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
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                      	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 *

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 (MM/DD/YYYY)

9/22/2009		
(Street)

PISCATAWAY, NJ 08855
(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   (1)	9/22/2009  	 	M	  	25000  	A	$26.81  	31000  	D  	 	
Ordinary Shares   (1)	9/22/2009  	 	S	  	25000  	D	$31.81   (2)	6000  	D  	 	
Ordinary Shares (Performance Shares)   (3)	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	55200  	D  	 	
2009-2010 Performance Share Units   (4)	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	222618  	D  	 	
2009-2011 Performance Share Units   (5)	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	222618  	D  	 	
Ordinary Shares   (6)	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	228743.72  	D  	 	
Ordinary Shares (EDCP)   (7)	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	221534.43  	D  	 	
Ordinary Shares (EDCP II)   (8)	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	156853.76  	D  	 	
Ordinary Shares   (9)	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	10653.96  	I  	By Plan Trustee  	

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)   (1)	$26.81  	9/22/2009  	 	M  	  	  	25000   	  (10)	9/30/2009  	Ordinary Shares  	25000  	$0.00  	50000  	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	Transaction executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Plan.	
(  2) 	The reported price is the weighted average price for the transactions on September 21, 2009. The range of prices for the transactions is from $31.54 to $31.95 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) 	These shares were granted under the Ingersoll-Rand Performance Share Program and vest one year from the date of grant.	
(  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) 	Deferred distribution of stock grants awarded under the Company's Incentive Stock Plan. Deferred shares reflect any accrued dividends on such shares.	
(  7) 	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.	
(  8) 	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.	
(  9) 	Latest available information provided by the trustee of the Ingersoll-Rand Employee Savings Plan.	
(  10) 	The options vest in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.	

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		
Kenneth H. Yi - Attorney-in-Fact		9/23/2009	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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