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    <td width="66%" valign="bottom"><font size="2" face="Arial">As filed with
    the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2004</font></td>
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    <p align="right"><font face="Arial" size="2">Registration No. 333-____&nbsp;
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<p><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
WASHINGTON, D.C. &nbsp;20549</b></p>
<p><b>FORM S-8<br>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</b></p>
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    <p align="center"><b><font size="4">KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.</font></b></td>
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    <p align="center"><font size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
    its charter)</font></td>
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    <p align="center">Indiana</td>
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    <p align="center">35-0514506</td>
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    <td>&nbsp;</td>
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    <td align="center"><font size="2">(State or other jurisdiction of</font></td>
    <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td align="center"><font size="2">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></td>
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    <td align="center"><font size="2">incorporation or organization)</font></td>
    <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
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    <p align="center">1600 Royal Street, Jasper, Indiana</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
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    <p align="center">47549-1001</td>
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    <td>&nbsp;</td>
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    <td align="center"><font size="2">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td align="center"><font size="2">(Zip Code)</font></td>
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    <td>&nbsp;</td>
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    <p align="center"><b>KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2003 STOCK OPTION AND
    INCENTIVE PLAN</b></td>
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    <p align="center"><font size="2">(Full title of the plan)</font></td>
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    <td>&nbsp;</td>
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    <td align="center"><b>John H. Kahle</b></td>
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    <td align="center"><b>Executive Vice President,</b></td>
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    <td align="center"><b>General Counsel and Secretary</b></td>
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    <td align="center"><b>Kimball International, Inc.</b></td>
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    <td align="center"><b>1600 Royal Street</b></td>
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    <td align="center"><b>Jasper, Indiana 47549</b></td>
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    <td align="center"><font size="2">(Name and address of agent for service)</font></td>
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    <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
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    <td align="center"><b>(812) 482-1600</b></td>
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    <td align="center"><font size="2">(Telephone number, including area code, of
    agent for service)</font></td>
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    <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
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    <td align="center"><i>Copy to:</i></td>
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    <td align="center"><b>Daniel L. Boeglin, Esq.</b></td>
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    <td align="center"><b>Baker &amp; Daniels</b></td>
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    <td align="center"><b>600 East 96th Street, Suite 600</b></td>
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    <td align="center"><b>Indianapolis, Indiana&nbsp; 46240</b></td>
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    <td align="center"><b>(317) 569-9600</b></td>
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    <td align="center">&nbsp;</td>
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    CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></td>
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    <td width="20%" align="center" height="30" colspan="2"><b><font size="2">
    Title of securities to be registered</font></b></td>
    <td width="20%" align="center" height="30"><b><font size="2">Amount to be
    registered (2)</font></b></td>
    <td width="20%" align="center" height="30"><b><font size="2">Proposed
    maximum offering price per share (3)</font></b></td>
    <td width="20%" align="center" height="30"><b><font size="2">Proposed
    maximum aggregate offering price (3)</font></b></td>
    <td width="20%" align="center" height="30"><b><font size="2">Amount of
    registration fee (3)</font></b></td>
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    <td width="20%" align="center" height="15" colspan="2"><font size="2">Common
    Stock (1)</font></td>
    <td width="20%" align="center" height="15"><font size="2">2,500,000</font></td>
    <td width="20%" align="center" height="15"><font size="2">$16.025</font></td>
    <td width="20%" align="center" height="15"><font size="2">$40,062,500</font></td>
    <td width="20%" align="center" height="15"><font size="2">$3,242</font></td>
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    <td width="1%" height="16" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2">(1)</font></td>
    <td width="103%" height="16" colspan="5"><font size="2">Pursuant to the
    Kimball International, Inc. 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, a total of
    2,500,000 shares of common stock, which may be either Class A Common Stock,
    par value $0.05 per share and/or Class B Common Stock, par value $0.05 per
    share (collectively, the &quot;Common Stock&quot;), may be issued.</font></td>
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    <td width="4%" height="19" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2">(2)</font></td>
    <td width="96%" height="19" colspan="5"><font size="2">Pursuant to Rule
    416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &quot;Securities Act&quot;), this
    Registration Statement also registers additional shares of Common Stock as
    may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits,
    stock dividends and similar transactions.</font></td>
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    <td width="4%" height="19" align="right" valign="top"><font size="2">(3)</font></td>
    <td width="96%" height="19" colspan="5"><font size="2">&nbsp;Estimated solely for
    purposes of calculating the registration fee and computed in accordance with
    Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act using the average of the high
    and low sale prices of the Class B Common Stock as reported by the NASDAQ
    National Market System on December 31, 2003, which was $16.025 per share.
