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Revenues increased by 38% to $3,081 million in the second quarter, including the Trane acquisition. Excluding Trane, revenues increased by approximately 7% compared with 2007. Earnings per share from continuing operations exceeded prior guidance. Operating margins adjusted for one-time acquisition-related costs improved to 13.2% of revenues compared with 12.3% in...

Hamilton, Bermuda, June 16, 2008 – Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited (NYSE:IR) today announced the appointment of Steven B. Hochhauser as president of its Security Technologies Sector, a $3 billion business that makes homes and business environments safe, secure and productive. He succeeds Michael W. Lamach, who, as previously announced, was appointed president of Trane Commercial System...

Hamilton, Bermuda, June 5, 2008 – Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited (NYSE:IR) today announced that the company has successfully completed its acquisition of Trane. Trane now becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Ingersoll Rand and Trane common stock is no longer publicly traded as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today. Trane shareholders overwhelmingly approved...

Hamilton, Bermuda and Piscataway, New Jersey, May 14, 2008 – Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited (NYSE:IR) and Trane Inc. (NYSE: TT) announced today that James V. Gelly, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Ingersoll Rand, will discuss Ingersoll Rand's businesses and its proposed acquisition of Trane starting at 1:15 p.m., EDT, Monday, May 19, at the Electrical Products Grou...

Revenues increased by 9.5% to $2,163 million in the first quarter. Operating income increased by 18% and operating margin improved by 0.8 percentage points to 11.4% of revenues. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.77 for the 2008 first quarter, in line with prior guidance. Hamilton, Bermuda, Apr...

Hamilton, Bermuda, April 7, 2008—Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited (NYSE:IR), a leading diversified industrial company, today announced that it expects to release its 2008 first-quarter financial results on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. On the same day, Herbert L. Henkel, Ingersoll Rand chairman, president and chief executive officer, and James V. Gelly, s...

Fourth-quarter revenues increased by 8% to $2,323 million. Full-year 2007 revenues increased by 9% to $8,763 million. Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations increased by 16% in the fourth quarter of 2007 and by 9% for the full year. Full-year 2007 available cash flow of $714 million. Hamilton, Bermuda, February 14, 2008 -Read more

Hamilton, Bermuda, February 1, 2008—Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited (NYSE: IR) announced today that it will postpone the release of its 2007 fourth-quarter and full-year results until February 14, 2008. This delay is primarily caused by year-end closing activity associated with the November 30, 2007, divestiture of the company's Compact Equipment business. This extended reporting sche...

Hamilton, Bermuda, December 18, 2007—Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited (NYSE:IR) today announced two actions to enhance its corporate governance practices as part of its ongoing commitment to shareholders. First, the company will seek shareholder approval to amend its bye-laws pertaining to the election of directors in order to implement majority voting in the election of director nomi...