SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): September 29, 2003
HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
Indiana | 1-6651 | 35-1160484 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
700 State Route 46 East Batesville, Indiana |
47006-8835 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (812) 934-7000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address,
if changed since last report.)
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS. | ||||||||
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. | ||||||||
SIGNATURES | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
Press Release dated 9/29/03 |
Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On September 29, 2003, Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. and Dräger Medical AG & Co. KGaA announced that a contract had been signed for Dräger Medical to acquire the Air-Shields infant care business of Hill-Rom Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Hillenbrand Industries. This announcement is more fully described in the press release filed as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The contents of such Exhibit are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) | Exhibit. |
99 | Press release dated September 29, 2003 issued by the Company. |
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SIGNATURES
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.
HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||||||
DATE: | September 30, 2003 | BY: | /S/ Scott K. Sorensen | |||
Scott K. Sorensen Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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DATE: | September 30, 2003 | BY: | /S/ Gregory N. Miller | |||
Gregory N. Miller Vice President Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |||||
99 | Press release dated September 29, 2003 issued by the Company. |
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