2.2.0.25falsefalse0211 - Disclosure - Shareholders' Equitytruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 USD ($) / shares USD ($) $Jan-01-2010_Dec-31-2010http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001141982duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00PureStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancepurexbrli0USDEPSDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170SharesStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$2true0us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteAbstractus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNo definition available.falsefalseShareholders' Equity [Abstract]3false0us-gaap_StockholdersEquityNoteDisclosureTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel1falsefalsefalse00  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>NOTE 11: SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     As discussed in Note 1, Cooper completed a reorganization transaction on September 8, 2009 whereby all Cooper Industries, Ltd. Class A common shares held by public shareholders were cancelled and all holders of such shares received ordinary shares of Cooper Industries plc on a one-for-one basis. The Class A and Class B common shares of Cooper Industries, Ltd. held by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Cooper Industries, Ltd. did not participate in the exchange transaction and continued to be held by wholly-owned subsidiaries of Cooper Industries, Ltd. On October 19, 2009, the Irish High Court approved the reduction of share premium (similar to additional paid-in-capital) to establish distributable reserves in the statutory balance sheet of Cooper Industries plc. The establishment of distributable reserves was required to enable the Company to pay dividends and repurchase shares in the future. The reorganization transaction and establishment of distributable reserves had no impact on consolidated shareholders’ equity. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"> <b> </b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Cooper Industries plc’s authorized share capital is €40,000 and $7,600,000 consisting of 40,000 ordinary shares with a par value of €1 per share, 750,000,000 common shares, par value of $.01 per share and 10,000,000 preferred shares, par value $.01 per share, which preferred shares may be designated and created as shares of any other classes or series of shares with the respective rights and restrictions determined by action of the Board of Directors. No preferred shares of Cooper Industries plc were outstanding at December 31, 2010 or 2009. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Cooper Industries plc had common shares, $.01 par value outstanding of 164,130,802 (net of 6,537,900 treasury shares) and 167,316,595 (net of 294,600 treasury shares) at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. During 2010 Cooper issued 3,057,507 common shares primarily in connection with employee incentive and benefit plans and Cooper’s dividend reinvestment program. During 2010 Cooper Industries plc purchased 6,243,300 shares of treasury stock at an average price of $44.23 per share. Subsequent to the reorganization transaction in 2009, Cooper Industries plc purchased 294,600 shares of treasury stock at an average price of $42.38 per share. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Cooper Industries, Ltd’s authorized share capital was $7,600,000 consisting of 500,000,000 Class A common shares, par value of $.01 per share, 250,000,000 Class B common shares, par value $.01 per share and 10,000,000 preferred shares, par value $.01 per share, which preferred shares could be designated and created as shares of any other classes or series of shares with the respective rights and restrictions determined by action of the Board of Directors. No preferred shares of Cooper Industries, Ltd. were outstanding at December 31, 2008 or 2007. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Cooper Industries, Ltd. had Class A common shares, $.01 par value issued and outstanding of 166,908,287 and 179,453,923 as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 respectively, (excluding the Class A common shares held by wholly-owned subsidiaries of 37,362,915 and 27,195,002 shares at each respective date). During 2009 and 2008 Cooper issued Class A common shares totaling 1,965,708 and 1,864,076, respectively primarily in connection with employee incentive and benefit plans and Cooper’s dividend reinvestment program. During 2009 and prior to the reorganization transaction described above, Cooper Industries Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries purchased 1,262,800 Class A common shares of Cooper Industries, Ltd. for $26.0 million under Cooper’s share repurchase plans. During 2008 Cooper and its wholly-owned subsidiaries purchased 14,409,712 shares of Cooper Industries, Ltd. Class A common shares under Cooper’s share repurchase plan for $517.2 million. The share purchases are recorded by Cooper’s wholly-owned subsidiaries as an investment in its parent company that is eliminated in consolidation. During 2008, 598,482 Class A common shares held by wholly-owned subsidiaries were issued in connection with employee incentive and benefit plans, leaving 37,362,915 Class A common shares held by wholly-owned subsidiaries at December 31, 2008. