10-K
Investor Relations, Eaton, 1000 Eaton Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44122 USA
+1 888.328.6647
+1 440.523.5000
www.eaton.com
The company’s 2016 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 8:00 a.m., Dublin time, on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 , at Eaton House, 30 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4 , Ireland. Formal notice of the meeting will be made available on or about March 18, 2016 , to each shareholder of record as of February 29, 2016 .
Most Eaton shareholders will not receive a mailed copy of the Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Shareholders, but rather a notice that these materials are available online. Eaton shareholders who currently receive paper copies, due to a prior election or due to participation in an employee benefit plan, can register for electronic delivery of these materials as well as online proxy voting, at http://enroll.icsdelivery.com/etn.
Any shareholder may obtain at no charge a copy of Eaton’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2015 , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon written request to the address shown above. The Annual Report on Form 10-K and other public financial reports also are available on
Eaton’s website at www.eaton.com.
The most recent certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 were filed as Exhibits 31.1,31.2, 32.1
and 32.2
to Eaton’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2015 . Additionally,
Eaton submitted to the New York Stock Exchange its 2015 Chief Executive Officer Certification regarding Eaton’s compliance with the corporate governance listing standards of the Exchange.
Eaton’s financial results are available approximately four weeks after the end of each quarter.
Releases are available on Eaton’s website at www.eaton.com. Copies may also be obtained by calling
+ 1 440.523.4254
.
Listed for trading: New York Stock Exchange (Ticker Symbol: ETN )
Eaton’s 2015 Annual Report to Shareholders is available online at www.eaton.com/annualreport.
Computershare Inc.
First Class/Registered Mail: P.O.
Box 30170 , College Station, TX 77842-3170
Courier Packages: 211 Quality Circle, Suite 210 , College Station, TX 77845
Toll-free: + 1 888.597.8625
+ 1 312.588.4141
(outside the U.S.
)
TDD : + 1 800.952.9245
(hearing impaired inside the U.S.
)
TDD : + 1 781.575.4592
(hearing impaired outside the U.S.
)
Computershare may also be contacted via its website at www.computershare.com/investor.
A dividend reinvestment plan is available at no charge to shareholders of record of Eaton Ordinary
Shares. Through the plan, shareholders of record may buy additional shares by reinvesting their cash dividends or investing additional cash up to $60,000 per year. Also, new investors may buy
Eaton shares under this plan. Interested shareholders of record or new investors should contact
Computershare, as shown above.
Shareholders of record may have their dividends directly deposited to their bank accounts. Interested shareholders of record should contact Computershare, as shown above.
This publication was printed at an FSC ® -certified printer. The FSC Logo identifies products that contain wood from well-managed forests certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest
Stewardship Council ® . Soy-based inks and elemental chlorine-free, acid-free, recycled and recyclable papers were employed throughout this publication.
EATON, , COOPER INDUSTRIES, , COOPER LIGHTING, EATON BUSINESS SYSTEM, ALERITY, ARCON, CLS, CMA, ENVIROTRAN, FULLER ADVANTAGE, LIGHTBAR,
NIGHT FALCON, POWER XPERT, REACTOGARD, SC9000, SMARTWIRE-DT, TVS, TVS2, ULTRASHIFT PLUS, VS5, XEFFECT, and ZERO INCIDENT SAFETY CULTURE are trademarks and/or service marks of Eaton or one of its affiliates.
Trademarks and/or trade names used in this report other than those identified above as belonging to Eaton or one of its affiliates belong to their respective companies.
Design and Photo Illustrations: Nesnadny + Schwartz Leadership Photography: Angelo Merendino Photography
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