Cooper Companies Declares Cash Dividend


LAKE FOREST, Calif., May 11, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) announced today that consistent with the plan approved by its board of directors to pay annual dividends, the Company declared a semi-annual dividend of 3 cents per share, payable on July 5, 2007 to stockholders of record on June 13, 2007.

Corporate Information

The Cooper Companies, Inc. manufactures and markets specialty healthcare products through its CooperVision and CooperSurgical units. Corporate offices are in Lake Forest and Pleasanton, Calif. The World Wide Web address is http://www.coopercos.com. A toll free interactive telephone system at 1-800-334-1986 provides stock quotes, recent press releases and financial data.

CooperVision manufactures and markets contact lenses. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Calif., it manufactures in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico; Norfolk, Va; Rochester, NY; Adelaide, Australia; Hamble and Hampshire England; Ligny-en-Barrios, France and Madrid, Spain. Its Web address is http://www.coopervision.com.

CooperSurgical manufactures and markets diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories to the women's healthcare market. With headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Trumbull, Conn., it also manufactures in Pasadena, Calif.; North Normandy, Ill.; Fort Atkinson, Wis.; Houston, TX; Montreal and Berlin. Its Web address is http://www.coopersurgical.com.



            

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