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10-K 1 etn12312017form10-k.htm 10-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the year ended December 31, 2017
Commission file number 000-54863
| EATON CORPORATION plc |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Ireland | 98-1059235 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | |
| Eaton House, 30 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4, Ireland | D04 Y0C2 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
| +353 1637 2900 | ||||||||||||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||||||
| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||||||||
| Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered | |||||||||||
| Ordinary Shares ($0.01 par value) | The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer," “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer þ | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o | ||
| Smaller reporting company o | Emerging growth company o | (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No þ
The aggregate market value of Ordinary Shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2017 was $34.6 billion.
As of January 31, 2018, there were 440.2 million Ordinary Shares outstanding.
Documents Incorporated By Reference
Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2018 annual shareholders meeting are incorporated by reference into Part III.
Part I