Cooper Industries to Hold Annual Investor Outlook Meeting

Cooper Industries plc (NYSE:CBE) will hold a meeting with investment analysts on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 to discuss the Company's business outlook for the year. The meeting will include presentations by Cooper's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kirk Hachigian and other members of its corporate and division management teams.

Copies of the presentation materials to be used at this meeting and a link to a live webcast of the program will be available in the "Investors” section of the Company's website, www.cooperindustries.com. The webcast will begin at approximately 8:45 a.m. EST and is expected to end by 11:00 a.m. A replay of the webcast will be available on the website following the meeting. The webcast may include references to non-GAAP financial measures. Cooper will post a reconciliation of those measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures in the "Investors” section of the Company's website.

About Cooper Industries

Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global manufacturer with 2009 revenues of $5.1 billion, approximately eighty-nine percent 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 2009, sixty-one 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 23 countries as of 2009. For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com