UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 26, 2008
HILLENBRAND, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Indiana | 1-33794 | 26-1342272 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Batesville Boulevard Batesville, Indiana |
47006 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 934-7500
| Not Applicable |
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 26, 2008, the Board of Directors of Hillenbrand, Inc. elected Stuart A. Taylor II to the Board of Directors, for a term expiring at Hillenbrand’s next annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Taylor was elected to fill a newly created Board seat in Class I of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has not yet determined which committees of the Board, if any, Mr. Taylor will be appointed to.
Hillenbrand’s press release announcing the election of Mr. Taylor is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1
|
Press release dated September 29, 2008 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HILLENBRAND, INC. | |||||
DATE: October 1, 2008
|
BY: | /S/ Cynthia L. Lucchese | |||
| Cynthia L. Lucchese | |||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
DATE: October 1, 2008
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BY: | /S/ Theodore S. Haddad, Jr. | |||
| Theodore S. Haddad, Jr. | |||||
| Chief Accounting Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1
|
Press release dated September 29, 2008 |