0001181431-12-061909.txt : 20121203 0001181431-12-061909.hdr.sgml : 20121203 20121203190431 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-12-061909 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121130 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121203 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121203 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Eaton Corp plc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001551182 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISC INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3590] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 70 SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY CITY: DUBLIN STATE: L2 ZIP: 2 BUSINESS PHONE: 353 1 232 2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 70 SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY CITY: DUBLIN STATE: L2 ZIP: 2 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Eaton Corp Ltd DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20120530 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARNOLD CRAIG CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001188578 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-182303 FILM NUMBER: 121238745 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: EATON CENTER STREET 2: 1111 SUPERIOR AVENUE CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44114 FORMER NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CRAIG ARNOLD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020912 3 1 rrd361973.xml FORM 3 X0206 3 2012-11-30 1 0001551182 Eaton Corp plc ETN 0001188578 ARNOLD CRAIG EATON CENTER 1111 SUPERIOR AVE. CLEVELAND OH 44114 0 1 0 0 VC & COO-Industrial Sector Reflects the beneficial ownership of the reporting person at the time of his appointment as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer - Industrial Sector of Eaton Corporation plc ("New Eaton") and does not include the securities acquired by the reporting person upon the consummation of the merger of Eaton Corporation with a wholly owned subsidiary of New Eaton (the "Merger") on November 30, 2012. 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. The reporting person will file a Form 4 reflecting his acquisition of New Eaton securities in connection with the consummation of the Merger. /s/Elizabeth K. Riotte, as Attorney-in-Fact 2012-12-03 EX-24. 2 rrd324890_367376.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd324890_367376.html 
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:  That the undersigned has made, constituted and
appointed, and by this instrument does make, constitute and appoint, each of
MARK M. McGUIRE, THOMAS E. MORAN, LIZBETH L. WRIGHT, SUZANNE K.HANSELMAN, KATHLEEN
S. O'CONNOR AND ELIZABETH K. RIOTTE, acting individually, as his or her true
and lawful attorney, for him or her, and in his or her name, place and stead, to
affix, as attorney-in-fact, the signature of the undersigned to reports to the
Securities and Exchange Commission on Form ID and reports on Forms 3, 4, 5
or 144 with respect to transactions or holdings by the undersigned in equity
securities issued by Eaton Corporation plc, a public limited company incorporated
in Ireland ("Eaton"), and to any and all amendments to such reports, giving and
granting unto each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
performance every act and thing whatsoever necessary to be done in the premises,
as fully as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        This Power of Attorney shall revoke any Power of Attorney previously
executed by the undersigned regarding the filing of Forms 3, 4, 5 or 144 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for transactions in Eaton securities, but
this revocation does not invalidate any actions taken pursuant to any prior
Powers of Attorney.

        This Power of Attorney shall expire on the date the undersigned is no
longer required to file Form 3, 4, 5 or 144 reports with the Securities and
Exchange Commission with respect to holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by Eaton, unless revoked in writing prior thereto.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed at Cleveland,
Ohio, this 8th day of November 2012.

                                         /s/ Craig Arnold
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                                         Craig Arnold