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 June 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
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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)
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Common Stock, par 06/09/97 S 15,000 D 22.625
value $.10 per 06/09/97 S 2,000 D 22.75
share 06/10/97 S 13,000 D 22.75
06/10/97 S 15,000 D 22.875
06/10/97 S 15,000 D 23.00
06/10/97 S 15,000 D 23.125
06/10/97 S 2,000 D 23.25
06/30/97 S 13,000 D 23.25 1,357,533 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)
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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
Code V (A) (D) cisable Date
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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
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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 July 2, 1997
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Steven Rosenberg
Vice President Page 2
SEC 1474 (7-96)