrative, Shared, and
Support Services

Corporate Headquarters
Jasper, Indiana
Executive, administrative and 
sales offices, and corporate 
support services

Education Center & 
Corporate Showroom
Jasper, Indiana
Training and product display

Kimball Travel and 
Guest Services
Huntingburg and Jasper, Indiana
Flight services and guest relations

Kimball Kids
Jasper, Indiana
Employee child development center

Kimball International, Inc.
1600 Royal Street
Jasper, IN 47549
812-482-1600
812-482-8500 TDD
www.kimball.com