COOPER COMPANIES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2011 July (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x	Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For Quarterly Period Ended July 31, 2011

¨	Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-8597

The Cooper Companies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

94-2657368

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

6140 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 590, Pleasanton, CA 94588

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (925) 460-3600

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Common Stock, $.10 par value		47,734,532 Shares
Class		Outstanding at July 31, 2011

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INDEX


		Page No.
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Statements of Income – Three and Nine Months Ended July 31, 2011 and 2010		3

	Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets – July 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010		4

	Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows – Nine Months Ended July 31, 2011 and 2010		5

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Three and Nine Months Ended July 31, 2011 and 2010		6

	Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements		7

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		28

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk		44

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		44

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		46

Item 1A.	Risk Factors		46

Item 6.	Exhibits		47

Signature			48

Index of Exhibits			49

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

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Consolidated Statements of Income

Periods Ended July 31,

(In thousands, except for earnings per share)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months				Nine Months
	2011		2010		2011			2010
Net sales	$	351,396	$	295,635	$	969,926		$	845,165
Cost of sales		148,594		119,649		388,755			355,923

Gross profit		202,802		175,986		581,171			489,242
Selling, general and administrative expense		133,617		111,265		373,453			323,183
Research and development expense		11,725		8,588		31,843			24,788
Restructuring costs		0		14		0			424
Settlement of preexisting relationship		6,080		0		0			0
Amortization of intangibles		5,493		4,723		14,940			13,439

Operating income		45,887		51,396		160,935			127,408
Interest expense		3,217		8,729		14,436			28,684
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0		0		16,487			0
Litigation settlement charge		0		0		0			27,000
Other income (expense), net		386		985		(128	)		(1,174	)

Income before income taxes		43,056		43,652		129,884			70,550
Provision for income taxes		4,919		3,925		11,092			5,945

Net income	$	38,137	$	39,727	$	118,792		$	64,605


Basic earnings per share	$	0.81	$	0.87	$	2.55		$	1.42


Diluted earnings per share	$	0.78	$	0.86	$	2.46		$	1.40


Number of shares used to compute earnings per share:
Basic		47,322		45,605		46,606			45,459

Diluted		49,009		46,402		48,362			46,232

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	July 31, 2011			October 31, 2010
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	7,872		$	3,573
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,959 at July 31, 2011 and $4,238 at October 31, 2010		218,416			197,490
Inventories		243,370			227,902
Deferred tax assets		33,061			28,828
Prepaid expense and other current assets		40,917			33,547

Total current assets		543,636			491,340

Property, plant and equipment, at cost		953,880			919,268
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		352,786			325,381

		601,094			593,887

Goodwill		1,270,300			1,261,976
Other intangibles, net		125,840			114,177
Deferred tax assets		27,208			23,072
Other assets		47,256			40,566

	$	2,615,334		$	2,525,018


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	$	38,735		$	19,159
Accounts payable		58,905			51,792
Employee compensation and benefits		43,057			44,821
Accrued income taxes		5,933			4,494
Other current liabilities		91,063			79,254

Total current liabilities		237,693			199,520

Long-term debt		406,485			591,977
Deferred tax liabilities		18,964			20,202
Accrued pension liability and other		64,514			46,543

Total liabilities		727,656			858,242

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 13)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, 10 cents par value, shares authorized: 1,000; zero shares issued or outstanding		0			0
Common stock, 10 cents par value, shares authorized: 70,000; issued 47,904 at July 31, 2011 and 46,140 at October 31, 2010		4,791			4,614
Additional paid-in capital		1,173,519			1,083,779
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(4,540	)		(17,334	)
Retained earnings		716,498			600,522
Treasury stock at cost: 169 shares at July 31, 2011 and 313 shares at October 31, 2010		(2,590	)		(4,805	)

Stockholders’ equity		1,887,678			1,666,776

	$	2,615,334		$	2,525,018

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended July 31,

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	2011			2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	118,792		$	64,605
Depreciation and amortization		71,810			70,785
Loss on extinguishment of debt		16,487			0
Accrued litigation settlement		0			27,000
(Decrease) increase in operating capital		(424	)		23,851
Other non-cash items		18,626			16,812

Net cash provided by operating activities		225,291			203,053

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(71,156	)		(40,988	)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired, and other		(40,966	)		(32,442	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(112,122	)		(73,430	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds of short-term debt		7,075			15,247
Repayments of long-term debt		(1,355,000	)		(504,310	)
Proceeds from long-term debt		1,169,930			354,260
Dividends on common stock		(1,385	)		(1,362	)
Debt acquisition costs		(9,582	)		0
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation arrangements		2,895			407
Issuance of common stock for employee stock plans		76,874			5,439

Net cash used in financing activities		(109,193	)		(130,319	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		323			4

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		4,299			(692	)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period		3,573			3,932

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	7,872		$	3,240

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Periods Ended July 31,

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months						Nine Months
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Net income	$	38,137		$	39,727		$	118,792		$	64,605
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(5,595	)		6,437			16,195			(29,117	)
Change in value of derivative instruments, net of tax		(1,065	)		2,175			(3,461	)		8,948
Additional minimum pension liability, net of tax		7			(439	)		22			(439	)
Unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of tax		38			0			38			0

Other comprehensive (loss) income		(6,615	)		8,173			12,794			(20,608	)

Comprehensive income	$	31,522		$	47,900		$	131,586		$	43,997

See accompanying notes.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1. General

The Cooper Companies, Inc. (Cooper, we or the Company) is a global medical device company publicly traded on the NYSE Euronext (NYSE:COO). Cooper is dedicated to serving the needs of the healthcare professional, improving the quality of life for its employees and customers and providing competitive products. Cooper operates through two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical.

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CooperVision develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of contact lenses for the worldwide vision correction market. CooperVision produces monthly, two-week and daily disposable contact lenses to solve vision challenges such as astigmatism and presbyopia.

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CooperSurgical develops, manufactures and markets medical devices, diagnostic products and surgical instruments and accessories used primarily by gynecologists and obstetricians.

The unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements presented in this report contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly Cooper’s consolidated condensed financial position at July 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010, the consolidated results of its operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2011 and 2010 and its consolidated condensed cash flows for the nine months ended July 31, 2011 and 2010. Most of these adjustments are normal and recurring. However, certain adjustments associated with acquisitions and the related financial arrangements are of a nonrecurring nature. Readers should not assume that the results reported here either indicate or guarantee future performance.

During interim periods, we follow the accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. Please refer to this when reviewing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

During the fiscal third quarter of 2011, we recorded an out-of-period adjustment related to CooperVision’s acquisition of certain assets of Asahikasei Aime Co., Ltd. (Aime), reported in our fiscal first quarter of 2011, to reduce the amount of recorded goodwill and reverse the $6.1 million gain on settlement of preexisting relationship. The Company determined that it incorrectly applied the guidance in ASC 805, Business Combinations, relating to the settlement of preexisting relationships due to our interpretation of specific language in the underlying contract. Based upon an evaluation of all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors, and after considering the provisions of ASC 270-10-45-16, Accounting Changes in Interim Periods, and ASC 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, that incorporates SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 99, Materiality, and SAB No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, we do not believe that the effect of the out-of-period adjustment is material to our estimated full fiscal year 2011 financial results. We also do not believe that the out-of-period adjustment is material to any previously issued quarterly consolidated financial statements and to the fiscal third quarter of 2011. Based on this assessment of materiality, the out-of-period adjustment was recorded in our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal third quarter of 2011. There is no impact on our nine-month results as the error and its correction were both recorded in the nine-month period ended July 31, 2011.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

financial condition or results of operations. We believe that the accounting estimates employed are appropriate and resulting balances are reasonable; however, actual results could differ from the original estimates, requiring adjustment to these balances in future periods. The accounting policies that reflect our more significant estimates, judgments and assumptions and which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results are:

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Revenue recognition

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Allowance for doubtful accounts

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Net realizable value of inventory

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Valuation of goodwill

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Business combinations

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Income taxes

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Share-based compensation

During the fiscal first nine months of 2011, there were no significant changes in our estimates and critical accounting policies. Please refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, for a more complete discussion of our estimates and critical accounting policies.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs, which amends ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. This ASU represents the converged guidance of the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (the Boards) on fair value measurement. The amendments (1) clarify the Boards’ intent regarding the application of existing fair value measurement guidance, (2) revise certain measurement guidance that changes or modifies a principle and (3) add disclosure requirements concerning the measurement uncertainty of level 3 measurements. The Boards concluded that the common requirements will result in greater comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The amendments are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

December 15, 2011. Early application is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2011-04, which is effective for the Company on November 1, 2012, on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This ASU, which amends ASC 220, Comprehensive Income, allows an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both options, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The amendments made by ASU 2011-05 should be applied retrospectively and become effective for fiscal years (and interim periods within those years) beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2011-05, which is effective for the Company for the fiscal year beginning on November 1, 2012, will have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 2. Acquisition and Restructuring Costs

2009 CooperVision Manufacturing Restructuring Plan

In the fiscal third quarter of 2009, CooperVision initiated a restructuring plan to relocate contact lens manufacturing from Norfolk, Virginia, and transfer part of its contact lens manufacturing from Adelaide, Australia, to existing manufacturing operations in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, and Hamble, UK (2009 CooperVision Manufacturing restructuring plan). This plan is intended to better utilize CooperVision’s manufacturing efficiencies and reduce its manufacturing expenses through a reduction in workforce of approximately 480 employees.

