Eaton Corp/John R. Miller 144
 

     
 
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ATTENTION:   Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.
                                             
 
1(a) NAME OF ISSUER
          (b) IRS IDENT. NO.     (c) S.E.C. F ILE NO.              
 
Eaton Corporation
          34-0196300     1-1396            
 
1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER
    STREET                           (e) TELEPHONE NO.  
 
 
    Eaton Center 1111 Superior Avenue     CITY     STATE     ZIP CODE     AREA CODE AND NUMBER  
 
 
          Cleveland     OH       44114       216     523-5000  
 
                                             
 
2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE
TO BE SOLD
    (b) IRS
IDENT. NO.
    (c) RELATIONSHIP
TO ISSUER
    (d) ADDRESS     CITY     STATE     ZIP CODE  
 
John R. Miller
          Director     29325 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 301     Pepper Pike     OH       44112    
 
INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
                                                           
 
              SEC USE                                
  3(a)     (b)     ONLY     (c)     (d)     (e)     (f)     (g)  
        Name and Address of Each Broker           Number of Shares or               Number of Shares     Approximate Date     Name of Each  
        Through Whom the Securities are to be           Other Units To Be     Aggregate     or Other Units     of Sale     Securities  
  Title of the Class of Securities     Offered or Each Market Maker who is     Broker-Dealer     Sold     Market Value     Outstanding     (See instr. 3(f))     Exchange  
  To Be Sold     Acquiring the Securities     File Number     (See instr. 3(c))     (See instr. 3(d))     (See instr. 3(e))     (M0. DAY YR.)     (See instr. 3(g))  
 
Common Shares
    Fidelity Brokerage Services             2,324       $ 156,636.92         150,000,000       09/07/2006     NYSE  
 
 
    100 Summer Street Boston, MA 02110                                                  
 
1.    
 
(a)   Name of issuer.
 
(b)   Issuer’s IRS Identification Number.
 
(c)   Issuer’s SEC file number, if any.
 
(d)   Issuer’s address, including zip code.
 
(e)   Issuer’s telephone number, including area code.
 
2.    
 
(a)   Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
 
(b)   Such person’s or I.R.S. Identification number, if such a person is an entity.
 
(c)   Such person’s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10 percent stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing).
 
(d)   Such person’s address, including zip code.
 
3.    
 
(a)   Title of the class of securities to be sold.
 
(b)   Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold.
 
(c)   Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount).
 
(d)   Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice.
 
(e)   Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer.
 
(f)   Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold.
 
(g)   Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold.
 
 

 


 

TABLE I — SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
                             
            Name of Person from            
    Date you       Whom Acquired   Amount of        
Title of the Class   Acquired   Nature of Acquisition Transaction   (If gift, also give date donor acquired)   Securities Acquired   Date of Payment   Nature of Payment
Common Shares
  09/07/2006   Option Exercise and Sale   Eaton Corportion     2,324     09/07/2006   Cash
INSTRUCTIONS:   1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.
 
  2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto.
TABLE II — SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months
by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
                 
            Amount of    
Name and Address of Seller   Title of Securities Sold   Date of Sale   Securities Sold   Gross Proceeds
 
               

 


 

Remarks:
 
 
 
 
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of “person” in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.
09/06/2006
 
Date of Notice
/s/ John R. Miller, by Claudia J. Taller as attorney-in-fact.
 
(Signature)
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001)