The Cooper Companies to Present at the 24th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Jan. 5, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) today announced that A. Thomas Bender, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 9th at 2:30pm. The conference will be held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.

A link to the conference will be posted 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. Corporate offices are in Lake Forest and Pleasanton, Calif. The World Wide Web address is http://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 Albuquerque, N.M., Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, Norfolk, Va., Rochester, N.Y., Adelaide, Australia, Hamble and Hampshire England, Ligny-en-Barrios, France, Madrid, Spain and Toronto. Its Web address is http://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 Pasadena, Calif., North Normandy, Ill., Fort Atkinson, Wis., Montreal and Berlin. Its Web address is http://www.coopersurgical.com.

CONTACT: The Cooper Companies, Inc.
Norris Battin
888-822-2660
Fax: (949) 768-3688
ir@coopercompanies.com