CooperVision completed restructuring activities in Adelaide in our fiscal third quarter of 2010 and in Norfolk in our fiscal first quarter of 2011.

The total restructuring costs under this plan were approximately $23.1 million, with $15.4 million associated with assets, including accelerated depreciation and facility lease and contract termination costs, and $7.7 million associated with employee benefit costs, including severance payments, termination benefit costs, retention bonus payouts and other similar costs. These costs were reported as cost of sales or restructuring costs in our Consolidated Statements of Income.

No restructuring costs were recorded in the current quarter, and in the fiscal first nine months of 2011, $1.9 million, including $0.8 million of employee benefit costs and $1.1 million of costs associated with assets, primarily non-cash, were reported in cost of sales. In the year ended October 31, 2010, $16.1 million, including $3.3 million of employee benefit costs and $12.8 million of costs associated with assets, primarily non-cash, were reported as $16.0 million in cost of sales and $0.1 million in restructuring costs. In the year ended October 31, 2009, $5.1 million including $3.6 million of employee benefit costs and $1.5 million of non-cash costs associated with assets were reported as $5.0 million in cost of sales and $0.1 million in restructuring costs.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)


(In millions)	Balance at Beginning of Period		Additions Charged to Costs of Sales and Restructuring Costs		Payments and Adjustments		Balance at End of Period
Year Ended October 31, 2009
Other current liabilities	$	0	$	3.6	$	0.6	$	3.0
Accelerated depreciation and other		0		1.5		1.2		0.3

	$	0	$	5.1	$	1.8	$	3.3


Year Ended October 31, 2010
Other current liabilities	$	3.0	$	4.4	$	4.9	$	2.5
Accelerated depreciation and other		0.3		11.7		10.2		1.8

	$	3.3	$	16.1	$	15.1	$	4.3


Fiscal Nine Months Ended July 31, 2011
Other current liabilities	$	2.5	$	0.9	$	3.2	$	0.2
Accelerated depreciation and other		1.8		1.0		1.9		0.9

	$	4.3	$	1.9	$	5.1	$	1.1

The Company may, from time to time, decide to pursue additional restructuring activities that involve charges in future periods.

Note 3. Inventories


(In thousands)	July 31, 2011		October 31, 2010
Raw materials	$	63,409	$	47,411
Work-in-process		10,266		8,937
Finished goods		169,695		171,554

	$	243,370	$	227,902

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is computed using standard cost that approximates actual cost, on a first-in, first-out basis.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Note 4. Intangible Assets

Goodwill


(In thousands)	CooperVision			CooperSurgical			Total
Balance as of October 31, 2009	$	1,049,270		$	207,759		$	1,257,029
Net additions during the year ended October 31, 2010		0			10,102			10,102
Translation		(4,998	)		(157	)		(5,155	)

Balance as of October 31, 2010		1,044,272			217,704			1,261,976
Net additions during the nine-month period ended July 31, 2011		870			2,830			3,700
Translation		4,593			31			4,624


Balance as of July 31, 2011	$	1,049,735		$	220,565		$	1,270,300

We performed our annual impairment test in our fiscal third quarter of 2011, and our analysis indicated that we had no impairment of goodwill. We test goodwill for impairment annually during the fiscal third quarter and when an event occurs or circumstances change such that it is reasonably possible that impairment may exist. We account for goodwill and evaluate our goodwill balances and test them for impairment in accordance with related accounting standards.

The goodwill impairment test is a two-step process. Initially, we compare the book value of net assets to the fair value of each reporting unit that has goodwill assigned to it. If the fair value is determined to be less than the book value, a second step is performed to compute the amount of the impairment. A reporting unit is the level of reporting at which goodwill is tested for impairment. Our reporting units are the same as our business segments CooperVision and CooperSurgical reflecting the way that we manage our business.

The fair value of our reporting units was determined using the income valuation approach. Under the income approach, specifically the discounted cash flow method, the fair value of the reporting unit is based on the present value of estimated future cash flows that the reporting unit is expected to generate over its remaining life.

In the application of the income approach, the Company is required to make estimates of future operating trends and judgments on discount rates and other variables. Actual future results related to assumed variables could differ from these estimates. Discount rates are based on a weighted average cost of capital, which represents the average rate a business must pay its providers of debt and equity capital. We used discount rates that are the representative weighted average cost of capital for each of our reporting units, with consideration given to the current condition of the global economy. The discount rates used in the current year are about 100 basis points lower than those used in our analysis for fiscal year 2010 reflecting the current condition of the United States and the global economy. The Company determines net sales forecasts based on our best estimate of near-term net sales expectations and long-term projections which include review of published independent industry analyst reports. As a sensitivity analysis, a 100 basis point reduction in the assumed net sales growth beginning in fiscal 2011 and extending through the valuation period would decrease the excess amount of the estimated fair value of each reporting unit over the carrying value but would not cause a change in the results of our impairment testing that indicated that we had no impairment of goodwill.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Goodwill impairment analysis and measurement is a process that requires significant judgment. If our common stock price trades below book value per share, there are changes in market conditions or a future downturn in our business, or a future annual goodwill impairment test indicates an impairment of our goodwill, the Company may have to recognize a non-cash impairment of its goodwill that could be material, and could adversely affect our results of operations in the period recognized and also adversely affect our total assets, stockholders’ equity and financial condition.

Other Intangible Assets


	As of July 31, 2011				As of October 31, 2010
(In thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization & Translation		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization & Translation
Trademarks	$	3,115	$	1,362	$	3,022	$	1,195
Technology		109,645		60,174		105,527		52,954
Shelf space and market share		102,083		44,804		88,803		37,953
License and distribution rights and other		24,169		6,832		15,701		6,774

		239,012	$	113,172		213,053	$	98,876


Less accumulated amortization and translation		113,172				98,876

Other intangible assets, net	$	125,840			$	114,177

We estimate that amortization expense will average $20.7 million per year in the three-year period ending October 31, 2013, and average $14.7 million in the two succeeding years ending October 31, 2015.

Note 5. Debt


(In thousands)	July 31, 2011		October 31, 2010
Short-term:
Overdraft and other credit facilities	$	26,235	$	19,159
Current portion of long-term debt		12,500		0

	$	38,735	$	19,159


Long-term:
Credit agreement	$	406,250	$	252,750
Senior notes		0		339,000
Other		235		227

	$	406,485	$	591,977

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Credit Agreement: On January 12, 2011, Cooper refinanced its existing syndicated Senior Unsecured Revolving Line of Credit (Revolver) with a new Credit Agreement that provides for a multicurrency revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $750.0 million and a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million, each of which, unless terminated earlier, mature on January 12, 2016. In addition, the Company has the ability from time to time to increase the size of the revolving credit facility by up to an additional $250.0 million. KeyBank led the refinancing with certain banks that participated in the Revolver retaining or increasing their participation in the Credit Agreement.

Amounts outstanding under the new Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either the base rate, which is a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) KeyBank’s prime rate, (b) one-half of one percent in excess of the federal funds effective rate and (c) one percent in excess of the adjusted LIBOR rate for a one-month interest period on such day, or the LIBOR or adjusted foreign currency rate, plus, in each case, an applicable margin in respect of base rate loans and in respect of LIBOR or adjusted foreign currency rate loans. The applicable margins are determined quarterly based upon the Company’s ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness to consolidated proforma EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement.

The Company pays an annual commitment fee that ranges from 0.15% to 0.50% of the unused portion of the revolving credit facility depending on our ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness to consolidated proforma EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement. In addition to this annual commitment fee, the Company is also required to pay certain letter of credit and related fronting fees and other administrative fees pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.

The Company’s new credit facility is not secured by any of its, or any of its subsidiaries’, assets. All obligations under the new credit facility will be guaranteed by each of the Company’s existing and future direct and indirect material domestic subsidiaries.

The term loan facility will amortize in equal quarterly installments as follows, with the remainder due on the term loan maturity date: 5% of the aggregate principal amount of the term loan for the first three years following the closing date and 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the term loan for the fourth and fifth years following the closing date.

Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company is also required to maintain specified financial ratios:

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The ratio of Consolidated Proforma EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense (as defined, Interest Coverage Ratio) be at least 3.00 to 1.00 at all times.

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The ratio of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness to Consolidated Proforma EBITDA (as defined, Total Leverage Ratio) be no higher than 3.75 to 1.00.

