8-K

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): March 14, 2017

HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	1-6651 (Commission File Number)	35-1160484 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Two Prudential Plaza Suite 4100 Chicago, IL (Address of principal executive offices)		60601 (Zip Code)
(312) 819-7200 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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.

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.'s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on March 14, 2017. A copy of the press release issued by Hill-Rom in connection with this report under Item 5.07 is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The Company's shareholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as set forth below.

1. The first proposal voted upon was the election of ten directors for a one-year term ending at the Company's annual meeting of shareholders in 2018. The ten persons nominated by the Company's Board of Directors received the following votes and were elected:

	For	Withheld/Against	Broker Non-Votes
Rolf A. Classon	50,750,009	624,678	4,182,266
William G. Dempsey	50,307,971	1,066,716	4,182,266
Mary Garrett	51,127,747	246,940	4,182,266
James R. Giertz	50,310,514	1,064,173	4,182,266
Charles E. Golden	50,758,519	616,168	4,182,266
John J. Greisch	51,100,798	273,889	4,182,266
William H. Kucheman	51,130,643	244,044	4,182,266
Ronald A. Malone	50,225,959	1,148,728	4,182,266
Nancy M. Schlichting	51,129,004	245,683	4,182,266
Stacy Enxing Seng	50,308,154	1,066,533	4,182,266

2. The second proposal was a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the executives disclosed in the Company's proxy statement. The proposal received the following votes and was approved:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
49,735,106	1,567,087	72,494	4,182,266

3. The third proposal voted upon was the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. The proposal received the following votes and was approved:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
55,013,710	509,955	33,288	—

Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release, dated March 14, 2017, issued by the Company.

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.

		HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
		(Registrant)
DATE:  March 14, 2017	By:	/s/ Deborah M. Rasin
	Name: Title:	Deborah M. Rasin Senior Vice President Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press release, dated March 14, 2017, issued by the Company.

EX-99.1

CONTACT INFORMATION

Investor Relations

Contact: Mary Kay Ladone, Vice President, Investor Relations

Phone: 312-819-9387

Email: marykay.ladone@hill-rom.com

Media

Contact: Howard Karesh, Vice President, Corporate Communications

Phone:    312-819-7268    

Email: howard.karesh@hill-rom.com

Hill-Rom Elects Mary Garrett and Nancy M. Schlichting

To Its Board of Directors, Announces Annual Meeting Results

CHICAGO, March 14, 2017 – Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRC) announced today that its shareholders elected Mary Garrett and Nancy M. Schlichting as new members of its board of directors, along with eight returning directors, at the company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Ms. Garrett most recently led Global Marketing for IBM Corporation, until her retirement in December 2015. Ms. Schlichting is the retired president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan, having served in that role until December 2016.

At the company’s Annual Meeting, shareholders also approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Hill-Rom’s named executive officers; and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Hill-Rom for fiscal year 2017.

About Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.Hill-Rom is a leading global medical technology company with more than 10,000 employees worldwide. We partner with health care providers in more than 100 countries, across all care settings, by focusing on patient care solutions that improve clinical and economic outcomes in five core areas: Advancing Mobility, Wound Care and Prevention, Patient Monitoring and Diagnostics, Surgical Safety and Efficiency and Respiratory Health. Hill-Rom's people, products and programs work towards one mission: Every day, around the world, we enhance outcomes for patients and their caregivers. Visit www.hill-rom.com for more information.

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