The Cooper Companies to Present At Citi's Global Healthcare Conference

PLEASANTON, Calif., May 15, 2008 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) today announced that Robert S. Weiss, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 2008 Citi Investment Research Global Healthcare Conference to be held at the Hilton New York in New York City on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. ET.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available at www.coopercos.com/investor. The webcast will be archived on the Company's website within 24 hours following the presentation.

ABOUT THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.

The Cooper Companies, Inc. manufactures and markets specialty healthcare products through its CooperVision and CooperSurgical units. Corporate offices are in Pleasanton, Calif.

CooperVision (www.coopervision.com) develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of contact lenses for the worldwide vision correction market. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., it manufactures in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, Norfolk, Va., Rochester, N.Y., Adelaide, Australia, Hamble and Hampshire, England and Madrid, Spain.

CooperSurgical (www.coopersurgical.com) develops, manufactures and markets medical devices, diagnostic products and surgical instruments and accessories used primarily by gynecologists and obstetricians. Its major manufacturing and distribution facilities are in Trumbull, Conn.

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SOURCE: The Cooper Companies, Inc.

The Cooper Companies, Inc.
Kim Duncan, Director, Investor Relations
925-460-3663
ir@coopercompanies.com