-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CPoumWt2nNWiSxyj2neFdtRRgpxCU4M+Peh3STUT4Qyc9Af0YkcZawxF/BAN5e60 wf56ACPqSNVk/4of5Yd+vw== 0000950117-95-000396.txt : 19951003 0000950117-95-000396.hdr.sgml : 19951003 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950117-95-000396 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19950921 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 19950929 SROS: NYSE SROS: PSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COOPER COMPANIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000711404 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPHTHALMIC GOODS [3851] IRS NUMBER: 942657368 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08597 FILM NUMBER: 95577342 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE BRIDGE PLZA STREET 2: 6TH FL CITY: FORT LEE STATE: NJ ZIP: 07024 BUSINESS PHONE: 2015855100 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COOPERVISION INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870701 8-K 1 THE COOPER COMPANIES 8-K ===================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 21, 1995 ---------------------- THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ---------------------- Delaware 1-8597 94-2657368 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) of incorporation)
One Bridge Plaza, 6th Floor, Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024 (Address of principal executive offices) (201) 585-5100 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) ===================================================================== ITEM 5. Other Events. On September 21, 1995, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Cooper Companies, Inc. (the "Company") was amended to (i) reduce the number of shares the Company is authorized to issue to 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock and (ii) effectuate a one-for-three reverse stock split, which became effective at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on September 21, 1995. The amendment was approved by the stockholders of the Company at the 1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 20, 1995. The Company issued a press release on September 21, 1995 which is filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference herein, which reported on the results of the meeting and contained a brief summary of the Company's recent performance. ITEM 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description _______ ___________ 99.1 Press Release dated September 21, 1995 of The Cooper Companies, Inc.
SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. By /s/ Marisa F. Jacobs _________________________________ Marisa F. Jacobs Secretary and Associate General Counsel Dated: September 27, 1995 STATEMENT OF DIFFERENCES The trademark symbol shall be expressed as........'tm' EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Sequentially No. Description Numbered Page _______ ___________ _____________ 99.1 Press Release dated September 21, 1995 of The Cooper Companies, Inc.
EX-99 2 EXHIBIT 99.1 [COOPER LETTERHEAD] CONTACTS: David B. Frank B. Norris Battin Jennifer R. Wall The Cooper Companies, Inc. D. F. King & Co., Inc. (714) 673-4746 or (212) 269-5550 (714) 597-8130 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COOPER COMPANIES' STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE ONE-FOR-THREE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT AND RE-ELECT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ANNUAL MEETING; THE COMPANY ANNOUNCES ODD LOT PURCHASE/SALE PROGRAM Improving Operating Trends Continue into 1995 as Company Focuses on Future Revenue Growth FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1995 . . . At its annual meeting held yesterday, stockholders of The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) approved a reduction of its authorized shares and a one-for-three reverse stock split of the Company's common stock, re-elected its seven member Board of Directors and ratified the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as its independent auditors. The Company also announced a voluntary odd lot purchase/sale program. Reverse Stock Split and Reduction of Authorized Shares The reverse stock split approved by the stockholders reduces the number of outstanding shares of the Company's common stock from 34,723,987 to 11,574,662 (before giving effect to the cash-out of fractional shares). With the approval of the reverse split, stockholders also approved a reduction of the shares of common and preferred stock authorized to be issued from 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock to 20,000,000 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock. These events will become effective at the close of business on September 21, 1995. Within a few weeks, stockholders of record will receive information relating to the exchange of their stock certificates. (M O R E . . . ) The Cooper Companies, Inc. September 21, 1995 Page 2 Commenting on the reverse stock split, A. Thomas Bender, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said, 'Stockholders will benefit in two ways from the reverse split. First, Cooper's stock will now be available to professional money managers whose company policies do not permit investment in lower-priced stocks. Second, investors should now be able to buy the Company's common stock on margin.' Odd Lot Trading Program An odd lot purchase/sale program will begin in late September and end on October 31, 1995, subject to extension. Under the program, all stockholders owning fewer than 100 shares of the Company's stock, after giving effect to the one-for-three reverse stock split, will be provided with a low-cost opportunity to sell all of their shares or to purchase the number of shares that would increase their holdings to 100 shares. Information on the odd lot program will be mailed to all stockholders eligible to participate in the program. Mr. Bender stated that, 'In addition to providing small stockholders with a low cost opportunity to sell their shares or increase their holdings to 100 shares, the anticipated reduction in the number of stockholders will result in annual savings to the Company.' Board of Directors Re-Elected The stockholders re-elected the Company's Board of Directors. It consists of A. Thomas Bender, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company; Mark A. Filler, Executive Vice President of Prism Mortgage Company; Michael H. Kalkstein, partner in the law firm of Graham & James; Moses Marx, general partner in United Equities Company and President of Momar Corp.; Donald Press, Executive Vice President of Broadway Management, Inc. and principal in the firm of Donald Press, P.C.; Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D., Chairman of the Board of MTC Imaging Services and a member of the faculty of the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and the Mt. Sinai Neurofibromatosis Research and Treatment Center; and Steven Rosenberg, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Acting President of Cooper Life Sciences, Inc. (M O R E . . . ) The Cooper Companies, Inc. September 21, 1995 Page 3 Company Officers At a meeting of the Board of Directors held immediately following the stockholders meeting, the Directors re-elected the following officers of The Cooper Companies, Inc.:
