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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement Nos. 33-4097 and 33-33011
SUPPLEMENT NO. 15 TO PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED
AUGUST 14, 1995 AND PROSPECTUS DATED FEBRUARY 9, 1990
COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
SECOND SERIES MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
ISSUE DATE October 17, 1995
INTEREST RATE
MATURITY DATE PER ANNUM
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October 17, 2005 6.64%
ISSUED AT 100% OF AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT.
NOT REDEEMABLE PRIOR TO MATURITY.
ISSUE INITIALLY IN BOOK ENTRY FORM.
The aggregate principal amount of this offering is $10,000,000.00 and relates
only to Supplement No. 15. To date, including this offering, an aggregate of
$390,150,000.00 Second Series Medium-Term Notes has been issued.