c381208k.htm
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 6, 2012

HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 

 
Indiana
  
1-6651
  
35-1160484
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1069 State Route 46 East
Batesville, Indiana
  
 
47006-8835
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 934-7777
 
    Not applicable    
    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)    
 
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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 6, 2012. The final results of the votes taken at the annual meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of six members to the Board of Directors to serve one year terms expiring at the 2013 annual meeting of the stockholders:
 
   
VOTES
FOR
    
VOTES
WITHHELD
    
BROKER
NON-VOTES
  
                         
Rolf A. Classon
     44,289,157       6,805,347       4,566,093  
James R. Giertz
     50,845,085       249,419       4,566,093  
Charles E. Golden
     50,837,762       256,742       4,566,093  
W August Hillenbrand
     50,834,696       259,808       4,566,093  
Katherine S. Napier
     50,283,799       810,705       4,566,093  
Joanne C. Smith, M.D
     45,085,813       6,008,691       4,566,093  

 
 
Proposals 2 - 3
 
   
VOTES
FOR
 
    
VOTES
AGAINST
 
    
VOTES
ABSTAINED
 
    
BROKER
NON-
VOTES
  
2. To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the executive
compensation disclosed in the corporation's proxy statement.
     42,187,183       8,373,371       533,950       4,566,093  
                                 
3. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for
fiscal year 2012.
     55,228,131       410,539       21,927       0  
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
  
       
       
       
DATE:  March 8, 2012
BY:
/S/ Susan Lichtenstein    
    Susan Lichtenstein  
    Senior Vice President of  
    Corporate Affairs,  
    Chief Legal Officer and Secretary