Hill-Rom will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 to register shares of Hill-Rom common stock that will be issued to Welch Allyn shareholders in connection with the transaction, which will include a proxy statement/prospectus that will be delivered to Welch Allyn’s shareholders in connection with their required approval of the transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITYHOLDERS OF WELCH ALLYN ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER FILINGS THAT MAY BE MADE WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION. The registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus and other documents which will be filed by Hill-Rom with the SEC, when filed, will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or from Hill-Rom, 1069 State Route 46 East, Batesville, Indiana 47006, Attention Corporate Secretary. Certain executive officers and directors of Welch Allyn have interests in the proposed transaction that may differ from the interests of stockholders generally. This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to appropriate registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Additional Information and Where to Find It