Ingersoll Rand Reports Results of Voting From 2017 Annual General Meeting

SWORDS, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ingersoll-Rand plc (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating comfortable,
sustainable and efficient environments, held its 2017 Annual General
Meeting of shareholders in Straffan, Ireland.

During the Annual General Meeting, the company’s shareholders considered
seven proposals: nominations to re-elect 10 members of Ingersoll Rand’s
board of directors; advisory approval of the compensation of the
company’s named executive officers; an advisory vote on whether an
advisory vote on executive compensation should be held every one, two or
three years; appointment of independent auditors and authorization of
the Audit Committee to set the auditors’ remuneration; renewal of the
Board of Directors’ existing authority to issue shares; renewal of the
Board of Directors’ existing authority to issue shares for cash without
first offering shares to existing shareholders; and determination of the
price range at which the company can re-allot shares that it holds as
treasury shares.

The results of the Annual General Meeting voting are as follows:

• All 10 individuals nominated for the board of directors – Ann C.
  Berzin, John Bruton, Jared L. Cohon, Gary D. Forsee, Linda P. Hudson,
  Michael W. Lamach, Myles P. Lee, John P. Surma, Richard J. Swift, and
  Tony L. White – were elected to a one-year term, which expires at the
  company’s next Annual General Meeting.
• The proposal to give advisory approval of the compensation of the
  company’s named executive officers received approximately 94 percent
  of votes cast in favor.
• The proposal to consider an advisory vote on whether an advisory vote
  on executive compensation should be held every one, two or three years
  received approximately 91 percent of votes in favor of an annual
  advisory vote on executive compensation.
• The proposal to approve the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as
  the independent auditors of the company and to authorize the Audit
  Committee to set the auditor’s remuneration received approximately 98
  percent of the votes cast in favor.
• The proposal to approve renewal of the Board of Directors’ existing
  authority to issue shares received approximately 95 percent of the
  votes cast in favor.
• The proposal to approve renewal of the Board of Directors’ existing
  authority to issue shares for cash without first offering shared to
  existing shareholders received approximately 97 percent of the votes
  cast in favor.
• The proposal to determine the price range at which the company can
  re-allot shares that it holds as treasury shares received
  approximately 98 percent of the votes cast in favor.

About Ingersoll Rand

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) advances the quality of life by creating
comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments. Our people and our
family of brands— including Club
Car^®, Ingersoll
Rand^®, Thermo
King^® and Trane^®
—work together to enhance the quality and comfort of air in homes and
buildings; transport and protect food and perishables; and increase
industrial productivity and efficiency. We are a $13 global business
committed to a world of sustainable progress and enduring results. For
more information, visit www.ingersollrand.com.

Contacts

Ingersoll-Rand
Media:
Misty Zelent, 704-655-5324
mzelent@irco.com
or
Investors:
Zac
Nagle, 704-990-3001
investorrelations@irco.com