SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Form T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1933 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b)(2) / /
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
New York 13-5160382
(State or other (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification Number)
incorporation or
organization)
48 Wall Street
New York, NY 10286
(Address of principal executive offices)
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INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 13-5156640
(State or other (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification Number)
incorporation or
organization)
200 Chestnut Ridge Road
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 07675
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Debentures
(Title of the indenture securities)
1. General information. Furnish the following information as to the
Trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
which it is subject.
Name Address
Superintendent of Banks of the 2 Rector Street, New York, N.Y. 10006, and
State of New York Albany, N.Y. 12203
Federal Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10045
Federal Deposit Insurance Washington, D.C. 20429
Corporation
New York Clearing House Association New York, New York 10005
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Yes.
2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
None.
16. List of Exhibits.
Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission,
are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to
Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17
C.F.R. 229.10(d).
1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York
(formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains
the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to
exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to
Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a
and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672
and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
33-29637.)
4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form
T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.
(Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No.
33-44051.)
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or
examining authority.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New
York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New
York, and State of New York, on the 5th day of March, 1998.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By: /s/VAN K. BROWN
Name: VAN K. BROWN
Title: ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT