SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): March 10, 2004
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Bermuda 1-985 75-2993910
(State of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive
offices)
(441) 295-2838
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY LIMITED
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
Attached
hereto as Exhibit 99, which is incorporated herein by reference, is the
registrant's press release announcing that Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited will
report $31.5 million in net pretax benefits from anti-dumping claims for the
2004 first quarter, and has revised upward its first-quarter earnings forecast.
The information in this Item 9 is not "filed" pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not incorporated by reference into any
registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933. Additionally,
the inclusion of such information is not an admission as to the materiality of
any information in the report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation
FD.
Exhibit Number Description
99 Press release of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, dated March 9, 2004
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY
LIMITED
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 10,
2004
/S/ Richard W. Randall
Richard
W. Randall
Vice President & Controller