The Cooper Companies to Present At the Wachovia Healthcare Conference

PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Cooper Companies, Inc.
(NYSE:COO), today announced that Chairman of the Board, A. Thomas Bender, and
Vice President, Investor Relations & Treasurer, Albert G. White III, will be
presenting at the Wachovia Health Care Conference in Boston, on January 30,
2008, at the Boston Langham Hotel.

A link to the conference will be posted on the Company's website at
www.coopercos.com.

Corporate Information

The Cooper Companies, Inc. (www.coopercos.com) manufactures and markets
specialty healthcare products through its CooperVision and CooperSurgical units.
Corporate offices are in Pleasanton, Calif. A toll free interactive telephone
system at 1-800-334-1986 provides stock quotes, recent press releases and
financial data.

CooperVision (www.coopervision.com) develops, manufactures and markets a broad
range of contact lenses for the worldwide vision correction market.
Headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., it manufactures in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico,
Norfolk, Va., Rochester, N.Y., Adelaide, Australia, Hamble and Hampshire,
England and Madrid, Spain.

CooperSurgical (www.coopersurgical.com) develops, manufactures and markets
medical devices, diagnostic products and surgical instruments and accessories
used primarily by gynecologists and obstetricians. Its major manufacturing and
distribution facilities are in Trumbull, CT.

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CONTACT: The Cooper Companies, Inc.
Albert G. White III
925-460-3663
ir@coopercompanies.com