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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 (Date of earliest event reported): August 23, 2018
 
EATON CORPORATION plc
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland
 
000-54863
 
98-1059235
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
Eaton House, 30 Pembroke Road
Dublin 4, Ireland
 
D04 Y0C2
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
353 1637 2900
 
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
 

 
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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Certain subsidiaries that the registrant acquired in the 2012 acquisition of Cooper Industries were ordered to pay $293 million by an arbitration panel. The terms of the award are more fully set forth in the Press Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated August 29, 2018.




SIGNATURE

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.
 
 
Eaton Corporation plc
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: August 29, 2018
By:
/s/ Richard H. Fearon
 
 
Richard H. Fearon
 
 
Principal Financial Officer