FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   WALKE MEGAN A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/07/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hillenbrand, Inc. [HI] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Interim CAO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BATESVILLE, IN 47006 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 652 D   Common Stock 30 I By Spouse

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/03/2015(1)	12/03/2024	Common Stock	641	$ 32.655	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/02/2016(1)	12/02/2025	Common Stock	918	$ 31.11	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/07/2017(1)	12/07/2026	Common Stock	597	$ 36.08	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/07/2018(1)	12/07/2027	Common Stock	645	$ 45.78	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/03/2014(1)	12/03/2023	Common Stock	772	$ 28.155	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award) 12/2/2015	12/02/2018(1)	12/02/2018	Common Stock	240	$ (2)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award) 12/7/2016	12/07/2019(1)	12/07/2019	Common Stock	138	$ (2)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (Deferred Stock Award) 12/7/2017	12/07/2020(1)	12/07/2020	Common Stock	156	$ (2)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WALKE MEGAN A ONE BATESVILLE BOULEVARD BATESVILLE, IN 47006	Â	Â	  Interim CAO	Â

Signatures

By Carol A. Roell as Attorney-in-Fact for Megan A. Walke		05/07/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on the date indicated.
(2)	Conversion of Exercise Price of Derivative Securities is 1-for-1.

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