SEC FORM 4

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^*

Moran Thomas E.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

EATON CENTER

1111 SUPERIOR AVE.

(Street)

CLEVELAND

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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP and Secretary

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/30/2012		D		9,797	D	⁽¹⁾	0	D
Common Stock	11/30/2012		D		600	D	⁽¹⁾	0	I	By Spouse
Common Stock	11/30/2012		D		157.493	D	⁽¹⁾	0	I	By trustee of ESP

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	11/30/2012		D			366	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Shares	366	⁽²⁾	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	11/30/2012		D			743	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Shares	743	⁽³⁾	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	11/30/2012		D			1,045	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Shares	1,045	⁽⁴⁾	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	11/30/2012		D			1,900	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Shares	1,900	⁽⁵⁾	0	D
Stock Option	$51.94	11/30/2012		D			3,900	⁽⁶⁾	02/21/2022	Common Shares	3,900	⁽⁶⁾	0	D
Stock Option	$53.71	11/30/2012		D			3,870	⁽⁷⁾	02/22/2021	Common Shares	3,870	⁽⁷⁾	0	D
Stock Option	$27.29	11/30/2012		D			5,000	⁽⁸⁾	10/01/2018	Common Shares	5,000	⁽⁸⁾	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. These restricted stock units, which vest in four equal installments beginning on February 24, 2010, were assumed by New Eaton in the Merger and replaced with 366 New Eaton restricted stock units with the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton restricted stock units.

3. These restricted stock units, which vest in four equal installments beginning on February 22, 2010, were assumed by New Eaton in the Merger and replaced with 743 New Eaton restricted stock units with the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton restricted stock units.

4. These restricted stock units, which vest in four equal installments beginning on February 21, 2013, were assumed by New Eaton in the Merger and replaced with 1,045 New Eaton restricted stock units with the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton restricted stock units.

5. These restricted stock units, which vest in four equal installments beginning on February 23, 2011, were assumed by New Eaton in the Merger and replaced with 1,900 New Eaton restricted stock units with the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton restricted stock unit.

6. This option, which provided for vesting in three equal installments beginning on February 21, 2013, was assumed by New Eaton in the Merger and replaced with an option to purchase 3,900 ordinary shares of New Eaton for $51.94 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton stock option.

7. This option, which provided for vesting in three equal installments beginning on February 22, 2012, was assumed by New Eaton in the Merger and replaced with an option to purchase 3,870 ordinary shares of New Eaton for $53.71 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton stock option.

8. This option, is fully vested, was assumed by New Eaton in the Merger and replaced with an option to purchase 5,000 ordinary shares of New Eaton for $27.29 per share with the same terms and conditions as the original Eaton stock option.

	/s/ Kathleen S. O'Connor, as Attorney-in-Fact	12/03/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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