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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HILLENBRAND W AUGUST   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hillenbrand, Inc. [HI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) B - 300 WINDING WAY SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/10/2008 (Street) BATESVILLE, IN 47006 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/10/2008   S(1)   140,000 D (1) 9,056 (2) D   Common Stock               81,626 (3) I By GRATs Common Stock               45,373 (3) I By Spouse's GRAT Common Stock               71,773 I By Family LLC (4) Common Stock               954,520 I By Trusts (4) Common Stock               37,407 I By Trusts for Grandchildren (4) Common Stock               8,222 I By W August Hillenbrand 2003 Option GRAT Common Stock               237,958 (3) I By May 1, 2008 GRAT

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HILLENBRAND W AUGUST B - 300 WINDING WAY SUITE 200 BATESVILLE, IN 47006	X

Signatures

Carol A. Roell As Attorney-In-Fact for W August Hillenbrand		11/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On November 10, 2008, the reporting person contributed 140,000 shares of common stock to Huntersville Road Investors, LP, a family limited partnership (the "Partnership"), in exchange for a limited partnership interest in the Partnership having a value estimated to be equal to the value of the shares of common stock contributed to the Partnership, which was $2,642,500.00, based on the closing price per share of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on November 10, 2008. The reporting person is only a limited partner in the Partnership and has no other interest in it.
(2)	In addition to the transaction described in footnote 1, this amount reflects the transfer of shares of common stock from GRATs to the reporting person. The transfer of shares qualifies as only a change in the form of the reporting person's beneficial ownership and, as such, has not been reported previously.
(3)	This amount reflects the transfer of shares of common stock from GRATs to the reporting person. The transfer of shares qualifies as only a change in the form of the reporting person's beneficial ownership and, as such, has not been reported previously.
(4)	Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

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