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SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 2, 2011.

COOPER INDUSTRIES PLC

COOPER INDUSTRIES PLC
600 TRAVIS, SUITE 5600
ATTN: CORPORATE SECRETARY
HOUSTON, TX 77002

Meeting Information

Meeting Type:         Annual Meeting

For holders as of:   March 4, 2011

Date:  May 2, 2011   Time:  11:30 a.m. Local Time

Location: The Merrion Hotel
22-24 Upper Merrion Street
Dublin, Ireland

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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR each of the Director Nominees and FOR items 2, 3, 4 and 5:
1.	Election of Directors
	Nominees:
	1a.   Linda A. Hill 1b.   James J. Postl 1c.   Mark S. Thompson
2.	To receive and consider the Company’s Irish Statutory Accounts and the related reports of the directors and auditors;
3.	Appoint Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the year ending 12/31/2011;
4.	To approve the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan;
5.	To approve on an advisory basis the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;
The Board of Directors recommends you vote 3 years on the following proposal:
6.	To recommend on an advisory basis the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation;
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:
7.	To authorize any subsidiary of the Company to make market purchases of Company shares; and
8.	To authorize the reissue price range of treasury shares.