Sec Form 4 Filing - LAMACH MICHAEL W @ Ingersoll-Rand plc - 2013-09-09

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person LAMACH MICHAEL W 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ingersoll-Rand plc [ IR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, 800-E BEATY STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/09/2013 (Street) DAVIDSON, NC28036 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Ordinary Shares 09/09/2013 M( 1 ) 100,000 A $ 38.685 264,368.13 ( 2 ) D Ordinary Shares 09/09/2013 M( 1 ) 50,000 A $ 16.845 314,368.13 D Ordinary Shares 09/09/2013 M( 1 ) 66,125 A $ 16.845 380,493.13 D Ordinary Shares 09/09/2013 S( 1 ) 216,125 D $ 62.5 164,368.13 D Ordinary Shares (Trust 1) 09/06/2013 G V 2,650 A $ 0 2,650 ( 3 ) I By trust Ordinary Shares (GRAT) 09/06/2013 G V 2,650 D $ 0 5,300 I By grantor retained annuity trust Ordinary Shares (Trust 2) 09/06/2013 G V 2,650 A $ 0 2,650 ( 3 ) I By trust Ordinary Shares (GRAT) 09/06/2013 G V 2,650 D $ 0 2,650 I By grantor retained annuity trust Ordinary Shares (Trust 3) 09/06/2013 G V 2,650 A $ 0 2,650 ( 3 ) I By trust Ordinary Shares (GRAT) 09/06/2013 G V 2,650 D $ 0 0 I By grantor retained annuity trust Ordinary Shares ( 4 ) 2,012.9 I By Plan Trustee Ordinary Shares (GRAT) 20,000 ( 5 ) I By grantor retained annuity trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 38.685 09/09/2013 M 100,000 ( 6 ) 02/01/2015 Ordinary Shares 100,000 $ 0 0 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16.845 09/09/2013 M 50,000 ( 6 ) 02/11/2019 Ordinary Shares 50,000 $ 0 0 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16.845 09/09/2013 M 66,125 ( 6 ) 02/11/2019 Ordinary Shares 66,125 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other LAMACH MICHAEL W C/O INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 800-E BEATY STREET DAVIDSON, NC28036 X President and CEO Signatures /s/ S. Wade Sheek - Attorney-in-Fact 09/11/2013 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Transaction executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Plan adopted by the reporting person on July 22, 2013. ( 2 )On September 6, 2013, the grantor annuity trust established on September 2, 2011 distributed 5,700 shares to the reporting person. The reporting person is trustee of the trust. ( 3 )Represents shares distributed from the reporting person's grantor annuity trust established on September 2, 2011 as a gift to an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the reporting person's child. ( 4 )Latest available information provided by the trustee of the Ingersoll-Rand Employee Savings Plan. ( 5 )On September 6, 2013, the reporting person contributed 20,000 ordinary shares to a grantor retained annuity trust for the benefit of himself and his children . The reporting person is the trustee. ( 6 )The options vest in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.

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