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) May 14, 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. Approval of Corporate Restructuring On May 14, 2002, Cooper Industries, Inc. (the "Company") issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing the approval by the Company's shareholders of the Company's corporate restructuring that will result in the Company changing its place of incorporation from Ohio to Bermuda. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibits 99.1 Company press release dated May 14, 2002 titled "Cooper Industries Shareholders Approve Reincorporation" 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: May 14, 2002 /s/ Terrance V. Helz ----------------------------------- Terrance V. Helz Associate General Counsel and Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. - ----------- 99.1 Company press release dated May 14, 2002 titled "Cooper Industries Shareholders Approve Reincorporation"