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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HENKEL HERBERT L   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) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY, ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/27/2009 (Street) PISCATAWAY, NJ 08855 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 10/27/2009   M   50,000 A $ 26.52 56,000 D   Ordinary Shares 10/27/2009   S   14,500 D $ 33.45 (1) 41,500 D   Ordinary Shares 10/27/2009   S   35,500 D $ 32.78 (2) 6,000 D   Ordinary Shares 10/28/2009   M   50,000 A $ 26.52 56,000 D   Ordinary Shares 10/28/2009   S   50,000 D $ 31.85 (3) 6,000 D   Ordinary Shares (Performance Shares) (4)               55,200 D   2009-2010 Performance Share Units (5)               222,618 D   2009-2011 Performance Share Units (6)               222,618 D   Ordinary Shares (7)               228,743.72 D   Ordinary Shares (EDCP) (8)               221,534.43 D   Ordinary Shares (EDCP II) (9)               156,853.76 D   Ordinary Shares (10)               10,646.65 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)

$ 26.52

10/27/2009

M

50,000

(11)

01/02/2010

Ordinary Shares

50,000

$ 0

150,000

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 26.52

10/28/2009

M

50,000

(11)

01/02/2010

Ordinary Shares

50,000

$ 0

100,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HENKEL HERBERT L C/O INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE PISCATAWAY, NJ 08855	X		Chairman and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Kenneth H. Yi - Attorney-in-Fact		10/29/2009
**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 October 27, 2009. The range of prices for the transactions is from $33.05 to $34.04 per share. Information regarding the number of shares purchased 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)	The reported price is the weighted average price for the transactions on October 27, 2009. The range of prices for the transactions is from $32.46 to $33.04 per share. Information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price will be provided upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.
(3)	The reported price is the weighted average price for the transactions on October 28, 2009. The range of prices for the transactions is from $31.43 to $32.37 per share. Information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price will be provided upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.
(4)	These shares were granted under the Ingersoll-Rand Performance Share Program and vest one year from the date of grant.
(5)	Represents target number of performance shares. The actual number of shares to be issued, which could range from 0 to two times the initial target amount, will depend upon, among other things, the issuer's financial performance during the relevant performance period relative to S&P 500 Industrial Index. The shares, if any, will be issued in February 2011.
(6)	Represents target number of performance shares. The actual number of shares to be issued, which could range from 0 to two times the initial target amount, will depend upon, among other things, the issuer's financial performance during the relevant performance period relative to S&P 500 Industrial Index. The shares, if any, will be issued in February 2012.
(7)	Deferred distribution of stock grants awarded under the Company's Incentive Stock Plan. Deferred shares reflect any accrued dividends on such shares.
(8)	Represents units acquired under the IR Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the "EDCP"), which are subject to the vesting provisions of the EDCP. The units are to be converted on a one-for-one basis and settled in Class A common shares upon the reporting person's termination of employment with the issuer, or earlier or later upon certain elections.
(9)	Represents units acquired under the IR Executive Deferred Compensation Plan II (the "EDCP II"), which are subject to the vesting provisions of the EDCP II. The units are to be converted on a one-for-one basis and settled in Class A common shares upon the reporting person's termination of employment with the issuer, or earlier or later upon certain elections.
(10)	Latest available information provided by the trustee of the Ingersoll-Rand Employee Savings Plan.
(11)	The option vested in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.

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