-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, L/jwwxlbJ+HFl2vwX4WbqIwg0M3dY3RxApXN2gHyp5DP7A3XK3Y7RD4j/qDAm+Ej tkjGJRKzCy3VF/BgwpumDw== 0000950129-01-502713.txt : 20010821 0000950129-01-502713.hdr.sgml : 20010821 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950129-01-502713 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010820 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20010820 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COOPER INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000024454 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC LIGHTING & WIRING EQUIPMENT [3640] IRS NUMBER: 314156620 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01175 FILM NUMBER: 1719125 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 TRAVIS STE 5800 STREET 2: CHASE TOWER CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 BUSINESS PHONE: 7132098400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 4446 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77210 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COOPER BESSEMER CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710505 8-K 1 h90167e8-k.txt COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC. - DATED 8/20/01 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 20, 2001 ----------------- Cooper Industries, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Ohio ---------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-1175 31-4156620 ------------------------ --------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 600 Travis, Suite 5800, Houston, Texas 77002 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) 713/209-8400 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) 2 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibits 99.1 Cooper Industries, Inc. (the "Company") "Sales Trends" to be posted on the Company's website. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. Posting of Sales Trends Information On August 20, 2001, the Company will post on its website the "Sales Trends" information attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC. (Registrant) Date: August 20, 2001 /s/ D. Bradley McWilliams ------------------------------ D. Bradley McWilliams Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. - ----------- 99.1 Company "Sales Trends" to be posted on the Company's website. EX-99.1 3 h90167ex99-1.txt COMPANY "SALES TRENDS" 1 EXHIBIT 99.1 SALES TRENDS: Sales comparisons are presented to help investors understand the general tone of Cooper's business. These include the impacts of acquisitions, divestitures, currency movements, etc. and are not necessarily indicative of business trends. Specific questions regarding sales trends should be directed to Richard Bajenski, Vice President, Investor Relations, bajenski@cooperindustries.com, (713) 209-8610. Sales for the three months ended on the date shown, compared to the same period in the prior year:
02/28/01 03/31/01 04/30/01 05/31/01 06/30/01 07/31/01 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Cooper Industries 0-5% 5% 0-5% (0-5)% (8)% (5-10)% Electrical Products 5-10% 8% 0-5% (0-5)% (8)% (5-10)% Tools & Hardware (0-5)% (7)% (5-10)% (0-5)% (7)% (5-10)%
OBSERVATIONS ON RECENT SALES TRENDS, FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 2001. COOPER INDUSTRIES Sales for the three months ended July 31, 2001, declined 5% to 10%, compared with last year. o Currency translation continues to have a modest negative impact. ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS Sales for the three months ended July 31, 2001, declined 5% to 10%, compared with last year. o Demand for hazardous duty electrical construction materials showed continued improvement as increased capital spending in the energy and petrochemical sectors spurred project activity. o Continued softness in domestic retail and industrial markets and slowing commercial and residential construction led to declining demand for lighting fixtures and wiring devices. o Sales of electrical and electronic fuses, other circuit protection products and enclosures were considerably weakened by lower end-user demand and distributors' efforts to rationalize inventory levels. o Continued uncertainty in the power delivery marketplace has hampered utilities' investments in distribution system products. Demand for distribution transformers and power management products remains weak. o European-based business demand has weakened slightly. o Competitive pressures continue to impact pricing in many markets. o Currency translation effects remain modestly negative. 2 TOOLS AND HARDWARE Sales for the three months ended July 31, 2001, declined 5% to 10%, compared with last year. o Assembly equipment shipments, particularly from our European operations, continue at levels higher than last year. o Slowing industrial activity in North America has led to reduced demand for power and hand tools. o Currency translation effects remain modestly negative. Note: Includes impacts of acquisitions and divestitures. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----