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): July 6, 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 July 6, 2005, Cooper Cameron Corporation issued a press release announcing the appointment of Lorne E. Phillips as Treasurer. 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.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Cooper Cameron Corporation, dated July 6, 2005 -- Cooper Cameron Names Lorne E. Phillips as Treasurer.

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
July 7, 2005	By:	William C. Lemmer
		Name: William C. Lemmer
		Title: Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated July 6, 2005

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

2005-12

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

COOPER CAMERON NAMES LORNE E. PHILLIPS AS TREASURER

HOUSTON (July 6, 2005) — Cooper Cameron Corporation has named Lorne E. Phillips as treasurer. He will have responsibility for corporate finance, cash management and banking relationships with respect to Cooper Cameron and its subsidiaries, and will report to Franklin Myers, senior vice president and chief financial officer.

Phillips has been with Cooper Cameron since 1999, and has served as General Manager of Cooper Cameron Valves’ (CCV) Canadian operations since 2003. He had also been vice president, Marketing and M&A for CCV from 2000 to 2003, and previously served as manager, Project Marketing for Cooper Cameron in the Company’s corporate office. Phillips holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

“Lorne’s operations, marketing and M&A experience at CCV, combined with his earlier history at Cooper Cameron in business development and corporate finance, make him ideally suited for this position,” Myers said. “We are pleased to welcome him back to Houston and to his new role in the corporate office.”

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, metering and flow measurement equipment. Cooper Cameron is also a leading manufacturer of centrifugal air compressors, integral and separable gas compressors and turbochargers.

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Website: www.coopercameron.com