Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D.
Chairman of the Board University HeartScan

A. Thomas Bender
President and Chief Executive Officer

Michael H. Kalkstein
Partner, Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, LLP

Moses Marx
General Partner, United Equities

Donald Press
Executive Vice President,
Broadway Management Co., Inc.

Steven Rosenberg
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Berkshire Bankcorp Inc.

Robert S. Weiss
Executive Vice President,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Stanley Zinberg, M.D.
Vice President Practice Activities, American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD:

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Donald Press (Chairman)
Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D.

AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

Steven Rosenberg (Chairman)
Michael H. Kalkstein
Stanley Zinberg, M.D.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

Michael H. Kalkstein (Chairman)
Donald Press
Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D. (Chairman)
Moses Marx
A. Thomas Bender

OFFICERS:

A. Thomas Bender
President and Chief Executive Officer
and President CooperVision, Inc.

Robert S. Weiss
Executive Vice President,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

B. Norris Battin
Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications

Gregory A. Fryling
Chief Operating Officer,
CooperVision, Inc.

Carol R. Kaufman
Vice President of Legal Affairs,
Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer

Nicholas J. Pichotta
President and Chief Executive Officer
CooperSurgical, Inc.

Stephen C. Whiteford
Vice President and Corporate Controller

CooperVision, Inc.
21062 Bake Parkway, Suite 200
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Voice: (949) 597-4700 • Fax: (949) 597-0662
www.coopervision.com

CooperSurgical, Inc.
15 Forest Parkway, Shelton, CT 06484
Voice: (203) 929-6321 • Fax: (203) 925-0135
www.coopersurgical.com

CORPORATE OFFICES:

The Cooper Companies, Inc.
21062 Bake Parkway, Suite 200
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Voice: (949) 597-4700 or toll free, (888)-822-2660
Fax: (949) 597-0662

The Cooper Companies, Inc.
6140 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 590
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Voice: (925) 460-3600 • Fax: (925) 460-3648
www.coopercos.com

TRANSFER AGENT:

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
40 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005
(800) 937-5449

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS:

KPMG LLP

STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING:

The New York Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol "COO"

TRADEMARKS:

Trademarks: The Cooper Companies, Inc., its subsidiaries and/or affiliates own, license or distribute the following trademarks. They are italicized in this report:

Cerveillance^®, CooperSurgical^® Infrared Coagulator, FemExam^® pH and Amines TestCard^TM, Frequency^®,Unimar^®, CooperVision Total Toric^®, UltraSync^®, Prima Series^®, Cervex-Brush^®, LEEP Redikit^®,CooperSurgical^® Smoke Evacuation System 6080,Pipelle^®, Hyskon^®, Cooper^® Prosthetic Lens, Euromed^®, RUMI^®, The RUMI System^®, Sani-Spec^®, Nu-Tip^®, and Aspirette^®, are registered trademarks of The Cooper Companies, Inc. and or its subsidiaries.

CV Encore Toric^TM, Hysteroscopy Series 4000^TM, LEEP System 1000^TM, Marlow^TM, KOH Colpotomizer^TM, Nichols Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Set^TM, and Uni-Sem^TM, Zui^TM and Zumi^TM are trademarks of The Cooper Companies, Inc. and or its subsidiaries.

Crazy^® Lens is a registered trademark of CL Tinters, Zepplin^® is a registered trademark of Zepplin Manufacturing, Kronner Manipujector^® HUI^® and HUI Miniflex^TM are registered trademarks of Richard Kronner and Wallace^® is a registered trademark of Sims Portex Limited.

INVESTOR INFORMATION:

Corporate information, including the current share price, recent news releases and the Company's annual report on Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K without exhibits, is available free of charge through the Company's interactive stockholder communication system. Call 1-800-334-1986, seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Visit The Cooper Companies, Inc. on the World Wide Web at www.coopercos.com.

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:

B. Norris Battin
21062 Bake Parkway, Suite 200
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Voice: (949) 597-4700 • Fax: (949) 597-3688
email: ir@coopercompanies.com

ANNUAL MEETING:

The Cooper Companies, Inc. will hold its Annual Stockholders' Meeting on March 28, 2001 at the New York Marriott East Side, New York, NY at 10:00 A.M.