Eaton (ETN) 8-K/A Eaton signs agreement to acquire Tripp Lite, expanding Eaton’s power quality business in the Americas

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2021

EATON CORPORATION plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ireland	000-54863	98-1059235
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Eaton House,	30 Pembroke Road,	Dublin 4,	Ireland	D04 Y0C2
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

	+353	1637 2900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary shares ($0.01 par value)	ETN	New York Stock Exchange

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Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed solely to correct a typographical error in the date contained in Item 8.01.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On January 29, 2021, Eaton Corporation plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company had entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Tripp Lite, a leading supplier of power quality products and connectivity solutions including single-phase uninterruptible power supply systems, rack power distribution units, surge protectors, and enclosures for data centers, industrial, medical, and communications markets in the Americas. Under the terms of the agreement, Eaton will pay $1.65 billion for Tripp Lite. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Item	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release issued January 29, 2021
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within in the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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.

			Eaton Corporation plc
Date:	February 1, 2021	By:	/s/ April Miller Boise
			April Miller Boise
			Executive Vice President and General Counsel