The Cooper Companies Expands Share Buyback Program by $200M

The Cooper Companies, Inc.

today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $200.0 million of common stock under the existing share repurchase program. With this approval the Company is now authorized to repurchase up to $500.0 million of its common stock. The program has $261.5 million of remaining availability and no expiration date. About The Cooper Companies The Cooper Companies, Inc. ("Cooper") is a global medical device company publicly traded on the NYSE Euronext

. Cooper is dedicated to being A Quality of Life Company™ with a focus on delivering shareholder value. Cooper operates through two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision brings a refreshing perspective on vision care with a commitment to crafting a wide range of high-quality products for contact lens wearers and providing focused practitioner support. CooperSurgical focuses on supplying women's health clinicians with market leading products and treatment options to improve the delivery of healthcare to women. Headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, Cooper has over 8,000 employees with products sold in over 100 countries. For more information, please visit www.coopercos.com. Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined by