8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 6, 2007

THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-8597	94-2657368
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6140 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 590, Pleasanton, California 94588

(Address of principal executive offices)

(925) 460-3600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 6, 2007, The Cooper Companies, Inc. issued a press release reporting results for its third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2007. A copy of this release is attached and incorporated by reference.

Internet addresses in the release are for information purposes only and are not intended to be hyperlinks to other The Cooper Companies, Inc. information.

ITEM 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated September 6, 2007, 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/ Rodney E. Folden
	Rodney E. Folden
	Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

Dated: September 6, 2007

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated September 6, 2007, of The Cooper Companies, Inc.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT: Norris Battin The Cooper Companies, Inc. ir@coopercompanies.com	6140 Stoneridge Mall Road Suite 590 Pleasanton, CA 94588 925-460-3600 Fax: 925-460-3648 www.coopercos.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE COOPER COMPANIES REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2007 RESULTS

PLEASANTON, Calif., September 6, 2007 — The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE: COO) today reported fiscal third quarter 2007 results.

Third Quarter Revenue and Earnings Highlights

• Revenue $251.9 million, 12% above third quarter 2006, 9% in constant currency.

• CooperVision (CVI) revenue $212.0 million, up 9%, 7% in constant currency.

• CooperSurgical (CSI) revenue $39.9 million, up 26% with 8% organic growth.

• GAAP earnings per share 18 cents.

• GAAP earnings include $27.8 million net of tax – 58 cents per diluted share – of costs for share-based compensation expense (7 cents), acquisition and integration expenses, production start-up costs and intellectual property and securities litigation costs, as described below in the section “Fiscal Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures.”

Operating Results

The operating results discussed below include costs considered unrelated to core operating performance as listed in the section “Fiscal Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures” and the table “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Earnings to GAAP Net Income.”

Compared with last year’s third quarter:

• Gross margin was 58% compared with 61%. Excluding costs considered unrelated to core operating performance, gross margin was 63% in both periods.

• Selling, general and administrative expense grew 16% and was 41% of sales compared with 40% in last year’s third quarter. The quarter’s results included marketing costs associated with the future introduction of several new products. Excluding costs considered unrelated to core operating performance, SG&A was 36% of sales compared with 37% of sales in last year’s third quarter.

• Research and development expense was 5% of sales compared with 3% of sales in last year’s third quarter. Excluding costs considered unrelated to core operating performance, R&D expense was 3% in both periods. CVI’s R&D activities include programs to develop new silicone hydrogel and single-use products.

Operating margin was 9% for the quarter compared with 14% in last year’s third quarter. After costs considered unrelated to core operating performance – $31.7 million in the quarter or 13% of sales – operating margin was 22% in both periods.

Interest expense was 4% of sales, the same as in last year’s third quarter primarily reflecting cash used for capital expenditures and CSI acquisitions.

The effective tax rate (ETR) for the quarter was 19.6% excluding items considered unrelated to core operating performance as described above. Cooper anticipates an ETR of 18% to 20% in 2007 and in the 13% - 16% range for 2008 for its core operating business.

During the quarter, CVI doubled its silicone hydrogel unit production and now has capacity to support revenue of approximately $10 million per quarter.

In July, CVI completed the consolidation of its U.S. distribution center in to a single facility and furthered the expansion of its Asia Pacific operation with the opening of an office in Shanghai.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights

• At the end of the fiscal third quarter, Cooper’s days sales outstanding (DSO) were 59 days, compared with 61 days at last year’s third quarter. Cooper expects future DSOs in the mid 60’s.

• Inventory months on hand was 7.5 months at the end of the fiscal quarter, versus 7.7 months at the end of last year’s third quarter and 7.9 months at the end of this year’s second fiscal quarter, in line with expectations, as inventory is built to support new product launches and as we transition to consolidated distribution centers.

• Capital expenditures were $39 million in the quarter primarily to expand manufacturing capacity, consolidate distribution centers and implement information systems in selected locations. Cooper expects capital expenditures in fiscal 2007 of about $160 million (which includes $10 million previously reported in fiscal 2006) primarily for expanded manufacturing capacity.

• Depreciation and amortization expense was $22.7 million for the quarter.

