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*
Connor Christopher M

(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 [ 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
Common Stock 11/30/2012 D 12,650 D (1) 0 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
Phantom Shares $0.00 11/30/2012 D 22,618.9 (2) (2) Common Shares 22,618.9 (3) 0 D
Stock Option $37.505 11/30/2012 D 6,504 (4) 01/23/2017 Common Shares 6,504 (4) 0 D
Stock Option $37.21 11/30/2012 D 6,450 (5) 01/22/2018 Common Shares 6,450 (5) 0 D
Stock Option $38.54 11/30/2012 D 20,000 (6) 04/26/2016 Common Shares 20,000 (6) 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents shares of Eaton Corporation ("Eaton") disposed of pursuant to merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Corporation plc ("New Eaton") with and into Eaton, with Eaton surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Eaton (the "Merger"), in exchange for ordinary shares of New Eaton, which 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 field is not applicable.
3. These phantom share units were assumed by New Eaton in the Merger and replaced with 22,618.9 New Eaton phantom share units with the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton phantom share units.
4. This option, which was fully vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Eaton in the Merger and replaced with an option to purchase 6,504 ordinary shares of New Eaton for $37.505 with the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton stock option.
5. This option, which was fully vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Eaton in the Merger and replaced with an option to purchase 6,450 ordinary shares of New Eaton for $37.21 with the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton stock option.
6. This option, which was fully vested at the effective time of the Merger, was assumed by New Eaton in the Merger and replaced with an option to purchase 20,000 ordinary shares of New Eaton for $38.54 with the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton stock option.
/s/ Kathleen S. O'Connor, as Attorney-in-Fact 12/03/2012
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