BATESVILLE, Ind., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. announced a 3.7% increase in its quarterly dividend to $.28 per share from the fiscal 2004 quarterly rate of $.27 per share. This dividend was declared by the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting on December 2, 2004. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2004 to shareholders of record on December 17, 2004.
About Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.
Hillenbrand, headquartered in Batesville, Indiana, is a publicly traded holding company for two major wholly owned businesses serving the health care and funeral services industries. Hill-Rom Company is a recognized manufacturer of equipment for the health care industry and a provider of associated services for wound, pulmonary and circulatory care. It is also a provider of medical equipment outsourcing and asset management services. Batesville Casket is a leading manufacturer and supplier of burial caskets, cremation products and related services to licensed funeral homes.
Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.CONTACT: Wendy Wilson, Vice President Investor Relations of HillenbrandIndustries, +1-812-934-7670
Web site: http://www.hillenbrand.com/