• Cash flow from operations was $47.4 million in the third quarter compared with $38.5 million in last year’s third quarter.

Guidance

To adjust for this quarter’s results, Cooper is revising its 2007 revenue guidance to $940 million to $967 million – CVI $790 million to $810 million, CSI $150 million to $157 million. Previous guidance was $927 million to $967 million – CVI $780 million to $810 million, CSI $147 million to $157 million.

Non-GAAP EPS is expected to be in the range of $2.60 to $2.90, which excludes estimated share-based compensation expense of 33 cents to 35 cents per share and other specific items considered unrelated to core operating performance. Previous non-GAAP guidance was $2.90 to $3.05. The reduction in non-GAAP guidance relates to a higher than previously estimated effective tax rate and interest expense as well as marketing and R&D expenses associated with new product launches and product development.

GAAP EPS guidance is expected to be $0.50 to $1.00. Previous GAAP guidance was $1.55 to $1.90. This reduction in guidance relates to higher net costs than originally planned for items considered unrelated to core operating performance as shown in the table “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Earnings to GAAP Net Income” below, including an increase in the expected effective tax rate.

CooperVision Business Details

CVI Worldwide Revenue Highlights for Fiscal Third Quarter 2007

CVI Selected Soft Lens Revenue Data

for Major Product and Geographic Categories

(Constant Currency)

	CVI % Change 3Q FY07** vs. 3Q FY06		CVI % Revenue 3Q FY07
Core products*	+15		71
Specialty lenses	+9		43
Disposable lenses	+9		91
Spherical lenses (ex single-use)	(2	)	42
Single-use spherical lenses	+34		15
Toric lenses	+7		35
Disposable toric lenses	+10		30
Multifocal lenses	+24		6
PC materials	+23		24
Americas region	+2		44
European region	+4		39
Asia-Pacific region	+33		17
Worldwide soft contact lenses	+7		100

* Core products include: specialty lenses, PC Technology brand spherical lenses, silicone hydrogel spherical lenses and single-use lenses.

** CVI’s fiscal third quarter is May, June and July.

Note: Supplemental revenue data trends can be found on Cooper’s Website www.coopercos.com/investor at the link “Supplemental Market and Revenue Data.”

• CVI’s worldwide soft lens revenue of $211.9 million increased 7% from last year’s third quarter in constant currency.

• Global revenue for Cooper’s spherical silicone hydrogel contact lens Biofinity was $2.8 million during the third quarter, twice its revenue in the second quarter, primarily generated in Europe. CVI’s worldwide revenue for its single-use lenses grew 34% in the fiscal quarter and is ahead 26% through nine months with U.S. revenue growing 185%.

• Third quarter sales of CVI’s core product lines – specialty lenses (toric, cosmetic and multifocal lenses), PC Technology brand spherical lenses, silicone hydrogel spherical lenses and single-use lenses – were $150.4 million, up 15%. These products account for 71% of CVI’s soft lens business. Legacy conventional lens products declined 12%.

• CVI’s disposable toric lens revenue grew 10% in the third quarter and is now 86% of its total toric revenue. Sales of all toric lenses were $74.2 million, up 7%, accounting for 35% of CVI’s soft lens business. CVI’s toric lens revenue outside of the United States, 53% of total toric revenue, grew 9% in the quarter.

• Proclear products, including Biomedics XC, grew 23% worldwide and 29% in the United States. Proclear sphere products, including Proclear 1 Day, grew 10% worldwide and 5% in the United States. Proclear toric products grew 40% worldwide and 66% in the United States. Proclear Multifocal products grew 47% worldwide and 80% in the United States. Proclear products now represent 24% of CVI’s worldwide revenue.

• Disposable multifocal products grew 27%. All multifocal lenses grew 24%.

CVI Anticipated New Product Introductions in 2008

• Proclear 1 Day rollout in Europe in the fiscal first quarter.

• Improved silicone hydrogel sphere with a two-week wearing cycle in the United States and Europe in the second half of calendar 2008.

• Silicone hydrogel toric lens in late calendar 2008.

• Proclear 1 Day in Japan in calendar 2008 or early calendar 2009, depending on local regulatory approval.

