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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): September 5, 2017
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.

(b) On September 5, 2017, Ingersoll-Rand plc (the “Company”) announced that Mr. Didier Teirlinck, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Climate Segment, would be retiring in mid-2018 and would assume an interim role with the Company effective immediately until his retirement. The announcement was included in a press release issued by the Company on September 5, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.


Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.         Description
99.1            Press Release, dated September 5, 2017






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: September 5, 2017            /s/ Evan M. Turtz
Evan M. Turtz
Secretary