SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2004
HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
| Indiana (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
1-6651 (Commission File Number) |
35-1160484 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 700 State Route 46 East Batesville, Indiana (Address of principal executive offices) |
47006-8835 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 934-7000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address,
if changed since last report.)
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| Item 5. OTHER EVENTS. | ||||||||
| Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Press Release | ||||||||
Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. announced an offering of $250 million of senior notes due 2009. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay amounts outstanding under its 365-day revolving credit facility and its three-year revolving credit facility. This announcement is more fully described in the press release provided as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The contents of such Exhibit are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibit.
99 Press release dated June 2, 2004 issued by the Company.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES, INC. | ||||
DATE: June 2, 2004
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BY: | /S/ Scott K. Sorensen | ||
| Scott K. Sorensen | ||||
| Vice President and | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
DATE: June 2, 2004
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BY: | /S/ Gregory N. Miller | ||
| Gregory N. Miller | ||||
| Vice President — Controller and | ||||
| Chief Accounting Officer | ||||
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