Cooper Notification Wins Top Mass Notification Provider Award

SARASOTA, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
GSN: Government Security News magazine has awarded Cooper Notification, a
platform of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE:CBE), the "Best Mass Notification
System" honor in its inaugural Homeland Security competition. Cooper
Notification was presented the award last week at a gala dinner hosted by GSN at
the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan. The event preceded the opening of two
security expos in New York City; Public Security & Safety and ISC East.

Selected by a panel of objective and independent judges, Cooper Notification was
chosen as the winner based on its significant role as the interoperable mass
notification system at President Barack Obama`s January 2009 Inauguration - the
largest security and safety operation for a presidential inauguration in the
nation`s history. Throughout the inaugural festivities, the DC Homeland Security
and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) and its regional counterparts used
Cooper Notification`s patented Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN) to efficiently
coordinate security and emergency efforts among 58 different law enforcement
agencies, as well as communicate to the public through its Alert DC emergency
communications system. Approximately 1.2 million messages were successfully sent
through RSAN in a 12-hour period during the inauguration.

"We recognize the importance of this honor and are proud of GSN's recognition of
Cooper Notification as a global leader," said Kris Beyen, President Cooper
Safety. "We will continue our efforts to provide our customers with innovative
safety and security technologies that help protect the well being of people and
property around the world."

Cooper Notification: Delivering Critical Alerts when it Matters Most

Cooper Notification, the industry`s most comprehensive, multi-layered Mass
Notification System (MNS) provider, provides critical, emergency communications
for cities and counties across the U.S. With 500 MNS systems around the globe,
other installations include U.S. military sites; university and college
campuses; state and federal agencies; airports; and hospitals. Integrated with
one simple-to-use interface, Cooper Notification`s reliable and effective MNS
solutions allow emergency officials to send event-specific instructions to
multiple communication channels, including voice-sirens, indoor and outdoor
speakers, digital signage, text messaging/SMS alerting, automated dialing
systems, desktop alerts, and email notifications. These systems play an
important role in emergency alerting and information sharing among government
leadership, first responders, critical infrastructure providers, businesses and
citizens.

Editor`s Note: For additional information regarding Cooper Industries`
commitment to Safety and Notification solutions, contact Mark Doheny at (713)
209-8484 or mark.doheny@cooperindustries.com.

About Cooper Notification

Cooper Notification, a solution platform of The Cooper Safety Division, is
comprised of several businesses with decades of experience and innovation in the
development of high quality products and solutions. With the ever present need
to protect, alert and inform, Cooper Notification is focused on meeting the
growing demand for personnel and property safety. We are the source for
notification solutions supporting Fire, Security, Hazardous area, Mass
Notification, Voice evacuation and Industrial Signaling applications and
operating under the powerful global brands of Fulleon, MEDC, Roam Secure,
SAFEPATH, WAVES and Wheelock. For more information, visit the web site at
www.coopernotification.com.

About Cooper Industries

Cooper Industries plc (NYSE:CBE) is a global manufacturer with 2008 revenues of
$6.5 billion, approximately 88% of which are from electrical products. Founded
in 1833, Cooper's sustained level of success is attributable to a constant focus
on innovation, evolving business practices while maintaining the highest ethical
standards, and meeting customer needs. The Company has eight operating divisions
with leading market share positions and world-class products and brands
including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG
explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and
Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of
products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several long-term growth trends
including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the
reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher
energy-efficient products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2008,
sixty-one percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility
end-markets and thirty-seven percent of total sales were to customers outside
the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of
2008. For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.

Cooper Industries
Marla Moran, (941) 487-2318
marla.moran@cooperindustries.com

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