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Cooper Industries to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 Results

^{Published on 2010-01-07 03:20:46 - Market Wire}
 

DUBLIN--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), a global diversified manufacturer, today announced it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year of 2009 on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Copies of the Company's press release will be available on the website, [ www.cooperindustries.com ].

Cooper will hold a conference call at 12 p.m. EST on January 26, 2010, to provide shareholders and other interested parties an overview of the Company's fourth quarter and full-year performance. Those interested in listening may do so via telephone by dialing (800) 706-7745using passcode 69530127, or over the Internet through the Company's website, [ www.cooperindustries.com ]. International callers should dial (617) 614-3472 and use passcode 69530127.

Informational exhibits pertaining to the Company's fourth quarter and full-year 2009 performance that may be referred to during the conference call also will be available in the "Investors" section of our website, [ www.cooperindustries.com ], prior to the beginning of the call. The conference call also may include references to non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of those measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures will be included with the other financial exhibits.

A replay of the briefing will be available by telephone and on the Company's website until 11 p.m. EST on February 5, 2010. The telephone number to access the replay is (888) 286-8010 and the passcode is 30281196. International callers should dial (617) 801-6888 and use the same passcode.

About Cooper Industries

Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global manufacturer with 2008 revenues of $6.5 billion, approximately 88% of which are from electrical products. Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained level of success is attributable to a constant focus on innovation, evolving business practices while maintaining the highest ethical standards, and meeting customer needs. The Company has eight operating divisions with leading market share positions and world-class products and brands including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2008, sixty-one percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and thirty-seven percent of total sales were to customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2008. For more information, visit the website at [ www.cooperindustries.com ].