At July 31, 2011, the Company’s Interest Coverage Ratio was 15.80 to 1.00 and the Total Leverage Ratio was 1.26 to 1.00.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

The Company wrote off about $0.3 million of debt issuance costs in interest expense as a result of extinguishing the Revolver. The remaining $0.5 million of existing debt issuance costs and the $9.5 million of costs incurred to refinance the Credit Agreement are carried in other assets and amortized to interest expense over the life of the Credit Agreement.

At July 31, 2011, we had $574.8 million available under the Credit Agreement.

Senior Notes: On January 31, 2007, the Company issued $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes (the Notes) due February 15, 2015, of which none were outstanding at the end of our fiscal second and third quarter of 2011. The Notes paid interest semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning August 15, 2007. The Notes were offered in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

On January 12, 2011, we provided formal notice, and on February 15, 2011, we redeemed all $339.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Indenture among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which the Notes were issued. In accordance with the Indenture, the redemption price for the Notes was 103.563% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to February 15, 2011, the redemption date. Due to the redemption of all outstanding Notes, we no longer disclose financial information for guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries.

In our fiscal second quarter of 2011, we recorded a $16.5 million loss on the repurchase that includes the write-off of about $4.4 million of unamortized costs and the redemption premium of $12.1 million related to the Notes on our Consolidated Statement of Income. The Company paid the aggregate purchase price from borrowings under the new Credit Agreement, including $250.0 million from the term loan facility.

Note 6. Income Taxes

Cooper’s effective tax rate (ETR) (provision for income taxes divided by pretax income) for the fiscal first nine months of 2011 was 8.5%. Our year-to-date results include the projected fiscal year ETR, plus any discrete items. The ETR used to record the provision for income taxes for the fiscal first nine months of 2010 was 8.4%. The ETR is below the United States statutory rate as a majority of our income is earned in foreign jurisdictions with lower tax rates reflecting the shift in the geographic mix of income during recent periods with income earned in foreign jurisdictions increasing as compared to income earned in the United States. As a result, the ratio of domestic income to worldwide income primarily within CooperVision has decreased over recent fiscal periods. A reduction in the ratio of domestic income to worldwide income effectively lowers the overall tax rate due to the fact that the tax rates in the majority of foreign jurisdictions where the Company operates are significantly lower than the statutory rate in the United States. The completion of the Company’s restructuring plan to close a CooperVision manufacturing facility, located in Norfolk, Virginia, with the manufacturing demand subsequently absorbed by our plants in the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico contributed to this change in the geographic mix of income. As a result of this restructuring, substantially all of CooperVision’s contact lens products are manufactured outside of the United States.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Additionally, in fiscal 2011, the Company recorded a $16.5 million domestic loss on the repurchase of its Senior Notes that included the write off of about $4.4 million of unamortized costs and the redemption premium of $12.1 million. This impacted the Company’s tax provision and further reduced the overall effective tax rate.

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC 740-10-25-5 through 25-17, Basic Recognition Threshold, formerly FIN 48, on November 1, 2007. Under this guidance, the Company recognizes the benefit from a tax position only if it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained upon audit based solely on the technical merits of the tax position. As of November 1, 2010, the Company had total gross unrecognized tax benefits of $19.7 million. If recognized, $18.8 million of unrecognized tax benefits would impact the Company’s ETR. For the nine-month period ended July 31, 2011, there were no material changes to the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits.

Interest and penalties of $1.1 million have been reflected as a component of the total liability as of November 1, 2010. It is the Company’s policy to recognize the items of interest and penalties directly related to income taxes as additional income tax expense.

Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits at November 1, 2010, is $3.4 million related to tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts could significantly change during the next twelve months. This amount represents a decrease in unrecognized tax benefits related to expiring statutes in various jurisdictions worldwide and is comprised of transfer pricing and other items.

As of July 31, 2011, the tax years for which the Company remains subject to United States Federal income tax assessment upon examination are 2005 through 2010. The Company remains subject to income tax examinations in other major tax jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, France and Australia for the tax years 2006 through 2010.

On April 1, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a Notice of Deficiency to the Company in connection with its audit of the Company’s income tax returns for the years 2005 and 2006. The Notice asserts that the Company is subject to additional taxes due to a proposed adjustment under the anti-deferral provisions of Subpart F of the Internal Revenue Code. If sustained, such taxes should be offset by the Company’s existing federal net operating loss carryforwards leaving a $1.2 million balance of proposed taxes owed. The Company intends to defend its positions taken in its income tax returns vigorously. However, if the IRS’s contentions were sustained, the Company’s existing federal net operating loss carryforwards could be materially reduced, which could result in a material adverse effect on the Company’s future net income.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Note 7. Earnings Per Share

		$38.89-$80.51		$38.89-$80.51		$38.89-$80.51		$38.89-$80.51
Periods Ended July 31, (In thousands, except per share amounts)	Three Months				Nine Months
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Net income	$	38,137	$	39,727	$	118,792	$	64,605

Basic:
Weighted average common shares		47,322		45,605		46,606		45,459

Basic earnings per common share	$	0.81	$	0.87	$	2.55	$	1.42


Diluted:
Weighted average common shares		47,322		45,605		46,606		45,459
Effect of dilutive stock options		1,687		797		1,756		773

Diluted weighted average common shares		49,009		46,402		48,362		46,232


Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.78	$	0.86	$	2.46	$	1.40

The following table sets forth stock options to purchase Cooper’s common stock that were not included in the diluted net income per share calculation because their effect would have been antidilutive for the periods presented:

		$38.89-$80.51		$38.89-$80.51		$38.89-$80.51		$38.89-$80.51
Periods Ended July 31,	Three Months				Nine Months
(In thousands, except exercise prices)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Numbers of stock option shares excluded		10		3,587		1,135		3,587

Range of exercise prices	$	80.51	$	38.89-$80.51	$	66.15-$80.51	$	38.89-$80.51

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Note 8. Share-Based Compensation Plans

The Company has several share-based compensation plans that are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. The compensation expense and related income tax benefit recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for share-based awards were as follows:


Periods Ended July 31, (In millions)	Three Months				Nine Months
Periods Ended July 31, (In millions)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Selling, general and administrative expense	$	3.2	$	1.9	$	11.1	$	6.2
Cost of sales		0.2		0.1		0.7		0.5
Research and development expense		0.2		0.1		0.5		0.3
Capitalized in inventory		0.2		0.1		0.7		0.5

Total compensation expense	$	3.8	$	2.2	$	13.0	$	7.5

Related income tax benefit	$	1.1	$	0.6	$	3.9	$	2.5

Note 9. Cash Dividends

We paid a semiannual dividend of approximately $1.4 million or 3 cents per share on February 7, 2011, to stockholders of record on January 19, 2011. We paid another semiannual dividend of approximately $1.4 million or 3 cents per share on August 5, 2011, to stockholders of record on July 25, 2011.

Note 10. Derivative Instruments

We operate multiple foreign subsidiaries that manufacture and/or sell our products worldwide. As a result, our earnings, cash flow and financial position are exposed to foreign currency risk from foreign currency denominated receivables and payables, sales transactions, capital expenditures and net investment in certain foreign operations. Our policy is to minimize, to the extent reasonable and practical, transaction, remeasurement and specified economic exposures with derivatives instruments such as foreign exchange forward contracts and cross currency swaps. The gains and losses on these derivatives are intended to at least partially offset the transaction gains and losses recognized in earnings. We do not enter into derivatives for speculative purposes. Under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, all derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. As discussed below, the accounting for gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value depends on the use of the derivative and whether it is designated and qualifies for hedge accounting.

Through the normal course of its business activities, the Company recognizes that it is exposed to foreign exchange risks. Our primary objective is to protect the United States dollar value of future cash flows and minimize the volatility of reported earnings while strictly adhering to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. To meet this objective, business exposures to foreign exchange risks must be identified, measured and minimized using the most effective and efficient methods to eliminate, reduce or transfer such exposures.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Exposures are reduced whenever possible by taking advantage of offsetting payable and receivable balances and netting net sales against expenses, also referred to as natural hedges. We may employ the use of foreign currency derivative instruments to manage a portion of the remaining foreign exchange risk. While we designate our exposures under ASC 815 on a gross basis, foreign currency derivatives may be used to protect against an exposure value resulting from forecasted non-functional currency denominated net sales and expenses. Our risk management objectives and the strategies for achieving those objectives depend on the type of exposure being hedged.

The Company is also exposed to risks associated with changes in interest rates, as the interest rate on our Credit Agreement varies. To mitigate this risk, we may hedge portions of our variable rate debt by swapping those portions to fixed rates.

We only enter into derivative financial instruments with institutions with which we have an International Swap Dealers Association (ISDA) agreement in place. Our derivative financial instruments do not contain credit risk related contingent features such as call features or requirements for posting collateral. Although the Company and its counterparties have some right of set-off, all foreign exchange derivatives are displayed gross in the fair value tabular disclosure and accounted for as such in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet. We adjust our foreign exchange forward contracts and cross currency swaps for credit risk on a per derivative basis. However, when applicable, we record interest rate derivatives as net on our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet, in accordance with ASC 815-10, but gross in the fair value tabular disclosure. When we net or set-off our interest rate derivative obligations, only the net asset or liability position will be credit affected. For the fiscal first nine months ended July 31, 2011, and for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2010, all of our interest rate derivatives were in a liability position and, therefore, were not set-off in the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet. Since ISDA agreements are signed between the Company and each respective financial institution, netting is permitted on a per institution basis only. On an ongoing basis, the Company monitors counterparty credit ratings. We consider our credit nonperformance risk to be minimal because we award and disperse derivatives business between multiple commercial institutions that have at least an investment grade credit rating.