    Shares of Class A Common Stock are not traded on any exchange. Shares of
    Class A Common Stock may be converted into shares of Class B Common Stock on
    a one-for-one basis.</font></td>
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<p align="center"><b>PART I</b></p>
<p align="center"><b>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</b></p>
<p align="left"><b>ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.*</b></p>
<p align="left"><b>ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL
INFORMATION.*</b></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Information required by Part&nbsp;I of
Form&nbsp;S 8 to be contained in the Section 10(a) Prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act and
the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S 8.</p>
<p align="center"><b>PART II</b></p>
<p align="center"><b>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</b></p>
<p align="left"><b>ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</b></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The following documents heretofore
filed by Kimball International, Inc. (the &quot;Registrant&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:</p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1) The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003;</p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) The Registrant's Quarterly Report
on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended September&nbsp;30, 2003;</p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) The Registrant's Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K dated October&nbsp;28, 2003; and</p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4) The description of the Registrant's
Class&nbsp;B Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;10/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2004
pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the
description of the Registrant's Class&nbsp;A Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10/A filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 7, 2004 pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.</p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In addition, all documents subsequently
filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all securities offered hereby then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filing.</p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Registrant will promptly provide
without charge to each person to whom a prospectus is delivered a copy of any or
all information that has been incorporated herein by reference (not including
exhibits to the information that is incorporated by reference unless such
exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such information) upon
the written or oral request of such person directed to John H. Kahle, Executive
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at the following address and
telephone number: 1600 Royal Street, Jasper, Indiana 47549, (812) 482-1600.</p>
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<p align="left"><b>ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.</b></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not Applicable.</p>
<p align="left"><b>ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.</b></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not Applicable.</p>
<p align="left"><b>ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.</b></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sections&nbsp;23-1-37-9 and 23-1-37-13 of
the Indiana Business Corporation Law (the &quot;BCL&quot;) provide for mandatory
indemnification of directors and officers for expenses incurred in defending
actions brought against them in such capacities if such director or officer was
wholly successful in such defense, unless the corporation's Articles of
Incorporation provide otherwise. The Company's Articles of Incorporation do not
restrict or limit the application of these provisions.</p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Additionally, the Company's By-Laws
provide for indemnification for directors and officers against any and all
liability and reasonable expense that may be incurred by them in connection with
or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which such person is
not wholly successful but it is determined, pursuant to the procedures set forth
in the Company's By-Laws, that such person acted in good faith and that such
person reasonably believed that (a)&nbsp;in the case of conduct in his official
capacity, his conduct was in the Company's best interest, or (b)&nbsp;in all other
cases, his conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the
Company, and in addition with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
either had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In addition, the Company's
By-Laws provide that the Board of Directors may, at any time or from time to
time, approve indemnification of directors and officers or other persons to the
full extent permitted by the provisions of the BCL at the time in effect,
whether on account of past or future transactions.</p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The registrant maintains directors and
officers liability insurance covering all directors and officers of the Company
against claims arising out of the performance of their duties.</p>
<p align="left"><b>ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.</b></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not Applicable.</p>
<p align="left"><b>ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.</b></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The list of Exhibits is incorporated
herein by reference to the Index to Exhibits.</p>
<p align="left"><b>ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.</b></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes:</p>
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  <p align="left">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
  being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</p>
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    <p align="left">(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3)
    of the Securities Act of 1933;</p>
    <p align="left">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
    arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
    recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
    aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
    the registration statement;</p>
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    <p align="left">(iii) To include any material information with respect to
    the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
    statement or any material change to such information in the registration
    statement;<br>
    <br>
    Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
    information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
    paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
    Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
    registration statement.</p>
