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elOvk Page 3 of 84 Yes 0 No The aggregate value of the registrant's voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2004 was $5,429,406,410 Number of registrant's common shares outstanding as of January 31, 2005 - 92,659,625 publicly traded Class A common shares, 7,366,637 Class A common shares held by the issuer's subsidiaries, and 54,810,129 Class B common shares held by the issuer's subsidiaries. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Cooper Industries, Ltd Proxy Statement to be filed for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 26, 2005 (Part II - Item 5, Part III - Items 10, 11, 12 and 14) TABLE OF CONTENTS Parti Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Business Properties Legal Pioceedings Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Part II Item 5 Item 6 Item 7 Item 7A Item 8 Item 9 Item 9A Item 9B Market for Registrant's Common Eauitv. Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equitv Securities Selected Financial Data Management s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk Financial Statements and Sunolementarv Data Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures Controls and Procedures Other Information Part III Item 10 Item 11 Item 12 Item 13 Item 14 Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant Executive Compensation Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters Certain Relationships and Related Transactions Principal Accountant Fees and Services Part IV Item 15 Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules Five-Year Credit Agreement Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges List of Subsidiaries Consent of Ernst & Young LLP Consent of Bates White, LLC Powers of Attorney Certification Pursuant to Section 302 Certification Pursuant to Section 302 Certification Pursuant to Section 906 Certification Pursuant to Section 906 Page 2 2 9 10 10 12 13 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 http //www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141982/000095012905001490/h22660e 10vk.htm 2/6/2006