 Filed
by
Cooper
Industries
plc
pursuant
to
Rule
425
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933
and
deemed
filed
pursuant
to
Rule
14a-12
under
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934
Subject
Company:
Cooper
Industries
plc;
Eaton
Corporation
Filer’s
SEC
File
No.:
1-31330
Date:
May
31,
2012 |
 Eaton /
Cooper Acquisition Employee Update
May 2012 |
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Agenda
Recap
When Transaction Closes (At Closing) –
US Only
After Transaction Closes (Post-Close)
Employment Processes
Information Updates
Global |
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Recap
Recent announcement regarding Eaton’s acquisition of Cooper
We believe that Eaton is the best global partner to maximize our
long-term competitive position
–
We believe that the two companies complement each other well in the
areas of talent and culture with little overlap in products, solutions,
channels & geographies
Transaction not complete –
depends on shareholder and
regulatory
approvals
and
other
closing
conditions
(expected
2
half of 2012)
Announcement doesn’t change our responsibility to run the
business and deliver on our commitments
We can start planning for integration but will not begin integrating
until after closing, which will be centrally coordinated from
Corporate
–
There should be no one at Cooper having meetings or conversations with Eaton
without explicit direction from Cooper senior management
We will continue to communicate as frequently as appropriate
Company will communicate –
Asking employees to
focus on work -
business as usual
Global
nd |
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When Transaction Closes (At Closing)
401(k)
–
Cooper stock within the 401(k) to be converted to
NEWCO stock and cash (per purchase price formula –
for each share of CBE, 0.77479 of NEWCO stock and
$39.15 in cash)
•
Cash will likely be invested in employee’s current investment
elections or default investment option if employee has not made
an election
•
Any 401(k) loans continue with existing plan
The closing itself is not expected to have a major
impact on your paycheck or benefits
US |
 Cooper
Employee Protections – per the agreement Eaton has
committed to certain ‘protections’
for a period of 1 year after the
transaction closes
–
Recognize service earned under similar Cooper benefit plans for
purposes of eligibility, vesting and level of benefit (vacation,
severance, etc)
•
Exception: Eaton currently offers a cash balance pension plan and will not
recognize Cooper service towards this pension plan
–
Base Salary –
no reduction resulting from the transaction
–
Benefits –
major benefits, vacation, holidays and other compensation
that in the aggregate are substantially comparable to:
•
Cooper plans immediately prior to Closing, or
•
Eaton plans offered to similarly situated Eaton employees
–
Where applicable, Cooper and Eaton will try to ensure that medical
benefit plans will credit eligible expenses incurred year to date
towards deductibles, co-insurance and maximum out-of-pocket limits
Eaton benefits appear to be very similar to what Cooper offers
today
5
After Transaction Closes (Post-Closing)
Eaton
has
committed
to
protecting
Cooper
employee
benefits
for
1
year
US |
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Employment Processes
US & Asia
Employment processes & policies are not expected to
materially change between pre-closing & post-closing
No material change between pre-closing and post-closing
employment practices is expected
All employees continue to be bound by existing policies and
agreements (confidentiality agreements, notice periods,
noncompetes, nonsolicitation, etc)
Voluntary terminations still obligated under repayment
agreements where they exist (tuition, relocation, etc)
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Employment Processes
Europe, Latin America
All accrued employment rights and protections are expected to
remain in place after closing, including continuity of service
All employees will continue to be bound by existing policies,
procedures and agreements as they are today
All currently recognised collective bargaining and Works
Council arrangements remain in place after closing
Any employee obligations triggered by resignation remain in
place after closing
The Scottish Widows GPP remains the preferred vehicle for
pension participation in the UK going forward |
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Information Updates
Looking to set up an internal website dedicated to
providing employee information
–
More information to follow in the coming weeks
–
Employees can email their questions to
–
Do not expect a direct response
–
Questions will be consolidated and answers provided
via the internal website
Global
Questions@cooperindustries.com |
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Global
Please
note
that
this
document
is
intended
to
provide
you
with
only
a
summary
of
certain
employment-related
matters
and
other
matters
relating
to
the
transaction.
