UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 18, 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.) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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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 October 1, 2008, Hillenbrand, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K stating that Stuart A. Taylor II had been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
On December 18, 2008, the Board appointed Stuart A. Taylor II to the Board’s Compensation and Management Development Committee, and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, effective December 18, 2008.
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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: December 22, 2008
BY: /S/ Cynthia L.
Lucchese
Cynthia L. Lucchese
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial
Officer
DATE: December 22, 2008
BY: /S/ John R.
Zerkle
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary
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