Document yr5Y2KMkmVk0bojyRoe7BNy02

COOPER INDUSTRIES LTD(Form 424B2, Received 10/25/2002 13:39 31) Page 15 of 68 We will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered, on the written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the documents which have been or may be incorporated m this prospectus by reference (other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in any such documents) You may request a copy of these filings at the following address and telephone number Cooper Industries, Inc 600 Travis, Suite 5800 Houston, Texas 77002 Attention Corporate Secretary Telephone (713)209-8400 ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND SERVICE OF PROCESS The Guarantor is a Bermuda company. The Guarantor has been advised by its Bermuda counsel, Appleby, Spurling & Kempe, that a judgment for the payment of money rendered by a court in the United States based on civil liability would not be automatically enforceable m Bermuda The Guarantor has also been advised by Appleby, Spurling & Kempe that a final and conclusive judgment obtained m a court of competent jurisdiction in the Umted States under which a sum of money is payable as compensatory damages may be the subject of an action m the Supreme Court of Bermuda under the common law doctrine of obligation, by action on the debt evidenced by the court's judgment. Such an action should be successful upon proof that the sum of money is due and payable, and without having to prove the facts supporting the underlying judgment, as long as 3 - the court that gave the judgment was competent to hear the action in accordance with private international law principles as applied by the courts in Bermuda; and - the judgment is not contrary to public policy m Bermuda, was not obtained by fraud or in proceedings contrary to natural justice of Bermuda and is not based on an error in Bermuda law A Bermuda court may impose civil liability on the Guarantor or its directors or officers in a suit brought m the Supreme Court of Bermuda against the Guarantor or such persons with respect to facts that constitute a violation of U S federal securities laws, provided that the facts surrounding such violation would constitute or give rise to a cause of action under Bermuda law Since the Guarantor is a Bermuda company, it may be difficult for you to effect service of process within the United States or to enforce judgments obtained against the Guarantor in U.S courts. The Guarantor will irrevocably agree that it may be served with process with respect to actions based on offers and sales of securities made m the United States and other violations of U S securities laws by having Cooper Industries, Inc located at 600 Travis, Suite 5800, Houston, Texas 77002-1001, be its U.S agent appointed for that purpose ABOUT COOPER INDUSTRIES, LTD. We are a diversified, worldwide manufacturing company doing business in two business segments Electrical Products and Tools & Hardware We have over 100 manufacturing facilities and approximately 30,500 employees in the United States and more than 20 foreign countries Vlttn7/www Qliarphnlflpr r'nm/pnrmpr/PHaQrnpfQtl r'frn9pAtrmomrTn=riI3U^rPlV--1 1 A 1 GQO 1 /I O/OAAI