LOCAL EATON EMPLOYEE HONORED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE

Eaton CorporationCorporate CommunicationsEaton CenterCleveland, OH 44114Tel: (216) 523-4918Fax: (216) 523-4553Email: AnneEMonroen@eaton.com

Date June 23, 2006
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LOCAL EATON EMPLOYEE HONORED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE

RALEIGH, North Carolina… Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that Kristin Somers has been chosen as a recipient of the company’s 2006 Stover Volunteerism Award for Community Service. The annual award recognizes Eaton employees who have demonstrated leadership or exemplary service in community activities and have served as volunteers in health and human care, educational, arts, cultural or civic organizations. The award is named in honor of James R. Stover, former Chairman of the Board of Eaton Corporation.

Each year, nominated Eaton employees are evaluated by a corporate selection committee representing Eaton’s business units and corporate staff functions. Honored employees receive a commemorative award and a $2,500 contribution from Eaton to a non-profit community organization of their choice.

Somers, one of five people to receive this award in 2006, is a marketing communications manager for Eaton’s Power Quality Solutions Operations (PQSO) business in Raleigh and has been an Eaton employee for 3 years. Her volunteer work includes involvement with the Leukemia Society Rock-and-Roll Marathon, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church capital campaign to build a new church and preschool, and the Lutheran Family Services efforts to resettle families who are fleeing persecution in their home countries. Over the past few years Somers resettled an extended family of 25 Burmese refugees into the Research Triangle Park area and helped them find housing, learn English, deal with the U.S. healthcare system and obtain jobs.

“The Stover Volunteerism Award recognizes those members of the Eaton team who epitomize the Eaton vision of being the most admired company in our markets by supporting their community,” said Barry Doggett, Eaton’s vice president, Public and Community Affairs. “This year's recipients clearly demonstrate a vital commitment to their neighbors and their neighborhoods. Their leadership in service to those in need should serve as an example to all of us.”

Somers will donate her $2,500 award to the Susan G. Komen 3-day Breast Cancer Walk to be held in Philadelphia in October, an organization in which she recently became involved. Thousands of women and men will unite in cities across the country and walk 60 miles over the course of three days. Net proceeds from the event will benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to fund breast cancer research and community outreach.

Eaton’s Power Quality Systems Operations facility in Raleigh is part of the company’s Electrical business which provides AC and DC solutions for availability in data centers, local and wide-area networking, hospitals, universities and a variety of other industries where managing the cost and reliability of electrical power is critial. Approximately 750 PQSO employees work at their 5 facilities in the Raleigh area.

Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2005 sales of $11.1 billion. Eaton is a global leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; intelligent truck drivetrain systems for safety and fuel economy; and automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has 60,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.