July 18, 2014
Via EDGAR
Jim B. Rosenberg
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Hospira, Inc.
Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Filed February 12, 2014
File No. 001-31946
Dear Mr. Rosenberg:
We received your letter of July 9, 2014 containing the Staff’s comments regarding our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
As discussed with Mr. James Peklenk on July 18, 2014, we respectfully request an additional ten business days to respond to those comments. We will submit our response, via EDGAR, on or before Wednesday, August 6, 2014.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
| Sincerely, |
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| /s/ Koreen A. Ryan |
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| Koreen A. Ryan |
| Senior Counsel, Corporate and Securities |
Hospira, Inc.
275 North Field Drive
Dept. NLEG Bldg. H1-4S
Lake Forest, IL 60045
T 224.212.2199 F 224.212.2088
www.hospira.com