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)		March 24, 2008

Cooper Industries, Ltd.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

1-31330 (Commission File Number)		Bermuda (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		98-0355628 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
600 Travis, Suite 5600, Houston, Texas (Address of Principal Executive Offices)				77002 (Zip Code)

713/209-8400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 1.01		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 24, 2008, Cooper US, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cooper US”), Cooper Industries, Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company (the “Company”), Cooper B-Line, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“B-Line”), Cooper Bussmann, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Bussmann”), Cooper Crouse-Hinds, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Crouse”), Cooper Lighting, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Lighting”), Cooper Power Systems, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Power”), and Cooper Wiring Devices, Inc., a New York corporation (“Wiring” and, together with B-Line, Bussmann, Crouse, Lighting and Power, the “Subsidiary Guarantors” and, together with the Company, the “Guarantors”), entered into an underwriting agreement, attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto, with the underwriters named therein, with respect to the issue and sale by Cooper US of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.45% senior unsecured notes due 2015 (the “Notes”), which Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors (the “Guarantees” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”). On March 25, 2008, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Prospectus Supplement to its global shelf registration statement on Form S-3 dated June 13, 2007 (Registration No. 333-143688) relating to the offering of the Securities. Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 8.1, 23.1 and 23.2 to this Form 8-K relating to the offering of the Securities are hereby incorporated into such Registration Statement by reference.

Item 2.03		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On March 24, 2008, a committee duly authorized by the Board of Directors of Cooper US authorized the creation of senior debt designated as Cooper US’s 5.45% Senior Notes due 2015. The Notes will be issued under an indenture among Cooper US, the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee, and a second supplemental indenture among Cooper US, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, a form of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 hereto.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits:
	1.1			Underwriting Agreement dated March 24, 2008, among Cooper Industries, Ltd., Cooper US, Inc., the other guarantors parties thereto, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC and the other underwriters named therein.
	4.1			Form of Second Supplemental Indenture among Cooper US, Inc., Cooper Industries, Ltd., the subsidiary guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.
	5.1			Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
	5.2			Opinion of Appleby.
	8.1			Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. regarding tax matters.

	23.1			Consent of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 8.1 to this Form 8-K).
	23.2			Consent of Appleby (included in Exhibit 5.2 to this Form 8-K).

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits:
1.1		Underwriting Agreement dated March 24, 2008, among Cooper Industries, Ltd., Cooper US, Inc., the other guarantors parties thereto, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC and the other underwriters named therein.
4.1		Form of Second Supplemental Indenture among Cooper US, Inc., Cooper Industries, Ltd., the subsidiary guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.
5.1		Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
5.2		Opinion of Appleby.
8.1		Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. regarding tax matters.
23.1		Consent of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 8.1 to this Form 8-K).
23.2		Consent of Appleby (included in Exhibit 5.2 to this Form 8-K).