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      STATES<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT
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      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT
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      to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>Date
      of Report&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; May 24,
      2005<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT
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      of earliest event reported)</FONT></DIV>
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      align=center><FONT
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      COMPANY LIMITED
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      </STRONG></FONT><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></DIV>
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      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(</FONT><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">State
      or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</FONT></DIV>
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      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Commission
      File Number)</FONT></DIV>
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      Employer Identification No.)</FONT></DIV>
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      House<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT
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      Church Street<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT
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      HM 11, Bermuda<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT
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      of principal executive offices, including zip code)</FONT></DIV>
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      295-2838<BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT
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      phone number, including area code)</FONT></DIV>
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      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
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1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On May
24, 2005, Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, a company organized under the laws of
Bermuda (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), entered into a Pricing Agreement with Banc of America
Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. in respect of the issuance by
the Company of 4.75% Senior Notes due 2015, in the principal amount of
$300,000,000 (the &#8220;Notes&#8221;). Also on May 24, 2005, the Company entered into an
indenture with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;). In
connection with the Indenture and the offering of the Notes, on May 26, 2005,
the Company filed a supplemental prospectus (the &#8220;Supplemental Prospectus&#8221;) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Company&#8217;s existing Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-88580). Copies of the Pricing
Agreement and the Indenture are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and
10.2.</FONT></DIV>
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are senior, unsecured obligations of the Company, ranking equally with all other
senior, unsecured obligations of the Company. Interest is payable each May
15</FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SUP>th</SUP></FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> and
November 15</FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SUP>th</SUP></FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">, with
the first interest payment date being November 15, 2005. The Notes are
redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, subject to the
payment of a make-whole premium as described in the Supplemental Prospectus. The
Notes are subject to customary events of default and covenants including
restrictions on the granting of liens, mergers and sales of assets and sale and
leaseback transactions.</FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Ingersoll-Rand
Company, a New Jersey corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company, has unconditionally guaranteed the Company&#8217;s obligations under the
Notes, and is also a party to the Pricing Agreement and Indenture.</FONT></DIV>
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on the Notes occurred on May 27, 2005.</FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">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.</FONT></DIV><FONT size=2></FONT></DIV>
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    <TD colSpan=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><STRONG>INGERSOLL-RAND
      COMPANY LIMITED<BR></STRONG><FONT id=TAB2
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      style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>&nbsp;(Registrant)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Date:&nbsp;May 27, 2005</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>/s/&nbsp;Patricia
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      <FONT
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      Nachtigal<BR>Senior Vice President and<BR>General Counsel</FONT></TD></TR>
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Unassociated Document
UNITED
      STATES
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    -   May 24,
      2005
(Date
      of earliest event reported)
INGERSOLL-RAND
      COMPANY LIMITED
(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda
(
State
      or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-985
(
Commission
      File Number)
75-2993910
(I.R.S.
      Employer Identification No.)
Clarendon
      House
2
      Church Street
Hamilton
      HM 11, Bermuda
(Address
      of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(441)
      295-2838
(Registrant's
      phone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
      name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
      the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
      simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
      of the following provisions:
o
Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
o
Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May
24, 2005, Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, a company organized under the laws of
Bermuda (the "Company"), entered into a Pricing Agreement with Banc of America
Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. in respect of the issuance by
the Company of 4.75% Senior Notes due 2015, in the principal amount of
$300,000,000 (the "Notes"). Also on May 24, 2005, the Company entered into an
indenture with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (the "Indenture"). In
connection with the Indenture and the offering of the Notes, on May 26, 2005,
the Company filed a supplemental prospectus (the "Supplemental Prospectus") with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Company's existing Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-88580). Copies of the Pricing
Agreement and the Indenture are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and
10.2.
The Notes
are senior, unsecured obligations of the Company, ranking equally with all other
senior, unsecured obligations of the Company. Interest is payable each May
15
th
and
November 15
th
, with
the first interest payment date being November 15, 2005. The Notes are
redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, subject to the
payment of a make-whole premium as described in the Supplemental Prospectus. The
Notes are subject to customary events of default and covenants including
restrictions on the granting of liens, mergers and sales of assets and sale and
leaseback transactions.
Ingersoll-Rand
Company, a New Jersey corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company, has unconditionally guaranteed the Company's obligations under the
Notes, and is also a party to the Pricing Agreement and Indenture.
Settlement
on the Notes occurred on May 27, 2005.
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
INGERSOLL-RAND
      COMPANY LIMITED
(Registrant)
Date: May 27, 2005
By:
/s/ Patricia
    Nachtigal
Patricia
      Nachtigal
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
No.
Exhibit
Description
10.1
Pricing
      Agreement dated as of May 24, 2005 among Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited,
      Banc of America
Securities
      LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Ingersoll-Rand
Company.
10.2
Indenture
      dated as of May 24. 2005 among Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited,
      Ingersoll-Rand Company and
Wells
      Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee.