Cooper Industries reports fourth quarter earnings of $1.10 per share; Full-year 2005 earnings per share increases 15 percent to $4.12.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-24 January 2006-Cooper Industries Ltd: Cooper Industries reports fourth quarter earnings of $1.10 per share; Full-year 2005 earnings per share increases 15 percent to $4.12(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24012006 HOUSTON - Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE: CBE) today reported fourth quarter 2005 earnings per share of $1.10 (diluted), an increase of 17 percent compared with $.94 earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2004.

Fourth quarter 2005 revenues increased 3 percent to $1.19 billion, compared with $1.15 billion for the same period last year. For the fourth quarter of 2005, net income rose 17 percent to $104.0 million, compared with $88.9 million for the prior year's fourth quarter. The fourth quarter of 2005 included...