Second Calendar Quarter Contact Lens Market Update

Calendar Q2 2007

Manufacturers’ Soft Lens Revenue

(Constant Currency)

	Market % Change Q207 vs. Q206*		CVI % Change Q207 vs. Q206
Spherical lenses (ex single-use)	+2		(4	)
Single-use spherical lenses	+11		+31
Toric lenses	+8		+6
Multifocal lenses	+8		+16
Cosmetic lenses	(4	)	flat
Specialty lenses	+5		+7
All silicone hydrogel lenses	+19		N/M
Americas region	+6		(2	)
European region	(2	)	+4
Asia-Pacific region	+13		+28
Worldwide soft contact lenses	+5		+4

* Compiled by an independent industry organization.

Note: Supplemental revenue data trends can be found on Cooper’s Website www.coopercos.com/investor at the link “Supplemental Market and Revenue Data” in the Financial Information section.

• Single-use lenses continued to increase their share of the global contact lens market during the second calendar quarter. The total soft contact lens market grew 5%, while single-use products grew 11% and now represent 32% of the global soft contact lens market versus 31% in the second quarter of 2006.

• In the United States, where single-use products have the lowest penetration, the contact lens market grew 8% during this period while single-use products grew 32%, increasing their share of the market from 8% to 10%. In Asia, single-use products represent about 60% of the market and in Europe they represent about 40%. In all markets outside of the United States, single use-lenses accounted for 45% of soft contact lens revenue versus 43% in the second quarter of 2006.

• The United States soft contact lens market – 37% of the world market – grew 8% during the second calendar quarter while CVI’s revenue was flat in the same period. The market in the rest of the world outside the United States, now 63% of the total world market, grew 4% while CVI’s revenue grew 7%.

• CVI’s single-use products in the second calendar quarter grew 31% worldwide and 284% in the United States.

• According to the industry data, silicone hydrogel revenue accounted for 25% of worldwide contact lens revenue during the second calendar quarter versus 24% in the first quarter. About three-quarters of silicone hydrogel revenue is generated in North America.

• Worldwide, silicone hydrogel revenue grew 19% in the second quarter while CVI’s Proclear product line, 24% of its soft lens revenue, grew 27% in the same period.

• Health Product Research (HPR), which reports on a statistical sampling of practitioners each quarter, calculated that silicone hydrogel lenses accounted for 46% of new patient visits to contact lens practitioners in the United States during the second calendar quarter of 2007, compared with 47% in the first quarter, and silicone hydrogel toric lenses accounted for 41% of new toric contact lens fits in the United States in the second calendar quarter of 2007, compared with 40% in the first quarter.

• HPR also reported that for the second quarter, CVI is now the second ranking company in new patient visits, 4 share points ahead of the third place company, and that Vistakon^® and CVI combined represent about two-thirds of all visits for patients who are first time contact lens wearers.

CVI Fiscal Third Quarter 2007 Expenses

CVI’s reported gross margin was 58% compared with 61% in the third quarter of 2006. These results include costs for share-based compensation expense and acquisition and integration charges primarily related to the consolidation of manufacturing locations and start-up expenses for new silicone hydrogel products. These items amounted to $13.6 million and $5.3 million in the fiscal third quarter of fiscal 2007 and 2006 or 6% and 3% of sales, respectively. Manufacturing inefficiencies associated with the ramp up of new products and plant realignment activities are expected to continue throughout fiscal 2007.

CVI’s SGA expense grew 14% during the quarter, primarily related to integration activities, as revenue increased 9%. These results include share-based compensation expense, costs associated with the rationalization of CVI’s distribution centers in Europe and the United States, intellectual property litigation expenses and start-up costs associated with new silicone hydrogel products, which together totaled $10.2 million or 5% of sales.

CVI’s research and development expense was $7.2 million in the third quarter, an increase of 34% over the same period in 2006.

CooperSurgical Business Details

During the third quarter, revenue at CSI, Cooper’s women’s healthcare medical device business, grew 26% to $39.9 million. Organic revenue grew 8%. Sales of products marketed directly to hospitals grew 56% to $10.9 million and now represent 27% of CSI’s total revenue compared with 22% in the third quarter last year.

CSI’s gross margin was 59% for the quarter, the same as in the prior year period. Operating margin was 8% for the quarter including $3 million in acquired in-process R&D, $641 thousand associated with integration activities of its surgical product lines and share-based compensation expense of $687 thousand.

