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Cooper Industries' Board Declares Dividend

25 April 2000

Cooper Industries' Board Declares Dividend COOPER INDUSTRIES LOGO Cooper Industries' logo. (PRNewsFoto)[DM] HOUSTON, TX USA 05/13/1999    

    HOUSTON, April 25 The board of directors of Cooper
Industries, Inc. (NYSE: CBE) today declared a quarterly dividend on the
Company's outstanding common shares.
    A regular quarterly dividend of 35 cents on each common share is payable
July 3, 2000, to shareholders of record on June 12, 2000.
    Cooper Industries, with 1999 revenues of $3.9 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 of Cooper Industries, Inc., 713-209-8835.