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 23, 2002 -------------------------------- Cooper Industries, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Ohio - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-1175 31-4156620 - --------------------------------- ------------------------------------ (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 600 Travis, Suite 5800, Houston, Texas 77002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) 713/209-8400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events. First Quarter Results of Operations On April 23, 2002, Cooper Industries, Inc. (the "Company") issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 setting forth the Company's results of operations for the first quarter of 2002. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibits 99.1 Company press release dated April 23, 2002 titled "Cooper Industries Reports First-Quarter Earnings Of 52 Cents Per Share" 99.2 Company "Sales Trends" to be posted on the Company's website. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. Posting of Sales Trends Information On April 23, 2002, the Company will post on its website the "Sales Trends" information attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. 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, INC. (Registrant) Date: April 23, 2002 /s/ D. Bradley McWilliams ----------------------------- D. Bradley McWilliams Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX <Table> <Caption> EXHIBITS NUMBER DESCRIPTION -------- ----------- 99.1 Company press release dated April 23, 2002 titled "Cooper Industries Reports First-Quarter Earnings Of 52 Cents Per Share" 99.2 Company "Sales Trends" to be posted on the Company's website. </Table>