Hamilton, Bermuda-based Ingersoll-Rand Co., a leading diversified industrial company, last week announced that it expects to release its 2006 third-quarter financial results on Friday, Oct. 27, at 7 a.m. Eastern time.

On the same day, Herbert Henkel, Ingersoll Rand chairman, president and CEO, and Timothy McLevish, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will host a conference call for analysts and institutional investors, beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern time, to review the company’s results.

A real-time, listen-only webcast of the conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. Individuals wishing to listen can access the call through the company's web site at www.ingersollrand.com.

A replay will be available soon after the conference call on the company’s website, or by telephone beginning at approximately 1 p.m. Eastern time on Oct. 27, by dialing (888) 203-1112 (domestic) or (719) 457-0820 (international), passcode 3676457. The replay by telephone will be available through midnight, Friday, Nov. 3.