Exhibit 4.2
FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust
Company (55 Water Street, New York, New York) to the issuer or to its agent for registration of
transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co.
or such other name as requested by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company and
any payment is made to Cede & Co., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL since the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest
herein.
HILLENBRAND, INC.
5.500% Notes due 2020
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No.: R-1
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$150,000,000 |
CUSIP No. 431571 AA6 |
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Hillenbrand, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Indiana (herein
called the Company, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter
referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO, or its registered assigns,
the principal sum of $150,000,000 on July 15, 2020, and to pay interest thereon from July 9, 2010
or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for,
semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing January 15, 2011, at
the rate of 5.500% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.
Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day
months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment
Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or
more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for
such interest, which shall be the January 1 or July 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or
duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and
may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted
Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to holders of Securities of this
series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other
lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the
Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange,
all as more fully provided in said Indenture.
Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and any such interest on this Note will be
made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in Indianapolis, Indiana,
in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender
for payment of public and private debts.
The Securities of this series are subject to redemption prior to the Stated Maturity as
described on the reverse hereof.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse
hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at
this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to
any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its
corporate seal.
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Dated: July 9, 2010 |
HILLENBRAND, INC.
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TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein and issued pursuant to the
within-mentioned Indenture.
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
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REVERSE OF NOTE
Hillenbrand, Inc.
5.500% Notes due 2020
This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the
Notes), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of July 9,
2010 (herein called the Indenture), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as
Trustee (herein called the Trustee, which term includes any successor trustee under the
Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for
a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of
the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the
Securities are, and are to be authenticated and delivered. This Note is one of the series
designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $150,000,000.
The Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of Outstanding
Notes, create and issue additional Notes (Additional Notes) ranking equally and ratably with the
Notes in all respects (other than for differences in the issue price, the date of issuance, the
payment of interests accruing prior to the issue date of such Additional Notes and the first
payment of interest following the issue date of such Additional Notes), provided that such
Additional Notes must be part of the same issue as the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Any such Additional Notes shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes, including
for purposes of voting and redemptions .
The Company may, at its option, at any time and from time to time, redeem the Notes in whole
or in part, on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior notice mailed to the holders of the
Notes. The Notes will be redeemable at a redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the
date of redemption, equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be
redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and
interest on the Notes to be redeemed that would be due after the related redemption date but for
such redemption (except that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date, the amount
of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued
thereon to the redemption date), discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming
a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 40 basis points.
Treasury Rate means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the
semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the second Business Day immediately
preceding such redemption date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the
Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the
Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.
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Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by an
Independent Investment Banker that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance
with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable
maturity to the remaining term of the Notes.
Independent Investment Banker means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the
Company.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any redemption date, (1) the average of the
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and
lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker
obtains fewer than five such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all Quotations
obtained.
Reference Treasury Dealer means J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., its successors and assigns, and
four other nationally recognized investment banking firms that are Primary Treasury Dealers
specified from time to time by the Company, except that if any of the foregoing ceases to be a
primary U.S. government securities dealer in the United States (a Primary Treasury Dealer), the
Company is required to designate as a substitute another nationally recognized investment banking
firm that is a Primary Treasury Dealer.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer
and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the
bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of
its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference
Treasury Dealer as of 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such
redemption date.
In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note or Notes of this series and
of like tenor of an authorized denomination for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the
name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof, and, in the event of transfer or exchange,
a new Note or Notes of this series and of like tenor and for a like aggregate principal amount will
be issued to the Holder, in the case of exchange, or the designated transferee or transferees, in
the case of transfer.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event with respect to the Notes, each
holder of the Notes shall have the right to require the Company to purchase all or a portion of
such holders Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the Change of Control Offer), at a
purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, to the date of purchase (the Change of Control Payment), subject to the rights of holders of
the Notes on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest
Payment Date.
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Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred
with respect to this Note, or at the Companys option, prior to any Change of Control but after the
public announcement of the pending Change of Control, the Company will be required to send, by
first class mail, a notice to each holder of the Notes, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice
shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall state, among other things,
the purchase date, which must be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such
notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the Change of Control Payment Date). Such
notice, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, shall state that the
Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control being consummated on or prior to
the Change of Control Payment Date.
