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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 * Conover, IV John W.   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) 02/12/2010 (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 (Restricted Share Units) (1) 02/12/2010   F   625 (2) D $ 0 3,373 (3) D   Ordinary Shares               1,451 (4) D   Ordinary Shares (TDCP) (5)               3,291.03 D   2009-2010 Performance Share Units (6)               13,654 D   2009-2011 Performance Share Units (7)               13,654 D   Notional Shares (NQ-TSSP) (8)               1,855.99 D   Ordinary Shares (9)               12,288.12 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Conover, IV John W. C/O INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE PISCATAWAY, NJ 08855			Senior Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Kenneth H. Yi - Attorney-in-Fact		02/17/2010
**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)	Restricted Share Units vest in three annual installments beginning on February 12, 2010.
(2)	Represents shares forfeited pursuant to a net settlement procedure for Restricted Share Units.
(3)	Amount reflects the reduction of forfeited net settlement shares as well as the resulting net shares that have vested and are now held directly as ordinary shares by the Reporting Person.
(4)	Includes shares acquired pursuant to a net settlement procedure for the vested Restricted Share Units.
(5)	Represents units acquired under the Trane Deferred Compensation Plan ("TDCP"). The units are to be converted on a one-for-one basis and settled in ordinary shares of the Company, less applicable withholding taxes, upon the reporting person's termination of employment with the Company, or earlier or later upon certain elections.
(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 2011.
(7)	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.
(8)	These Notional Shares were acquired under the Trane Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan (the "NQ-TSSP") and are to be settled in shares of the Company after termination of employment.
(9)	Latest available information provided by the trustee of the Ingersoll-Rand Employee Savings Plan.

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