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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SMITH DAN F   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Cooper Industries plc [CBE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COOPER INDUSTRIES, 600 TRAVIS, SUITE 5600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/30/2012 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Ordinary Shares 11/30/2012   D   5,764 D (1) 66,966 D   Ordinary Shares 11/30/2012   D   31,376 (2) D $ 79.1 (3) 35,590 D   Ordinary Shares 11/30/2012   D   35,590 (4) D $ 79.1 (5) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Director Stock Option

$ 28.64

11/30/2012

D

4,000

04/27/2007(6)

04/27/2014

Ordinary Shares

4,000

$ 50.46

0

D

Director Stock Option

$ 32.6

11/30/2012

D

4,000

04/26/2008(6)

04/26/2015

Ordinary Shares

4,000

$ 46.5

0

D

Director Stock Option

$ 46.73

11/30/2012

D

4,000

04/25/2009(6)

04/25/2016

Ordinary Shares

4,000

$ 32.37

0

D

Director Stock Option

$ 49.39

11/30/2012

D

4,000

04/24/2010(6)

04/24/2017

Ordinary Shares

4,000

$ 29.71

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SMITH DAN F C/O COOPER INDUSTRIES 600 TRAVIS, SUITE 5600 HOUSTON, TX 77002	X

Signatures

Attorney-in-Fact		12/04/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Disposed of pursuant to the Transaction Agreement between the Company and Eaton Corporation for $39.15 in cash and .77479 ordinary shares of Eaton Corporation plc. The shares of Eaton Corporation had a market value of $51.9056 on the Effective Date of the Transaction.
(2)	Includes 356 unissued shares for dividend equivalents credited pursuant to the Amended and Restated Directors' Retainer Fee Stock Plan.
(3)	Unissued deferred shares held under the Amended and Restated Directors' Retainer Fee Stock Plan. Converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the underlying value of the Company 's ordinary shares on the effective date of the Transaction Agreement between the Company and Eaton Corporation.
(4)	Includes 404 unissued shares for dividend equivalents credited pursuant to the Amended and Restated Directors' Stock Plan.
(5)	Unissued deferred shares held under the Amended and Restated Directors' Stock Plan. Converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the underlying value of the Company 's ordinary shares on the effective date of the Transaction Agreement between the Company and Eaton Corporation.
(6)	Option granted under the Company's Amended and Restated Director Stock Plan. The option converted into the right to receive a cash payment repesenting the difference between the exercise price of the option and the underlying value of the Company 's ordinary shares on the effective date of the Transaction Agreement between the Company and Eaton Corporation.

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