LAKE FOREST, Calif., Dec. 29, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) today announced that it will hold its next annual meeting of stockholders on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 at 10:00 A.M. at The Benjamin Hotel in New York City. Stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 3, 2004 will be eligible to vote on matters presented in the Company's proxy statement. The Company plans to mail its proxy statement on or about February 10, 2004.
Standing for election will be all of the Company's current directors: A. Thomas Bender, president and chief executive officer, Robert S. Weiss, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D., Michael H. Kalkstein, Moses Marx, Donald Press, Steven Rosenberg, and Stanley Zinberg, M.D.
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The Cooper Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market specialty healthcare products. Its corporate offices are in Lake Forest and Pleasanton, Calif. A toll free interactive telephone system at 1-800-334-1986 provides stock quotes, recent press releases and financial data. The Cooper Companies' World Wide Web address is www.coopercos.com.
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CooperSurgical, Inc., supplies diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories to the gynecology market. With headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Trumbull, Conn., it also manufactures in Bedminster, N.J., Cranford, N.J., Fort Atkinson, Wis., Malmo, Sweden, Montreal and Berlin. Its World Wide Web address is www.coopersurgical.com.