Additional
detail
will
be
provided
in
the
Joint
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
that
will
be
filed
with
the
U.S.
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
in
connection
with
the
transaction.
The
description
in
this
document
is
qualified
in
its
entirety
by
reference
to
the
Transaction
Agreement
and
to
the
information that will be included in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION
This
communication
is
not
intended
to
and
does
not
constitute
an
offer
to
sell
or
the
solicitation
of
an
offer
to
subscribe
for
or
buy
or
an
invitation
to
purchase
or
subscribe
for
any
securities
or
the
solicitation
of
any
vote
or
approval
in
any
jurisdiction
pursuant
to
the
Acquisition
or
otherwise,
nor
shall
there
be
any
sale,
issuance
or
transfer
of
securities
in
any
jurisdiction
in
contravention
of
applicable
law.
No
offer
of
securities
shall
be
made
except
by
means
of
a
prospectus
meeting
the
requirements
of
Section
10
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended.
IMPORTANT
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
WILL
BE
FILED
WITH
THE
SEC
A
registration
statement
on
Form
S-4
will
be
filed
that
will
include
the
Joint
Proxy
Statement
of
Eaton
Corporation
(“Eaton”)
and
Cooper
Industries
plc
(“Cooper”)
that
also
constitutes
a
Prospectus
of
Eaton
Global
Corporation
Plc
(1)
(“Eaton
Global
Plc”).
Eaton
and
Cooper
plan
to
mail
to
their
respective
shareholders
(and
to
Cooper
Equity
Award
Holders
for
information
only)
the
Joint
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
(including
the
Scheme)
in
connection
with
the
transactions.
Investors
and
shareholders
are
urged
to
read
the
Joint
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
(including
the
Scheme)
and
other
relevant
documents
filed
or
to
be
filed
with
the
SEC
carefully
when
they
become
available
because
they
will
contain
important
information
about
Eaton,
Cooper,
Eaton
Global
Plc,
the
transactions
and
related
matters.
Investors
and
security
holders
will
be
able
to
obtain
free
copies
of
the
Joint
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
(including
the
Scheme)
and
other
documents
filed
with
the
SEC
by
Eaton
Global
Plc,
Eaton
and
Cooper
through
the
website
maintained
by
the
SEC
at
www.sec.gov.
In
addition,
investors
and
shareholders
will
be
able
to
obtain
free
copies
of
the
Joint
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
(including
the
Scheme)
and
other
documents
filed
by
Eaton
and
Eaton
Global
Plc
with
the
SEC
by
contacting
Don
Bullock
from
Eaton
by
calling
(216)
523-
5127,
and
will
be
able
to
obtain
free
copies
of
the
Joint
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
(including
the
Scheme)
and
other
documents
filed
by
Cooper
by
contacting
Cooper
Investor
Relations
at
c/o
Cooper
US,
Inc.,
P.O.
Box
4446,
Houston,
Texas
77210
or
by
calling
(713)
209-8400.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION
Cooper,
Eaton
and
Eaton
Global
Plc
and
their
respective
directors
and
executive
officers
may
be
deemed
to
be
participants
in
the
solicitation
of
proxies
from
the
respective
shareholders
of
Cooper
and
Eaton
in
respect
of
the
transactions
contemplated
by
the
Joint
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.
Information
regarding
the
persons
who
may,
under
the
rules
of
the
SEC,
be
deemed
participants
in
the
solicitation
of
the
respective
shareholders
of
Cooper
and
Eaton
in
connection
with
the
proposed
transactions,
including
a
description
of
their
direct
or
indirect
interests,
by
security
holdings
or
otherwise,
will
be
set
forth
in
the
Joint
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
when
it
is
filed
with
the
SEC.
Information
regarding
Cooper's
directors
and
executive
officers
is
contained
in
Cooper's
Annual
Report
on
Form
10-K
for
the
year
ended
December
31,
2011
and
its
Proxy
Statement
on
Schedule
14A,
dated
March
13,
2012,
which
are
filed
with
the
SEC.
