Ingersoll Rand Acquires Remaining Interest of Instrum Rand.

HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited (NYSE:IR), a leading diversified industrial firm, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the remaining 40.2-percent interest in Russia-based Instrum Rand JSC. Terms were not disclosed. Established in 1992, Instrum Rand was one of the first closed stock joint ventures in Russia.

Based in Pavlovo (Nizhny Novgorod region), Instrum Rand manufactures pneumatic tool components for export as well as a line of tools for sale in the local market. The company also distributes and services tools imported from other Ingersoll Rand facilities. Instrum Rand is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 certified and is the only factory in Russia to hold a VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie) 6.1 certification, a quality standard related to automobile sector suppliers.

"Our acquisition of Instrum Rand builds on our strategy to operate world-class manufacturing facilities that produce high-quality, cost-competitive products in emerging markets for local and international customers," said Herbert L. Henkel, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ingersoll Rand. "Russia and Eastern Europe represent major growth opportunities for the enterprise. The addition of the manufacturing, engineering and distribution capabilities of Instrum Rand will allow us to accelerate our growth initiatives in these markets, improve our connectivity to local customers and develop product and service solutions that meet their specific requirements."

Instrum Rand will operate as part of Ingersoll Rand's Industrial Technologies Sector.

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