Cash Flow Hedging

The Company is exposed to the effects of foreign exchange movements. From time to time, we may choose to manage enterprise risk by locking in all or a portion of the anticipated cash flows that are linked to accounting exposures such as nonfunctional currency intercompany payables/receivables, through derivative instruments. To execute this strategy, we may hedge the specific identified foreign exchange risk exposure, thereby locking in the rate at which these forecasted transactions will be recorded and ultimately reduce earnings volatility related to the enterprise risk.

Cash flow hedge accounting allows for the gains or losses on the change in fair value of the derivatives related to forecasted transactions to be recorded in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (OCI) until the underlying forecasted transaction occurs. However, this accounting treatment is limited to hedging specific transactions that can be clearly defined and specifically create risk to functional currency cash flow.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

All sales and expenses with unrelated third parties not denominated in USD subject the Company to economic risk. We typically designate and document qualifying foreign exchange forward contracts related to certain forecasted intercompany sales and purchases associated with third party transactions as cash flow hedges.

To manage foreign currency exposure related to forecasted foreign currency denominated sales and purchases of product, the Company may enter into foreign currency forward contracts. Typical currencies traded are those which represent the largest risk for the Company, including but not limited to the British pound sterling, euro and Japanese yen.

The effective portion of cash flow hedge contracts’ gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value of hedges is initially reported as a component of accumulated OCI in stockholders’ equity until the underlying hedged item is reflected in our Consolidated Statements of Income, at which time the effective amount in OCI is reclassified to either net sales or cost of sales in our Consolidated Statements of Income. As of July 31, 2011, there were no cash flow hedges outstanding and all related gains and losses were reclassified to our Consolidated Statement of Income.

We calculate hedge effectiveness prospectively and retrospectively, excluding time value, on a monthly basis using regression as well as other timing and probability criteria required by ASC 815. We record any ineffectiveness and any excluded components of the hedge immediately to other income or expense in our Consolidated Statement of Income. In the event the underlying forecasted transaction does not occur within the designated hedge period, or it becomes probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur, the related gains and losses on the cash flow hedges are immediately reclassified from OCI to other income or expense in our Consolidated Statement of Income. In fiscal 2011, no ineffectiveness was recorded.

Balance Sheet Hedges

We may manage the foreign currency risk associated with nonfunctional currency assets and liabilities using foreign exchange forward contracts with maturities of less than 24 months and cross currency swaps with maturities up to 36 months. As of July 31, 2011, all outstanding balance sheet hedging derivatives had maturities of less than 12 months. The change in fair value of these derivatives is recognized in other income or expense.

Monthly adjustments to the cash flow hedging program explained above require nondesignated hedges to be placed when cash flow hedges are utilized faster or earlier than planned. This occurs regularly, and hedge amounts tend to be less than $5.0 million dollars per affected relationship.

Other common exposures hedged are intercompany payables and receivables between entities. Such obligations are generally short-term in nature, often outstanding for less than 90 days. These types of exposures are hedged monthly and are typically less than $10.0 million per hedge.

These derivative instruments do not subject the Company to material balance sheet risk due to exchange rate movements because gains and losses on these derivatives are intended to offset gains and losses on the non-functional currency assets and liabilities being hedged.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Interest Rate Swaps

The Company may enter into floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps to fix the floating rate debt under our Credit Agreement. These interest rate swaps hedge variable interest payments by exchanging variable rate interest risk for a fixed interest rate. On May 3, 2007, the Company entered into four floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps. These interest rate swaps with notional values totaling $250.0 million, served to fix the floating rate debt for terms between 30 and 48 months with fixed rates between 4.94% to 4.96%. As of July 31, 2011, all of these interest rate swaps had expired.

On March 10, 2011, the Company entered into five floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps. These interest rate swaps with notional values totaling $200.0 million, serve to fix the floating rate debt for terms between 33 and 45 months with fixed rates between 1.27% and 1.78%.

We qualified and designated these aforementioned swaps under ASC 815 as cash flow hedges and recorded the offset of the cumulative fair market value (net of tax effect) to accumulated OCI in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet.

Effectiveness testing of the hedge relationship and measurement to quantify ineffectiveness is performed at a minimum each fiscal quarter using the hypothetical derivative method. The outstanding swaps have been and are expected to remain highly effective for the life of the swap. Effective amounts are reclassified to interest expense as the related hedged expense is incurred. The fair value of the outstanding swap is recorded in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet and presented in the table below. Excluded from this table are liabilities of $0.3 million and $1.3 million that were recorded and attributable to accrued interest as of July 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010, respectively. We expect to reclassify $2.2 million from OCI to interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Income over the next 12 months and $1.9 million thereafter.

Fair Value Hedging

From time to time, we designate and document foreign exchange forward contracts related to firm commitments for third party royalty payments as fair value hedges. In accordance with policy, these derivatives are employed to eliminate, reduce or transfer selected foreign currency risks that meet the ASC 815 definition of a firm commitment. Fair value hedges are evaluated for effectiveness at a minimum each fiscal quarter and any ineffectiveness is recorded in other income and expense in our Consolidated Statements of Income. The critical terms of the forward contract and the firm commitments are matched at inception and subsequent prospective forward contract effectiveness is measured by comparing the cumulative change in the fair value of the forward contract to the cumulative change in value of the specified firm commitment, including time value. The derivative fair values are recorded in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet and recognized currently in earnings; this is offset by the effective gains and losses on the change in value of the firm commitment which is recorded in accrued liabilities in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet. In fiscal 2011 and 2010, the Company did not designate any derivatives as fair value hedges. We had no outstanding fair value hedges subsequent to February 29, 2008.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

The fair value of derivative instruments in our Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of July 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010 was as follows:


	Derivative Assets					Derivative Liabilities
(In millions)	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value 7/31/2011		Fair Value 10/31/2010		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value 7/31/2011		Fair Value 10/31/2010
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815
Interest rate contracts	Prepaid expense and other current assets	$	0	$	0	Other current liabilities	$	0	$	1.3
Interest rate contracts	Other assets		0		0	Accrued pension liability and other		4.1		0

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815		$	0	$	0		$	4.1	$	1.3


Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expense and other current assets	$	0.9	$	1.2	Other current liabilities	$	0.6	$	1.4


Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815		$	0.9	$	1.2		$	0.6	$	1.4


Total derivatives		$	0.9	$	1.2		$	4.7	$	2.7

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income

For the Nine Months Ended July 31, 2011 and 2010

(In millions)


Derivatives in ASC 815 Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)						Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Ineffectiveness	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income Due to Ineffectiveness				Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income and Excluded from Effectiveness Testing	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income and Excluded from Effectiveness Testing
	2011			2010				2011			2010				2011		2010			2011		2010
Interest rate contracts	$	(5.0	)	$	(1.0	)	Interest expense	$	(2.2	)	$	(8.6	)	Other income/ (expense)	$	0	$	0	Other income/ (expense)	$	0	$	0

Foreign exchange contracts		0			1.3		Net sales		0			(4.3	)	Other income/ (expense)		0		0	Other income/ (expense)		0		0

Foreign exchange contracts		0			0		Cost of sales		1.7			1.3		Other income/ (expense)		0		0	Other income/ (expense)		0		0


Total	$	(5.0	)	$	0.3			$	(0.5	)	$	(11.6	)		$	0	$	0		$	0	$	0

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Under ASC 815	Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative

Nine Months Ended July 31, (In millions)		2011			2010
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	$	0		$	0
Foreign exchange contracts	Other income (expense), net		(1.9	)		(4.3	)

Total		$	(1.9	)	$	(4.3	)

Note 11. Fair Value Measurements

As of July 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010, the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, lines of credit, accounts payable and other current liabilities approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of such instruments and the ability to obtain financing on similar terms.

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820), applies to all assets and liabilities that are being measured and reported at fair value and defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. An asset’s or liability’s level is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. ASC 820 requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be valued and disclosed in one of the following three levels of the valuation hierarchy:

Level 1:

Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2:

Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

The Company has derivative assets and liabilities that include interest rate swaps, cross currency swaps and foreign currency forward contracts. The impact of the counterparty’s creditworthiness when in an asset position and the Company’s creditworthiness when in a liability position has also been factored into the fair value measurement of the derivative instruments. Both the counterparty and the Company are expected to continue to perform under the contractual terms of the instruments.

