The Cooper Companies, Inc.: 1st Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call

The Cooper Companies, Inc.: 1st Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference CallLAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2004--The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE: COO) will release 1st Quarter Earnings after the market closes. A conference call will be scheduled on that same day at 5:00pm Eastern time.

The toll-free conference number is 800-901-5231 and the password is 49549182. A teleconference replay will be available through March 9. Dial 888-286-8010 inside North America or 617-801-6888 outside North America, and enter password 49262131.

This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at Cooper Companies web site at www.coopercos.com.

The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.fulldisclosure.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE: COO) is a rapidly growing specialty healthcare company. Its two business units serve attractive niche markets in the medical device market with high quality, proprietary products. CooperVision(CVI) markets a broad range of contact lenses throughout the world. CooperSurgical(CSI) markets diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories for the women's healthcare market.

CONTACT:
The Cooper Companies, Inc.
Media Contact
Norris Battin, 949-597-4700
ir@coopercompanies.com

SOURCE: The Cooper Companies, Inc.