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Cooper Names Bajenski Vice President, Investor Relations

16 November 1998

Cooper Names Bajenski Vice President, Investor Relations

    HOUSTON, Nov. 16 -- Richard J. Bajenski has been appointed
Vice President of Investor Relations for Cooper Industries .  In
this position, he is responsible for directing the company's overall
communications with the investment community and developing value-creating
relationships with analysts and investors.  He continues to report to D.
Bradley McWilliams, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
    Bajenski, 46, had been Director of Investor Relations prior to this
promotion.  He started with Cooper in 1981 as a member of the corporate
planning department and has held other corporate management positions.  Before
joining Cooper, Bajenski held financial analysis posts with Ford Motor Company
and Occidental Petroleum Company.
    He is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute and is a past
president of the Houston Chapter of this organization.  Additionally, he
serves as co-chair of the investor relations council of the Manufacturers
Alliance.  Bajenski holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the
University of Akron and a M.B.A. from New York University, where he attended
with a Baker scholarship.
    Cooper Industries is a diversified, worldwide manufacturer of electrical
products, tools and hardware.  Additional information about Cooper is
available on the company's World Wide Web site: http://www.cooperindustries.com.