We may use interest rate swaps to maintain our desired mix of fixed-rate and variable-rate debt. The swaps exchange fixed and variable rate payments without exchanging the notional principal amount of the debt. The Company has elected to use the income approach to value the derivatives using observable Level 2 market expectations at the measurement date and standard valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount assuming that participants are motivated, but not compelled to transact. Level 2 inputs are limited to quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, specifically euro dollar futures contracts up to three years, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability - specifically LIBOR cash and swap rates and credit risk at commonly quoted intervals. Mid-market pricing is used as a practical expedient for fair value measurements.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

We may use foreign exchange forward contracts to minimize, to the extent reasonable and practical, our exposure to the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. The Company has elected to use the income approach to value the derivatives, using observable Level 2 market expectations at the measurement date and standard valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount assuming that participants are motivated but not compelled to transact. Level 2 inputs for the valuations are limited to quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability - specifically LIBOR cash rates, credit risk at commonly quoted intervals, foreign exchange spot rates and forward points. Mid-market pricing is used as a practical expedient for fair value measurements.

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 2 inputs during the fiscal first nine months of 2011, within the fair value hierarchy at July 31, 2011, and fiscal year 2010, within the fair value hierarchy at October 31, 2010:


(In millions)	July 31, 2011		October 31, 2010
Assets:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	0.9	$	1.2


Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	4.1	$	1.3
Foreign exchange contracts		0.6		1.4

	$	4.7	$	2.7

Note 12. Employee Benefits

Cooper’s Retirement Income Plan (Plan), a defined benefit plan, covers substantially all full-time United States employees. Cooper’s contributions are designed to fund normal cost on a current basis and to fund the estimated prior service cost of benefit improvements. The unit credit actuarial cost method is used to determine the annual cost. Cooper pays the entire cost of the Plan and funds such costs as they accrue. Virtually all of the assets of the Plan are comprised of equities and participation in equity and fixed income funds.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Cooper’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2011 and 2010 reflect the following components of net periodic pension costs:


Periods Ended July 31, (In thousands)	Three Months						Nine Months
Periods Ended July 31, (In thousands)	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	1,187		$	992		$	3,561		$	2,976
Interest cost		743			667			2,230			2,003
Expected returns on assets		(736	)		(611	)		(2,208	)		(1,833	)
Amortization of prior service cost		6			6			18			18
Amortization of transition obligation		6			5			16			15
Recognized net actuarial loss		188			199			564			597
Curtailment loss		0			0			0			44

Net periodic pension cost	$	1,394		$	1,258		$	4,181		$	3,820

The Company contributed to the pension plan $1.2 million and $3.2 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2011, respectively, and expects to contribute an additional $2.8 million in fiscal 2011. The Company contributed to the pension plan $0.8 million and $2.4 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2010. The expected rate of return on plan assets for determining net periodic pension cost is 9.0%.

Note 13. Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

On April 28, 2011, Rembrandt Vision Technologies, L.P. filed a lawsuit against CooperVision, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that CooperVision infringes U.S. Patent No. 5,712,327 entitled “Soft Gas Permeable Contact Lens Having Improved Clinical Performance,” which was issued on January 28, 1998, to Sing-Hsiung Chang and Mei-Zyh Chang. The complaint alleges that CooperVision’s infringing conduct includes, but is not limited to, making, using, selling or offering to sell silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The complaint seeks an unspecified amount of damages, including treble damages, attorneys’ fees and costs and an injunction preventing any alleged infringement. CooperVision has not been served with the complaint nor has CooperVision filed any response to the complaint. No discovery has taken place, and no case management order has been entered. No trial date has been set. At this stage, the Company has insufficient information to estimate a possible loss or range of loss. We intend to vigorously defend against this action.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Note 14. Business Segment Information

Cooper uses operating income, as presented in our financial reports, as the primary measure of segment profitability. We do not allocate costs from corporate functions to segment operating income. Items below operating income are not considered when measuring the profitability of a segment. We use the same accounting policies to generate segment results as we do for our consolidated results.

Identifiable assets are those used in continuing operations except cash and cash equivalents, which we include as corporate assets. Long-lived assets are property, plant and equipment.

Segment information:


Periods Ended July 31,	Three Months						Nine Months
(In thousands)	2011			2010			2011			2010
CooperVision net sales by category:
Toric lens	$	88,728		$	76,101		$	249,397		$	214,359
Multifocal lens		19,677			18,405			54,390			53,373
Single-use sphere lens		64,628			53,545			176,498			150,900
Non single-use sphere and other eye care products and other		125,219			100,990			336,887			288,643

Total CooperVision net sales		298,252			249,041			817,172			707,275
CooperSurgical net sales		53,144			46,594			152,754			137,890

Total net sales	$	351,396		$	295,635		$	969,926		$	845,165


Operating income (loss):
CooperVision	$	41,528		$	47,555		$	148,342		$	114,689
CooperSurgical		13,013			11,851			37,481			33,006
Headquarters		(8,654	)		(8,010	)		(24,888	)		(20,287	)

Total operating income		45,887			51,396			160,935			127,408
Interest expense		3,217			8,729			14,436			28,684
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0			0			16,487			0
Litigation settlement charge		0			0			0			27,000
Other income (expense), net		386			985			(128	)		(1,174	)

Income before income taxes	$	43,056		$	43,652		$	129,884		$	70,550

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Concluded

(Unaudited)


(In thousands)	July 31, 2011		October 31, 2010
Identifiable assets:
CooperVision	$	2,210,251	$	2,141,685
CooperSurgical		336,097		328,931
Headquarters		68,986		54,402

Total	$	2,615,334	$	2,525,018

Geographic information:


Periods Ended July 31, (In thousands)	Three Months				Nine Months
Periods Ended July 31, (In thousands)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Net sales to external customers by country of domicile:
United States	$	159,506	$	145,923	$	447,711	$	408,976
Europe		110,792		88,206		295,196		256,452
Rest of world		81,098		61,506		227,019		179,737

Total	$	351,396	$	295,635	$	969,926	$	845,165


(In thousands)	July 31, 2011		October 31, 2010
Long-lived assets by country of domicile:
United States	$	364,062	$	357,200
Europe		227,042		227,780
Rest of world		9,990		8,907

Total	$	601,094	$	593,887

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations

Note numbers refer to “Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements” in Item 1. Financial Statements.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements relating to plans, prospects, goals, strategies, future actions, events or performance and other statements which are other than statements of historical fact. In addition, all statements regarding anticipated growth in our net sales, anticipated market conditions, planned product launches and expected results of operations and integration of any acquisition are forward-looking. To identify these statements look for words like “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seeks,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” or “anticipates” and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements necessarily depend on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause our actual results and future actions to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements are:

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Adverse changes in global or regional general business, political and economic conditions due to the current global economic downturn, including the impact of continuing uncertainty and instability of U.S. and international credit markets that may adversely affect the Company’s or its customers’ ability to meet future liquidity needs.

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Reduced sales, costs and expenses related to the recall of a product, including those associated with the limited recall of the Avaira Toric contact lens.

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A major disruption in the operations of our manufacturing, research and development or distribution facilities, due to technological problems, natural disasters or other causes.

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Disruptions in supplies of raw materials, particularly components used to manufacture our silicone hydrogel lenses and other hydrogel lenses.

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Legal costs, insurance expenses, settlement costs and the risk of an adverse decision or settlement related to claims involving litigation, product liability or patent protection.

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Changes in tax laws or their interpretation, changes in effective tax rates and adverse tax interpretations by taxing agencies or courts.

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Limitations on sales following new product introductions due to poor market acceptance.

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New competitors or product innovations or technologies from competitors.

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The impact of acquisitions or divestitures on revenues, earnings or margins.

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Interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

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The requirement to provide for a significant liability or to write off, or accelerate depreciation on, a significant asset, including impaired goodwill as a result of declines in the price of the Company’s common stock or other events.

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Changes in U.S. and foreign government regulation of the retail optical industry and of the healthcare industry generally.

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Failures to receive, or delays in receiving, U.S. or foreign regulatory approvals for products.

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Failure to obtain adequate coverage and reimbursement from third party payors for our products.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

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Compliance costs and potential liability in connection with U.S. and foreign healthcare regulations, including product recalls, and potential losses resulting from sales of counterfeit and other infringing products.

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The success of the Company’s research and development activities and other start-up projects.

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Dilution to earnings per share from acquisitions or issuing stock.

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Changes in accounting principles or estimates.

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Environmental risks.

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Other events described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the “Business” and “Risk Factors” sections in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, as such Risk Factors may be updated in quarterly filings.

We caution investors that forward-looking statements reflect our analysis only on their stated date. We disclaim any intent to update them except as required by law.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

Results of Operations

In this section, we discuss the results of our operations for the fiscal third quarter of 2011 and compare them with the same period of fiscal 2010. We discuss our cash flows and current financial condition under “Capital Resources and Liquidity.”

Third Quarter Highlights

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Net sales of $351.4 million, up 19%.

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Gross profit $202.8 million, up from $176.0 million.

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Operating income $45.9 million, down from $51.4 million.

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Diluted earnings per share of 78 cents, down from 86 cents per share.

