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Item 1A. Risk Factors

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

The statutes of limitation relating to tax review of our Reverse Morris Trust transaction have expired. As a result, the three risk factors listed below in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2024, under the heading "Risks Related to our Reverse Morris Trust Transaction" in Item 1A. "Risk Factors," are no longer material risks to the Company:

  • If the Distribution as part of our Reverse Morris Trust Transaction is determined to be taxable for Irish tax purposes, significant Irish tax liabilities may arise for the Spin-off Shareholders.

  • If the Distribution together with certain related transactions do not qualify as tax-free under Section 355 and 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, including as a result of subsequent acquisitions of stock of the Company or Ingersoll Rand, then the Company and the Spin-off Shareholders may be required to pay substantial U.S. federal income taxes, and Ingersoll Rand may be obligated to indemnify the Company for such taxes imposed on the Company.

  • If the merger does not qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code, the Spin-off Shareholders may be required to pay substantial U.S. federal income taxes.

Except as described above, there have been no material changes to our risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2024. For further discussion of our risk factors, refer to Item 1A. "Risk Factors" contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2024.

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Item 2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information with respect to purchases of our ordinary shares during the third quarter of 2025:

PeriodTotal number of shares purchased (000's) (a) (b)Average price paid per share (a) (b)Total number of shares purchased as part of program (000's) (a)Approximate dollar value of shares still available to be purchased under the program ($000's) (a)
July 1 - July 31271.6$443.67271.6$249,773
August 1 - August 31255.7428.72255.1140,395
September 1 - September 30344.5407.99344.54,999,853
Total871.8$425.19871.2

(a) Share repurchases are made from time to time in accordance with management's capital allocation strategy, subject to market conditions and regulatory requirements. Repurchases occur in the open market or through one or more other public or private transactions pursuant to plans complying with Rules 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. In February 2022, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $3.0 billion of our ordinary shares (2022 Authorization) and in December 2024, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $5.0 billion of our ordinary shares (2024 Authorization) upon the completion of the 2022 Authorization. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, we repurchased approximately $370 million of our ordinary shares, consistent with our capital allocation strategy, which exhausted the 2022 Authorization and left $5.0 billion remaining under the 2024 Authorization.

(b) We may also reacquire shares outside of the repurchase program from time to time in connection with the surrender of shares to cover taxes on vesting of share-based awards. We reacquired 80 shares in July and 534 shares in August in transactions outside of the repurchase programs.

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