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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;9, 2004



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_______



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>COOPER INDUSTRIES, LTD.</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B></DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Bermuda</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>98-0355628</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>600 Travis, Suite&nbsp;5800<BR>
Houston, Texas</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>77002</B><BR>
(Zip Code)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC.<BR>
AMENDED AND RESTATED<BR>
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Diane Kosmach Schumacher<BR>
Senior Vice President, General Counsel<BR>
and Chief Compliance Officer<BR>
600 Travis, Suite&nbsp;5800<BR>
Houston, Texas 77002<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
(713)&nbsp;209-8400<BR>
(Telephone number of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>



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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of securities to be registered</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>registered (1) (2)</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>per unit(3)</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Class&nbsp;A Common Shares, par value
US$.01 per share (including the
associated preferred share purchase
rights)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">5,000,000 shares
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">63.19</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">315,950,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">40,030.87</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Notes:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">1. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement
covers the registration of 5,000,000 Class&nbsp;A common shares in addition to
shares previously registered under Registration Statements Nos. 333-08277 and
333-64400.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">2. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate
number of additional shares that may be offered and issued to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions as
provided in the Cooper Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive
Plan.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">3. Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) under the Securities Act on the basis of the
average of the high and low sales prices of $64.56 and $61.82 per Cooper Class
A common share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on November&nbsp;2, 2004.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">As permitted by Rule&nbsp;429 under the Securities Act, the prospectus related to
this Registration Statement also covers securities registered under
Registration Statements Nos. 333-08277 and 333-64400 on Form S-8.


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Information Required in the Registration Statement</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Explanation Note Under General Instruction E



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed to register 5,000,000
additional Cooper Industries, Ltd. Class&nbsp;A common shares, par value $.01 per
share, which have been reserved for issuance under the Cooper Industries, Inc.
Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). This increase was
approved by Cooper&#146;s Board of Directors on February&nbsp;11, 2004, subject to
approval by Cooper shareholders. On April&nbsp;27, 2004, Cooper shareholders
approved the increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the
Plan. A total of 12,000,000 shares reserved under the Plan have previously
been registered on Registration Statements Nos. 333-08277 and 333-64400, filed
on July&nbsp;17, 1996 and July&nbsp;2, 2001, respectively. Pursuant to and as permitted
by General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of Registration Statement
Nos. 333-08277 and 333-64400 are hereby incorporated by reference herein, and
the opinion and consents listed at Item&nbsp;8 below are annexed hereto.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The following is a list of exhibits filed with this Registration Statement:

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Cooper Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Appendix&nbsp;B to Cooper&#146;s Proxy
Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April&nbsp;27, 2004).</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on
November&nbsp;9, 2004.

