NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) April 30, 2004--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings on Herman Miller Inc. (BBB/Negative/--) were unaffected by the company's recent announcement that its board of directors has approved a 100% increase in its dividend rate. Standard&Poor's expects that discretionary cash flow and cash on hand will continue to be sufficient to fund debt repayment and other financial obligations at the current rating.