FORM 4                                        UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[ ] Check this box if no                                   Washington, D.C. 20549
longer subject to Section                       STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
16. Form 4 or Form 5                  Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
obligations may continue.             1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
See Instruction 1(b).                    1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Reporting Person* The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO) (Check all applicable) Cooper Life Sciences, Inc. Director X 10% Owner --- --- (Last) (First) (Middle) Officer (give Other (specify --- title --- below) 160 Broadway below) (Street) 3. IRS or Social 4. Statement for Security Number of Month/Year ---------------------------------- Reporting Person February 1997 (Voluntary) 94-2563513 5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Date of Original Applicable Line) (Month/Year) Form filed by One Reporting Person ---- New York, NY 10038 (City) (State) (Zip) Form filed by more than One Reporting Person ----
Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of Security 2. Transaction 3. Transaction 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature (instr. 3) Date (Month/ Code or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Direct of Indirect Day/Year) (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially (D) or Beneficial Owned at End Indirect (I) Ownership Code V Amount (A) or Price of Month (Instr. 4) (Instr.4) (D) (Instr. 3 and 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, par 02/03/97 S 6,800 D 18.625 value $.10 per 02/03/97 S 10,000 D 18.75 share 02/03/97 S 10,000 D 18.875 02/03/97 S 10,000 D 19.00 02/03/97 S 10,000 D 19.125 02/03/97 S 10,000 D 19.25 02/03/97 S 10,000 D 19.375 02/04/97 S 10,000 D 19.50 02/04/97 S 10,000 D 19.625 02/04/97 S 10,000 D 19.75 02/04/97 S 10,000 D 19.875 02/04/97 S 10,000 D 20.00 02/04/97 S 10,000 D 20.125 02/04/97 S 10,000 D 20.25 02/05/97 S 8,000 D 20.375 02/06/97 S 5,000 D 20.00 02/06/97 S 5,000 D 20.125 02/06/97 S 5,000 D 20.25 02/06/97 S 7,000 D 20.375 02/06/97 S 15,000 D 20.50 02/06/97 S 15,000 D 20.625 02/06/97 S 4,500 D 20.75 02/07/97 S 10,500 D 20.75 02/07/97 S 15,000 D 20.875 02/07/97 S 2,100 D 21.00 02/10/97 S 12,900 D 21.00 02/10/97 S 15,000 D 21.125 02/19/97 S 15,000 D 21.25 02/19/97 S 15,000 D 21.375 02/19/97 S 15,000 D 21.50 02/20/97 S 15,000 D 21.625 02/20/97 S 15,000 D 21.75 02/21/97 S 100 D 21.875 02/24/97 S 14,900 D 21.875 02/24/97 S 15,000 D 22.00 02/24/97 S 15,000 D 22.125 02/24/97 S 15,000 D 22.25 02/24/97 S 15,000 D 22.375 02/24/97 S 11,900 D 22.50 02/25/97 S 3,100 D 22.50 1,447,533 D Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (over) (Print or Type Responses)
FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls warrants, options, convertible securities) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conversion 3. Transaction 4. Transaction 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date (Instr. 3) or Exercise Date Code Securities Acquired Exercisable price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) (A) or Disposed of and Derivative Day/ (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and Expiration Security Year) 5) Date (Month/ Day/ Year) Date Expira- Exer- tion cisable Date Code V (A) (D) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Title of Derivative Security 7. Title and 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature (Instr. 3) Amount of Derivative Derivative Form of of Indirect Underlying Security Securities Derivative Beneficial Securities (Instr. 5) Beneficially Security: Ownership (Instr. 3 Owned at Direct (D) (Instr. 4) and 4) End of or Month Indirect (I) Title Amount or (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) Number of Shares - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. /s/ Steven Rosenberg March 7, 1997 ------------------------------- --------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Steven Rosenberg Vice President Page 2 SEC 1474 (7-96)