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  <p align="left">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
  the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
  to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
  and the offering of such securities at the time shall be deemed to be the
  initial bona fide offering thereof.</p>
  <p align="left">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
  amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
  termination of the offering.</p>
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<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.</p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</p>
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<p align="center"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>The Registrant.</i> Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Jasper,
State of Indiana, on January 7, 2004.<br>
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      <td width="300">KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.</td>
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      <p align="center">By:</td>
      <td width="300">/s/ Robert F. Schneider</td>
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      <td width="300">Robert F. Schneider<br>
      Executive Vice President, <br>
      Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</td>
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<p align="center">4</p>
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<p align="center"><b>POWER OF ATTORNEY</b></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in their respective capacities and on the respective dates
indicated opposite their names. Each person whose signature appears below hereby
authorizes each of John&nbsp;H. Kahle and Douglas&nbsp;A. Habig, each with full power of
substitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person any
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, making such
changes in this Registration Statement as the registrant deems appropriate, and
appoints each of John&nbsp;H. Kahle and Douglas&nbsp;A. Habig, each with full power of
substitution, attorney-in-fact to sign any amendment and any post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith.</p>
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    <td width="33%" valign="bottom">/s/ Douglas A. Habig</td>
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    <td width="33%" valign="top">Director, Chairman of the Board (Principal
    Executive Officer)</td>
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    <td width="33%">/s/ James C. Thyen</td>
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    <td width="33%" valign="top">James C. Thyen</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Director, President and Chief Executive Officer</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="top" align="center">December 10, 2003</td>
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    <td width="33%">/s/ Robert F. Schneider</td>
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    <td width="33%" valign="top">Robert F. Schneider</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
    Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="top" align="center">December 5, 2003</td>
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    <td width="33%">/s/ Michelle R. Schroeder</td>
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    <td width="33%" valign="top">Michelle R. Schroeder</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting
    Officer)</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="top" align="center">December 4, 2003</td>
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    <td width="33%">/s/ John B. Habig</td>
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    <td width="33%" valign="top">John B. Habig</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Director</td>
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    <td width="33%">/s/ John T. Thyen</td>
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    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="bottom"><hr SIZE="1"></td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">John T. Thyen</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Director</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="top" align="center">December 9, 2003</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">/s/ Christine M. Vujovich</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="bottom"><hr SIZE="1"></td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Christine M. Vujovich</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Director</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="top" align="center">December 11, 2003</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">/s/ Harry W. Bowman</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="bottom"><hr SIZE="1"></td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Harry W. Bowman</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Director</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="top" align="center">December 10, 2003</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">/s/ Polly B. Kawalek</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="bottom"><hr SIZE="1"></td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Polly B. Kawalek</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Director</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="top" align="center">December 10, 2003</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">/s/ Dr. Jack R. Wentworth</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="bottom"><hr SIZE="1"></td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Dr. Jack R. Wentworth</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Director</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="top" align="center">December 8, 2003</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">/s/ Brian K. Habig</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="bottom"><hr SIZE="1"></td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Brian K. Habig</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Director</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="top" align="center">December 10, 2003</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">/s/ Geoffrey L. Stringer</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="bottom"><hr SIZE="1"></td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Geoffrey L. Stringer</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Director</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="top" align="center">December 10, 2003</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">/s/ Ronald J. Thyen</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="bottom"><hr SIZE="1"></td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Ronald J. Thyen</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Director</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="top" align="center">December 5, 2003</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%">/s/ Alan B. Graf, Jr.</td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="bottom"><hr SIZE="1"></td>
