The Cooper Companies to Present At Citigroup's Healthcare Conference in New York

LAKE FOREST, Calif., May 17, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO), today announced that A. Thomas Bender, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at Citigroup's Healthcare Conference Tuesday, May 22nd at 1:30 pm. The conference will be held at The Hilton Hotel in New York.

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. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Calif., it manufactures in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico; Norfolk, Va; Rochester, NY; Adelaide, Australia; Hamble and Hampshire England; Ligny-en-Barrios, France and Madrid, Spain. 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.; Houston, TX; Montreal and Berlin. Its Web address is http://www.coopersurgical.com.

CONTACT: The Cooper Companies, Inc.
Norris Battin, 888-822-2660, ir@coopercompanies.com