Conference Call

The Cooper Companies will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2007 results today at 5pm Eastern Daylight Time. In the United States, dial +1-800-299-8538. Outside the United States, dial +1-617-786-2902. The passcode is 38958903.

A replay will be available approximately one hour after the call ends and will be available for five days. In the United States, dial +1-888-286-8010. Outside the United States, dial +1-617-801-6888. The replay passcode is 58141607. This call will also be broadcast live on The Cooper Companies’ Website site, www.coopercos.com and at www.streetevents.com.

Earnings Per Share

All per share amounts in this news release refer to diluted per share amounts.

Fiscal Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to results in accordance with GAAP, Cooper management also considers non-GAAP results as important supplemental financial measures in evaluating its ongoing core operating results and in making operating decisions.

Non-GAAP earnings and guidance exclude from GAAP results share-based compensation expense and other items that management does not consider part of core operating performance. Management uses these non-GAAP results to compare actual operating results to its business plans, assess expectations after the integration period, calculate debt compliance covenants, allocate resources and evaluate potential acquisitions. Management believes that presenting these non-GAAP results also allows investors, as well as management, to evaluate results from one period to another on a comparable basis.

Specific items that Cooper excludes from its GAAP results when evaluating core operational performance are:

• Share-based compensation expense

These are the costs of stock option and restricted stock grants to employees and directors specified under SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payments. While share-based compensation is an ongoing and recurring expense, it does not require cash settlement, is subject to significant period-to-period variability (it is dependent on the timing of the grants, is potentially impacted by acquisitions and can be affected by changes in computational variables) and is recognized prospectively. Since we adopted the modified prospective method of accounting for share-based payments, results are not always comparable to prior periods. As a result, we exclude these charges for purposes of evaluating core operating performance.

• Acquisition and restructuring expenses consisting of

• Restructuring and integration expenses related primarily to the integration of Ocular Sciences, Inc. (Ocular) into CooperVision, Inc., which are charged to cost of sales and operating expense. They consist of costs to integrate duplicate facilities, streamline manufacturing and distribution practices and integrate sales, marketing and administrative functions. Cooper adjusts for these costs because they are incurred as part of CVI’s three-year Ocular integration plan, but are not included in its core business operating plan.

• Manufacturing and distribution rationalization and start-up costs also related primarily to the integration of Ocular and CVI. They consist of costs to:

• Restructure manufacturing locations (products are manufactured in multiple facilities until a final location is operational).

• Eliminate duplicate distribution locations (products are stored and shipped from several locations while central warehouses are completed).

• Develop new manufacturing technologies, specifically silicone hydrogel manufacturing.

We adjust for these costs because once the specific integration activities have been completed and new technology and manufacturing techniques have been applied, the costs will be eliminated.

• Losses and costs associated with phasing out corneal health products and the write-off of associated unrealizable net assets.

• Acquired in-process R&D charges. These charges are subject to a formal appraisal process that may take up to twelve months to complete following a transaction. Management adjusts for these expenses because they are not known when evaluating forecasted performance of the acquired business.

• Expenses associated with certain intellectual property and securities litigation

Cooper has filed suits claiming patent infringement to protect its intellectual property, sought a declaratory judgment that a CVI product does not infringe any valid and enforceable claims of competitors’ patents and is also incurring expenses associated with securities litigation. These cases have not historically been part of Cooper’s normal operations.

Not all the items listed occurred in the fiscal third quarter of 2007 or 2006. Specific amounts for the items in the fiscal third quarter and nine-months ended 2007 and 2006 are below in the table headed “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Earnings to GAAP Net Income.”

Operating results adjusted for these items should not be considered alternatives to any performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. We present them because we consider their disclosure an important supplemental measure of performance. In evaluating Cooper’s non-GAAP earnings and guidance, investors are cautioned that in future periods Cooper expects to incur expenses similar to those for which adjustments are made in the presentation of non-GAAP earnings. Presentation of non-GAAP earnings and guidance should not be construed as an implication that future results will be unaffected by similar items or nonrecurring or unusual charges.

