Hillenbrand, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Benefits

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Benefits

7. Retirement Benefits

Defined Benefit Plans

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service costs	$	1.5		$	1.4		$	3.0		$	2.7
Interest costs	3.1			3.2			6.3			6.4
Expected return on plan assets	(3.3		)	(3.8		)	(6.7		)	(7.6		)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, net	0.2			0.2			0.4			0.4
Amortization of net loss	1.5			1.0			2.9			2.0
Net pension costs	$	3.0		$	2.0		$	5.9		$	3.9

Postretirement Healthcare Plans — Net postretirement healthcare costs were $0.2 and $0.4 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, and $0.4 and $0.7 for the six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

Defined Contribution Plans — Expenses related to our defined contribution plans were $2.1 and $1.7 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, and $3.9 and $3.3 for the six months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for postemployment benefits, which may include supplemental unemployment benefits, obligations recognized for all types of benefits provided to former or inactive employees, their beneficiaries, and covered dependents after employment but before retirement. Disclosure may also include discussion that an obligation for postemployment benefits is not accrued in accordance with regulation only because the amount cannot be reasonably estimated.

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