Form 8-K 2-3-2015


 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 3, 2015

INGERSOLL-RAND PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Ireland
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
001-34400
(Commission
File Number)
98-0626632
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
170/175 Lakeview Dr.
Airside Business Park
Swords, Co. Dublin
Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
 
+(353) (0) 18707400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(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:
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Item 5.02    
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 3, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ingersoll-Rand plc (the “Company”) elected Myles Lee to serve as an independent director on the Company's Board, effective immediately. The Board also appointed Mr. Lee to serve as a member of the Board's Audit Committee and Finance Committee.

Mr. Lee will participate in the non-management director compensation program described on pages 21 through 23 of the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2014.






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 PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Registrant)

Date: February 3, 2015    /s/ Evan M. Turtz
Evan M. Turtz
Secretary