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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 18, 2000
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Cooper Industries, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Ohio
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-1175 31-4156620
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
600 Travis, Suite 5800, Houston, Texas 77002
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
713/209-8400
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On April 18, 2000, Cooper Industries, Inc. ("Cooper") issued the press release
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing that Cooper has reduced the size of
its board of directors to 10 members, and that Alain J. P. Belda, currently
president and chief executive officer of Alcoa, has stepped down from Cooper's
board of directors effective April 14, 2000 in order to have more time to
devote to his other business commitments.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits
99.1 Company Press Release Dated April 18, 2000 Titled "Cooper
Industries Announces Board of Directors Change."
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: April 18, 2000 /s/ Diane K. Schumacher
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Diane K. Schumacher
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
99.1 Company Press Release Dated April 18, 2000 Titled "Cooper Industries
Announces Board of Directors Change."
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2000
Contact: John Breed
(713) 209-8835
COOPER INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHANGE
HOUSTON, TX, Apr. 18 -- Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE) today announced that it
has reduced the size of its board of directors to 10 members. Alain J. P.
Belda, 56, currently president and chief executive officer of Alcoa, has
stepped down from Cooper's board of directors effective April 14, 2000 in order
to have more time to devote to his other business commitments.
"On behalf of Cooper's employees and shareholders, I would like to
thank Alain Belda for his service on our board and we wish him well in his
efforts to expand Alcoa's businesses," said H. John Riley, Jr., chairman,
president and chief executive officer.
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:
www.cooperindustries.com.
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