a3101418k.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 7, 2014

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)
    
 
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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o
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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 7, 2014. The final results of the votes taken at the annual meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of nine members to the Board of Directors to serve one year terms expiring at the 2015 annual meeting of the stockholders:
 
   
VOTES
FOR
    
VOTES
WITHHELD
    
BROKER
NON-VOTES
  
                         
Rolf A. Classon
    
47,682,000
      
363,086
      
3,867,753
  
William G. Dempsey
    
47,776,257
      
268,829
      
3,867,753
  
James R. Giertz
    
47,818,207
      
226,879
      
3,867,753
  
Charles E. Golden
    
47,685,110
      
359,976
      
3,867,753
  
John J. Greisch
    
47,831,402
      
213,684
      
3,867,753
  
William H. Kucheman
    
47,772,501
      
272,585
      
3,867,753
  
Ronald A. Malone
    
47,771,002
      
274,084
      
3,867,753
  
Eduardo R. Menasce
    
47,683,969
      
361,117
      
3,867,753
  
Joanne C. Smith, M.D
    
47,758,243
      
286,843
      
3,867,753
  

 
 
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.
    
47,252,416
      
741,398
      
51,272
      
3,867,753
  
                                 
3. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for
fiscal year 2014.
    
50,791,225
      
1,100,107
      
21,507
      
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 10, 2014
BY:
/S/ Susan Lichtenstein   
  
   
Susan Lichtenstein
  
   
Senior Vice President of
  
   
Corporate Affairs,
  
   
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary