Michael W Lamach Form 4 Ingersoll-Rand / MICHAEL W LAMACH ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LAMACH MICHAEL W

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY

800-E BEATY STREET

(Street)

DAVIDSON NC 28036

(City) (State) (Zip)

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	01/03/2017		M		50,000	A	$25.2192	215,877.2363	D
Ordinary Shares	01/03/2017		M		88,083	A	$37.7116	303,960.2363	D
Ordinary Shares	01/03/2017		M		75,000	A	$37.742	378,960.2363	D
Ordinary Shares	01/03/2017		S		50,000(1)	D	$75.6225(2)	328,960.2363	D
Ordinary Shares	01/03/2017		S		88,083(1)	D	$75.6225(2)	240,877.2363	D
Ordinary Shares	01/03/2017		S		75,000(1)	D	$75.6225(2)	165,877.2363	D
Ordinary Shares(3)								2,109.3828	I	By Plan Trustee
Ordinary Shares (GRAT)								110,430	I	By grantor retained annuity trust

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 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: 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)	$25.2192	01/03/2017		M			50,000	(4)	02/15/2020	Ordinary Shares	50,000	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$37.7116	01/03/2017		M			88,083	(5)	02/13/2021	Ordinary Shares	88,083	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$37.742	01/03/2017		M			75,000	(5)	02/13/2021	Ordinary Shares	75,000	$0	65,351	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Transaction executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Plan adopted by the reporting person on October 27, 2016.

2. This transaction was executed in multiple trades ranging from $75.16 to $76.175 per share. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected.

3. Latest available information provided by the trustee of the Ingersoll-Rand Employee Savings Plan.

4. The option vests in three (3) equal installments beginning on February 16, 2011.

5. The stock option vests in three (3) annual installments beginning on February 14, 2012.

Remarks:

	/s/ Sara Walden Brown - Attorney-in-Fact	01/05/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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