PENTAIR plc — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 7, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: PENTAIR INC (PNR)
CIK: 0000077360
Period of Report: 2012-03-03

Reporting Person: Stauch John L (Executive Vice President, CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-02	Common Stock	G	5249	—	Disposed	1182	Direct
2012-03-03	Common Stock	G	796	—	Disposed	386	Direct
2012-03-03	Common Stock	F	386	$38.18	Disposed	0	Direct
2012-01-02	Common Stock	G	5249	—	Acquired	25435	Indirect
2012-01-02	Common Stock	G	543	—	Acquired	25978	Indirect
2012-03-03	Common Stock	G	796	—	Acquired	26774	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock - Deferral Plan	9052.148	Indirect
Common Stock - Restricted Stock Units	109863	Direct
Common Stock - ESOP	305.6364	Indirect
Common Stock - ESPP	1062.820	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares surrendered to pay taxes applicable to vesting of restricted stock.

F2: Shares of Pentair, Inc. common stock will be delivered to the reporting person in accordance with their irrevocable deferral election.

F3: End-of-period holdings include shares acquired under a dividend reinvestment plan in exempt transaction not required to be reported pursuant to Section 16(a).

F4: End-of-period holdings reflect the vesting of restricted stock units that were previously reported.

F5: End-of-period holdings include monthly purchase(s) under the Pentair, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase and Bonus Plan (ESPP) in exempt transaction(s) pursuant to Rule 16b-3(c); and shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the ESPP.