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Results include a reserve of $14.2 million related to the voluntary limited recall of Avaira® Toric contact lenses and the reversal of a $6.1 million one-time gain on settlement of the preexisting relationship related to the acquisition of certain assets from Aime.

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Cash provided by operations $87.4 million, up from $75.3 million.

Nine-Month Highlights

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Net sales of $969.9 million, up 15%.

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Gross profit $581.2 million, up from $489.2 million.

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Operating income up 26% to $160.9 million.

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Diluted earnings per share of $2.46, up from $1.40 per share.

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Results include a reserve of $14.2 million related to the voluntary limited recall of Avaira Toric contact lenses, cost of $16.5 million related to the redemption of our Senior Notes in the current year period and a $27.0 million charge related to the settlement of all claims in the class action lawsuit in the prior year period. Regarding the settlement of the preexisting relationship, there was no impact to the nine-month period as both the error and the reversal were recorded in the period.

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Cash provided by operations $225.3 million, up from $203.1 million.

Outlook

Overall, we remain optimistic about the long-term prospects for the worldwide contact lens and women’s healthcare markets. However, events affecting the economy as a whole, including the uncertainty and instability of global markets driven by employment, housing and credit concerns and the recent downgrade of long-term U.S. sovereign debt continue to represent a risk to our forecasted performance for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 and beyond.

We compete in the worldwide contact lens market with our spherical, toric and multifocal contact lenses offered in a variety of materials including using phosphorylcholine (PC) Technology™ and silicone hydrogel Aquaform® technology. We believe that there will be lower contact lens wearer dropout rates as technology improves thereby enhancing the wearing experience through a combination of improved designs and materials. CooperVision is focused on greater worldwide market penetration as we roll out new products and continue to expand our presence in existing and emerging markets as well as the growth of preferred modalities such as single-use and monthly wearing options.

Sales of contact lenses utilizing silicone hydrogel materials, a major product material in the industry, have grown significantly. In the past three years, CooperVision launched monthly silicone hydrogel spherical, toric and multifocal lens products under our Biofinity® brand and two-week silicone hydrogel

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

spherical and toric lens products under our Avaira brand. We recently launched our Biofinity spherical silicone hydrogel lens in Japan. While we believe that we have high quality silicone hydrogel contact lens products, our future growth may be limited by our late entry into the silicone hydrogel segment of the market. For example, competitive silicone hydrogel single-use and multifocal lens products are gaining market share and represent a risk to our business. We have not yet marketed a silicone hydrogel single-use product. Our ability to compete successfully with a full range of silicone hydrogel products is an important factor to achieving our projected future levels of sales growth and profitability.

In August 2011, CooperVision initiated a voluntary recall on limited lots of Avaira Toric contact lenses. This recall is limited solely to specific lots of Avaira Toric, and no other CooperVision product is involved in this recall. The recall was initiated because of the unintended presence of a residue on certain lenses. The residue was identified after investigating a small number of complaints of temporary hazy vision. The manufacturing issue has been identified and a resolution is in process. We anticipate inventory will return to normal levels by December 1, 2011. Avaira Toric lenses that were launched in April 2010 represent less than 1% of the Company’s fiscal third quarter 2011 net sales.

We are also in the process of developing a number of new contact lens products to enhance CooperVision’s worldwide product lines. New products planned for introduction over the next two years include additional lenses utilizing silicone hydrogel and PC Technology™ materials and new lens designs, including multifocal and single-use silicone hydrogel lenses.

The medical device segment of the women’s healthcare market is highly fragmented. CooperSurgical competes based on brand awareness and market-focused product offerings, with a strategy that includes identifying and acquiring selected companies and product lines that improve its existing market position or serve new clinical areas. In August 2011, CooperSurgical acquired Summit Doppler Systems, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of hand-held obstetrical and vascular ultrasound Doppler systems used for peripheral vascular testing and fetal monitoring applications. Summit markets products to general practitioners and hospitals as well as specialists such as cardiologists, vascular surgeons and obstetricians. We intend to continue to invest in CooperSurgical’s business through acquisitions of companies and product lines.

In connection with the normal management of our financial liabilities, in our fiscal first quarter of 2011, we refinanced our syndicated Senior Unsecured Revolving Line of Credit due to mature on January 31, 2012, with a new Credit Agreement that provides for a multicurrency revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $750.0 million and a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million, each of which, mature on January 12, 2016. On February 15, 2011, we redeemed all $339.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our Senior Notes, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, from borrowings under the new Credit Agreement, including $250.0 million from the term loan facility. As of July 31, 2011, we had $574.8 million available under the Credit Agreement. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from operating activities and borrowing capacity under existing credit facilities will fund operations both in the next 12 months and in the longer term as well as current and long-term cash requirements for capital expenditures, acquisitions and cash dividends.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

Selected Statistical Information – Percentage of Sales and Growth


Percentage of Sales	Three Months									Nine Months
Periods Ended July 31,	2011			2010			% Change			2011			2010			% Change
Net sales		100	%		100	%		19	%		100	%		100	%		15	%
Cost of sales		42	%		40	%		24	%		40	%		42	%		9	%

Gross profit		58	%		60	%		15	%		60	%		58	%		19	%
Selling, general and administrative expense		38	%		38	%		20	%		39	%		38	%		16	%
Research and development expense		3	%		3	%		37	%		3	%		3	%		28	%
Settlement of preexisting relationship		2	%		—			—			—			—			—
Amortization of intangibles		2	%		2	%		16	%		1	%		2	%		11	%

Operating income		13	%		17	%		(11	%)		17	%		15	%		26	%

Net Sales

Cooper’s two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical, generate all of its sales.

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CooperSurgical develops, manufactures and markets medical devices, diagnostic products and surgical instruments and accessories used primarily by gynecologists and obstetricians.

Our consolidated net sales grew by $55.8 million or 19% and $124.8 million or 15% in the three and nine months ended July 31, 2011, respectively.


Periods Ended July 31,	Three Months							Nine Months
($ in millions)	2011		2010		% Change			2011		2010		% Change
CooperVision	$	298.3	$	249.0		20	%	$	817.2	$	707.3		16	%
CooperSurgical		53.1		46.6		14	%		152.7		137.9		11	%

	$	351.4	$	295.6		19	%	$	969.9	$	845.2		15	%

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

CooperVision Net Sales

The contact lens market has two major product categories:

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Spherical lenses including lenses that correct near- and farsightedness uncomplicated by more complex visual defects.

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Toric and multifocal lenses including lenses that, in addition to correcting near- and farsightedness, address more complex visual defects such as astigmatism and presbyopia by adding optical properties of cylinder and axis, which correct for irregularities in the shape of the cornea.

In order to achieve comfortable and healthy contact lens wear, products are sold with recommended replacement schedules, otherwise defined as modalities, with the primary modalities being single-use, two-week and monthly. CooperVision offers spherical, aspherical, toric, multifocal and toric multifocal lens products in most modalities.

The market for conventional lenses that are replaced annually has shifted to disposable and frequently replaced lenses. Disposable lenses are designed for either daily, two-week or monthly replacement; frequently replaced lenses are designed for replacement after one to three months. Significantly, the market for spherical lenses has shifted to value-added spherical lenses to alleviate dry eye symptoms as well as lenses with aspherical optical properties or higher oxygen permeable lenses such as silicone hydrogels.

CooperVision’s Proclear® brand aspheric, toric and multifocal contact lenses, manufactured using proprietary phosphorylcholine (PC) Technology, help enhance tissue/device compatibility and offer improved lens comfort.

CooperVision’s Biofinity brand silicone hydrogel spherical, toric and multifocal contact lenses and Avaira brand spherical and toric products are manufactured using proprietary Aquaform technology to increase oxygen transmissibility for longer wear. We believe that it is important to develop a full range of multifocal and single-use silicone hydrogel products due to increased pressure from silicone hydrogel products offered by our major competitors.

Net sales growth in the three-month period includes increases in single-use spheres up 21% and total spheres up 19%. Total toric lenses grew 17%, and multifocal lenses grew 7% compared to the prior year period. Silicone hydrogel products grew 56%, and Proclear products increased 14%. Older conventional lens products and cosmetic lenses declined 5% and 6%, respectively.

