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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>NOTE 8. RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company’s retirement plans consist of defined benefit plans, a post-retirement healthcare plan,
and defined contribution savings plans. Plans cover certain employees both in and outside of the
U.S.
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Retirement Plans</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The company sponsors four defined benefit plans. Those plans include a master defined benefit
retirement plan, a nonqualified supplemental executive defined benefit retirement plan, and two
defined benefit retirement plans covering employees in Germany and France. During 2010, the
Company merged the defined benefit plan related to our fiscal 2004 acquisition of Mediq, Inc.
(Mediq) into the master defined benefit plan. For comparable periods, the Mediq plan has been
combined with the Master plan. Benefits for such plans are based primarily on years of service and
the employee’s level of compensation during specific periods of employment. We contribute funds to
trusts as necessary to provide for current service and for any unfunded projected future benefit
obligation over a reasonable period of time. All of our plans have a September 30th measurement
date.
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">As discussed in Note 10, the Company announced a restructuring plan during its second quarter of
fiscal 2009. The restructuring resulted in a curtailment and remeasurement of both the master
defined benefit retirement plan and the postretirement health care plan. The impact of the
remeasurement in each plan is included within the following tables as curtailment and special
termination benefits.
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Effect on Operations</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The components of net pension expense for our defined benefit retirement plans for fiscal years
2010, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="58%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2009</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2008</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>5.1</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4.0</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4.7</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>13.2</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">13.3</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">12.3</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected return on plan assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(13.1</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(12.9</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(13.2</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost, net
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>0.6</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.6</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of net (gain) loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>2.6</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(0.1</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net periodic benefit cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>8.4</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4.9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Curtailment and special termination benefits
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>—</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">2.8</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.3</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net pension expense
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>8.4</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">7.7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">4.7</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Obligations and Funded Status</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The change in benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status, along with amounts recognized in
the Consolidated Balance Sheets for our defined benefit retirement plans at September 30 were as
follows:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="72%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>September 30,</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">September 30,</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2009</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Change in benefit obligation:
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Benefit obligation at beginning of year
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>246.2</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">180.5</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>5.1</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">4.0</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>13.2</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">13.3</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Curtailment
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>—</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1.1</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Special termination benefits
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>—</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1.3</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Actuarial loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>11.0</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">52.8</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Benefits paid
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(8.1</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(7.2</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Exchange rate (gain) loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(0.9</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Benefit obligation at end of year
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>266.5</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">246.2</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Change in plan assets:
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>152.8</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">145.1</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Actual return on plan assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>19.7</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1.5</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Employer contributions
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>51.3</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">13.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Benefits paid
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(8.1</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(7.2</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Fair value of plan assets at end of year
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>215.7</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">152.8</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Funded status and net amounts recognized
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>(50.8</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">(93.4</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued pension benefits, current portion
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>(1.0</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">(1.1</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued pension benefits, long-term
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(49.8</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(92.3</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Net amount recognized
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>(50.8</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">(93.4</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
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</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; ">
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">In addition to the amounts above, net actuarial losses of $81.4 million and prior service costs of
$3.5 million, less an applicable aggregate tax effect of $31.5 million are included as components
of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) at September 30, 2010. At September 30, 2009, net
actuarial losses of $79.9 million and prior service costs of $4.0 million, less an applicable
aggregate tax effect of $32.4 million, were included as components of Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss).
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The estimated net actuarial loss and prior service cost for our defined benefit retirement plans
that will be amortized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) into net periodic benefit
cost over the next fiscal year are $3.8 million and $0.6 million.
