Cooper Industries to Announce First Quarter 2011 Results


DUBLIN, March 28, 2011 - Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), a global diversified manufacturer, today announced it would report financial results for the first quarter of 2011 on Monday, April 25, 2011, prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Copies of the Company's press release will be available on the Company's website, www.cooperindustries.com/.

Cooper will hold a conference call at 12 p.m. EDT on April 25, 2011, to provide shareholders and other interested parties an overview of the Company's first quarter 2011 performance. Those interested in listening may do so via telephone by dialing (866) 203-3206 using passcode 28937153, or over the Internet through the Company's website, www.cooperindustries.com/. International callers should dial (617) 213-8848 and use passcode 28937153.

Informational exhibits pertaining to the Company's first quarter 2011 performance that may be referred to during the conference call also will be available in the "Investors" section of the company's 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 until 11 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2011. The telephone number to access the replay is (888) 286-8010 and the passcode is 35686426. International callers should dial (617) 801-6888 and use the same passcode. Additionally, a replay of the webcast will be available over the Company's website, www.cooperindustries.com/.

About Cooper Industries

Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2010 revenues of $5.1 billion. Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained 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 seven operating divisions with leading market 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 2010 fifty-nine percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and thirty-nine percent of total sales were to customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 21 countries as of 2010. For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com/.

For information contact:

Dan Swenson

Vice President, Investor Relations

Cooper Industries

713-209-8484

dan.swenson@cooperindustries.com

SOURCE: Cooper Industries plc

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