Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Conover, IV John W.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ingersoll-Rand plc [IR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PISCATAWAY, NJ 08855
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares (1) 12,327.69
I
By Plan Trustee
Ordinary Shares (Trane Deferred Compensation Plan) (2) 3,277.12
D
 
Ordinary Shares (Restricted Share Units) (3) 5,059
D
 
2009-2010 Performance Share Units (4) 13,654
D
 
2009-2011 Performance Share Units (5) 13,654
D
 
Notional Shares (NQ-TSSP) (6) 1,855.99
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (7) 02/05/2017 Ordinary Shares 13,440 $ 34.21 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) 06/06/2011(8) 06/05/2018 Ordinary Shares 100,000 $ 43.46 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) 02/15/2009(9) 06/05/2018 Ordinary Shares 15,000 $ 43.46 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) 02/12/2010(10) 02/11/2019 Ordinary Shares 25,296 $ 16.85 D  

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

By: Kenneth H. Yi - Attorney-in-Fact 07/09/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Shares held in the Trane Savings Plan.
(2) Represents units acquired under the Trane Deferred Compensation Plan. 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.
(3) Restricted share units vest in three annual installments beginning on February 12, 2010.
(4) 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.
(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 2012.
(6) 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.
(7) Options were originally granted under the Trane incentive stock plans and were converted into options to purchase shares of the Company effective upon the merger of Trane with Indian Merger Sub, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, on June 5, 2008. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement among the Company, Trane and Merger Sub, all Trane options, whether or not exercisable or vested at the time of the merger, became fully vested and exercisable at the time of the merger.
(8) The options vest 50% on June 6, 2011, 25% on June 6, 2012 and 25% on June 6, 2013.
(9) The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 15, 2009.
(10) The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 12, 2010.
 
Remarks:
On July 1, 2009, Ingersoll-Rand plc, an Irish public limited company (the "Company") became the successor of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, a Bermuda company ("IR-Bermuda"), pursuant to scheme of arrangement under Bermuda law, whereby each holder of IR-Bermuda Class A common shares outstanding prior to the effective time of the transaction received, on a one-for-one basis, new ordinary shares of the Company. This transaction did not alter the proportionate interests of the security holders.

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