Information
regarding
Eaton's
directors
and
executive
officers
is
contained
in
Eaton's
Annual
Report
on
Form
10-K
for
the
year
ended
December
31,
2011
and
its
Proxy
Statement
on
Schedule
14A,
dated
March
16,
2012,
which
are
filed
with
the
SEC.
(1)
Expected name, or a variant thereof |
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Global
COOPER
SAFE
HARBOR
STATEMENT
This
communication
may
contain
forward-looking
statements
concerning
the
Acquisition,
our
long-term
credit
rating
and
our
revenues
and
operating
earnings.
These
statements
or
disclosures
may
discuss
goals,
intentions
and
expectations
as
to
future
trends,
plans,
events,
results
of
operations
or
financial
condition,
or
state
other
information
relating
to
Cooper,
based
on
current
beliefs
of
management
as
well
as
assumptions
made
by,
and
information
currently
available
to,
management.
Forward-looking
statements
generally
will
be
accompanied
by
words
such
as
"anticipate,"
"believe,"
"could,"
"estimate,"
"expect,"
"forecast,"
"guidance,"
"intend,"
"may,"
"possible,"
"potential,"
"predict,"
"project"
or
other
similar
words,
phrases
or
expressions.
These
statements
should
be
used
with
caution.
They
are
subject
to
various
risks
and
uncertainties,
many
of
which
are
outside
of
our
control.
Factors
that
could
cause
actual
results
to
differ
materially
from
those
in
the
forward-looking
statements
include
adverse
regulatory
decisions;
failure
to
satisfy
other
closing
conditions
with
respect
to
the
Acquisition;
the
risks
that
the
new
businesses
will
not
be
integrated
successfully
or
that
we
will
not
realize
estimated
cost
savings
and
synergies;
unanticipated
changes
in
the
markets
for
our
business
segments;
unanticipated
downturns
in
business
relationships
with
customers
or
their
purchases
from
Cooper;
competitive
pressures
on
our
sales
and
pricing;
increases
in
the
cost
of
material,
energy
and
other
production
costs,
or
unexpected
costs
that
cannot
be
recouped
in
product
pricing;
the
introduction
of
competing
technologies;
unexpected
technical
or
marketing
difficulties;
unexpected
claims,
charges,
litigation
or
dispute
resolutions;
new
laws
and
governmental
regulations,
including
changes
in
tax
laws,
tax
treaties
or
tax
regulations.
We
do
not
assume
any
obligation
to
update
these
forward-looking
statements.
No
statement
in
this
communication
is
intended
to
constitute
a
profit
forecast
for
any
period,
nor
should
any
statements
be
interpreted
to
mean
that
earnings
or
earnings
per
share
will
necessarily
be
greater
or
lesser
than
those
for
the
relevant
preceding
financial
periods
for
Cooper.
STATEMENT
REQUIRED
BY
THE
TAKEOVER
RULES
The
directors
of
Cooper
accept
responsibility
for
the
information
contained
in
this
communication.
To
the
best
of
the
knowledge
and
belief
of
the
directors
of
Cooper
(who
have
taken
all
reasonable
care
to
ensure
that
such
is
the
case),
the
information
contained
in
this
communication
is
in
accordance
with
the
facts
and
does
not
omit
anything
likely
to
affect
the
import
of
such
information.
Persons
interested
in
1%
or
more
of
any
relevant
securities
in
Eaton
or
Cooper
may
from
the
date
of
this
communication
have
disclosure
obligations
under
Rule
8.3
of
the
Irish
Takeover
Panel
Act,
1997,
Takeover
Rules
2007
(as
amended).
Goldman
Sachs
is
acting
exclusively
for
Cooper
and
no
one
else
in
connection
with
the
Acquisition
and
will
not
be
responsible
to
anyone
other
than
Cooper
for
providing
the
protections
afforded
to
clients
of
Goldman
Sachs
or
for
providing
advice
in
relation
to
the
Acquisition,
the
contents
of
this
communication
or
any
transaction
or
arrangement
referred
to
herein. |