Cooper’s non-GAAP earnings have limitations as an analytical tool, including that they do not reflect the cost of:

• Stock options and other share-based compensation, which are important components of compensation programs for employees and directors.

• The Ocular integration, and the integration and restructuring of other acquisitions.

• New manufacturing technologies, specifically silicone hydrogel manufacturing, and the phase out of product lines that are being eliminated.

• Pending intellectual property and securities litigation, which we expect to be significant but are difficult to forecast.

In addition, non-GAAP results may not be useful when comparing Cooper to other companies that may calculate these measures differently. Moreover, the impact of many of the items excluded (particularly litigation and restructuring) on guidance is difficult to quantify because of significant uncertainty in timing and the range of possible outcomes. These items could be material.

Cooper compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on GAAP results and supplementing these with non-GAAP earnings results.

Unaudited Supplemental Income Statement Data and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Earnings to GAAP Net Income ($ in thousands, except per share amounts)

The tables below present supplemental income statement data reflecting Cooper’s individual business units and the effect of specified items, together with a reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings based on the items discussed in the section “Fiscal Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures.”

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Consolidated Statements of Income by Business Unit

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended July 31,								% Revenue		% Revenue		Nine Months Ended July 31,								% Revenue		% Revenue
	2007			2006			% Increase		2007		2006		2007			2006			% Increase		2007		2006
Net sales:
CVI	$	212,010		$	194,189		9	%	100	%	100	%	$	583,791		$	551,483		6	%	100	%	100	%
CSI		39,852			31,609		26	%	100	%	100	%		113,026			91,451		24	%	100	%	100	%
Total net sales		251,862			225,798		12	%	100	%	100	%		696,817			642,934		8	%	100	%	100	%
Cost of sales:
CVI (1)		89,737			75,032		20	%	42	%	39	%		248,645			206,636		20	%	43	%	37	%
CSI (2)		16,201			13,005		25	%	41	%	41	%		45,881			38,013		21	%	41	%	42	%
Total cost of sales (1), (2)		105,938			88,037		20	%	42	%	39	%		294,526			244,649		20	%	42	%	38	%
Gross profit:
CVI		122,273			119,157		3	%	58	%	61	%		335,146			344,847		-3	%	57	%	63	%
CSI		23,651			18,604		27	%	59	%	59	%		67,145			53,438		26	%	59	%	58	%
Total gross profit		145,924			137,761		6	%	58	%	61	%		402,291			398,285		1	%	58	%	62	%
SGA:
CVI (3)		82,093			72,035		14	%	39	%	37	%		235,989			207,760		14	%	40	%	38	%
CSI (4)		14,926			11,658		28	%	37	%	37	%		42,047			33,211		27	%	37	%	36	%
Corporate (5)		7,502			6,346		18	%	—		—			24,941			22,114		13	%	—		—
Total SGA (3) - (5)		104,521			90,039		16	%	41	%	40	%		302,977			263,085		15	%	43	%	41	%
Research and development:
CVI (6)		7,227			5,375		34	%	3	%	3	%		19,833			16,195		22	%	3	%	3	%
CSI (7)		4,286			889		382	%	11	%	3	%		10,748			9,915		8	%	10	%	11	%
Total research and development (6), (7)		11,513			6,264		84	%	5	%	3	%		30,581			26,110		17	%	4	%	4	%
Restructuring costs:
CVI (8)		2,072			5,630		-63	%	1	%	3	%		6,765			7,833		-14	%	1	%	1	%
CSI (9)		—			(2	)	100	%	—		—			14			1		1300	%	—		—
Total restructuring costs (8), (9)		2,072			5,628		-63	%	1	%	2	%		6,779			7,834		-13	%	1	%	1	%
Amortization:
CVI		3,070			3,065		0	%	1	%	2	%		9,214			9,201		0	%	2	%	2	%
CSI		1,090			465		134	%	3	%	1	%		2,789			1,561		79	%	2	%	2	%
Total amortization		4,160			3,530		18	%	2	%	2	%		12,003			10,762		12	%	2	%	2	%
Operating expense:
CVI		94,462			86,105		10	%	45	%	44	%		271,801			240,989		13	%	47	%	44	%
CSI		20,302			13,010		56	%	51	%	41	%		55,598			44,688		24	%	49	%	49	%
Corporate		7,502			6,346		18	%	—		—			24,941			22,114		13	%	—		—
Total operating expense		122,266			105,461		16	%	49	%	47	%		352,340			307,791		14	%	51	%	48	%
Operating income:
CVI		27,811			33,052		-16	%	13	%	17	%		63,345			103,858		-39	%	11	%	19	%
CSI		3,349			5,594		-40	%	8	%	18	%		11,547			8,750		32	%	10	%	10	%
Corporate		(7,502	)		(6,346	)	-18	%	—		—			(24,941	)		(22,114	)	-13	%	—		—
Total operating income		23,658			32,300		-27	%	9	%	14	%		49,951			90,494		-45	%	7	%	14	%
Interest expense (10)		11,085			8,534		30	%	4	%	4	%		31,795			28,834		10	%	5	%	4	%
Other income (loss), net		512			523									1,340			(1,655	)
Income before income taxes		13,085			24,289									19,496			60,005
Provision for income taxes (11)		4,905			3,312									6,495			7,373
Net income	$	8,180		$	20,977								$	13,001		$	52,632
Add interest charge applicable to convertible debt		523			522									—			1,567
Income for calculating diluted earnings per share	$	8,703		$	21,499								$	13,001		$	54,199
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.18		$	0.45								$	0.29		$	1.14
Number of shares used to compute earnings per share		47,785			47,482									45,082			47,614

