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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 24, 2001
Cooper Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Ohio
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-1175 31-4156620
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
600 Travis, Suite 5800, Houston, Texas 77002
Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
713/209-8400
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On July 24, 2001, Cooper Industries, Inc. (the "Company") issued the press
release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 setting forth the Company's results of
operations for the second quarter of 2001.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits
99.1 Company press release dated July 24, 2001 titled "Cooper
Industries Reports Second-Quarter Earnings of 72 Cents Per
Share - Results Consistent with Recent Company Guidance"
99.2 Company "Sales Trends" to be posted on the Company's
website.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
Posting of Quarterly Sales Trends
On July 24, 2001, the Company will post on its website the "Sales Trends"
information attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: July 24, 2001 /s/ D. Bradley McWilliams
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D. Bradley McWilliams
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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99.1 Company press release dated July 24, 2001 titled "Cooper
Industries Reports Second-Quarter Earnings of 72 Cents Per
Share - Results Consistent with Recent Company Guidance"
99.2 Company "Sales Trends" to be posted on the Company's
website.