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Accumulated Benefit Obligation</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans was $243.6 million and
$222.0 million at September 30, 2010 and 2009. Selected information for our plans, including plans
with accumulated benefit obligations exceeding plan assets at September 30, 2010 and 2009, was as
follows:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="28%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="7%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="7%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="7%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="7%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="7%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="7%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>September 30, 2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">September 30, 2009</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>PBO</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>ABO</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Plan Assets</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">PBO</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">ABO</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Plan Assets</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Supplemental executive plan
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>4.2</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>3.2</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>—</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3.7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">2.7</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Master plan
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>248.3</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>227.2</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>215.3</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">229.1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">206.5</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">152.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">German plan
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>11.5</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>11.5</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>—</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">11.5</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">11.5</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">French plan
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>2.5</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>1.7</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>0.4</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1.9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1.3</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>266.5</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>243.6</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>215.7</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">246.2</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">222.0</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">152.8</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Actuarial Assumptions</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The weighted average assumptions used in accounting for our domestic pension plans were as follows:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="58%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2009</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2008</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Weighted average assumptions to determined benefit
obligations at the measurement date:
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Discount rate for obligation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>5.1</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">5.5</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">7.5</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Rate of compensation increase
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>3.5</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">4.0</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">4.0</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</table>
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="58%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2009</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2008</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Head -->
<!-- Begin Table Body -->
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Weighted average assumptions to determined benefit
cost for the year:
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Discount rate for expense
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>5.5</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">7.5</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">6.5</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Expected rate of return on plan assets
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>7.5</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">7.5</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">8.0</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Rate of compensation increase
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>4.0</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">4.0</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">4.0</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
</tr>
<!-- End Table Body -->
</table>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The discount rates used in the valuation of our defined benefit pension plans are evaluated
annually based on current market conditions. In setting these rates we utilize long-term bond
indices and yield curves as a preliminary indication of interest rate movements, and then make
adjustments to the respective indices to reflect differences in the terms of the bonds covered
under the indices in comparison to the projected outflow of our pension obligations. The overall
expected long-term rate of return is based on historical and expected future returns, which are
inflation adjusted and weighted for the expected return for each component of the investment
portfolio, as well as taking into consideration economic and capital market conditions. The rate of
assumed compensation increase is also based on our specific historical trends of past wage
adjustments.
</div>
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</div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; ">
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Plan Assets</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The weighted average asset allocations of our master defined benefit retirement plan at September
30, 2010 and 2009, by asset category, along with target allocations, are as follows:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="44%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">2009</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">2009</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Target</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Target</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Actual</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Actual</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Allocation</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Allocation</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Allocation</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Allocation</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Equity securities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>50</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">58</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>50</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">57</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fixed income securities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>50</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">40</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>50</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">41</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Real estate
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>0</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>0</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>100</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company has a Plan Committee that sets investment guidelines with the assistance of an external
consultant. These guidelines are established based on market conditions, risk tolerance, funding
requirements and expected benefit payments. The Plan Committee also oversees the investment
allocation process, selects the investment managers and monitors asset performance. As pension
liabilities are long-term in nature, the Company employs a long-term total return approach to
maximize the long-term rate of return on plan assets for a prudent level of risk. Target
allocations are guidelines, not limitations, and plan fiduciaries may occasionally approve
allocations above or below a target range or elect to rebalance the portfolio within the targeted
range.
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The investment portfolio contains a diversified portfolio of primarily equities and fixed income
securities. Securities are also diversified in terms of domestic and international securities,
short- and long-term securities, growth and value styles, large cap and small cap stocks. The Plan
Committee believes with prudent risk tolerance and asset diversification, the account should be
able to meet its pension and other post-retirement obligations in the future.
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">Trust assets are invested subject to the following policy restrictions: short-term securities must
be rated A2/P2 or higher; all fixed-income securities shall have a credit quality rating “BBB” or
higher; investments in equities in any one company may not exceed 10 percent of the equity
portfolio. Hill-Rom common stock represented 0 percent and 2 percent of master trust assets at
September 30, 2010 and 2009 and is subject to a statutory limit when it reaches 10 percent of total
trust assets. All Hill-Rom common stock previously held in the master defined benefit retirement
plan was sold in fiscal 2010.
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Fair Value Measurements of Plan Assets</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s pension plan assets by pricing
categories at September 30, 2010:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="44%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Quoted Prices in</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Significant</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Active Markets</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Other</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Significant</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">For Identical</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Observable</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Unobservable</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Assets</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Inputs</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2">Inputs</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Total</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">(Level 1)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">(Level 2)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">(Level 3)</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Cash
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3.6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">3.6</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Equities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">US companies
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">72.9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">72.9</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>—</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b> — </b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">International companies
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">33.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">33.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>—</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b> — </b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fixed income securities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">105.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">53.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">52.0</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b> — </b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Other
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.4</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total plan assets at fair value</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>215.7</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>163.7</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>52.0</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Level 2 fixed income securities are commingled funds valued using the net asset value (“NAV”)
unit price provided by the fund administrator. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying
assets owned by the fund, all of which are publicly traded securities. For further descriptions of
the asset Levels used in the above chart, refer to Note 7.
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Cash Flows</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">In August 2006, the Pension Protection Act was signed into law in the U.S. The Pension Protection
Act replaces the funding requirements for defined benefit pension plans by subjecting defined
benefit plans to 100 percent of the current liability funding target. Defined benefit plans with a
funding status of less than 80 percent of the current liability are defined as being “at risk.” The
Company’s U.S. qualified defined benefit plan is funded in excess of 80 percent, and therefore the
Company expects that the plans will not be subject to the “at risk” funding requirements of the
Pension Protection Act and that the law will not have a material impact on future contributions.
