FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * NOVICH NEIL S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hillenbrand, Inc. [HI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/30/2016 (Street) BATESVILLE, IN 47006 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award 2/24/10)	(1)	12/30/2016		A(2)		16		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	16	$ 38.35	3,323	D
Restricted Stocfk Units (Deferred Stock Award) 2/23/11	(1)	12/30/2016		A(2)		26		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	26	$ 38.35	4,984	D
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award) 2/22/12	(1)	12/30/2016		A(2)		24		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	24	$ 38.35	4,740	D
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award) 2/27/13	(1)	12/30/2016		A(2)		22		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	22	$ 38.35	4,329	D
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award 2/26/14)	(1)	12/30/2016		A(2)		17		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	17	$ 38.35	3,426	D
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award 2/25/15	(1)	12/30/2016		A(2)		17		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	17	$ 38.35	3,373	D
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award 2/24/2016	(1)	12/30/2016		A(2)		20		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	20	$ 38.35	3,835	D
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS CUMULATIVE TOTAL	(1)							(3)	(3)	Common Stock	28,010 (4)		28,010 (4)	D
Deferred Director Fees	(1)	12/30/2016		A(2)		11		(5)	(5)	Common Stock	11	$ 38.35	2,989	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NOVICH NEIL S ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD BATESVILLE, IN 47006

Signatures

By Carol A. Roell As Attorney-In-Fact for Neil S. Novich		01/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Conversion of Exercise Price of Derivative Securities is 1-for-1.
(2)	Restricted Stock Units are entitled to dividend equivalent rights which accrue on dividend record dates.
(3)	These stock units vest immediately upon grant. However, delivery of these shares will not occur until the occurrence of one of the following: a change in control of the Company, the director's death or permanent and total disability, or one day after the date the director ceases to be a director of the Company.
(4)	This amount represents cumulative total of all Restricted Stock Units (deferred stock awards) granted to reporting person. This cumulative total does not represent additional Restricted Stock Units granted to the reporting person, but is merely a total of all awards reported separately on this SEC Form 4.
(5)	These stock units will be automatically converted into shares of stock upon the reporting person's retirement from the Board of Directors of the Company.

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