LAKE FOREST, Calif., May 6, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) said today that its chairman and chief executive officer, A. Thomas Bender, will present Cooper's business at the Robert W. Baird & Co., 2003 Growth Stock Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, May 14th, 8:30am.
Investors may access an Internet Web cast of the presentation and question and answer session at http://www.twst.com/econf/mm/rwbaird/coo.html. A copy of the slides accompanying the conference presentation will also be available at Cooper's website at http://www.coopercos.com.
Corporate Information
The Cooper Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market specialty healthcare products. Corporate offices are located 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. The Cooper Companies' World Wide Web address is www.coopercos.com.
CooperVision, Inc. markets a broad range of contact lenses. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Calif., it manufactures in Huntington Beach, Calif., Rochester, N.Y., Norfolk, Va., Adelaide, Australia, Farnborough and Hamble, England, Madrid, Spain and Toronto. Its Web address is www.coopervision.com.
CooperSurgical, Inc. supplies diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories to the gynecology market. With headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Trumbull, Conn., it also manufactures in Bedminster, N.J., Cranford, N.J., Fort Atkinson, Wis., Malmo, Sweden, Montreal and Berlin. Its World Wide Web address is www.coopersurgical.com.