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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CRITELLI MICHAEL J (Last) (First) (Middle) EATON CENTER 1111 SUPERIOR AVE. (Street) CLEVELAND OH 44114 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Eaton Corp plc [ ETN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/30/2012
	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	11/30/2012		A		91,158	A	(1)	91,158	D

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	$33.015	11/30/2012		A		7,408		(2)	01/25/2015	Ordinary Shares	7,408	(2)	7,408	D
Stock Option	$33.195	11/30/2012		A		7,296		(3)	01/24/2016	Ordinary Shares	7,296	(3)	7,296	D
Stock Option	$37.505	11/30/2012		A		6,504		(4)	01/23/2017	Ordinary Shares	6,504	(4)	6,504	D
Stock Option	$37.21	11/30/2012		A		6,450		(5)	01/22/2018	Ordinary Shares	6,450	(5)	6,450	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of Eaton Corporation plc ("New Eaton") acquired in connection with the merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Eaton with and into Eaton Corporation ("Eaton"), with Eaton surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Eaton (the "Merger"), in exchange for common shares of Eaton. The Merger was consummated simultaneous with and conditioned on New Eaton's acquisition of Cooper Industries plc by means of a "scheme of arrangement", an Irish statutory procedure under the Companies Act of 1963. At the effective time of the Merger, each Eaton common share was cancelled and converted into the right to receive one New Eaton ordinary share.

2. This option to purchase 7,408 New Eaton ordinary shares for $33.015 per share, which is fully vested, was received in exchange for an option to purchase 7,408 Eaton common shares for $33.015 per share. This New Eaton stock option has the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton stock option.

3. This option to purchase 7,296 New Eaton ordinary shares for $33.195 per share, which is fully vested, was received in exchange for an option to purchase 7,296 Eaton common shares for $33.195 per share. This New Eaton stock option has the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton stock option.

4. This option to purchase 6,504 New Eaton ordinary shares for $37.505 per share, which is fully vested, was received in exchange for an option to purchase 6,504 Eaton common shares for $37.505 per share. This New Eaton stock option has the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton stock option.

5. This option to purchase 6,450 New Eaton ordinary shares for $37.21 per share, which is fully vested, was received in exchange for an option to purchase 6,450 Eaton common shares for $37.21 per share. This New Eaton stock option has the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton stock option.

	/s/ Elizabeth K. Riotte, as Attorney-in-Fact	12/03/2012
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