Cooper Lighting Luminaires Adorn the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), has announced that the company’s lighting fixtures are illuminating key structures at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games that officially started on February 12, 2010 in Canada. Thousands of indoor and outdoor lighting products from eight of the company’s brands are illuminating the speed skating Richmond Olympic Oval venue, the Olympic Village Vancouver and the Whistler Olympic Athletes’ High Performance Centre. In addition, Cooper Lighting luminaires adorn the area’s Golden Ears bridge and the public transit Canada Line’s Fraser River crossing bridge, and showcases the symbolic Olympic flag located at the Vancouver City Hall. Luminaires are also located in retail outlets and other Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC) buildings.

"Cooper Lighting is proud to once again be a part of such a grand event,” says Neil Schrimsher, President, Cooper Lighting. "As with the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, these unique projects demonstrate the breadth of Cooper Lighting’s vast product portfolios and the company’s ability to address a wide variety of application needs for projects of any size and scope.”

Staged in Vancouver and Whistler (and neighboring areas including Richmond), British Columbia, the Cooper Lighting luminaire package includes Invue Slide and Icon decorative site/area exterior fixtures that line the streets of the Olympic Village Vancouver, the "home away from home” for the athletes. Additional exterior products include McGraw-Edison Talon outdoor site lighting fixtures illuminating the Golden Ears bridge, and the Fraiser River bridge features Fail-Safe linear fluorescent vandal resistant products providing safety for the elevated walkway.

Metalux fluorescent commercial fixtures are located in numerous buildings including the sustainable and symbolic speed skating Richmond Olympic Oval. The 355,000 sq. ft. signature facility–a literal and symbolic reflection of local culture–includes Portfolio and PDS recessed downlights throughout and unique RSA custom chandeliers located in the front entrance lobby, as well as the Metalux fixtures. Lumière architectural outdoor accent and uplighting in-ground luminaires and Invue Vision floodlights illuminate the exterior of the beautiful building, making this venue a memorable staple in the community.

The Whistler Olympic Athletes’ High Performance Centre, an epicenter built to serve as a training facility for top athletes before, during and after the Games, contain Cooper’s Metalux line of commercial fluorescent fixtures, Halo and PDS recessed downlights, Lumark wall-mount floodlights and Shaper decorative wall sconces.

The Olympic games, featuring 5500 athletes and officials from 80+ participating countries, run from Feb. 12-28 and are followed by the Paralympic games taking place March 12-21. For additional information on the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, visit www.vancouver2010.com. For additional information on Cooper Lighting products, email TalkToUs@CooperIndustries.com or visit www.cooperlighting.com.

About Cooper Lighting

Cooper Lighting, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), is the leading provider of innovative, high quality interior and exterior lighting fixtures and related products to worldwide commercial, industrial, retail, institutional, residential and utility markets. As lighting technologies have advanced over the years, Cooper Lighting has been at the forefront of the industry in helping businesses and communities leverage the latest technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enrich the quality of the environment. For more information, visit www.cooperlighting.com.

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.

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