Exhibit 6 - Cooper Industries Balance Sheet - in millions of DollarsPre-merger Post-merger1971 1972 1972Cash 9 9.54 10.56Accounts Recievable 49 51.94 60.1Inventories 57 60.4 7!.7!"ther # Current ssets 117 1#.9 15.44$et Plant % &'ui(ment 47 47 6#"ther ! ! 11 !otal assets 17 17!.9 6.44Accounts Pa)able #0 # #4.04Accrue* +a,es # #.## #.##-ong - +erm .ebt .ue 5 5 7Current "iabilities #! 40.## 44.#7-ong +erm .ebt #4 #4 46.e/erre* +a,es 4 4.4 4.4Pre/erre* 0toc1 11 11 11 Common &'uit) 2431!3691 shares outstan*ing4 !5 !9.## 10.!# 0toc1 o//er to $icholson !otal "iabilities # $et %orth 17 17!.9 6.44737503000 5!43000$umber o/ 0hares "utstan*ing 431!3691 431!369 5345314 # 1306355oo1 6alue 0.14!4# 1.174!1 .719##57.ebt 7 2.ebt 8 &'uit)4 Ratio !.579 7.579 7.579.ebt to 0ales Ratio 16.509 14.179 15.409 54!!57Interest Coverage1 5 1!11&'9( :reater then the +-bills 5.7 return in 197ssumptions for Exhibit 6Coo(er bu)s 1009 o/ the $icholson ;ile in a ta,-/ree stoc1 /or stoc1 e,change0ame level o/ .ebt as be/ore+s 197 return /rom the merger 2$icholson &arning76alue (ai* b) Coo(er40toc1 o//er to $icholson 0.4!40#6 5!4000Exhibit ) - $icholson *ile Balance Sheet - in millions of DollarsBefore mer+er1971 1972Cash 1.00 1.0Accounts Recievable !.00 !.16Inventories 1!.00 1!.#6"ther 1.00 1 Current ssets !.00 !.54$et Plant % &'ui(ment 16.00 16Investment in subsi*iaries #.00 # !otal assets 47.00 47.54Accounts Pa)able .00 .04"ther .00 Current "iabilities 4.00 4.04-ong +erm .ebt 1.00 1.e/erre* +a,es 0.00 0Pre/erre* 0toc1 0.00 0 Common &'uit) 2431!3691 shares outstan*ing4 #1.00 #1.5!otal "iabilities # $et %orth 47.00 47.54$umber o/ 0hares "utstan*ing 5!43000 5!43000.ebt 7 2.ebt 8 &'uit)4 Ratio 7.919 7.599.ebt to 0ales Ratio 1.709 1.79Interest Coverage4 #?or1ing Ca(ital 4.00 4.50?or1ing Ca(ital 7 sales 4#.409 4#.449ssumptions for Exhibit )0ales gro