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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission file number 000-54863 EATON CORPORATION ple ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Ireland ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Eaton House , 30 Pembroke Road , Dublin 4 , Ireland ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Ordinary shares ( $ 0.01 par value ) 98-1059235 ( IRS Employer Identification Number ) D04 YOC2 ( Zip Code ) +353 1637 2900 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ETN Large accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Accelerated filer Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Non - accelerated filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of Ordinary Shares held by non - affiliates of the registrant as of June 30 , 2020 was $ 35.0 billion . As of January 31 , 2021 , there were 398.1 million Ordinary Shares outstanding . Documents Incorporated By Reference Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2021 annual shareholders meeting are incorporated by reference into Part III .