Business/Financial Results (Form 8-K)

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following estimated preliminary results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2025 of Hillenbrand, Inc. ("Hillenbrand," the "Company," "we," "us" or "our") are being given to prospective investors in connection with the financing and related transactions being undertaken by Lone Star Funds ("Lone Star") as part of the previously announced proposed acquisition of Hillenbrand by Lone Star through a merger transaction.

Preliminary Financial Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2025

We are presenting in this Current Report on Form 8-K preliminary estimates of certain financial information that the Company expects to report for the three months ended December 31, 2025. These preliminary estimates are based on our internal management accounts and reporting as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2025. Our consolidated financial statements for the three months ended December 31, 2025 are not yet complete, and we have not completed our customary financial closing and review procedures for the three months ended December 31, 2025.

The preliminary estimates presented below were prepared by, and are the responsibility of, the Company's management, based upon a number of assumptions, in connection with preparation of our consolidated financial statements and completion of the three months ended December 31, 2025. We have provided ranges, rather than specific amounts, for the preliminary results described below primarily because our financial closing procedures for the three months ended December 31, 2025 are not yet complete, financial information for such period is subject to revision as we prepare our consolidated financial statements and disclosure for the three months ended December 31, 2025, and such revisions may be significant. In connection with our closing and review process for the three months ended December 31, 2025, we may identify items that would require us to make adjustments to the preliminary ranges set forth below. Accordingly, the final results and other disclosures for the three months ended December 31, 2025 upon completion of closing procedures may differ materially from this preliminary estimated data.

Items that would require material adjustments to the preliminary financial information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K may be identified in the course of our financial closing procedures and as we prepare our consolidated financial statements and related disclosure for the three months ended December 31, 2025. Factors that could cause our actual results for the three months ended December 31, 2025 to differ from the ranges presented herein include, without limitation, completion of the closing process, which includes account reconciliations, business performance reviews and fluctuation analyses. Estimates of results are inherently uncertain and subject to change, and we undertake no obligation to update the preliminary financial information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K. In addition, the preliminary results for the three months ended December 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of future performance or any other period, including the results to be achieved for the remainder of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026 or any future period.

This preliminary estimated financial data should not be viewed as a substitute for consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The Company plans to report final financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2025 no later than February 9, 2026. Our independent registered public accounting firm has not audited, reviewed, compiled, or applied agreed-upon procedures with respect to the ranges below and does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto.