8-K

 

UNITED STATES
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): February 17, 2005

Cooper Cameron Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-13884	76-0451843
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
1333 West Loop South, Suite 1700, Houston, Texas		77027
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 713-513-3300

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On February 17, 2005, Cooper Cameron Corporation issued a press release announcing the election of Peter J. Fluor to the Board of Directors as an independent director. The Board will make Mr. Fluor's committee assignment at its organizational meeting following the company's annual meeting of stockholders in May, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following is being furnished as an exhibit to this report:

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Cooper Cameron Corporation, dated February 17, 2005 -- Cooper Cameron Elects Peter J. Fluor to Board of Directors

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 Cameron Corporation
February 18, 2005	By:	William C. Lemmer
		Name: William C. Lemmer
		Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of Cooper Cameron Corporation, dated February 17, 2005

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

2005-3

Contact: R. Scott Amann
Vice President, Investor Relations
(713) 513-3344

COOPER CAMERON ELECTS PETER J. FLUOR TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HOUSTON (February 17, 2005) — Cooper Cameron Corporation has elected Peter J. Fluor to the Company’s Board of Directors.

Fluor, 57, has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Crude Energy, Inc., a private, independent oil and gas exploration company, since January 2001, and was President and Chief Executive Officer from 1980 to 2001. Fluor is a director of Devon Energy Corporation and of Fluor Corporation, where he serves as lead independent director. He is also a member of the advisory board of J. P. Morgan Chase Houston. His election increases the size of Cooper Cameron’s board to eight members.

Cooper Cameron Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon R. Erikson said, “We are pleased to welcome Peter to Cooper Cameron’s board. His extensive experience in the oil and gas exploration business, along with his record of service as a public company director, will be valuable to Cooper Cameron and its stockholders.” Erikson added that Fluor will stand for reelection by the stockholders at the Company’s annual meeting in May.

Cooper Cameron Corporation (NYSE: CAM) is a leading international manufacturer of oil and gas pressure control equipment, including valves, wellheads, controls, chokes, blowout preventers and assembled systems for oil and gas drilling, production and transmission used in onshore, offshore and subsea applications, and provides oil and gas separation equipment. Cooper Cameron is also a leading manufacturer of centrifugal air compressors, integral and separable gas compressors and turbochargers.

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