FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [X] 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) Table I--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Name and Address of 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Reporting Person* The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO) Issuer (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 July 1997 (Voluntary) 94-2563513 5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing Date of Original (Check 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 Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (over) (Print or Type Responses)
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 07/01/97 S 15,000 D 23.375 value $.10 per 07/01/97 S 15,000 D 23.50 share 07/02/97 S 7,200 D 23.625 07/03/97 S 7,800 D 23.625 07/03/97 S 1,400 D 23.75 07/07/97 S 13,600 D 23.75 07/08/97 S 15,000 D 23.875 07/08/97 S 15,000 D 24.00 07/08/97 S 15,000 D 24.125 07/08/97 S 1,400 D 24.25 07/09/97 S 13,600 D 24.25 07/10/97 S 15,000 D 24.375 07/10/97 S 15,000 D 24.50 07/10/97 S 13,600 D 24.625 07/11/97 S 1,400 D 24.6875 07/11/97 S 400 D 24.75 1,192,133 D 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 Code V (A) (D) cisable Date _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________ 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 August 6, 1997 _______________________________ ______________ **Signature of Reporting Person Date Steven Rosenberg Vice President Page 2 SEC 1474 (7-96)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 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________