Listed below are the items included in net income that management excludes in computing non-GAAP financial measures as described in the section “Fiscal Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures.”

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Earnings to GAAP Net Income

	Three Months Ended July 31,						Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2007			2006			2007			2006
GAAP net income	$	8,180		$	20,977		$	13,001		$	52,632
Non-GAAP adjustments:
CooperVision restructuring costs in cost of sales		6,057			1,004			15,387			1,956
CooperVision share-based employee compensation expense in cost of sales		387			232			901			309
CooperVision restructuring costs in operating expenses		2,072			3,214			6,765			5,417
CooperVision share-based employee compensation expense in SGA		1,479			984			3,698			2,952
CooperVision share-based employee compensation expense in R&D		165			79			498			237
CooperVision production start-up costs in cost of sales		7,177			2,318			18,114			4,189
CooperVision distribution center rationalization costs in SGA		3,656			2,361			11,137			4,117
CooperVision intellectual property litigation expenses in SGA		2,265			599			5,598			1,246
CooperVision production start-up costs in SGA		2,765			—			4,421			—
Corneal health product lines phase out in cost of sales		(24	)		1,747			(99	)		1,508
Corneal health product lines phase out in SGA		—			702			5			2,393
Corneal health product lines phase out in R&D		—			448			97			2,108
Corneal health product lines restructuring costs in operating expense		—			2,416			—			2,416
CooperSurgical inventory step-up in cost of sales		143			—			251			—
CooperSurgical share-based employee compensation expense in cost of sales		69			45			182			83
CooperSurgical share-based employee compensation expense in SGA		609			427			1,823			1,284
CooperSurgical share-based employee compensation expense in R&D		9			6			29			20
CooperSurgical integration costs in SGA		498			—			1,494			—
CooperSurgical restructuring costs in operating expenses		—			(2	)		14			1
CooperSurgical in-process R&D		3,000			—			7,157			7,500
Corporate share-based employee and director compensation expense in SGA		1,342			992			7,316			6,116
Corporate securities litigation expenses in SGA		24			655			85			916
Write-off of deferred financing costs		—			—			882			4,085
Income tax effect		(3,848	)		(2,234	)		(14,080	)		(6,332	)
		27,845			15,993			71,675			42,521
Non-GAAP net income	$	36,025		$	36,970		$	84,676		$	95,153
Add interest charge applicable to convertible debt		523			522			1,569			1,567
Income for calculating diluted earnings per share	$	36,548		$	37,492		$	86,245		$	96,720
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.76		$	0.79		$	1.81		$	2.03
Number of shares used to compute earnings per share		47,785			47,482			47,672			47,614

