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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): October 4, 1999
THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 1-8597 94-2657368
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)
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6140 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 590, Pleasanton, California 94588
(Address of principal executive offices)
(925) 460-3600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 4, 1999, The Cooper Companies, Inc. issued a press release announcing
that its CooperSurgical unit had entered into a purchase agreement to acquire a
group of women's health care products from BEI Medical Systems Company, Inc.
(NASDAQ: BMED). This release is filed as an exhibit to and is incorporated by
reference to this report.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
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99.1 Press Release dated October 4, 1999 of The Cooper Companies, Inc.
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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/ Stephen C. Whiteford
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Stephen C. Whiteford
Vice President and
Corporate Controller
Principal Accounting Officer)
Dated: October 12, 1999
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99.1 Press Release dated October 4, 1999 of The Cooper
Companies, Inc.
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[LETTERHEAD OF THE COOPER COMPANIES]
NEWS RELEASE
CONTACT:
Norris Battin
[email protected]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COOPER COMPANIES' WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE UNIT TO ADD PRODUCTS
FROM BEI MEDICAL SYSTEMS
IRVINE, Calif., October 4, 1999--The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE/PCX: COO)
today announced that its CooperSurgical unit has entered into a purchase
agreement to acquire a group of women's health care products from BEI Medical
Systems Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMED). Revenue for these products were about
$8 million in the twelve months ended August 31, 1999. CooperSurgical's revenue
was $21.7 million through the first nine months of its fiscal year which ends on
October 31, 1999. Cooper expects the transaction to close in approximately 30
days.
The products to be acquired include well-known brands of uterine manipulators
and other niche products for the gynecological surgery market. Physicians use
these products both in their offices and in hospitals. The majority of them are
disposable.
Completion of the purchase is subject to the approval of the shareholders of BEI
and other customary conditions. Cooper expects that the transaction will be
accretive to earnings in fiscal 2000.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including statements about
Cooper's capital resources, anticipated revenue growth, operating results and
market conditions. Since the outcome of forward-looking statements is uncertain,
risky and, indeed, may not occur, investors should not rely on them to predict
the future.
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To identify forward-looking statements, look for words like "believes,"
"expects," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "intends,"
"plans," "estimates" or "anticipates", and similar words or phrases. Discussions
of strategy, plans or intentions often contain forward-looking statements. These
necessarily depend on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or
imprecise.
Events, among others, that could cause actual results and future actions to
differ materially from those described by or contemplated in the forward-looking
statements include major changes in business conditions and the economy, loss of
key senior management, major disruptions in the operations of Cooper's
manufacturing facilities, new competitors or technologies, significant
disruptions caused by third parties failing to address the year 2000 issue or by
unforeseen delays in completing our year 2000 compliance program, acquisition
integration costs, foreign currency exchange exposure including the potential
impact of the Euro, investments in research and development and other start-up
projects, dilution to earnings per share from acquisitions or issuing stock,
regulatory issues, significant environmental clean-up costs above those already
accrued, litigation costs, costs of business divestitures, and other factors
described in Cooper's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the
"Business" section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
October 31, 1998.
Cooper cautions investors not to rely unduly on forward-looking statements. They
reflect our analysis only on their stated date or the date of this press
release.
The Cooper Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market
specialty healthcare products. CooperSurgical, Inc., headquartered in Shelton,
Conn., markets diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories for the
gynecological market. CooperVision, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, Calif., with
manufacturing facilities in Huntington Beach, Calif., Rochester, N.Y., Toronto,
Canada and Hamble, England, markets a broad range of contact lenses for the
vision care market. Corporate offices are located in Irvine and Pleasanton,
Calif. A toll free interactive telephone system at 1-800-334-1986 provides stock
quotes, recent press releases and financial data. Cooper's Internet address is
www.coopercos.com.
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