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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 19, 2021
EATON CORPORATION plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
Ireland000-5486398-1059235
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		(Commission
File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary shares ($0.01 par value)ETNNew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Elections of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On February 19, 2021, Eaton announced that Ken D. Semelsberger, Senior Vice President and Controller, will retire effective March 31, 2021. On the same day, Eaton announced that Daniel Hopgood, age 49, will succeed Mr. Semelsberger as Senior Vice President and Controller upon Mr. Semelsberger’s retirement. Mr. Hopgood will also succeed Mr. Semelsberger as the registrant’s principal accounting officer.

Mr. Hopgood is currently serving as Senior Vice President, Global Financial Systems and Services for Eaton. From September 2013 to September 2017, he was Senior Vice President of Finance and Planning for Eaton’s Industrial Sector and from March 2012 to September 2013 he was Vice President of Finance and Planning for the Vehicle Segment. Prior to that he served in various finance and accounting leadership roles for several industrial companies. Mr. Hopgood is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Hopgood will continue to participate in Eaton’s executive compensation plans and programs, as more fully described in the company’s proxy statement for its Annual General Meeting, dated March 13, 2020.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on February 19, 2021 is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

ItemExhibit
99.1
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)






SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Eaton Corporation plc
 
Date:February 19, 2021By:/s/ April Miller Boise
April Miller Boise
Executive Vice President and General Counsel