		Three Months Ended July 31,						Nine Months Ended July 31,
		2007			2006			2007			2006
(1)	CVI Cost of sales:
	Restructuring	$	6,057		$	1,004		$	15,387		$	1,956
	Share-based compensation		387			232			901			309
	Production start-up		7,177			2,318			18,114			4,189
	Corneal health product line phase out		(24	)		1,747			(99	)		1,508
		$	13,597		$	5,301		$	34,303		$	7,962
(2)	CSI Cost of sales:
	Inventory step-up	$	143		$	—		$	251		$	—
	Share-based compensation		69			45			182			83
		$	212		$	45		$	433		$	83
(3)	CVI SGA:
	Share-based compensation	$	1,479		$	984		$	3,698		$	2,952
	Distribution start-up		3,656			2,361			11,137			4,117
	Intellectual property litigation		2,265			599			5,598			1,246
	Production start-up		2,765			—			4,421			—
	Corneal health product line phase out		—			702			5			2,393
		$	10,165		$	4,646		$	24,859		$	10,708
(4)	CSI SGA:
	Share-based compensation	$	609		$	427		$	1,823		$	1,284
	Integration costs		498			—			1,494			—
		$	1,107		$	427		$	3,317		$	1,284
(5)	Corporate SGA:
	Share-based compensation	$	1,342		$	992		$	7,316		$	6,116
	Securities litigation		24			655			85			916
		$	1,366		$	1,647		$	7,401		$	7,032
(6)	CVI research and development expense:
	Share-based compensation	$	165		$	79		$	498		$	237
	Corneal health product line phase out		—			448			97			2,108
		$	165		$	527		$	595		$	2,345
(7)	CSI research and development expense:
	Share-based compensation	$	9		$	6		$	29		$	20
	CooperSurgical in-process R&D		3,000			—			7,157			7,500
		$	3,009		$	6		$	7,186		$	7,520
(8)	CVI restructuring:
	Restructuring costs in operating expenses	$	2,072		$	3,214		$	6,765		$	5,417
	Corneal health product line phase out		—			2,416			—			2,416
		$	2,072		$	5,630		$	6,765		$	7,833
(9)	CSI restructuring costs	$	—		$	(2	)	$	14		$	1
(10)	Interest expense:
	Write-off of deferred financing costs	$	—		$	—		$	(882	)	$	(4,085	)
		$	—		$	—		$	(882	)	$	(4,085	)
(11)	Provision for income taxes:
	Income tax effect	$	(3,848	)	$	(2,234	)	$	(14,080	)	$	(6,332	)

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements relating to plans, prospects, goals, strategies, future actions, events or performance and other statements which are other than statements of historical fact. In addition, all statements regarding anticipated

growth in our revenue, anticipated market conditions, planned product launches and expected results of operations and integration of any acquisition (including the Ocular business) are forward-looking. To identify these statements look for words like “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” or “anticipates” and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements necessarily depend on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause our actual results and future actions to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements are:

• Failures to launch, or significant delays in introducing, new products, or limitations on sales following introduction due to manufacturing constraints or poor market acceptance.

• Failures to receive or delays in receiving U.S. or foreign regulatory approvals for products.

• Compliance costs and potential liability in connection with U.S. and foreign healthcare regulations, including product recalls, and potential losses resulting from sales of counterfeit and other infringing products.

• The success of research and development activities and other start-up projects.

• New competitors, product innovations or technologies.

• Failure to develop new manufacturing processes, or delays in implementation of such processes.

• A major disruption in the operations of our manufacturing or distribution facilities, due to technological problems, natural disasters or other causes.

• Disruptions in supplies of raw materials, particularly components used to manufacture our silicone hydrogel lenses.

• Legal costs, insurance expenses, settlement costs and the risk of an adverse decision or settlement related to claims involving product liability or patent protection (including risks with respect to the ultimate validity and enforceability of the Company’s patent applications and patents and the possible infringement of the intellectual property of others).

• The impact of acquisitions and divestitures on revenues, earnings and margins, including any failure by the Company to successfully to integrate acquired businesses into CVI and CSI, any failure to continue to realize anticipated benefits from the Company’s cost-cutting measures and risks inherent in accounting assumptions made regarding the acquisitions.

• Changes in business, political and economic conditions, including the adverse effects of natural disasters on patients, practitioners and product distribution.

• Interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

• Changes in U.S. and foreign government regulation of the retail optical industry and of the healthcare industry generally.

