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elOvk Page 20 of 84 Table of Contents See the geographic information included m Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of revenues by country 2004 vi 2003 Revenues Revenues for 2004 increased 10% compared to 2003 The impact of foreign currency translation increased revenues approximately 2% Electrical Products segment revenues for 2004, which represented 83% of total revenues, increased 11% compared to the prior year Foreign currency translation increased Electrical Products revenue by approximately 2% Growth resulted from strong demand from utility, industrial and commercial customers as well as new product introductions and strategic market penetration programs Realization of price increases aimed to offset higher material costs also contributed to growth Growth was strongest in the power transmission and distribution, lighting and circuit protection businesses, but was present in each of the business units Tools & Hardware segment revenues, which contributed 17% to total 2004 revenues, increased 5% from 2003 Foreign currency translation increased Tools & Hardware revenues by approximately 3% Increased hand tools and power tools sales were partially offset by declines in shipments of large assembly equipment systems Demand for hand tools and power tools was largely driven by new product demand to the retail and industrial distribution markets and strong demand from industrial and retail customers Lower assembly equipment systems revenues resulted from decreased automotive market demand for assembly line equipment systems following a strong shipment year m 2003 2003 vi 2002 Revenues Revenues increased 3% in 2003 compared to 2002 Foreign currency translation increased total 2003 revenues by approximately 2% Electrical Products revenues for 2003, which represented 83% of total revenues, increased 1% over 2002 Foreign currency translation increased Electrical Products revenues by approximately 2% Modest sequential improvement in industrial and electronic markets, plus the benefits of Cooper's new product development and market penetration programs resulted m revenue gams in the hazardous duty, circuit protection and wiring devices businesses Cooper's lighting fixtures business was up slightly, as an improvement in commercial and industrial markets was offset by the impact of inventory management initiatives within the retail channel Cooper's support systems business continued to be pressured by weak nonresidential and telecommunications markets Controls over discretionary spending by utilities negatively impacted the power transmission and distribution equipment market Cooper's European lighting and security business, absent favorable currency translation, experienced slightly reduced sales compared to the prior year Tools & Hardware segment revenues, which contributed 17% to total 2003 revenues, were 11% higher than 2002 Power tools experienced growth in European-based industrial power tools and assembly equipment markets Hand tools sales improved over the prior year primarily as a result of increased demand from the retail channel, driven by new product offerings A weak U S Dollar increased total Tools & Hardware revenues during 2003 by approximately 5% 16 http //www sec gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141982/000095012905001490/h22660el0vk htm 2/6/2006

INTERROGATORY NO. 95: Identify any and all persons attending, on behalf of Defendant, any predecessor or any related company, any meetings, seminars or symposiums held by the trade organizations, associations, or other entities identified in response to Interrogatory No. 94.

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mechanical means, use some type of carrying device Cylinders may be rolled on bottom edge but never dragged 4 Protect cylinders from cuts or abrasions 5 Do not lift compressed gas cylinders with an electromagnet Where cylinders must be handled by a crane or derrick, as on construction jobs, carry them in a cradle or similar device and take extreme care that they are not dropped Do not use slings 6 Do not drop cylinders or let them strike each other violently 7 Do not use cylinders for rollers, supports, or any purpose other than to contain gas 8 Do not tamper with safety devices in valves on cylinders 9 When m doubt about the proper handling of a compressed gas cylinder or its con tents, consult the supplier of the gas 10 When empty cylinders are to be returned to the vendor, mark them Empty or MT with chalk Close the valves and replace the valve protection caps 11 Load cylinders to be transported to allow as little movement as possible Secure them to prevent violent contact or up setting 12 Always consider cylinders as full and handle them with corresponding care Accidents have resulted when containers under partial pressure were thought to be empty The fusible safety plugs on acetylene cyl inders melt at about the boiling point ofwater If an outlet valve becomes clogged with ice or frozen, it should be thawed with warm (not boiling) water, applied only to the valve A flame should never be used Stonng cylinders Cylinders should be stored m a safe, dry, well-ventilated place prepared and reserved for the purpose Flammable substances, such as oil and volatile liquids, should not be stored m the same area Cylinders should not be stored near elevators, gangways, stair wells, or other places where they can be knocked down or damaged Cylinders of oxygen should not be stored indoors close to cylinders containing flam mable gases Unless they are stored apart, oxygen cylinders and flammable gas cylinders should be separated by a fire-resistive parti tion Acetylene and liquefied fuel gas cylinders should be stored with the valve end up The total capacity of acetylene cylinders stored inside a building should be limited to 2000 cu ft of gas, exclusive of cylinders in use or connected for use Quantities exceeding this total should be stored m a special room built m accordance with the specifications of NFPA Standard No 51, in a separate building, or outdoors Acetylene storage rooms and build ings must be well ventilated, and open flames must be prohibited Storage rooms should have no other occupancy Cylinders should be stored on a level, fire proof floor One common type of storage house consists of a shed roof with side walls extending approximately halfway down from the roof and a dividing wall between one kind of gas and another To prevent rusting, cylinders stored in the open should be protected from contact with the ground and against extremes of weatheraccumulations of ice and snow in winter and continuous direct rays of the sun in summer Cylinders are not designed for tempera tures in excess of 130 F Accordingly, they should not be stored near sources of heat, such as radiators or furnaces, or near highly flammable substances like gasoline Cylinder storage should be planned so that cylinders will be used in the order m which they are received from the supplier Empty and full cylinders should be stored separately, with empty cylinders being plainly identified as such to avoid confusion Group together cylinders which have held the same contents A direct flame or electric arc should never be permitted to contact any part of a com pressed gas cylinder Storage rooms for cylinders containing flam mable gases should be well ventilated to prevent the accumulation of explosive con centrations of gas No source of ignition should be permitted Smoking should be prohibited Wiring should be in conduit Electric lights should be in fixed position and enclosed in glass or other transparent ma terial to prevent gas from contacting lighted 923

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