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     On February 12, 2008, Cooper’s Board of Directors authorized the purchase of ten million shares of common stock with the repurchases being completed during 2010. On February 9, 2009, Cooper’s Board of Directors increased the share repurchase authorization by ten million shares. As of December 31, 2010, 8,728,735 shares remain available to be repurchased under the February 9, 2009 authorization by the Board of Directors. Cooper’s Board has also authorized the repurchase of shares issued from time to time under its equity compensation plans, matched savings plan and dividend reinvestment plan in order to offset the dilution that results from issuing shares under these plans. For 2011 Cooper’s current estimate is that 3 million shares would be issued under equity compensation plans. Cooper may continue to repurchase shares under these authorizations from time to time during 2011. The decision whether to do so will be dependent on the favorability of market conditions, as well as potential cash requirements for acquisitions and debt repayments. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Under the terms of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, any holder of common stock may elect to have cash dividends and up to $24,000 per year in cash payments invested in common stock without incurring any brokerage commissions or service charges. At December 31, 2010, Cooper had 15,558,347 shares reserved for the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, grants and exercises of stock options, performance-based stock awards, restricted stock awards and other plans. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Board of Directors of Cooper Industries, Ltd. adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan that authorized the issuance of one right for each common share outstanding on May 22, 2002. Each Right entitled the holder to buy one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Participating preferred Stock at a purchase price of $225 per one one-hundredth of a share or, in certain circumstances common shares having a value of twice the purchase price. Each Right became exercisable only in certain circumstances constituting a potential change of control on a basis considered inadequate by the Board of Directors. The Rights were scheduled to expire August 5, 2007. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     On August 3, 2007, Cooper Industries, Ltd. entered into an Amended and Restated Rights Agreement (“the Amended Rights Plan”). The Amended Rights Plan extended the final expiration of the Shareholder Rights Plan to August 1, 2017. In addition, the Amended Rights Plan increased the exercise price of each full Right from $225 to $600 (equivalent to $300 for each one-half of a Right, which was the fraction of a Right that was associated with each Class A common share of Cooper Industries, Ltd. following the two-for-one stock split effective March 2007); eliminated a ten-day window to redeem the Rights after a person has become an “Acquiring Person” (as defined in the Amended Rights Plan); added a provision that allows the Board of Directors to exchange the outstanding and exercisable Rights for additional common shares (or, in certain situations, a number of Series A Participating Preferred Shares) at the rate of one common share per Right, at anytime after a person becomes an “Acquiring Person,” and added a provision clarifying that Cooper is allowed to lower the acquiror ownership threshold at which dilution is triggered to no less than 10% at anytime prior to the time any person becomes an “Acquiring Person.” </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     In connection with the Irish reincorporation, Cooper Industries plc and Cooper Industries, Ltd. entered into a Second Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of September 8, 2009 (the “Second Amended Rights Plan”). The Second Amended Rights Plan further amends and restates the Amended Rights Plan. Pursuant to the Second Amended Rights Plan, the preferred share purchase rights associated with the Cooper Industries, Ltd. Class A common shares were replaced with newly issued preferred share purchase rights associated with the Cooper Industries plc common shares. The terms of the Second Amended Rights Plan are substantially similar to that of the Amended Rights Plan. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     On February 15, 2011, Cooper’s Board of Directors increased the annual dividend rate of Cooper’s common stock by $.08 per share to $1.16. On February 15, 2010, Cooper’s Board of Directors increased the annual dividend rate of Cooper’s common stock by $.08 per share to $1.08. On February 12, 2008, Cooper’s Board of Directors increased the annual dividend rate of Cooper’s common stock by $.16 per share to $1.00. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"> <b> </b> </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged NotefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDisclosures related to accounts comprising shareholders' equity, including other comprehensive income. 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