FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  	OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0287
Expires: February 28, 2011 
Estimated average burden
hours per response... 0.5	
                      	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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

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 (MM/DD/YYYY)

2/14/2011		
(Street)

PISCATAWAY, NJ 08854
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)	2/14/2011  	 	A	  	4912  	A	$0  	18272  	D  	 	
2011-2013 Performance Share Units   (2)	2/14/2011  	 	A	  	9824  	A	$0  	9824  	D  	 	
Ordinary Shares (Restricted Share Units)   (1)	2/14/2011  	 	F	  	1034   (3)	D	$0  	15272   (4)	D  	 	
2009 - 2010 Performance Share Units   (5)	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	24637  	D  	 	
2009 - 2011 Performance Share Units   (6)	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	24637  	D  	 	
2010 - 2012 Performance Share Units   (7)	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	14719  	D  	 	
Ordinary Shares  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	3992   (8)	D  	 	
Ordinary Shares   (9)	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	1123.88  	I  	By Plan Trustee  	
Ordinary Shares (EDCP II)   (10)	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	20231.5  	D  	 	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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)  	$47.34  	2/14/2011  	 	A  	  	16316   	  	  (11)	2/13/2021  	Ordinary Shares  	16316  	$0  	16316  	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	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.	
(  2) 	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, among other things, 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.	
(  3) 	Represents shares forfeited pursuant to a net settlement procedure under the Restricted Share Program.	
(  4) 	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.	
(  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, among other things, 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 2011.	
(  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, among other things, 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.	
(  7) 	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, among other things, 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.	
(  8) 	Includes the ordinary shares acquired pursuant to the net settlement procedure for the vested Restricted Share Units (described in this filing).	
(  9) 	Latest available information provided by the trustee of the Ingersoll-Rand Employee Savings Plan.	
(  10) 	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.	
(  11) 	The stock option vests in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on February 14, 2012.	

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		2/16/2011	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.	
*	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).	
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.	
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.