Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
AVEDON MARCIA J
   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 (Month/Day/Year)
05/04/2011
(Street)

PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 05/04/2011   M   7,500 A $ 16.85 25,570 D  
Ordinary Shares 05/04/2011   S   7,500 D $ 50.57 (1) 18,070 D  
Ordinary Shares (EDCP II) (2)               20,260.52 D  
Ordinary Shares (Restricted Share Units) (3)               12,819 D  
2009 - 2011 Performance Share Units (4)               24,637 D  
2010 - 2012 Performance Share Units (5)               14,719 D  
2011 - 2013 Performance Share Units (6)               9,824 D  
Ordinary Shares (7)               1,258.19 I By Plan Trustee

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 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) $ 16.85 05/04/2011   M     7,500   (8) 02/11/2019 Ordinary Shares 7,500 $ 0 27,500 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
AVEDON MARCIA J
C/O INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY
ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE
PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Kenneth Yi - Attorney-in-Fact   05/06/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reported price is the weighted average price for the transactions on May 4, 2011. The range of prices for the transactions is from $50.57 to $50.58 per share. Information regarding the number of shares disposed at each separate price will be provided upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(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) The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on February 12, 2010.

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