UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D.
15 West 81st Street, #4-G
NY, New York 10024
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
5/1/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security|2. |2A. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Trans-|Exec- |Trans | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|action|ution |action| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | | A/| | Owned Following |Indir | |
|Date | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | Reported Trans(s)|ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |4/30/ | |M | |11250 |A |26.23 1 | |D | |
|2003 | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |4/30/ | |S | |2500 |D |28.0356 | |D | |
|2003 | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |4/30/ | |S | |2500 |D |28.0248 | |D | |
|2003 | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |4/30/ | |S | |2500 |D |28.0500 | |D | |
|2003 | | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |4/30/ | |S | |3750 |D |27.8347 |384 1 |D | |
|2003 | | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of |2.Con- |3. |3A. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Derivative |version |Trans- |Deemed|Trans-| rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
Security |or Exer |action | |action| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | |Execu-| | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| |ution | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned Follow|ire| |
|Secu- |(Month/|(Month| | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |ing Reported|ct | |
|rity |Day/ |/Day/ |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Trans- |(I)| |
| |Year) |Year) | | | | | | | | |action(s) | | |
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Non-Employee |26.23 1 |4/30/ 2| |M | |11250 |D | |11/1/|Common Stock|11250 | |16750 |D | |
Director Stoc| |003 | | | | | | |12 | | | | | | |
k Option (Rig| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ht to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split effected in the form of a
stock dividend on November 22, 2002
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D.
Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D.