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    <TD colspan="3">COOPER INDUSTRIES, LTD.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Diane K. Schumacher
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Diane K. Schumacher&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Chief Compliance
Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ H. John Riley, Jr.<BR>
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H. John Riley, Jr.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director, Chairman<BR>
of the Board and<BR>
Chief Executive<BR>
Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Terry A. Klebe<BR>
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Terry A. Klebe
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Senior Vice<BR>
President and Chief<BR>
Financial Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Jeffrey B. Levos<BR>
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Jeffrey B. Levos
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President and<BR>
Controller<BR>
(Principal<BR>
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">*/s/ Stephen G. Butler<BR>
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Stephen G. Butler
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">*/s/Robert M. Devlin<BR>
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Robert M. Devlin
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">*/s/ Ivor J. Evans<BR>
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Ivor J. Evans
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">*/s/ Clifford J. Grum<BR>
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Clifford J. Grum
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">*/s/ Linda A. Hill<BR>
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Linda A. Hill
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">*/s/ James J. Postl<BR>
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James J. Postl
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">*/s/ Dan F. Smith<BR>
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Dan F. Smith
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">*/s/ Gerald B. Smith<BR>
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Gerald B. Smith
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">November&nbsp;9, 2004</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">*/s/ James R. Wilson<BR>
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James R. Wilson
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
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(incorporated herein by reference to Appendix&nbsp;B to Cooper&#146;s Proxy
Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April&nbsp;27, 2004).</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2004
Registration No. 333-_______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
COOPER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
98-0355628
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No)
600 Travis, Suite 5800
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
77002
(Zip Code)
COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
Diane Kosmach Schumacher
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Chief Compliance Officer
600 Travis, Suite 5800
Houston, Texas 77002
(Name and address of agent for service)
(713) 209-8400
(Telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate
Amount of
Title of securities to be registered
registered (1) (2)
per unit(3)
offering price
registration fee
Class A Common Shares, par value
US$.01 per share (including the
associated preferred share purchase
rights)
5,000,000 shares
$
63.19
$
315,950,000
$
40,030.87
Notes:
1. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration Statement
covers the registration of 5,000,000 Class A common shares in addition to
shares previously registered under Registration Statements Nos. 333-08277 and
333-64400.
2. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate
number of additional shares that may be offered and issued to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions as
provided in the Cooper Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive
Plan.
3. Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act on the basis of the
average of the high and low sales prices of $64.56 and $61.82 per Cooper Class
A common share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on November 2, 2004.
As permitted by Rule 429 under the Securities Act, the prospectus related to
this Registration Statement also covers securities registered under
Registration Statements Nos. 333-08277 and 333-64400 on Form S-8.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Opinion of Appleby Spurling Hunter
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
Consent of Bates White, LLC
Powers of Attorney
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PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Explanation Note Under General Instruction E
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed to register 5,000,000
additional Cooper Industries, Ltd. Class A common shares, par value $.01 per
share, which have been reserved for issuance under the Cooper Industries, Inc.
Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). This increase was
approved by Cooper's Board of Directors on February 11, 2004, subject to
approval by Cooper shareholders. On April 27, 2004, Cooper shareholders
approved the increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the
Plan. A total of 12,000,000 shares reserved under the Plan have previously
been registered on Registration Statements Nos. 333-08277 and 333-64400, filed
on July 17, 1996 and July 2, 2001, respectively. Pursuant to and as permitted
by General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of Registration Statement
Nos. 333-08277 and 333-64400 are hereby incorporated by reference herein, and
the opinion and consents listed at Item 8 below are annexed hereto.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following is a list of exhibits filed with this Registration Statement:
Number
Description
4.1
Cooper Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Appendix B to Cooper's Proxy
Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 27, 2004).
5.1
Opinion of Appleby Spurling Hunter.
23.1
Consent of Appleby Spurling Hunter (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.3
Consent of Bates White, LLC.
24.1
Powers of Attorney from members of Cooper's Board of Directors.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on
November 9, 2004.
COOPER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
By:
/s/ Diane K. Schumacher
Diane K. Schumacher
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Chief Compliance
Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
/s/ H. John Riley, Jr.
H. John Riley, Jr.
Director, Chairman
of the Board and
Chief Executive
Officer
November 9, 2004
/s/ Terry A. Klebe
Terry A. Klebe
Senior Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer
November 9, 2004
/s/ Jeffrey B. Levos
Jeffrey B. Levos
Vice President and
Controller
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
November 9, 2004
*/s/ Stephen G. Butler
Stephen G. Butler
Director
November 9, 2004
*/s/Robert M. Devlin
Robert M. Devlin
Director
November 9, 2004
*/s/ Ivor J. Evans
Ivor J. Evans
Director
November 9, 2004
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*/s/ Clifford J. Grum
Clifford J. Grum
Director
November 9, 2004
*/s/ Linda A. Hill
Linda A. Hill
Director
November 9, 2004
*/s/ James J. Postl
James J. Postl
Director
November 9, 2004
*/s/ Dan F. Smith
Dan F. Smith
Director
November 9, 2004
*/s/ Gerald B. Smith
Gerald B. Smith
Director
November 9, 2004
*/s/ James R. Wilson
James R. Wilson
Director
November 9, 2004
* by:
/s/ Diane K. Schumacher
Diane K. Schumacher
Pursuant to Powers of Attorney filed as Exhibit 24.1
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Number
Description
4.1
Cooper Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Appendix B to Cooper's Proxy
Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 27, 2004).
5.1
Opinion of Appleby Spurling Hunter.
23.1
Consent of Appleby Spurling Hunter (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.3
Consent of Bates White, LLC.
24.1
Powers of Attorney from members of Cooper's Board of Directors.