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">During 2010 and 2009, we contributed cash of $51.3 million and $13.4 million to our defined benefit
retirement plans. We do not expect to contribute to our master defined benefit retirement plan in
fiscal year 2011, due to the significant contribution made during 2010, however, minimal
contributions will be required for our unfunded plans.
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Estimated Future Benefit Payments</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The benefit payments, which are expected to be funded through plan assets and company contributions
and reflect expected future service, are expected to be paid as follows:
</div>
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="86%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Pension Benefits</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2011
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">8.8</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2012
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">9.4</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2013
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">10.0</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2014
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">10.6</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2015
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">11.5</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2016-2020
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">71.8</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Defined Contribution Savings Plans</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The Company has defined contribution savings plans that cover substantially all U.S. employees and
certain non-U.S. employees. The general purpose of these plans is to provide additional financial
security during retirement by providing employees with an incentive to make regular savings.
Company contributions to the plans are based on eligibility and employee contributions. Expense
under these plans was $12.6 million, $13.0 million and $13.2 million in fiscal years 2010, 2009 and
2008.
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Postretirement Health Care Plan</b>
</div>
<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">In addition to defined benefit retirement plans, Hill-Rom also offers a domestic postretirement
health care plan that provides health care benefits to qualified retirees and their dependents. The
plan includes retiree cost sharing provisions and generally extends retiree coverage for medical,
prescription and dental benefits beyond the COBRA continuation period to the date of Medicare
eligibility. We use a measurement date of September 30 for this plan. In fiscal 2008, the plan was
amended to change eligibility and future benefits, which resulted in a negative plan amendment and
a curtailment. The postretirement health care plan was remeasured at March 31, 2009 in connection
with the restructuring mentioned previously.
</div>
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The postretirement health care benefit included within continuing operations in the Statements of
Consolidated Income (Loss) during fiscal 2010 was $0.1 million. The postretirement health care
cost included within continuing operations in the Statements of Consolidated Income (Loss) during
fiscal 2009 and 2008 was $1.0 million and $2.1 million. The change in the accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation during 2010 and 2009 was as follows:
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<td width="72%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
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<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2009</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Change in benefit obligation:
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Benefit obligation at beginning of year
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>9.7</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">6.9</td>
<td> </td>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Service cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>0.4</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.3</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Interest cost
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>0.5</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.5</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Curtailment
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>—</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(0.3</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Special termination benefits
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>—</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1.6</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Actuarial loss
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>0.1</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.8</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Benefits paid
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>(1.3</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>)</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(0.4</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Retiree contributions
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>0.3</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.3</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Benefit obligation at end of year
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>9.7</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">9.7</td>
<td> </td>
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<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued benefits obligation, current portion
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>0.5</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">1.3</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Accrued benefits obligation, long-term
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>9.2</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">8.4</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net amount recognized
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right"><b>9.7</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">9.7</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">During fiscal 2010 and 2009, the Company contributed $1.0 million and $0.1 million to the plan.
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">In addition to the amounts above, net actuarial gains of $1.2 million and prior service credits of
$5.7 million, less an applicable aggregate tax effect of $2.7 million are included as components of
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) at September 30, 2010. At September 30, 2009, net
actuarial gains of $1.8 million and prior service credits of $6.6 million, less an applicable
aggregate tax effect of $3.3 million, were included as components of Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss).
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">The discount rate used to determine the net periodic benefit cost for the postretirement health
care plan during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was 5.5 percent, 7.5
percent and 6.5 percent. The discount rate used to determine the benefit obligation as of September
30, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was 4.4 percent, 5.5 percent and 7.5 percent. As of September 30, 2010 the
health care-cost trend rates were assumed to decrease as follows:
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<td width="58%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2009</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">2008</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Year 1
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>7.75</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">8.25</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">8.25</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Year 2
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>7.25</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">7.75</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">7.75</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Year 3
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>6.75</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">7.25</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">7.25</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Year 4
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>6.25</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">6.75</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">6.75</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Year 5
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right"><b>5.75</b></td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">6.25</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">6.25</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">%</td>
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">A one-percentage-point increase/decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates as of
September 30, 2010 would cause an increase/decrease in service and interest costs of less than $0.1
million, along with an increase/decrease in the benefit obligation of $0.9 million and $0.8
million.
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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">We fund the postretirement health care plan as benefits are paid, and current plan benefits are
expected to require net company contributions of approximately $0.5 million in fiscal 2011 and less
than $1.0 million per year thereafter.
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