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 8, 2011
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Indiana
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1-6651
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35-1160484
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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1069 State Route 46 East
Batesville, Indiana
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47006-8835
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 934-7777
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (the "Corporation") held its annual meeting of shareholders on March 8, 2011. The final results of the votes taken at the annual meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of three members to the Board of Directors to serve one year terms expiring at the 2012 annual meeting of the stockholders:
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VOTES
FOR
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VOTES WITHHELD
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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Charles E. Golden
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47,118,667 | 3,976,039 | 6,114,652 | |||||||||
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W. August Hillenbrand
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50,795,542 | 299,164 | 6,114,652 | |||||||||
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Joanne C. Smith, M.D.
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44,621,976 | 6,472,730 | 6,114,652 | |||||||||
Proposals 2 - 5
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VOTES
FOR
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VOTES
AGAINST
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VOTES
ABSTAINED
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BROKER
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2. To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the executive compensation disclosed in the Corporation's proxy statement.
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43,739,907 | 6,923,400 | 431,399 | 6,114,652 | ||||||||||||
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3. To recommend, by non-binding advisory vote, that executive compensation votes be held every:
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| 1 year | 44,956,982 | 410,356 | 6,114,652 | |||||||||||||
| 2 years | 584,937 | |||||||||||||||
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3 years
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5,142,431 | |||||||||||||||
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4. To approve the Corporation's Short Term Incentive Plan.
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47,293,615 | 3,362,445 | 438,646 | 6,114,652 | ||||||||||||
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5. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011.
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56,298,908 | 888,869 | 21,580 | |||||||||||||
SIGNATURE
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.
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DATE: March 10, 2011
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BY:
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/s/ Susan Lichtenstein | |
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Senior Vice President of
Corporate Affairs,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
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