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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On April 5, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Trane Technologies plc (the “Company”) elected John Hayes to serve as an independent director on the Company’s Board, effective immediately. Mr. Hayes will serve on the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board and the Sustainability, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board.
Mr. Hayes is currently the Chairman of Ball Corporation, a position he has held since April 2013. Mr. Hayes also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Ball Corporation from January 2011 to April 2022.
Mr. Hayes will participate in the non-management director compensation program described on pages 40 through 42 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2022.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hayes and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Hayes was elected to the Board. There are no transactions between Mr. Hayes and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Hayes’ appointment to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release of Trane Technologies plc, dated April 6, 2023. | |||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||
SIGNATURES
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.
| TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Evan M. Turtz | |||||
| Date: April 6, 2023 | Evan M. Turtz Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||