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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*

Steelcase Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

858155 20 3

(CUSIP Number)

November 15, 2005

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

        o Rule 13d-1 (b)

        o Rule 13d-1 (c)

        þ Rule 13d-1 (d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the notes).

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13G
CUSIP No. 858155 20 3
  1. Name of Reporting Person:
Kate P. Wolters		 I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):
  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
    (a) o  
    (b) o  
  3. SEC Use Only:
  4. Citizenship or Place of Organization:
United States of America
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
5. Sole Voting Power:
4,720,617
6. Shared Voting Power:
0
7. Sole Dispositive Power:
1,789,189
8.Shared Dispositive Power:
2,931,428
  9.Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
4,720,617
  10.Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:
o
  11.Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
6.5%
  12.Type of Reporting Person:
IN

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Item 1.
  (a)   Name of Issuer.
Steelcase Inc.
  (b)   Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.
901 — 44th Street, SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49508
Item 2.
  (a)   Name of Person Filing.
Kate P. Wolters
  (b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence.
901 — 44th Street, SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49508
  (c)   Citizenship.
United States of America
  (d)   Title of Class of Securities.
Class A Common Stock
  (e)   CUSIP Number.
858155 20 3
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
  (a)   o   Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
 
  (b)   o   Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
 
  (c)   o   Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
 
  (d)   o   Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

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  (e)   o   An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
 
  (f)   o   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
 
  (g)   o   A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
 
  (h)   o   A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
 
  (i)   o   A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
 
  (j)   o   Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership.
  (a)   Amount beneficially owned:
4,720,617
  (b)   Percent of class:
6.5%
  (c)   Number of shares as to which the person has:
  (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
4,720,617
  (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
0
  (iii)   Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,789,189
  (iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
2,931,428

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     The number of shares reported above includes (i) 4,710,284 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer which are immediately convertible into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder and (ii) 10,333 shares of Class A Common Stock, 5,333 of which are subject to issuance pursuant to options which are exercisable within 60 days of November 15, 2005. If shares of Class B Common Stock are transferred to any person other than a “Permitted Transferee” (as defined in the Issuer’s Second Restated Articles of Incorporation), such shares are automatically converted on a share-for-share basis into shares of Class A Common Stock. Shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer have the same attributes as shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer except that each share of Class B Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to ten votes on all matters upon which Shareholders have a right to vote and each share of Class A Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote on such matters.
     If all the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock, Ms. Wolters would be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 3.2% of the Class A Common Stock.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
     If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following o.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
     Of the shares reported in Item 4 above, (i) 4,230,413 shares are held by trusts for the benefit of Ms. Wolters, of which trusts Ms. Wolters serves as a co-trustee, (ii) 150,471 shares are held by various trusts for the benefit of members of Ms. Wolters’ family, of which trusts Ms. Wolters serves as trustee, and (iii) 334,400 shares are held by the Kate and Richard Wolters Foundation, of which Ms. Wolters is President.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
     N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
     N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
     N/A

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Item 10. Certification
     N/A

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SIGNATURE
     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: November 22, 2005
             
 
   /s/ Mary K. Aune     
         
    Kate P. Wolters    
 
  By:   Mary K. Aune     
 
           
 
      Attorney-in-Fact    

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