Cooper Industries to Announce Second Quarter Earnings, Hold Briefing July 24, 2001

Cooper Industries to Announce Second Quarter Earnings, Hold Briefing July 24, 2001

COOPER INDUSTRIES LOGO Cooper Industries logo. (PRNewsFoto)[JL] HOUSTON, TX USA 05/02/2001

    HOUSTON, July 10 Cooper Industries, Inc. today
announced that it will report its second-quarter 2001 financial results on
July 24, 2001, prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Copies of the Company's press release will be available on the Company's
Internet site, http://www.cooperindustries.com.
    Cooper will hold a conference call at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern) on July 24 to
provide shareholders and other interested parties an overview of the Company's
second-quarter financial performance.  Those interested in hearing the
conference call may listen by telephone by dialing (212) 896-6115, or over the
Internet through the Investor Center section of the Company's Internet site.
No confirmation code or pass code will be needed for the live briefing by
telephone.  Cooper suggests that listeners using the Internet option should
access the Company's Internet site well in advance of the webcast to download
and install any necessary audio software.
    A replay will be available by telephone until 5:00 p.m. EDT on
July 30, 2001, and over the Internet until August 7, 2001.  The telephone
number to access the replay is (800) 633-8284 and the access code number is
19256525.
    Cooper Industries, with 2000 revenues of $4.5 billion, is a worldwide
manufacturer of electrical products, tools and hardware.  Cooper Industries is
headquartered in Houston, Texas, and employs more than 34,000 people at over
100 locations around the world.  Additional information about Cooper is
available on the Company's Internet site: http://www.cooperindustries.com.

    Contact:  John Breed of Cooper Industries, Inc., 713-209-8835.