Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CUTLER ALEXANDER M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Eaton Corp plc [ETN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks below.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1000 EATON BOULEVARD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2013
(Street)

CLEVELAND, OH 44122		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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
Ordinary Shares 02/20/2013   M   199,535 A $ 34.11 735,823 D  
Ordinary Shares 02/20/2013   S   199,535 D $ 61.0236 (1) 536,288 D  
Ordinary Shares 02/20/2013   M   8,462 A $ 29.535 544,750 D  
Ordinary Shares 02/20/2013   F   4,071 (2) D $ 61.38 540,679 (3) D  
Ordinary Shares               38,125.592 (4) I by trustee of ESP
Ordinary Shares               2,000 I by son

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock Option $ 34.11 02/20/2013   M     199,535 02/22/2006 02/22/2015 Ordinary Shares 199,535 $ 0 202,465 D  
Stock Option $ 29.535 02/20/2013   M     8,462 02/24/2005 02/24/2014 Ordinary Shares 8,462 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CUTLER ALEXANDER M
1000 EATON BOULEVARD
CLEVELAND, OH 44122		   X     See Remarks below.  

Signatures

 /s/ Elizabeth K. Riotte, as Attorney-in-Fact   02/22/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Price reported constitutes the average weighted price of shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $60.62 - $61.40. The reporting person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(2) These shares were delivered to the issuer to pay for the applicable option exercise price and withholding tax.
(3) Aggregate holdings have been adjusted to reflect certain gifts of Eaton Corporation common shares by the reporting person prior to the consummation of the merger of Eaton Corporation with a wholly owned subsidiary of Eaton Corporation plc on November 30, 2012.
(4) These shares are held in the Eaton Savings Plan.
 
Remarks:
Chief Executive Officer of Eaton Corporation, a subsidiary of the issuer.

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