Cooper Companies to Present at the 2004 Wachovia Securities Nantucket Equity Conference

Cooper Companies to Present at the 2004 Wachovia Securities Nantucket Equity ConferenceLAKE FOREST, Calif., June 21, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) today announced that A. Thomas Bender, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, will be presenting at the 2004 Wachovia Securities Nantucket Conference on Wednesday, June 23rd at 8:00am (EST). The conference will be held at the Harbor House Village in Nantucket. A link to the webcast and recording of Cooper's presentation will available on the Company's website at www.coopercos.com.

Corporate Information

The Cooper Companies, Inc. manufactures and markets specialty healthcare products through its CooperVision and CooperSurgical units. Its corporate offices are in Lake Forest and Pleasanton, Calif. Its World Wide Web address is 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 and ophthalmic surgery products. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Calif., it manufactures in Huntington Beach, Calif., Rochester, N.Y., Norfolk, Va., Adelaide, Australia, Hamble, England, Madrid, Spain and Toronto. Its Web address is 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 Bedminster, N.J., Cranford, N.J., Fort Atkinson, Wis., Malmo, Sweden, Montreal and Berlin. Its World Wide Web address is www.coopersurgical.com.

CONTACT:
Norris Battin
The Cooper Companies, Inc.
ir@coopercompanies.com