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Form 8-K for COOPER INDUSTRIES LTD


4-May-2009

Other Events


Item 8.01 Other Events.

The annual meeting of shareholders was held on April 27, 2009 in Houston, Texas. Two proposals, as described in Cooper's Proxy Statement dated March 12, 2009, were voted upon at the meeting. The following is a brief description of the matters voted upon and the results of voting.

1. Proposal for the election of four directors:

Ivor J. Evans

Votes For: 168,790,844 (91.19%)
Votes Withheld: 16,321,024 (8.81%)

Kirk S. Hachigian

Votes For: 175,145,769 (94.62%)
Votes Withheld: 9,966,099 (5.38%)

Lawrence D. Kingsley

Votes For: 183,466,082 (99.12%)
Votes Withheld: 1,645,786 (0.88%)

James R. Wilson

Votes For: 175,648,157 (94.89%)
Votes Withheld: 9,463,711 (5.11%)

2. Proposal to appoint Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for 2009:

Votes For: 183,334,534 (99.14%)
Votes Against: 1,343,615 (0.72%)
Votes Abstained: 233,717 (0.12%)
Non Votes: 0

3. Shareholder proposal requesting Cooper to implement a code of conduct based on international labor organization human rights standards:

No shareholder or representative appeared at the annual meeting to present this shareholder proposal as required by Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Accordingly, no vote on the proposal was taken at the meeting.


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