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Cooper Industries' Board Declares Dividend

27 April 1999

Cooper Industries' Board Declares Dividend

    HOUSTON, April 27 -- The board of directors of Cooper
Industries, Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend on the
company's outstanding common shares.
    A regular quarterly dividend of 33 cents on each common share is payable
July 1, 1999, to shareholders of record on June 11, 1999.
    Cooper Industries, with 1998 revenues of $3.7 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.

    For more information, contact: John Breed of Cooper Industries, Inc.,
713-209-8835.