Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2021
EATON CORPORATION plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ireland
000-54863
98-1059235
(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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Trading Symbol
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On February 1, 2021, Eaton Corporation plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company had entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Cobham Mission Systems (“CMS”), a leading manufacturer of air-to-air refueling systems, environmental systems, and actuation primarily for defense markets. Under the terms of the agreement, Eaton will pay $2.83 billion for CMS, inclusive of $130 million in tax benefits. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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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.
