Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously reported, in May 2020, Hillenbrand, Inc. (the "Company") took proactive measures to maintain financial flexibility during the COVID-19 pandemic, including amending the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2019 (as amended from time to time prior to the date hereof, the "Existing Credit Agreement"), among the Company, as a borrower, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders (the "Agent") to make the Company's maximum leverage ratio financial covenant less restrictive in exchange for adjusted pricing and certain additional conditions and covenants.

On June 14, 2021, the Company and the subsidiary borrowers party to the Existing Credit Agreement entered into Amendment No. 6 (the "Sixth Amendment") to the Existing Credit Agreement (as amended by the Sixth Amendment, the "Credit Agreement"), to, among other things, amend certain provisions implemented in May 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, namely to:

(i) adjust the maximum permitted leverage ratio to 3.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal


     quarter ending June 30, 2021 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter and
     permit the Company to increase the maximum permitted leverage ratio to 4.00
     to 1.00 for 3 consecutive fiscal quarters following certain acquisitions
     involving payment by the Company or its Subsidiaries in excess of
     $75,000,000, subject to certain exceptions;

(ii) decrease the applicable margin (the "Applicable Rate") paid on revolving


      loans at the pricing level applicable if the leverage ratio equals or
      exceeds 3.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter;

(iii) remove additional pricing levels previously added to the Applicable Rate if


       the leverage ratio equals or exceeds 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of any
       fiscal quarter;

(iv) decrease the interest rate floor for the Alternate Base Rate to 1.00% and


      for the CDOR Screen Rate and the LIBO Screen Rate (each as defined in the
      Credit Agreement) to 0.00%;

(v) remove the condition to each borrowing under the revolving facility that,


     subject to certain exceptions, the amount of cash or cash equivalents on the
     Company's balance sheet not exceed $350 million; and

(vi) remove certain restrictions on the Company's ability to make restricted


      payments and grant liens on the Company's assets which would have otherwise
      been in effect through January 1, 2022.

The Sixth Amendment also amends the Existing Credit Agreement to, among other things:

(i) include customary benchmark replacement language relating to future


     unavailability of certain interest rates, including the LIBO Rate (as defined
     in the Credit Agreement);

(ii) provide that borrowings under the Credit Agreement may bear interest (A) if


      denominated in US Dollars, at the LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate (as
      defined in the Credit Agreement) at the Company's option, (B) if denominated
      in Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollars or Euros, at rates based on the rates
      offered for deposits in the applicable interbank markets for such currencies
      and (C) if denominated in Pounds Sterling or Swiss Francs, at SONIA and










        SARON, respectively (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), plus, in
        each case, the Applicable Rate; and

(iii) include provisions governing erroneous payments made by the Agent to


        lenders party to the Credit Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Sixth Amendment is a general description and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Sixth Amendment filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an


            Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.






(d)    Exhibits.



Exhibit No.                            Description of Exhibit

  10.1          Amendment No. 6 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated
              as of June 14, 2021, among Hillenbrand, Inc., as a borrower, the
              subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and
              JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
104           Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded
              in the Inline XBRL document).

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