CooperVision competes in the worldwide soft contact lens market and services three primary regions: the Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia Pacific.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

CooperVision Net Sales by Geography


Periods Ended July 31, ($ in millions)	Three Months							Nine Months
Periods Ended July 31, ($ in millions)	2011		2010		% Change			2011		2010		% Change
Americas	$	119.9	$	112.4		7	%	$	333.5	$	308.9		8	%
EMEA		112.4		89.6		25	%		300.2		260.9		15	%
Asia Pacific		66.0		47.0		40	%		183.5		137.5		33	%

	$	298.3	$	249.0		20	%	$	817.2	$	707.3		16	%

CooperVision’s worldwide net sales grew 20% in the three-month period and grew 16% in the nine-month period. Americas net sales grew 7% and 8% in the three- and nine-month periods, respectively, primarily due to market gains of CooperVision’s silicone hydrogel lenses, up 40% in the three-month period and 43% in the nine-month period, and single-use lenses, up 16% in the three-month period and 18% in the nine-month period. In our fiscal first quarter of 2010, we recorded $10.1 million of reductions to Americas net sales due to out-of-period adjustments to increase accruals for rebates that were under-accrued in fiscal 2009. EMEA net sales grew 25% and 15% driven by increases in sales of silicone hydrogel lenses, up 75% and 63% and Proclear 1 Day lenses, up 26% and 23% in the three- and nine-month periods, respectively. Net sales to the Asia Pacific region grew 40% and 33% in the three- and nine-month periods, primarily due to sales growth of single-use spherical and toric products, up 23% and 20% in the three- and nine-month periods and silicone hydrogel lenses, up 129% and 88%; these results include sales related to product lines acquired on December 1, 2010 of $8.5 million and $22.1 million in the current year three- and nine-month periods.

CooperVision’s net sales growth was driven primarily by increases in the volume of lenses sold and introduction of new products, primarily silicone hydrogel lenses along with acquisitions and the favorable effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. While unit growth and product mix have influenced CooperVision’s sales growth, average realized prices by product have not materially influenced sales growth.

CooperSurgical Net Sales

CooperSurgical’s net sales increased 14% and 11% in the three- and nine-month periods to $53.1 million and $152.7 million, respectively, with net sales growth excluding acquisitions of 12% and 8%, respectively. Sales of products used in surgical procedures grew 29% and represent 39% of CooperSurgical’s sales compared to 34% in the prior year period. CooperSurgical’s sales are primarily comprised of women’s healthcare products used by gynecologists and obstetricians in both office and surgical procedures. The balance consists of sales of medical devices outside of women’s healthcare which CooperSurgical does not actively market. Unit growth and product mix along with increased average realized prices on disposable products have influenced organic sales growth.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

Cost of Sales/Gross Profit


Gross Profit Percentage of Net Sales	Three Months						Nine Months
Periods Ended July 31,	2011			2010			2011			2010
CooperVision		56	%		58	%		59	%		57	%
CooperSurgical		65	%		66	%		65	%		63	%
Consolidated		58	%		60	%		60	%		58	%

The increase in CooperVision’s gross margin for the nine-month period is largely attributable to improvements in manufacturing efficiencies and product mix, primarily the shift to higher margin silicone hydrogel products. CooperVision’s gross margin in the three- and nine-month periods ended July 31, 2011 was impacted by the $14.2 million reserve for inventory and return provisions related to the voluntary recall of certain lots of Avaira Toric contact lenses discussed above. Gross margin also reflects efficiencies associated with the 2009 CooperVision Manufacturing restructuring plan. There were no restructuring costs under the plan reported for the three-month period of 2011 compared to $6.7 million in the prior year period. Restructuring costs under the plan for the nine-month periods ending July 31, 2011 and 2010 were $1.9 million and $12.5 million, respectively. These restructuring costs are primarily severance charges and accelerated depreciation, and we do not expect to incur similar costs related to this manufacturing restructuring plan in future periods. Gross margin for the fiscal first nine months of 2010 reflects the increase in accruals for rebates discussed above.

The decrease in CooperSurgical’s gross margin for the three-month period ended July 31, 2011, is due to the recognition in the prior year period of a one-time $1.5 million favorable settlement resolving a vendor dispute. The increase in gross margin for the nine-month period of 2011 is largely attributable to manufacturing efficiency improvements and product mix including higher margins on products used in surgical procedures, which represented 39% of net sales in the current period compared to 34% in the fiscal 2010 period.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense (SGA)


Three Months Ended July 31, ($ in millions)	2011		% Net Sales			2010		% Net Sales			% Change
CooperVision	$	107.0		36	%	$	87.6		35	%		22	%
CooperSurgical		18.0		34	%		15.7		34	%		15	%
Headquarters		8.6		N/A			8.0		N/A			8	%

	$	133.6		38	%	$	111.3		38	%		20	%


Nine Months Ended July 31, ($ in millions)	2011		% Net Sales			2010		% Net Sales			% Change
CooperVision	$	296.7		36	%	$	256.9		36	%		16	%
CooperSurgical		51.9		34	%		46.0		33	%		13	%
Headquarters		24.9		N/A			20.3		N/A			23	%

	$	373.5		39	%	$	323.2		38	%		16	%

The increase in CooperVision’s SGA in the fiscal 2011 periods is primarily due to our increased investment in sales and marketing to reach new customers and to promote our silicone hydrogel products.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

The increase in CooperSurgical’s SGA in the fiscal 2011 periods is primarily due to increased selling and marketing costs to support higher sales and anticipated further growth.

Corporate headquarters’ SGA increased in the fiscal 2011 periods primarily due to accrued bonuses in the current year periods that were not in the prior year periods and increased share-based compensation costs partially offset by reduced consulting fees.

Research and Development Expense


Three Months Ended July 31, ($ in millions)	2011		% Net Sales			2010		% Net Sales			% Change
CooperVision	$	9.9		3	%	$	7.1		3	%		38	%
CooperSurgical		1.8		4	%		1.5		3	%		28	%

	$	11.7		3	%	$	8.6		3	%		37	%


Nine Months Ended July 31, ($ in millions)	2011		% Net Sales			2010		% Net Sales			% Change
CooperVision	$	27.1		3	%	$	21.1		3	%		28	%
CooperSurgical		4.7		3	%		3.7		3	%		29	%

	$	31.8		3	%	$	24.8		3	%		28	%

CooperVision research and development expense increased in dollars in the fiscal 2011 periods primarily due to investments in new technologies, clinical trials and increased headcount. CooperVision’s research and development activities include programs to develop disposable silicone hydrogel products and product lines utilizing PC Technology.

CooperSurgical research and development expense increased in dollars in the current periods, primarily due to investments in the design of the next generation product line of uterine manipulators. Other research and development activities include the upgrade and expansion of CooperSurgical’s portfolio of assisted reproductive technology products as well as products within the general obstetrics and gynecology offerings.

Settlement of Preexisting Relationship and Out-of-Period Adjustment

On December 1, 2010, CooperVision purchased certain assets of Asahikasei Aime Co., Ltd. (Aime) from Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation, and the results of operations are included in our consolidated results of operations from that date. Prior to the acquisition, Aime had retained the right to sell our Biofinity brand of contact lenses in certain defined markets. Regarding the accounting for this right, during the fiscal third quarter of 2011, we recorded an immaterial out-of-period adjustment to reduce the amount of recorded goodwill and reverse the $6.1 million gain on settlement of preexisting relationship initially recorded in the fiscal first quarter. The Company determined that it incorrectly applied the guidance in ASC 805, Business Combinations, relating to the settlement of preexisting relationships due to our interpretation of specific language in the underlying contract.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

Operating Income


Three Months Ended July 31, ($ in millions)	2011			% Net Sales			2010			% Net Sales			% Change
CooperVision	$	41.5			14	%	$	47.6			19	%		(13	%)
CooperSurgical		13.0			24	%		11.8			25	%		10	%
Headquarters		(8.6	)		N/A			(8.0	)		N/A			(8	%)

	$	45.9			13	%	$	51.4			17	%		(11	%)


Nine Months Ended July 31, ($ in millions)	2011			% Net Sales			2010			% Net Sales			% Change
CooperVision	$	148.3			18	%	$	114.7			16	%		29	%
CooperSurgical		37.5			25	%		33.0			24	%		14	%
Headquarters		(24.9	)		N/A			(20.3	)		N/A			(23	%)

	$	160.9			17	%	$	127.4			15	%		26	%

The decrease in CooperVision’s operating income in the third fiscal quarter of 2011 was primarily due to the $14.2 million reserve for inventory and return provisions related to the voluntary recall of certain lots of Avaira Toric contact lenses and the reversal of the $6.1 million gain on settlement of preexisting relationship related to the Aime acquisition as discussed above. The increase in consolidated operating income in the nine-month period of 2011 both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to increases in gross profit of 19%, partially offset by increases in operating expenses of 16% and the voluntary recall discussed above.

Interest Expense

Interest expense in the fiscal third quarter decreased 63% to $3.2 million and to 1% of net sales from 3% of net sales in the prior year period, and year to date decreased 50% to $14.4 million and to 1% of net sales from 3% in the prior year nine-month period. The decrease reflects lower interest rates primarily as a result of the redemption of our senior notes in February and lower average debt in the current year periods.

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

In February 2011, we redeemed all $339.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Senior Notes issued on January 31, 2007, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which the Senior Notes were issued. In accordance with the Indenture, the redemption price for the Notes was 103.563% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to February 15, 2011, the redemption date. In our fiscal second quarter of 2011, we recorded a $16.5 million loss on the repurchase that includes the write-off of about $4.4 million of unamortized costs and the redemption premium of $12.1 million related to the Senior Notes on our Consolidated Statement of Income. The Company paid the aggregate purchase price from borrowings under the new Credit Agreement, including $250.0 million from the term loan facility.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

Settlement

The Company and several of its directors and officers had been named in a consolidated securities class action lawsuit, the nature and status of which is described in Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. The Company announced on May 4, 2010, that it reached an agreement in principle and recorded a charge in our fiscal second quarter 2010 to settle the consolidated class action lawsuit for $27.0 million, which we funded into escrow in our fiscal fourth quarter of 2010. The Court granted final approval of the proposed settlement on December 13, 2010.

