The Cooper Companies to Host Analyst Day on September 11, 2014

PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 28, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Cooper Companies, Inc. COO will host an analyst day on Thursday, September 11, 2014, to update the investment community on its growth initiatives and strategic priorities. The event will be held at the JW Marriott Essex House New York, 160 Central Park South, New York, NY and will begin around 8:00 AM. It is expected to conclude around 12:00 PM Eastern Time.

The program will include presentations by Cooper's president and chief executive officer, Robert S. Weiss and other members of the senior management team. A more detailed agenda will be communicated the day of the meeting.

To register for the meeting, please go to the following website: http://www.media-server.com/m/go/CooperAnalystMeeting.

A live webcast as well as related presentation materials will be available through the Investor Relations section of The Cooper Companies website at http://investor.coopercos.com. A webcast replay of the presentations will be available on the same website shortly after the event.

About The Cooper Companies

The Cooper Companies, Inc. ("Cooper") is a global medical device company publicly traded on the NYSE Euronext COO. 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 approximately 9,000 employees with products sold in over 100 countries. For more information, please visit www.coopercos.com.

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