CooperSurgical is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Cooper Companies, Inc., an NYSE listed company that trades under the ticker symbol COO.

Corporate Overview

The Cooper Companies, Inc. manufactures and markets specialty healthcare products through its CooperVision and CooperSurgical units.

CooperVision develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of contact lenses for the worldwide vision correction market.  Headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, it manufactures in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, Norfolk, VA, Rochester, NY, Adelaide, Australia, Hamble and Hampshire, England and Madrid, Spain.

CooperSurgical develops, manufactures and markets medical devices, diagnostic products and surgical instruments and accessories used primarily by gynecologists and obstetricians.  Its major manufacturing and distribution facilities are in Trumbull, CT.

For further information on The Cooper Companies, Inc., please visit their web site at www.coopercos.com or contact:

Albert G. White III
VP, Investor Relations and Treasurer

Or

Kim Duncan
Director, Investor Relations

The Cooper Companies, Inc.
6140 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 590
Pleasanton, CA 64588

Phone:  1-925-460-3663
Fax:    1-925-460-3649