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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) 03/31/2009 (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

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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
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award) 2/13/04	(1)	03/31/2009		A(3)		18		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	18	$ 16.01	1,589	D
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award) 2/11/05	(1)	03/31/2009		A(3)		23		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	23	$ 16.01	2,006	D
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award) 2/13/06	(1)	03/31/2009		A(3)		23		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	23	$ 16.01	1,962	D
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award) 2/9/07	(1)	03/31/2009		A(3)		22		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	22	$ 16.01	1,921	D
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award) 2/11/08	(1)	03/31/2009		A(3)		21		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	21	$ 16.01	1,884	D
Deferred Director Fees	(1)	03/31/2009		A(4)		8		(5)	(5)	Common Stock	8	$ 16.01	735	D
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award) 2/11/09	(1)	03/31/2009		A(3)		55		(6)	(6)	Common Stock	55	$ 16.01	4,849	D

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		04/01/2009
**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)	Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Securities is 1-for-1.
(2)	These restricted stock units vest on the date of grant, but delivery of the underlying shares of common stock will not occur until the later of one year from the date of the grant, or the six-month anniversary of the date that the Director ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Stock units are entitled to dividend equivalent rights, which accrue on dividend record dates.
(3)	Restricted stock units are entitled to dividend equivalent rights, which accrue on dividend record dates.
(4)	Phantom stock units are entitled to dividend equivalents rights, which accrue on dividend record dates.
(5)	These stock units will automatically be convered into shares of common stock on the later of the six-month anniversary of the date the Director ceases to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Company, or January 1, 2010, unless a further deferral election has been made.
(6)	These stock units shall vest upon the reporting person's retirement from the Board of Directors of the Company. Stock units are entitled to dividend equivalent rights, which accrue on dividend record dates. The delivery of shares underlying such restricted stock units will occur on the later of one year from the date of the grant, or the six month anniversary of the date that the applicable director ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors.

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