• Dilution to earnings per share from acquisitions or issuing stock.

• Changes in tax laws or their interpretation and changes in effective tax rates, including by reason of changes in the Company’s geographic profit mix.

• Changes in the Company’s expected utilization of recognized net operating loss carry forwards.

• The requirement to provide for a significant liability or to write off a significant asset, including impaired goodwill.

• Changes in accounting principles or estimates.

• Disruptions or delays related to implementation of information technology systems covering the Company’s businesses, or other events which could result in management having to report a material weakness in the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting in its 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

• Environmental risks including significant environmental cleanup costs above those already accrued.

• Other events described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the “Business” and “Risk Factors” sections in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, as such Risk Factors may be updated in quarterly filings.

We caution investors that forward-looking statements reflect our analysis only on their stated date. We disclaim any intent to update them except as required by law.

Corporate Information

The Cooper Companies, Inc. (www.coopercos.com) manufactures and markets specialty healthcare products through its CooperVision and CooperSurgical units. Corporate offices are in Lake Forest and Pleasanton, Calif. A toll free interactive telephone system at 1-800-334-1986 provides stock quotes, recent press releases and financial data.

CooperVision (www.coopervision.com) manufactures and markets contact lenses. Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., it manufactures in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, Norfolk, Va., Rochester, N.Y., Adelaide, Australia, Hamble and Hampshire England and Madrid, Spain.

CooperSurgical (www.coopersurgical.com) manufactures and markets diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories to the women’s healthcare market with headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Trumbull and Orange, Conn., and in Pasadena, Calif., Houston, Texas, North Normandy, Ill., Williston, Vt., Fort Atkinson, Wis., Montreal and Berlin.

The Cooper Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries and/or affiliates own, license or distribute the following trademarks which are italicized in this release: Proclear^® and Biofinity^® are registered trademarks of The Cooper Companies, Inc., its subsidiaries and/or affiliates. Biomedics XC™, PC Technology™ and

Proclear 1 Day™ are trademarks of The Cooper Companies, Inc., its subsidiaries and/or affiliates. Vistakon^® is a trademark of Johnson & Johnson, Inc.

The information on Cooper’s Websites and its interactive telephone system are not part of this news release.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOLLOW

THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2007		2006		2007		2006
Net sales	$	251,862	$	225,798	$	696,817	$	642,934
Cost of sales		105,938		88,037		294,526		244,649
Gross profit		145,924		137,761		402,291		398,285
Selling, general and administrative expense		104,521		90,039		302,977		263,085
Research and development expense		11,513		6,264		30,581		26,110
Restructuring costs		2,072		5,628		6,779		7,834
Amortization of intangibles		4,160		3,530		12,003		10,762
Operating income		23,658		32,300		49,951		90,494
Interest expense		11,085		8,534		31,795		28,834
Other income (loss), net		512		523		1,340		(1,655	)
Income before income taxes		13,085		24,289		19,496		60,005
Provision for income taxes		4,905		3,312		6,495		7,373
Net income		8,180		20,977		13,001		52,632
Add interest charge applicable to convertible debt, net of tax		523		522		—		1,567
Income for calculating earnings per share	$	8,703	$	21,499	$	13,001	$	54,199
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.18	$	0.45	$	0.29	$	1.14
Number of shares used to compute earnings per share		47,785		47,482		45,082		47,614

THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	July 31, 2007		October 31, 2006
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,061	$	8,224
Trade receivables, net		164,332		146,584
Inventories		265,381		236,512
Deferred tax asset		22,200		19,659
Other current assets		51,123		45,972
Total current assets		511,097		456,951
Property, plant and equipment, net		578,717		496,357
Goodwill		1,255,936		1,217,084
Other intangibles, net		150,086		147,160
Deferred tax asset		23,322		21,479
Other assets		21,907		13,570
	$	2,541,065	$	2,352,601
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	$	53,706	$	61,366
Other current liabilities		230,716		215,264
Total current liabilities		284,422		276,630
Long-term debt		807,580		681,286
Deferred tax liabilities		11,504		9,494
Other liabilities		2,197		6,682
Total liabilities		1,105,703		974,092
Stockholders’ equity		1,435,362		1,378,509
	$	2,541,065	$	2,352,601

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