Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Ladone Mary Kay
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/03/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. [HRC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
130 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, SUITE 1000
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Corp. Dev., Strat. & IR
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60601
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 2,278
D
 

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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) 11/14/2017(1) 11/14/2027 Common Stock 4,167 $ 53.7 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 11/08/2018(2) 11/08/2028 Common Stock 3,486 $ 78.16 D  
Restricted Stock Units 07/21/2019(3) 07/21/2019(3) Common Stock 4,929.759 $ 0 (4) D  
Restricted Stock Units 11/15/2019(3) 11/15/2019(3) Common Stock 1,175.271 $ 0 (4) D  
Restricted Stock Units 11/09/2020(3) 11/09/2020(3) Common Stock 973.601 $ 0 (4) D  
Restricted Stock Units 03/06/2019(5) 03/06/2020(5) Common Stock 3,347.485 $ 0 (4) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ladone Mary Kay
130 EAST RANDOLPH STREET
SUITE 1000
CHICAGO, IL 60601
      SVP, Corp. Dev., Strat. & IR  

Signatures

/s/ Ari D. Mintzer as Attorney-in-Fact for Mary Kay Ladone 12/06/2018
**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 vest 25% on each of November 14, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
(2) Options vest 25% on each of November 8, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
(3) Restricted stock units ("RSUs") will vest in full on the day following the three-year anniversary of the grant date, subject to the reporting person's continued employment. RSUs will automatically be converted into shares of common stock on the date indicated and are entitled to dividend equivalent rights which accrue on dividend record dates.
(4) RSUs convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(5) RSUs vest 50% on March 6, 2019 and 50% on March 6, 2020. RSUs will automatically be converted into shares of common stock on the date indicated and are entitled to dividend equivalent rights which accrue on dividend record dates.

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