Cooper Industries to Participate in Salomon Smith Barney's Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference

    HOUSTON, Feb. 19 Cooper Industries, Inc. today
announced it will participate in Salomon Smith Barney's Fourteenth Annual
Global Industrial Manufacturing Conference on March 1, 2001.  The meeting will
include a presentation by H. John Riley, Jr., chairman, president and chief
executive officer, Cooper Industries.
    A webcast of the audio portion of the presentation can be accessed on the
Investor Center section of the Cooper Industries web site,
http://www.cooperindustries.com, under the heading "Management Presentations"
beginning at approximately 3:45 p.m. ET on March 1, 2001.  The Company
suggests that first-time listeners visit the web site well in advance of the
call to register, download and install any necessary audio software.  An audio
replay will be available on the Internet site until March 30, 2001.
    Interested parties also may listen to the live presentation by dialing
800-229-0281 within the U.S. or 706-645-9237 for international calls.  A
replay will be available by telephone until March 8, 2001, by dialing
800-642-1687 within the U.S. or 706-645-9291 for international calls.  Please
reference access code 749307.
    Cooper Industries, with 2000 revenues of $4.5 billion, is a worldwide
manufacturer of electrical products, tools and hardware.  Additional
information about Cooper is available on the Company's Internet site:
http://www.cooperindustries.com.

     Contact:  John Breed
               713-209-8835