Cooper Companies Declares Cash Dividend

Cooper Companies Declares Cash DividendLAKE FOREST, Calif., May 13, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) announced today that, consistent with its plan to pay semi-annual dividends, the Company declared a dividend of 3 cents per share, payable on July 6, 2004 to stockholders of record on June 14, 2004.

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 Pasadena, Calif., North Normandy, Ill., 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