EXHIBIT 23
November 12, 2003
Cooper Industries, Ltd.
600 Travis, Suite 5800
Houston, Texas 77002-1001
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statements of Cooper Industries, Ltd. (the "Company") and/or Cooper Industries,
Inc., as applicable, and in each related Prospectus of the use of our name and
the reference to an analysis, with which our firm assisted, concerning the
contingent liability exposure of the Company for certain asbestos-related
claims, under "Part I; Item 1. Financial Statements; Note 12. Asbestos
Liabilities", and under "Part II - Other Information; Item 1. Legal Proceedings"
included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2003.
No. 2-33-14542 Form S-8 Registration Statement for Cooper Industries, Inc.
1989 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
No. 333-02847 Form S-8 Registration Statement for Cooper Industries, Inc.
Amended and Restated Directors Stock Plan
No. 333-64400 Form S-8 Registration Statement for Cooper Industries, Inc.
Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan
No. 333-24237 Form S-3D Registration Statement for Cooper Industries, Inc.
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan
No. 333-101451 Form S-3D Registration Statement for Cooper Industries, Ltd.
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan
No. 333-51439 Form S-8 Registration Statement for Cooper Industries, Inc.
Director's Retainer Fee Stock Plan
No. 333-51441 Form S-8 Registration Statement for Cooper Industries, Inc.
Amended and Restated Management Annual Incentive Plan
No. 333-37580 Form S-8 Registration Statement for Cooper (UK) Employee
Share Purchase Plan
No. 333-75475 Form S-3 Registration Statement for a shelf registration to
issue up to $500 million of debt securities
No. 333-99581 Form S-3 Registration Statement for a shelf registration to
issue a guarantee of up to $500 million of debt securities
Sincerely,
/s/ Charles E. Bates, Ph.D.
Charles E. Bates, Ph.D.
President and Senior Partner
Bates White, LLC