Cooper Companies sets annual meeting and stockholder record dates.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 1997--The Cooper Companies Inc. (NYSE/PSE:COO) Friday announced that its next annual meeting of stockholders will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 1997, at 10 a.m. at the Marriott East Side Hotel in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Stockholders of record as of the close of business on Feb. 14, 1997, will be eligible to vote on matters presented in the company's proxy statement Proxy Statement A document containing the information that a company is required by the SEC to provide to shareholders so they can make informed decisions about matters that will be brought up at an annual stockholder meeting. including the slate of directors and the ratification of the company's independent certified public accountants Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. for 1997. The company plans to mail its proxy statement on or about Feb. 20, 1997. Standing for election will be current directors Allan E. Rubenstein, M.D., chairman; A. Thomas Bender, Cooper's president and chief executive officer; Robert S. Weiss, executive vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer of the company; Michael H. Kalkstein, Moses Marx, Donald Press and Steven Rosenberg Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D., (b. 2 August 1940) is a leading cancer researcher and surgeon. He is credited with developing the use of IL-2 and immune cells for the treatment of patients with melanoma. . Stanley Zinberg, M.D., has also been nominated to serve as a director. He is an obstetrician-gynecologist who has been director of practice activities of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a professional association of medical doctors specializing in obstetrics and gynecology in the United States. It has a membership of over 49,000[1] and represents 90 percent of U.S. since January 1994. He is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology obstetrics and gynecology Medical and surgical specialty concerned with the management of pregnancy and childbirth and with the health of the female reproductive system. . He formerly headed a department of obstetrics and gynecology and residency training program in a New York City hospital and has been a private practitioner. Zinberg's educational background and experience include health policy and administration and he is the author of a number of publications on these subjects. The Cooper Companies and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market specialty health care products and services. Corporate offices are located in Irvine and Pleasanton, Calif. CooperVision Inc., located in Irvine, with additional manufacturing facilities 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., and Ontario and Quebec, Canada, markets a broad range of contact lenses for the vision care market. CooperSurgical Inc., located in Shelton, Conn., markets diagnostic and surgical instruments and accessories for the gynecological gynecological /gy·ne·co·log·i·cal/ (-kah-loj´i-k'l) gynecologic. market. Hospital Group of America Inc. provides psychiatric services through hospitals and satellite locations in New Jersey, Delaware and Illinois. -0- NOTE: An interactive telephone system that provides stock quotes, recent press releases, financial data and management commentary about the company may be reached toll free at 800/334-1986. Press releases, financial data and corporate information are available at www.businesswire.com on the Internet. CONTACT: The Cooper Companies Inc. Norris Battin, 714/597-4700 714/673-4299 500/346-6580 |
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