UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                   FORM 10-Q-A


(X)     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        FOR QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED  APRIL 30, 1996

( )     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                   
        FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _________  TO _________ 


                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-8597


                           THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.
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             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)



           DELAWARE                      94-2657368
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION           (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
   OF INCORPORATION OR                  IDENTIFICATION NO.)
      ORGANIZATION)


6140 STONERIDGE MALL RD., SUITE 590, PLEASANTON, CA 94588

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)     (ZIP CODE)

REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE
(510) 460-3600

     INDICATE  BY CHECK MARK  WHETHER THE  REGISTRANT  (1) HAS FILED ALL REPORTS
REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE  SECURITIES  EXCHANGE  ACT OF
1934  DURING  THE  PRECEDING  12 MONTHS  (OR FOR SUCH  SHORTER  PERIOD  THAT THE
REGISTRANT WAS REQUIRED TO FILE SUCH REPORTS),  AND (2) HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO SUCH
FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS.

                     YES  X     NO

     INDICATE THE NUMBER OF SHARES  OUTSTANDING  OF EACH OF ISSUER'S  CLASSES OF
COMMON STOCK, AS OF THE LATEST PRACTICABLE DATE.

 COMMON STOCK, $.10 PAR VALUE     11,656,833 SHARES
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           CLASS                     OUTSTANDING AT
                                       MAY 31, 1996







     The undersigned  registrant  hereby amends the following  items,  financial
statements,  exhibits or other  portions  of its  Quarterly  Report  Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-Q for the
fiscal quarter ended April 30, 1996, as set forth in the page attached hereto:

Part II.  Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.





                                     PART II


Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

     The 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on March 27, 1996.

     Each of the  seven  individuals  nominated  to  serve as  directors  of the
Company were re-elected to office. Information with respect to votes cast for or
withheld from such nominee is set forth below:

                                             Votes
 Director                    Votes For     Withheld

 A. Thomas Bender           10,513,821      124,467
 Mark A. Filler             10,508,548      129,740
 Michael H. Kalkstein       10,514,071      124,217
 Moses Marx                 10,514,061      124,227
 Donald Press               10,514,053      124,235
 Steven Rosenberg           10,510,405      127,883
 Allan E. Rubenstein        10,514,149      124,139

     Stockholders  were asked to approve the Company's 1996 Long- Term Incentive
Plan for Non-Employee  Directors.  A total of 9,880,320 shares voted in favor of
the  proposal,  658,498  shares voted  against the  proposal and 104,470  shares
abstained from voting.

     Stockholders were also asked to ratify the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick
LLP as independent  certified public  accountants for the Company for the fiscal
year which ended  October 31, 1996. A total of  10,516,041  shares were voted in
favor of the ratification, 75,727 shares were voted against it and 46,520 shares
abstained.






                                    SIGNATURE







     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                      The Cooper Companies, Inc.
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                                                              (Registrant)



Date: August 27, 1996                     /s/        Robert S. Weiss
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                                             Executive Vice President, Treasurer
                                                and Chief Financial Officer