On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (a) accept or
cause a third party to accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant
to the Change of Control Offer, (b) deposit or cause a third party to deposit
with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all the
Notes or portions of the Notes properly tendered, and (c) deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers Certificate stating the aggregate
principal amount of Notes or portions of Notes being repurchased and that all conditions precedent
to the Change of Control Offer and to the repurchase by the Company of Notes pursuant to the Change
of Control Offer have been complied with.
The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer with respect to the Notes
if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with
the requirements for such an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all the Notes
properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
The Company shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and any other securities laws
and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection
with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent
that the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control
Offer provisions of the Notes, the Company shall comply with those securities laws and regulations
and shall not be deemed to have breached the Companys obligations under the Change of Control
Offer provisions of the Notes by virtue of any such conflict.
For purposes of the foregoing discussion of a Change of Control Offer, the following
definitions are applicable:
Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following after the date of issuance of
the Notes:
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the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
(other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related
transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole to any person or group (as those terms are used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Company or one of its
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the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger
or consolidation) the result of which is that any person or group (as those terms
are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner (as
defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
the Companys Voting Stock representing more than 50% of the voting power of its
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the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any
Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event
pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Companys outstanding Voting Stock or
Voting Stock of such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities
or other property, other than any such transaction where the Companys Voting Stock
outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitutes, or is converted into or
exchanged for, Voting Stock representing more
than 50% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person immediately
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the first day on which a majority of the Companys Board of Directors are not
Continuing Directors; or |
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the adoption of a plan relating to the Companys liquidation or dissolution. |
Change of Control Triggering Event means, with respect to the Notes, the Notes cease to be
rated Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies on any date during the period (the Trigger
Period) commencing 60 days prior to the first public announcement by the Company of any Change of
Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of
Control (which Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so
long as any of the Rating Agencies has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings
change). If a Rating Agency is not providing a rating for the Notes at the commencement of any
Trigger Period, the Notes will be deemed to have ceased to be rated Investment Grade by such Rating
Agency during that Trigger Period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have
occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of
Control has actually been consummated.
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Continuing Directors means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of
Directors of the Company who (1) was a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date
of the issuance of the Notes; or (2) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of
Directors of the Company with the approval of at least a majority of the Continuing Directors who
were members of the Board of Directors of the Company at the time of such nomination or election
(either by a specific vote or by approval of the Companys proxy statement in which such member was
named as a nominee for election as a director, without objection to such nomination).
Investment Grade means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moodys (or its equivalent under any
successor rating category of Moodys) and a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent
under any successor rating category of S&P), and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from
any replacement rating agency or rating agencies selected by the Company under the circumstances
permitting the Company to select a replacement agency and in the manner for selecting a replacement
agency, in each case as set forth in the definition of Rating Agency.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation, and its
successors.
Rating Agency means each of Moodys and S&P; provided, that if any of Moodys or S&P ceases
to provide rating services to issuers or investors, the Company may appoint another nationally
recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under
the Exchange Act as a replacement for such Rating Agency; provided, that the Company shall give
notice of such appointment to the Trustee.
S&P means Standard & Poors Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
and its successors.
Voting Stock of any specified Person as of any date means the capital stock of such Person
that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such
Person.
If an Event of Default with respect to Notes of this series shall occur and be continuing, the
principal of the Notes of this series may (subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture) be
declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the Companys obligations in
respect of (i) the entire indebtedness of this Note or (ii) certain restrictive covenants with
respect to this Note, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth therein.
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The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and
the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the
Notes of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected and, for certain purposes, without the
consent of the Holders of any Notes at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains
provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes of such series,
to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past
defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of
this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note
and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu
hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall
alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in
the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the
transfer of this Note is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Note for
registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on this Note are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly
executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holders attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
one or more new Notes of this series and of like tenor of authorized denominations and for the same
aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Notes of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations
of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 above that amount. As provided in the Indenture and
subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are
exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of this series and of like tenor
of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the
Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
payable in connection therewith.
The Company will not be obligated to redeem or purchase the Notes pursuant to any sinking fund
or analogous provision. Sections 403 and 1009 of the Indenture relating to satisfaction, discharge
and defeasance shall apply to the Notes.
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Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee
and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is
registered in the Security Register as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note
be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to
the contrary.
The Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York.
All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Indenture.
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
(Please print or typewrite name and address,
including postal zip code, of assignee)
the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
to transfer said Note on the books of the Trustee, with full power of substitution in the premises.
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NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond
with the name as written upon the face of the within Note in
every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any
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