Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  SULTANA KEITH A
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/12/2015
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ingersoll-Rand plc [IR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, 800-E BEATY STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DAVIDSON, NC 28036
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares 7,024
D
 
Ordinary Shares 2,995.4745 (1)
I
By Plan Trustee

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units   (2)   (2) Ordinary Shares 1,673.1782 (3) $ 0 I By Plan Trustee
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 02/21/2023 Ordinary Shares 2,008 $ 41.9062 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 02/24/2024 Ordinary Shares 4,607 $ 59.825 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 02/02/2025 Ordinary Shares 4,977 $ 67.055 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SULTANA KEITH A
C/O INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY
800-E BEATY STREET
DAVIDSON, NC 28036
      Senior Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Sara Walden Brown - Attorney-in-Fact 10/21/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Latest available information provided by the trustee of the Ingersoll-Rand Employee Savings Plan.
(2) These Phantom Stock Units are to be settled in cash equal to the fair market value of ordinary shares multiplied by the number of phantom stock units held upon the reporting person's termination of employment with the issuer.
(3) Amount represents an approximate number of shares based on the total market value of the reporting person's Company stock fund units, as reported by the trustee of the Company supplemental savings plan.
(4) The stock option vests in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on February 22, 2014.
(5) The stock option vests in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on February 25, 2015.
(6) The stock option vests in three (3) equal annual installments beginning on February 3, 2016.

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