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)
   
 
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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