1121 Highway 74 South Peachtree City, GA 30269 Tel: 770.486.4800 Fax: 770.486.4801 www.cooperlighting.com News Release Contact: Karin Martin, Karin Martin Communications (630) 513-8625 Karin.Martin@CooperIndustries.com Cooper Lighting Introduces the Halo LED Recessed Downlighting System The ML56 series offers multiple lumen packages, four color temperatures and unique trim options for both 5-inch and 6-inch recessed housings. PEACHTREE CITY, Ga., November 15, 2012 – Cooper Lighting, a leader at the forefront of transforming the lighting industry and setting an unmatched standard for innovation and reliability, is pleased to introduce the Halo ML56 LED Recessed Downlighting System. The comprehensive system features LED downlight modules available in multiple wattages/lumen packages and color temperatures that are interchangeable with dedicated 5-inch and 6-inch downlight and directional trims. The extensive trim collection features industry breakthroughs, including Halo-exclusive wall wash trims with a repositionable kick reflector and shower-rated baffles. The ML56 family, which is ENERGY STAR®-qualified for both residential and commercial applications, offers up to $400 in energy and replacement savings over the life of the fixture. The ML56 LED Recessed Downlighting System is designed for new construction, remodeling or retrofit into both 5-inch and 6-inch standard and shallow recessed housings by Halo, All-Pro or compatible recessed housings. The available color temperatures include 2700 K, 3000 K, 3500 K and 4000 K options with either an 80 CRI (minimum) or 90 CRI (minimum) option depending on the model selected. The series offers two lumen packages, including the 600 series (9.0 watts/80 CRI and 10.2 watts/90 CRI) and 900 series (13.4 watts/80 CRI or 90 CRI). The 600 series offers up to 708 lumens and the 900 series produces up to 1,010 lumens depending on the trim and color temperature selection. The ML56 light modules feature an inside frost lens that has the familiar look of a typical R/BR-type lamp for visual comfort and aesthetic familiarity, while offering uniform illumination. With this traditional look, the ML56 trim collection offers a complete vocabulary of 26 trims (5-inch and 6-inch), including reflectors and baffles in Halo’s popular color selection of White, Black, Specular, Haze, Satin Nickel and Tuscan Bronze. In addition, the ML56 trim collection features attractive low-profile directional LED eyeballs, non-conductive “dead-front” shower-rated baffles, and Halo-exclusive wall wash trims with a repositionable kick reflector allowing for fine-tuning adjustment of the wall wash effect. -More- Cooper Lighting – Page 2 The ML56 series is designed to deliver more than 70 percent of initial lumens at 50,000 hours or 22 years (based on six hours average use per day) and is dimmable down to 15 percent with standard dimmers or 5 percent with select dimmers. The system can provide up to $400 in energy and lamp replacement savings over the life of the fixture when compared to a 65-watt BR30 lamp and based on $0.11 per kilowatt hour and six hours average use per day at 50,000 hours. The series is wet and damp location listed (protected ceilings), RoHS complaint, and can be used for IECC-International Energy Conservation Code, WSEC-Washington State Energy Code, and California Title 24 High Efficacy compliance. The series is Lighting Facts® listed and is AIR-TITE™ and IP66 Ingress Protection rated with reflector and baffle trims. Cooper Lighting continues to make significant investments to empower its customers with the innovations, technology, and resources needed to meet the challenges of the future. The company delivers a wide range of innovative and reliable lighting, LED, and controls solutions, all specifically designed to maximize performance, energy efficiency and cost savings. For additional information, visit www.cooperlighting.com. About Cooper Lighting Cooper Lighting, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), is a leading provider of world-class lighting, LED and controls solutions to commercial, retail, institutional, residential and utility markets. Cooper Lighting is committed to helping businesses and communities leverage the latest technologies to improve energy efficiency, reduce costs, and enrich the quality of the environment. Cooper Lighting. Innovation you can rely on™. For additional information, visit www.cooperlighting.com. About Cooper Industries Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2011 revenues of $5.4 billion. Founded in 1833 Cooper's sustained success is attributable to a constant focus on innovation and evolving business practices, while maintaining the highest ethical standards and meeting customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions with leading market positions and world-class products and brands, including Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2011 sixty-two percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and forty percent of total sales were to customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2011. For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com. ###