UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 4, 2020
 
INGERSOLL-RAND PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Ireland
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	001-34400
(Commission
File Number)	98-0626632
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	
 
170/175 Lakeview Dr.
Airside Business Park
Swords, Co. Dublin
Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)	
+(353) (0) 18707400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class	 	Trading Symbol	 	Name of each exchange on which registered	
Ordinary Shares, Par Value $1.00 per Share	 	IR	 	New York Stock Exchange	
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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	Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.	
 
On February 4, 2020, Ingersoll-Rand plc (the “Company”) held an extraordinary meeting of shareholders to vote on a proposal to change the Company’s name to Trane Technologies plc. Shareholders approved the proposal. Votes on the proposal were as follows:
 
For	 	Against	 	Abstain	 	Broker Non Vote	
207,107,176	 	1,594,349	 	581,498	 	-	

 

 	

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 	INGERSOLL-RAND PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Registrant)	 	
 	 	 	 	
Date: February 10, 2020	By:	/s/ Evan M. Turtz	 	
 	 	Evan M. Turtz	 	
 	 	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary