Sec Form 4 Filing - Hochhauser Steven B @ Ingersoll-Rand plc - 2011-02-28

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 Hochhauser Steven B 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ingersoll-Rand plc [ IR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/28/2011 (Street) PISCATAWAY, NJ08854 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 2009 - 2010 Performance Share Units ( 1 ) 02/28/2011 J 29,126 ( 2 ) D $ 0 0 D Ordinary Shares (EDCP II) ( 3 ) 02/28/2011 J 29,126 ( 2 ) A $ 0 30,794.41 D 2009 - 2011 Performance Share Units ( 4 ) 35,619 D 2010 - 2012 Performance Share Units ( 5 ) 18,992 D 2011 - 2013 Performance Share Units ( 6 ) 12,676 D Ordinary Shares 10,395 D Ordinary Shares ( 7 ) 1,924.59 I By Plan Trustee Ordinary Shares (Restricted Share Units) ( 8 ) 16,804 D

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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Hochhauser Steven B C/O INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE PISCATAWAY, NJ08854 Senior Vice President Signatures /s/ Kenneth Yi - Attorney-in-Fact 03/02/2011 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The actual number of vested Performance Shares were paid out as ordinary shares at approximately 0.8177 of the previously reported target number. ( 2 )Represents units deferred, at the option of the Reporting Person, upon the vesting of the 2009-2010 Performance Share Units. ( 3 )Represents vested units acquired or deferred under the IR Executive Deferred Compensation Plan II (the "EDCP II"). The units are to be converted on a one-for-one basis and settled in shares upon the reporting person's termination of employment with the issuer, or earlier or later upon certain elections. ( 4 )Represents target number of Performance Shares. The actual number of shares to be issued, which could range from zero to two times the initial target amount, will depend upon the Issuer's financial performance during the relevant performance period relative to peer companies in the S&P 500 Industrial Index. The shares, if any, will be issued in the first quarter of 2012. ( 5 )Represents target number of Performance Shares. The actual number of shares to be issued, which could range from zero to two times the initial target amount, will depend upon the Issuer's financial performance during the relevant performance period relative to peer companies in the S&P 500 Industrial Index. The shares, if any, will be issued in the first quarter of 2013. ( 6 )Represents target number of Performance Shares. The actual number of shares to be issued, which could range from zero to two times the initial target amount, will depend upon the Issuer's financial performance during the relevant performance period relative to peer companies in the S&P 500 Industrial Index. The shares, if any, will be issued in the first quarter of 2014. ( 7 )Latest available information provided by the trustee of the Ingersoll-Rand Employee Savings Plan. ( 8 )Restricted Share Units vest in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Upon vesting, each unit is convertible into one (1) ordinary share of the Issuer.

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