    <td width="33%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="34%" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Alan B. Graf, Jr.</td>
    <td width="33%" valign="top">Director</td>
    <td width="34%" valign="top" align="center">December 31, 2003</td>
  </tr>
</table>
<hr SIZE="1">
<p align="center"><b>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</b><br>
</p>
<table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
  <tr>
    <td width="70">Exhibit No.</td>
    <td width="741">
    <p align="center">Description of Exhibit</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="70"><hr width="70" align="left" size="1"></td>
    <td width="741"><hr width="220" size="1"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="70">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="741">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td width="70" valign="top">4.1</td>
    <td width="741" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
    of the Registrant. (The copy of this Exhibit filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to the
    Registrant's Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;30, 2002, is
    incorporated herein by reference.)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top" width="70">4.2</td>
    <td valign="top" width="741">Restated By-Laws of the Registrant. (The copy
    of this Exhibit filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3(b) to the Registrant's Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
    quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference.)</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top" width="70">4.3</td>
    <td valign="top" width="741">Kimball International, Inc. 2003&nbsp;Stock Option
    and Incentive Plan. (The copy of this Exhibit filed as Appendix&nbsp;A to the
    Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on September&nbsp;10, 2003 (File
    No.&nbsp;000-3279) is incorporated by reference). </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top" width="70">5</td>
    <td valign="top" width="741">Opinion of Baker &amp; Daniels, as to the legality
    of the securities being registered.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top" width="70">23.1</td>
    <td valign="top" width="741">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top" width="70">23.2</td>
    <td valign="top" width="741">Consent of Baker &amp; Daniels (included in the
    Baker &amp; Daniels Opinion filed as Exhibit 5).</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top" width="70">24</td>
    <td valign="top" width="741">Power of Attorney (included on the Signature
    Page of the Registration Statement). </td>
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As filed with
    the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2004
Registration No. 333-____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
    its charter)
Indiana
35-0514506
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
1600 Royal Street, Jasper, Indiana
47549-1001
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2003 STOCK OPTION AND
    INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
John H. Kahle
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
Kimball International, Inc.
1600 Royal Street
Jasper, Indiana 47549
(Name and address of agent for service)
(812) 482-1600
(Telephone number, including area code, of
    agent for service)
Copy to:
Daniel L. Boeglin, Esq.
Baker & Daniels
600 East 96th Street, Suite 600
Indianapolis, Indiana  46240
(317) 569-9600
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to be
    registered (2)
Proposed
    maximum offering price per share (3)
Proposed
    maximum aggregate offering price (3)
Amount of
    registration fee (3)
Common
    Stock (1)
2,500,000
$16.025
$40,062,500
$3,242
(1)
Pursuant to the
    Kimball International, Inc. 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, a total of
    2,500,000 shares of common stock, which may be either Class A Common Stock,
    par value $0.05 per share and/or Class B Common Stock, par value $0.05 per
    share (collectively, the "Common Stock"), may be issued.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule
    416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), this
    Registration Statement also registers additional shares of Common Stock as
    may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits,
    stock dividends and similar transactions.
(3)
Estimated solely for
    purposes of calculating the registration fee and computed in accordance with
    Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act using the average of the high
    and low sale prices of the Class B Common Stock as reported by the NASDAQ
    National Market System on December 31, 2003, which was $16.025 per share.
    Shares of Class A Common Stock are not traded on any exchange. Shares of
    Class A Common Stock may be converted into shares of Class B Common Stock on
    a one-for-one basis.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.*
ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL
INFORMATION.*
*Information required by Part I of
Form S 8 to be contained in the Section 10(a) Prospectus is omitted from this
Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act and
the Note to Part I of Form S 8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents heretofore
filed by Kimball International, Inc. (the "Registrant" or the "Company") with
the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:
(1) The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003;
(2) The Registrant's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003;
(3) The Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K dated October 28, 2003; and
(4) The description of the Registrant's
Class B Common Stock contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form 10/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2004
pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the
description of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10/A filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 7, 2004 pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
In addition, all documents subsequently
filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all securities offered hereby then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filing.
The Registrant will promptly provide
without charge to each person to whom a prospectus is delivered a copy of any or
all information that has been incorporated herein by reference (not including
exhibits to the information that is incorporated by reference unless such
exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such information) upon
the written or oral request of such person directed to John H. Kahle, Executive
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at the following address and
telephone number: 1600 Royal Street, Jasper, Indiana 47549, (812) 482-1600.
