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Cooper Industries' Board Declares Dividend

4 November 1997

Cooper Industries' Board Declares Dividend

    HOUSTON, Nov. 4 -- The board of directors of Cooper
Industries, Inc. today declared a quarterly dividend on the
company's outstanding common shares.
    A regular quarterly dividend of 33 cents on each common share is payable
January 2, 1998 to shareholders of record on December 5, 1997.
    Cooper Industries, with 1996 revenues of $5.3 billion, is a diversified,
worldwide manufacturer of electrical products, tools and hardware, and
automotive products. Additional information about Cooper is available on the
company's World Wide Web site: http://www.cooperindustries.com .

SOURCE  Cooper Industries, Inc.