Cooper Changes Dividend; Responds to Inquiries.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2000 The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :COO) announced today that its Board of Directors had increased the dividend on its common stock from 8 cents annually, payable quarterly, to 10 cents annually, payable semi-annually. The previously announced 2-cent dividend payable on January 5, 2001 to holders of record today remains in effect. In response to inquiries, the Company also announced that it knows of no reason for the recent increases in the share price and volume of its stock. The Cooper Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market specialty healthcare products. 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. The Cooper Companies' World Wide Web address is www.coopercos.com. CooperVision, Inc., markets a broad range of contact lenses contact lenses contact npl → verres mpl de contact contact lenses contact npl → Kontaktlinsen pl contact lenses npl for the vision care market. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Calif., it manufactures in Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , Calif., Rochester, N.Y., Toronto and Hamble, England. Its Web address is www.coopervision.com. CooperSurgical, Inc., with operations in Shelton, Conn., Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla., Montreal and Berlin, markets diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories for the gynecological gynecological /gy·ne·co·log·i·cal/ (-kah-loj´i-k'l) gynecologic. market. Its Web address is www.coopersurgical.com. |
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