ETN: Leadership change

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Principal Accounting Officer On September 30, 2026, Adam Wadecki, Senior Vice President and Controller of Eaton Corporation, who has been serving as the principal accounting officer of Eaton Corporation plc (the “Company”), accepted a new position within the Company and will transition into a non-executive officer position as Senior Vice President, Finance, Electrical, effective October 5, 2026. Appointment of Principal Accounting Officer On October 1, 2026, Andrea Trabacchin was appointed as Senior Vice President and Controller of Eaton Corporation, effective October 5, 2026 (the “Effective Date”). Mr. Trabacchin will serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer. Mr. Trabacchin, 48, served as Senior Vice President, Finance, Industrial of Eaton Corporation from April 2024 to October 2026, and as Vice President of Finance, Mobility Group of Eaton Corporation from April 2022 to April 2024. Prior to joining the Company in April 2022, he served as Vice President of Finance, Construction Equipment Segment of CNH Industrial N.V., an agricultural and construction equipment company, from August 2020 to April 2022. In connection with his appointment as Senior Vice President and Controller, and effective as of the Effective Date, Mr. Trabacchin will receive (i) an annual base salary of $485,000 and (ii) a target short-term annual incentive opportunity equal to 60% of his base salary (prorated for the number of months worked during 2026). In addition, the Company entered into its standard form of Indemnification Agreement with Mr. Trabacchin, which form was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange