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):  January 9, 2018

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.)
 
 
 
130 E. Randolph Street
Suite 1000
Chicago, Illinois
 

60601
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 819-7200
 
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 9, 2018, Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”) issued a press release announcing preliminary financial results for its fiscal first quarter ending December 31, 2017.  A copy of this press release is furnished and attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits.

99.1
 
 

 
Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
 

 
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:  January 9, 2018
By: /s/ Steven J. Strobel
 
Name:
Steven J. Strobel
 
Title:
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (duly authorized officer and principal
financial officer)