Name Office - ---- ------ Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D. Chairman of the Board A. Thomas Bender President and Chief Executive Officer Robert S. Holcombe Senior Vice President and General Counsel Robert S. Weiss Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Gregory A. Fryling Vice President, Business Development Audrey A. Murray Vice President of Risk Management and Employee Benefits Stephen C. Whiteford Vice President and Corporate Controller Marisa F. Jacobs Secretary and Associate General Counsel Mary G. Cowie Assistant Secretary
Performance Highlights Mr. Bender reviewed highlights of the Company's recent performance. He noted that during fiscal 1994 and continuing in 1995, the Company resolved a number of legal, financial and operating difficulties that significantly improved the Company's performance. 'The majority of the costly litigation involving the Company has now been eliminated, dramatically reducing legal fees. The Company's debt was restructured and an $8 million line of credit was established that, together with the now cash positive position of the Company, allows us to fund selective strategic projects in our core operating areas of vision care and gynecology,' said Bender. In addition, he noted that the Company's capitalization was streamlined when its preferred stock was converted into common stock, thereby eliminating the requirement to pay preferred stock dividends. Fiscal 1994 ended with two profitable quarters that began a series of five consecutive (M O R E . . . ) The Cooper Companies, Inc. September 21, 1995 Page 4 profitable quarters extending through the third quarter of fiscal 1995. During this time, the Company's operating results have improved significantly. The Company's core operating businesses performed well during 1994 and are now being guided by a strategic plan that capitalizes on the Company's experience and success in underserved segments of the healthcare market. Through three quarters of fiscal 1995, sales of CooperVision, the Company's specialty contact lens manufacturing business, grew 11% and operating income grew 17%. This business unit is powering the Company's turn-around. Much of its growth is attributable to the success of its line of toric contact lenses that correct astigmatism with high quality, technologically superior products, such as the Preference Toric'tm' line. During 1994, CooperVision Pharmaceuticals continued its clinical trials involving CalOptic'tm', its brand of Verapamil, a Class I calcium channel blocker being developed for the treatment of glaucoma. Because of the sizable further investment that would be required to obtain FDA regulatory clearance to market the product in the U.S., the Company decided to seek a relationship with a strategic partner to co-develop the product while limiting its own CalOptic research expenses. Discussions with potential partners continue. The Company's CooperSurgical unit has narrowed its market focus to gynecology and right-sized its organization. In June of 1995, it acquired a technologically advanced uterine manipulator device and related products that will compete in a $25 million segment of the U.S. gynecology market that is growing at more than 10% per year. Through three quarters of 1995, sales of CooperSurgical's products for use by gynecologists grew approximately 10% and now represent over 70% of the unit's business. Long-term, CooperSurgical's strategy is to grow its business by acquiring proprietary products for use in the gynecologist's office and outpatient settings, while limiting its investment in longer term, higher risk research and development projects. Hospital Group of America, the Company's psychiatric business, has increasingly focused (M O R E . . . ) The Cooper Companies, Inc. September 21, 1995 Page 5 its strategy on ancillary programs available to its clientele, including outpatient services, residential treatment centers and academies. Two of the unit's hospitals performed well in 1994 and continue to do so in 1995. At its third hospital, work continues to improve results that have been, and continue to be, negatively impacted by a medical staff management contract. The Company is reviewing various alternatives to resolve the problem. In concluding his remarks, Mr. Bender summarized his future expectations for the Company by anticipating continued strong performance at CooperVision and the development of CooperSurgical into a leading gynecology business. Defining his most important future management task, Bender observed that, 'With our expenses now becoming appropriate for a company of our current size, my primary focus is on growing revenue and using the value inherent in our $240 million of net operating losses.' The Cooper Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market specialty healthcare products and services. CooperVision, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, CA, with additional manufacturing facilities in Huntington Beach, CA, Rochester, NY, and Ontario, Canada, markets a range of contact lenses for the vision care market. CooperVision Pharmaceuticals, Inc., also headquartered in Irvine, CA, develops ophthalmic pharmaceutical products. CooperSurgical, Inc., located in Shelton, CT, markets diagnostic and surgical instruments and accessories for the gynecological market. Hospital Group of America, Inc. provides psychiatric services through hospitals in New Jersey, Delaware and Illinois. NOTE: The Cooper Companies, Inc. press releases and selected financial data are available at no charge through Business Wire's NewsOnDemand'tm' Service. For a menu of available information or to retrieve specific information, call 1-800-356-0742. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----