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): February 23, 2011

HILLENBRAND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana	1-33794	36-1342272
(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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Hillenbrand, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders on February 23, 2011. Matters voted upon at the annual meeting were as follows:

(1)	the election of five members to the Board of Directors;
(2)	the approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers;
(3)	the selection, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the frequency of voting on compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers; and
(4)	the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2011.

The final results of the votes taken at the annual meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of Five Members to the Board of Directors:

Election of Directors in Class III for terms expiring in 2014:

Director’s Name	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Kenneth A. Camp		49,898,296		121,656		6,349,907
W August Hillenbrand		37,798,896		12,221,056		6,349,907
Thomas H. Johnson		49,725,655		294,297		6,349,907
Neil S. Novich		48,403,309		1,616,643		6,349,907

Election of Director in Class I for term expiring in 2012:

Director’s Name	Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Edward B. Cloues, II		34,879,098		15,140,854		6,349,907

Proposal 2: Approval, by a Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Compensation Paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers:

Votes For	Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
47,679,888		1,652,398		687,666		6,349,907

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Proposal 3: Selection, by a Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of the Frequency of Voting on Compensation Paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers:

One Year	Two Year		Three Year		Abstain
42,566,645		863,584		5,878,162		711,561

Proposal 4: Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2011:

Votes For	Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
56,164,517		187,072		18,170		0

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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: February 24, 2011	BY:	/s/ Cynthia L. Lucchese Cynthia L. Lucchese
		Senior Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer
DATE: February 24, 2011	BY:	/s/ John R. Zerkle John R. Zerkle
		Senior Vice President,
		General Counsel & Secretary

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