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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): May 3, 2000
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 May 3, 2000, The Cooper Companies, Inc. issued a press release announcing
that CooperVision, its contact lens unit, will introduce Frequency'r' Colors,
its new line of disposable-planned replacement cosmetic contact lenses, at the
International Optical Exhibition. This release is filed as an exhibit hereto and
is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
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99.1 Press Release dated May 3, 2000 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: May 5, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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STATEMENT OF DIFFERENCES
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NEWS RELEASE
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CONTACT:
NORRIS BATTIN
THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.
21062 BAKE PARKWAY, SUITE 200
LAKE FOREST, CA 92630
[email protected]
COOPER COMPANIES' UNIT LAUNCHES OPAQUE CONTACT LENSES
LAKE FOREST, Calif., May 3, 2000 -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE/PCX: COO)
said today that CooperVision, its contact lens unit, will introduce Frequency'r'
Colors, its new line of disposable-planned replacement cosmetic contact lenses,
at the International Optical Exhibition (MIDO), the world's largest annual
optical show, which opens Friday in Milan.
Cosmetic lenses, frequently called opaque lenses, change or enhance the
appearance of the color of the eye. They are worn by traditional contact lens
patients and as a fashion accessory by those who do not require vision
correction yet want colored lenses. This latter group accounts for more than
one-third of cosmetic lens wearers. The cosmetic contact lens market, about $300
million worldwide, is the second fastest growing sector of the specialty lens
market behind toric lenses that correct astigmatism. CooperVision believes that
it is the worldwide toric lens market leader.
CooperVision plans to launch Frequency Colors immediately in Europe, the Mid
East and other selected overseas markets and launch them in North America this
fall. They will be available in Hazel, Aqua, Blue, Green, and Gray and, outside
North America, also in Brown.
In a clinical study with patients who wore Frequency Colors in one eye and the
leading competitive brand in the other, 71% preferred the overall cosmetic
appearance of Frequency
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Colors and 67% rated them as more comfortable(1). CooperVision manufactures
Frequency Colors using its patented UltraSync'r' edge design, which yields an
especially comfortable contact lens.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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, and all forward-looking statements,
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, the impact of an
undetected virus on our computer systems, acquisition integration costs, foreign
currency exchange exposure, investments in research and development and other
start-up projects, dilution to earnings per share from acquisitions or issuing
stock, regulatory issues, significant environmental cleanup 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, 1999.
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. CooperVision, Inc., headquartered in Lake Forest,
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. CooperSurgical, Inc., headquartered in
Shelton, Conn., markets diagnostic products, surgical instruments and
accessories for the gynecological market. 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.
Cooper's web address is www.coopercos.com.
(1) Data on file at CooperVision
