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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K X Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the year ended September 30 , 2021 OR Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from IN Title of Each Class Common Stock , without ( State of incorporation ) One Batesville Boulevard Batesville , IN ( Address of principal executive offices ) Commission File No. 001-33794 HILLENBRAND , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer to HI 26-1342272 Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 812 ) 934-7500 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 47006 ( Zip Code ) Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company par value Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes x No 0 Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered NYSE Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes No X Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes x No 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes x No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ý 0 Emerging growth company □ 0 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes x No 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of capital stock ( consisting solely of shares of common stock ) held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of March 31 , 2021 was $ 3,559,815,308 . As of November 11 , 2021 , 72,234,037 shares of common stock were outstanding . Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of our definitive proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report . The proxy statement will be filed no later than December 30 , 2021 .