Hillenbrand Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.19 Per Share

BATESVILLE, Ind., Dec. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The board of directors
of Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend
of $0.19 per share on the company’s common stock. On an annual basis, this is an
increase of $0.01 per share over the previous rate of $0.75 per share. The
dividend is payable December 31, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of
business on December 15, 2010.

“The board’s decision to again increase the dividend is an important component
of the company’s mission of increasing shareholder value,” said Kenneth A. Camp,
Hillenbrand president and CEO. “The dividend, when coupled with our strategy for
organic and acquisition growth, will provide significant total shareholder
return.”

About Hillenbrand, Inc.

Hillenbrand (www.HillenbrandInc.com) is a diversified enterprise with multiple
subsidiaries focused around two separate operating businesses. Batesville Casket
(www.batesville.com) is a leader in the North American death care industry
through the sale of funeral services products, including burial caskets,
cremation caskets, containers and urns, selection room display fixturing, and
other personalization and memorialization products. K-Tron International
(www.ktroninternational.com) is a recognized leader in the design, production,
marketing and servicing of material handling equipment and systems. The company
serves many different industrial markets through two product lines. The Process
Group focuses primarily on feeding and pneumatic conveying equipment, doing
business under two main brands: K-Tron Feeders and K-Tron Premier. The Size
Reduction Group concentrates on size reduction equipment, conveying systems and
screening equipment, operating under three brands: Pennsylvania Crusher,
Gundlach and Jeffrey Rader. HI-INC-F

SOURCE Hillenbrand, Inc.