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Form 4 PENTAIR plc For: Oct 22 Filed by: TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P.

October 26, 2015 4:49 PM EDT
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GARDEN EDWARD P
(Last) (First) (Middle)
280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PENTAIR plc [ PNR ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
Please see remarks below
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/22/2015
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Ordinary Shares 10/22/2015   P   35,900 A $ 54.7093 (1) 13,041,277 I Please see explanation below (2) (3)
Ordinary Shares 10/22/2015   P   218,980 A $ 55.6948 (4) 13,260,257 I Please see explanation below (2) (3)
Ordinary Shares 10/22/2015   P   10,120 A $ 56.2684 (5) 13,270,377 I Please see explanation below (2) (3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. The price shown in Column 4 is a weighted average purchase price. The price range for the purchases is $54.23 to $55.22. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
2. Trian Fund Management, L.P ("Trian Management") serves as the management company for Trian Partners, L.P., Trian Partners Master Fund, L.P., Trian Partners Master Fund (ERISA), L.P., Trian Partners Parallel Fund I, L.P., Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund II, L.P., Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund-A, L.P., Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund-N, L.P., Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund-D, L.P., Trian Partners Fund (Sub)-G, L.P., Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G II, L.P. and Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G III, L.P. (collectively, the "Trian Entities")
3. (FN 1, contd.) and as such determines the investment and voting decisions of the Trian Entities with respect to the shares of the Issuer held by them. Mr. Garden is a member of Trian Fund Management GP, LLC, which is the general partner of Trian Management, and therefore is in a position to determine the investment and voting decisions made by Trian Management on behalf of the Trian Entities. Accordingly, Mr. Garden and Trian Management may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) the shares beneficially owned by the Trian Entities. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
4. The price shown in Column 4 is a weighted average purchase price. The price range for the purchases is $55.23 to $56.23. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
5. The price shown in Column 4 is a weighted average purchase price. The price range for the purchases is $56.24 to $56.30. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
Remarks:
Commencing on September 21, 2015, Mr. Garden has the right to attend, and participate in, all meetings of the Board of Directors of the Issuer in a nonvoting participant capacity, as further detailed in the letter agreement dated September 7, 2015 by and among the Issuer, Mr. Garden and the 
other parties thereto that is included as Exhibit 2 to the Schedule 13D/A filed by Trian Fund Management, L.P. with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on September 8, 2015.
Daniel R. Marx, Attorney-In-Fact for Edward P. Garden 10/26/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Daniel R. Marx, Attorney-In-Fact for Edward P. Garden, member of the general partner of Trian Fund Management, L.P. 10/26/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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