The Vanguard Group: Form 8.3 - Eaton Corporation

  The Vanguard Group: Form 8.3 - Eaton Corporation

UK Regulatory Announcement

LONDON

  FORM 8.3

   

  IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

   

  DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER
  RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

   

  DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
  OR MORE

   

  1. KEY INFORMATION
  Name of person dealing (Note 1)               The Vanguard Group, Inc.
  Company dealt in                              Eaton Corporation
  Class of relevant security to which the       US$0.50 common shares
  dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
  Date of dealing                               16 November 2012
   

  2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
 
   

  (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
  relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
                                                Long               Short
                                                Number (%)         Number (%)
  (1) Relevant securities                       14,090,230 4.17%    
  (2) Derivatives (other than options)                              
  (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                       
  Total                                         14,090,230 4.17%    
  (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
  other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
  Class of relevant security:                   Long               Short
                                                Number (%)         Number (%)
  (1) Relevant securities                       Not Applicable      
  (2) Derivatives (other than options)                              
  (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                       
  Total                                                             
   

  3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

   

  (a) Purchases and sales
  Purchase/sale            Number of relevant securities      Price per unit (Note 5)
  Purchase                 11,045                             $48.26
  Purchase                 1,600                              $48.28
  Purchase                 2,487                              $48.95
   

   

  (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
                    Nature of       Number of relevant securities       Price per unit
                    transaction
  Product name,                                                          
  e.g. CFD           
                                    (Note 7)                            (Note 5)
                    (Note 6)
  Not Applicable                                                         
  (c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

   

  (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
                               Number of               Type,
  Product      Writing,        securities              e.g.                 Option money
  name, e.g.   selling,        to which     Exercise   American,   Expiry   paid/received
  call         purchasing,     the option   price      European    date     per unit
  option       varying etc.    relates                 etc.                 (Note 5)
                               (Note 7)
  Not                                                                        
  Applicable
   
 
  (ii) Exercising
  Product name, e.g.       Number of securities               Exercise price per unit
  call option                                                 (Note 5)
  Not Applicable                                               
   
 
  (d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)
  Nature of                                                   Price per unit
  transaction              Details
                                                              (if applicable) (Note 5)
  (Note 8)
  Not Applicable                                               
   
  4. OTHER INFORMATION

   

  Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
  Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
  disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
  securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights
  or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative
  referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
  None
   

   

  Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
  Date of disclosure                     19 November 2012
  Contact name                           Nick Gould
  Telephone number                       610-669-8989
  If a connected EFM, name of
  offeree/offeror with which              
  connected
  If a connected EFM, state nature of     
  connection (Note 10)

Contact:

The Vanguard Group