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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT<br>
  TO SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(D)&nbsp;OF THE<br>
  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">May&nbsp;13, 2008<br>
  </font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report
  (Date of Earliest Event Reported)</font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">HOSPIRA, INC.<br>
  </font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact Name of
  Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></p>
  
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  </font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or Other
  Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</font></p>
  
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  <b>Lake Forest, Illinois 60045<br>
  </b>(Address Of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)</font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:&nbsp; <b>(224) 212-2000</b></font></p>
  
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  Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)</font></p>
  
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  the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>
  
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    5.02</font></b></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Departure
    of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Compensatory
    Arrangements of Certain Officers</font></b></p>
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  May&nbsp;13, 2008, Barbara L. Bowles was elected to Hospira&#146;s board of
  directors as a Class&nbsp;II director, with a term expiring at the 2009 annual
  meeting of shareholders.&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Bowles
  will serve on the board&#146;s audit committee.&#160;
  The press release announcing the election of Ms.&nbsp;Bowles to the
  board is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and is incorporated by reference into
  this Item 5.02.</font></p>
  
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    Events</font></b></p>
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  May&nbsp;13, 2008, Hospira held its annual meeting of shareholders.&#160; Irving W. Bailey,&nbsp;II, Ronald A.
  Matricaria, and Jacque J. Sokolov, M.D. were elected to Hospira&#146;s board of
  directors.&#160;&#160; The appointment of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp;
  Touche LLP as Hospira&#146;s auditors for 2008 was ratified.&#160; The voting results on each proposal are as
  follows:</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Irving
    W. Bailey,&nbsp;II</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">138,194,859</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,045,190</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ronald
    A. Matricaria</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.78%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.7%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">138,160,819</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.9%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.08%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,079,230</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="24%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.42%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jacque
    J. Sokolov, M.D.</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.78%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.7%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">138,169,998</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.9%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.08%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,070,051</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="24%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.42%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.78%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.7%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.9%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.08%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="24%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.42%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ratification
    of Auditors</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.78%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.7%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.9%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.08%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="24%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:24.42%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.78%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="14%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.7%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.9%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.08%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:15.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.84%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For</font></u></p>
    </td>
    <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.34%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="9%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.06%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Against</font></u></p>
    </td>
    <td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="10%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstain</font></u></p>
    </td>
    <td width="25%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.62%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td width="7%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:7.86%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.54%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.84%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">140,676,000</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.34%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="9%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.06%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">482,607</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:8.02%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="10%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.22%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,081,442</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="25%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:25.62%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:11.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
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    <td width="59" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="41" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="89" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="77" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="17" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="36" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="15" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="60" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="35" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="37" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="5" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="78" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="114" style="border:none;"></td>
    <td width="86" style="border:none;"></td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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    <td width="9%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:9.36%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
    9.01</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.06%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="86%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:86.58%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Financial
    Statements and Exhibits</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibits</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;No.</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.08%;">
    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    </td>
    <td width="70%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:70.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp; </font></b></p>
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    <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:14.0%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="10%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:10.5%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:5.08%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="70%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:70.4%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press
    Release, dated May&nbsp;13, 2008.</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2</font></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Pursuant to the requirements of
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report
  to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned&#160;
  hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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    <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:21.2%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.18%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brian
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior
    Vice President, General Counsel </font></p>
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
  TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  May 13, 2008
  Date of Report
  (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
  HOSPIRA, INC.
  (Exact Name of
  Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  Delaware
  (State or Other
  Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  1-31946
  20-0504497
  (Commission File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  275 N. Field Drive
  Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
  (Address Of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
  Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
  (224) 212-2000
  Not Applicable
  (Former Name or
  Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
  Check the appropriate box
  below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
  filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
  o
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
  the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
  the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
  the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
  the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item
    5.02
  Departure
    of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
    Certain Officers;
  Compensatory
    Arrangements of Certain Officers
  On
  May 13, 2008, Barbara L. Bowles was elected to Hospira's board of
  directors as a Class II director, with a term expiring at the 2009 annual
  meeting of shareholders.  Ms. Bowles
  will serve on the board's audit committee. 
  The press release announcing the election of Ms. Bowles to the
  board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into
  this Item 5.02.
  Item
    8.01
  Other
    Events
  On
  May 13, 2008, Hospira held its annual meeting of shareholders.  Irving W. Bailey, II, Ronald A.
  Matricaria, and Jacque J. Sokolov, M.D. were elected to Hospira's board of
  directors.   The appointment of Deloitte &
  Touche LLP as Hospira's auditors for 2008 was ratified.  The voting results on each proposal are as
  follows:
  1.
  Election
    of Directors
  For
  Withheld
  Irving
    W. Bailey, II
  138,194,859
  4,045,190
  Ronald
    A. Matricaria
  138,160,819
  4,079,230
  Jacque
    J. Sokolov, M.D.
  138,169,998
  4,070,051
  2.
  Ratification
    of Auditors
  For
  Against
  Abstain
  140,676,000
  482,607
  1,081,442
  Item
    9.01
  Financial
    Statements and Exhibits
  (d)
  Exhibits
  Exhibit No.
  Exhibit
  99.1
  Press
    Release, dated May 13, 2008.
  2
  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant to the requirements of
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report
  to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned 
  hereunto duly authorized.
  HOSPIRA,
    INC.
  Dated:
    May 14, 2008
  /s/
    Brian J. Smith
  By:
  Brian
    J. Smith
  Its:
  Senior
    Vice President, General Counsel
  and
    Secretary
  3