Cooper Industries, Ltd. (Form: 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):   April 27, 2009

Cooper Industries, Ltd.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Bermuda 1-31330 98-0355628
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
600 Travis, Suite 5600, Houston, Texas   77002-1001
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   713-209-8400

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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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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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 Industries, Ltd.
          
May 4, 2009   By:   Terrance V. Helz
       
        Name: Terrance V. Helz
        Title: Associate General Counsel and Secretary