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
Date of Report - January 15, 2010 (Date of earliest event reported)
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ireland | 001-34400 | 98-0626632 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
170/175 Lakeview Drive
Airside Business Park
Swords, Co. Dublin
Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(353)(0)18707400
(Registrant’s phone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Section 7 – Regulation FD
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
As previously announced, Ingersoll-Rand plc (the “Company”) has realigned its business segments to more closely align with its corporate and business strategies, markets, products and services, engineering and technology capabilities and operational footprint in order to promote additional productivity and growth.
Effective with reporting fourth quarter 2009 results, the Company’s four segments will be Climate Solutions, which includes the Trane Commercial HVAC Systems, Hussmann and Thermo King businesses; Residential Solutions, which includes the residential HVAC and residential security businesses; Security Technologies, which includes the commercial security businesses; and Industrial Technologies, which includes Air and Productivity Solutions and Club Car.
The Company hereby furnishes the information in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, certain historical business segment information for comparative purposes, reflecting the segment realignment executed in the fourth quarter of 2009.
The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Historical Business Segments – for the quarters ended September 30, 2009, June 30, 2009, March 31, 2009, December 31, 2008, September 30, 2008, June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. | |
SIGNATURES
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.
| INGERSOLL-RAND PLC | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: January 15, 2010 |
By: | /S/ STEVEN R. SHAWLEY | ||
| Steven R. Shawley, | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
| Principal Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Historical Business Segments – for the quarters ended September 30, 2009, June 30, 2009, March 31, 2009, December 31, 2008, September 30, 2008, June 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. | |