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Corporate Information Transfer Agent, Registrar and Dividend Disbursing Agent EquiServe Trust Company, N A General correspondence about your shares should be addressed to EquiServe Trust Company, N A PO Box 43069 Providence, RI 02940-3069 Correspondence related to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, including optional cash payment inquiries, should be addressed to EquiServe Trust Company, N A PO Box 43081 Providence, RI 02940-3081 Requests to transfer Cooper shares should be addressed to EquiServe Trust Company, N A PO Box 43070 Providence, RI 02940-3070 1 Telephone inquiries can be made to the Telephone Response Center at (781) 575-2725, Monday-Fnday, 9 00 a m to 5 00 p m , Eastern time An automated inquiry service is available seven days a week, 24 hours per day For hearing-impaired service call (800) 490-1493 within the U S and (781) 575-4592 outside the U S Cooper's transfer agent also may be contacted on the Internet at www equiserve com Shareholder Information Line For the latest news about Cooper, including the quarterly financial results and dividend information, call (800) 371-9242 Through this line, you also can access the transfer agent regarding stock information, and request faxed or mailed copies of news releases and other Cooper information Additional Shareholder Assistance For additional assistance regarding your shareholdings, contact Corporate Governance Department Cooper Industries, Ltd PO Box 4446 Houston, Texas 77210-4446 Telephone (713) 209-8673 E-mail address reyes@cooperindustnes com Investor Relations Contact Richard J Bajenski Vice President, Investor Relations Cooper Industries, Ltd PO Box 4446 Houston, Texas 77210-4446 Telephone (713) 209-8610 E-mail address bajenski@cooperindustries com Financial Review A copy of Cooper Industries' Financial Review may be obtained by contacting the Investor Relations Department Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 11 00 a m Central time on April 26, 2005, in the J P Morgan Chase Center Auditorium, 601 Travis Street, Houston, Texas A meeting notice and proxy materials are being mailed to all shareholders of record as of March 1, 2005 Corporate Headquarters Cooper Industries, Ltd 600 Travis Street, Suite 5800 Houston, Texas 77002-1001 Telephone (713) 209-8400 , Internet address www coopenndustries com E-mail address info@coopenndustries com Certain statements in this annual report are forward-looking under the Private Securmes Liuganon Reform Act of 1995 The forward-looking statements reflect Cooper's expectations, objectives and goals with respect to future events and financial performance, and are based on assumptions and estimates that Cooper believes are reasonable Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any statements regarding future revenues, earnings, margins, cash flows, dividends and capital expenditures Cooper wishes to caunon readers not to put undue reliance on these statements and that actual results could differ materially from anticipated results These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the control of Cooper, including, without limitation, market and economic conditions, changes in raw material and energy costs, industry competition, the net effects of Coopers cost-control and productivity improvement programs, mergers and acquisitions and their integration, political developments, changes in tax laws, tax treaties or tax regulations, the impact of the'Federal-Mogul bankruptcy, the timing and amount of share repurchases by Cooper, and other risk factors as discussed from time to time in Coopers Securities and Exchange Commission filings Design Savage Design Group, Inc , Houston, Texas This report is printed on recycled paper which is elementally chlorine free (ECF)