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ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
Sections 23-1-37-9 and 23-1-37-13 of
the Indiana Business Corporation Law (the "BCL") provide for mandatory
indemnification of directors and officers for expenses incurred in defending
actions brought against them in such capacities if such director or officer was
wholly successful in such defense, unless the corporation's Articles of
Incorporation provide otherwise. The Company's Articles of Incorporation do not
restrict or limit the application of these provisions.
Additionally, the Company's By-Laws
provide for indemnification for directors and officers against any and all
liability and reasonable expense that may be incurred by them in connection with
or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which such person is
not wholly successful but it is determined, pursuant to the procedures set forth
in the Company's By-Laws, that such person acted in good faith and that such
person reasonably believed that (a) in the case of conduct in his official
capacity, his conduct was in the Company's best interest, or (b) in all other
cases, his conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the
Company, and in addition with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
either had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In addition, the Company's
By-Laws provide that the Board of Directors may, at any time or from time to
time, approve indemnification of directors and officers or other persons to the
full extent permitted by the provisions of the BCL at the time in effect,
whether on account of past or future transactions.
The registrant maintains directors and
officers liability insurance covering all directors and officers of the Company
against claims arising out of the performance of their duties.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
The list of Exhibits is incorporated
herein by reference to the Index to Exhibits.
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
  being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3)
    of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
    arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
    recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
    aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
    the registration statement;
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to
    the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
    statement or any material change to such information in the registration
    statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
    information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
    paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
    Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
    registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
  the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
  to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
  and the offering of such securities at the time shall be deemed to be the
  initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
  amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
  termination of the offering.
The undersigned Registrant hereby
undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Jasper,
State of Indiana, on January 7, 2004.
KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
/s/ Robert F. Schneider
Robert F. Schneider
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in their respective capacities and on the respective dates
indicated opposite their names. Each person whose signature appears below hereby
authorizes each of John H. Kahle and Douglas A. Habig, each with full power of
substitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person any
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, making such
changes in this Registration Statement as the registrant deems appropriate, and
appoints each of John H. Kahle and Douglas A. Habig, each with full power of
substitution, attorney-in-fact to sign any amendment and any post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Douglas A. Habig
Douglas A. Habig
Director, Chairman of the Board (Principal
    Executive Officer)
December 31, 2003
/s/ James C. Thyen
James C. Thyen
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
December 10, 2003
/s/ Robert F. Schneider
Robert F. Schneider
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
    Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
December 5, 2003
/s/ Michelle R. Schroeder
Michelle R. Schroeder
Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting
    Officer)
December 4, 2003
/s/ John B. Habig
John B. Habig
Director
December 8, 2003
/s/ John T. Thyen
John T. Thyen
Director
December 9, 2003
/s/ Christine M. Vujovich
Christine M. Vujovich
Director
December 11, 2003
/s/ Harry W. Bowman
Harry W. Bowman
Director
December 10, 2003
/s/ Polly B. Kawalek
Polly B. Kawalek
Director
December 10, 2003
/s/ Dr. Jack R. Wentworth
Dr. Jack R. Wentworth
Director
December 8, 2003
/s/ Brian K. Habig
Brian K. Habig
Director
December 10, 2003
/s/ Geoffrey L. Stringer
Geoffrey L. Stringer
Director
December 10, 2003
/s/ Ronald J. Thyen
Ronald J. Thyen
Director
December 5, 2003
/s/ Alan B. Graf, Jr.
Alan B. Graf, Jr.
Director
December 31, 2003
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
    of the Registrant. (The copy of this Exhibit filed as Exhibit 3(a) to the
    Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002, is
    incorporated herein by reference.)
4.2
Restated By-Laws of the Registrant. (The copy
    of this Exhibit filed as Exhibit 3(b) to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the
    quarter ended September 30, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference.)
4.3
Kimball International, Inc. 2003 Stock Option
    and Incentive Plan. (The copy of this Exhibit filed as Appendix A to the
    Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed on September 10, 2003 (File
    No. 000-3279) is incorporated by reference).
5
Opinion of Baker & Daniels, as to the legality
    of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Baker & Daniels (included in the
    Baker & Daniels Opinion filed as Exhibit 5).
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Power of Attorney (included on the Signature
    Page of the Registration Statement).