Other Income (Expense), Net


Periods Ended July 31, (In millions)	Three Months					Nine Months
Periods Ended July 31, (In millions)	2011			2010		2011			2010
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	$	0.5		$	0.9	$	—		$	(1.0	)
Other, net		(0.1	)		0.1		(0.1	)		(0.2	)

	$	0.4		$	1.0	$	(0.1	)	$	(1.2	)

Provision for Income Taxes

We recorded income tax expense of $11.1 million in the fiscal first nine months of 2011 compared to $5.9 million in the prior year period. Cooper’s effective tax rate (ETR) (provision for income taxes divided by pretax income) for the fiscal first nine months of 2011 was 8.5%. Our year-to-date results include the projected fiscal year ETR, plus any discrete items. The ETR used to record the provision for income taxes for the fiscal first nine months of 2010 was 8.4%

The ETR is below the United States statutory rate as a majority of our income is earned in foreign jurisdictions with lower tax rates reflecting the shift in the geographic mix of income during recent periods with income earned in foreign jurisdictions increasing as compared to income earned in the United States. As a result, the ratio of domestic income to worldwide income primarily within CooperVision has decreased over recent fiscal periods. A reduction in the ratio of domestic income to worldwide income effectively lowers the overall tax rate due to the fact that the tax rates in the majority of foreign jurisdictions where the Company operates are significantly lower than the statutory rate in the United States. The completion of the Company’s restructuring plan to close a CooperVision manufacturing facility, located in Norfolk, Virginia, with the manufacturing demand subsequently absorbed by our plants in the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico contributed to this change in the geographic mix of income. As a result of this restructuring, substantially all of CooperVision’s contact lens products are manufactured outside of the United States.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

Share-Based Compensation Plans


Periods Ended July 31, (In millions)	Three Months				Nine Months
Periods Ended July 31, (In millions)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Selling, general and administrative expense	$	3.2	$	1.9	$	11.1	$	6.2
Cost of sales		0.2		0.1		0.7		0.5
Research and development expense		0.2		0.1		0.5		0.3
Capitalized in inventory		0.2		0.1		0.7		0.5

Total compensation expense	$	3.8	$	2.2	$	13.0	$	7.5

Related income tax benefit	$	1.1	$	0.6	$	3.9	$	2.5

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Third Quarter Highlights

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Operating cash flow $87.4 million vs. $75.3 million in the fiscal third quarter of 2010.

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Expenditures for purchases of property, plant and equipment (PP&E) $19.1 million vs. $16.9 million in the prior year period.

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Total debt decreased to $445.2 million from $553.2 million at April 30, 2011.

Nine-Month Highlights

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Operating cash flow $225.3 million vs. $203.1 million in the fiscal first nine months of 2010.

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Expenditures for purchases of PP&E $71.2 million vs. $41.0 million in the prior year period.

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Total debt decreased to $445.2 million from $611.1 million at October 31, 2010.

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Cash payments for acquisitions totaled $40.9 million vs. $32.4 million in the prior year period.

Comparative Statistics


($ in millions)	July 31, 2011			October 31, 2010
Cash and cash equivalents	$	7.9		$	3.6
Total assets	$	2,615.3		$	2,525.0
Working capital	$	305.9		$	291.8
Total debt	$	445.2		$	611.1
Stockholders’ equity	$	1,887.7		$	1,666.8
Ratio of debt to equity		0.24:1			0.37:1
Debt as a percentage of total capitalization		19	%		27	%
Operating cash flow - twelve months ended	$	289.9		$	267.7

Working Capital

The increase in working capital as of the fiscal third quarter of 2011 was primarily due to increases in trade accounts receivable, inventory, other current assets and a decrease in accrued interest payable, partially offset by increases in accounts payable, other accrued liabilities and the portion of the term loan which became current during the period.

The increases in trade accounts receivable and inventory were primarily due to the growth in sales and production to support new product launches, respectively. Although inventory increased at July 31, 2011, Cooper’s inventory months on hand (MOH) were 5.7, excluding the reserve for inventory related to the voluntary recall of certain lots of Avaira Toric contact lenses, representing a decrease from 5.9 at July 31, 2010. Including the reserve for inventory MOH were 4.9 at July 31, 2011. Our days sales outstanding (DSO) decreased to 55 days from 57 days in the prior year period. Based on our experience and knowledge of our customers and our analysis of inventoried products and product levels, we believe that our accounts receivable and inventories are recoverable. The decrease in accrued interest payable was due to lower interest rates, lower average outstanding debt and the timing of interest payments.

Further, the Company has reviewed its needs in the United States for possible repatriation of undistributed earnings or cash of its foreign subsidiaries. The Company presently intends to continue to indefinitely invest all earnings and cash outside of the United States of all foreign subsidiaries to fund foreign investments or meet foreign working capital and property, plant and equipment requirements.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

Operating Cash Flow

Cash flow provided by operating activities increased to $225.3 million in the fiscal first nine months of 2011 from $203.1 million in the prior year period. Current period results include $118.8 million of net income, $90.0 million of non-cash items primarily related to depreciation, amortization, share-based compensation and currency translation and $16.5 million for the loss on extinguishment of debt. Changes in assets and liabilities offset during the current year period. The $22.2 million increase from the comparable period of fiscal 2010 is primarily due to the increase in net income of $54.2 million.

For the nine months ended July 31, 2011, our primary source of cash flows provided by operating activities was cash collections from our customers for purchase of our products totaling $949.0 million. Our uses of cash flows provided by operating activities of $693.7 million were primarily for personnel and material costs. Cash payments for interest and income tax were $20.4 million and $9.7 million, respectively.

For the nine months ended July 31, 2010, our primary source of cash flows provided by operating activities was cash collections from our customers for purchase of our products totaling $826.1 million. Our primary uses of cash flows from operating activities of $597.9 million were for personnel and material costs. Cash payments for interest and income tax were $24.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

Investing Cash Flow

Cash used in investing activities of $112.1 million in the fiscal first nine months of 2011 was for capital expenditures of $71.2 million, primarily to improve manufacturing efficiency, and payments of $40.9 million related to acquisitions.

Financing Cash Flow

The changes in cash flows from financing activities primarily relate to borrowings and payments of debt as well as dividend payments and proceeds from stock option exercises. Cash used in financing activities of $109.2 million in the fiscal first nine months of 2011 was driven by net repayments of debt of $178.0 million, including the redemption of all outstanding Senior Notes and the redemption premium, acquisition costs related to the Credit Agreement of $9.6 million and dividends paid on our common stock of $1.4 million, offset by proceeds of $76.9 million from the exercise of share-based compensation awards and $2.9 million from excess tax benefit from share-based compensation arrangements.

As of July 31, 2011, we had $574.8 million available under the Credit Agreement, and we are in compliance with the material covenants of Interest Coverage Ratio and Total Leverage Ratio at 15.80 to 1.00 versus the requirement to be at least 3.00 to 1.00 and 1.26 to 1.00 versus the requirement to remain below 3.75 to 1.00, respectively. As defined in the Credit Agreement, the Interest Coverage Ratio is the ratio of Consolidated Proforma EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense and the Total Leverage Ratio is the ratio of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness to Consolidated Proforma EBITDA.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Continued

Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies

Management estimates and judgments are an integral part of financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). We believe that the critical accounting policies listed below address the more significant estimates required of management when preparing our consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. We consider an accounting estimate critical if changes in the estimate may have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. We believe that the accounting estimates employed are appropriate and resulting balances are reasonable; however, actual results could differ from the original estimates, requiring adjustment to these balances in future periods. The accounting policies that reflect our more significant estimates, judgments and assumptions and which we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results are:

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Revenue recognition

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Allowance for doubtful accounts

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Net realizable value of inventory

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Valuation of goodwill

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Business combinations

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Income taxes

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Share-based compensation

The Company performed its annual impairment test of goodwill during the fiscal third quarter of 2011, and our analysis indicated that we had no impairment of goodwill. As described in Note 4. Intangible Assets in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, we will continue to monitor conditions and changes that could indicate that our recorded goodwill may be impaired.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition

and Results of Operations, Concluded

New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income. This ASU, which amends ASC 220, Comprehensive Income, allows an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both options, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income and a total amount for comprehensive income. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The amendments made by ASU 2011-05 should be applied retrospectively and become effective for fiscal years (and interim periods within those years) beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2011-05, which is effective for the Company for the fiscal year beginning on November 1, 2012, will have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Trademarks

Aquaform®, Avaira®, Biofinity® and Proclear® are registered trademarks of The Cooper Companies, Inc., its affiliates and/or subsidiaries. PC Technology™ is a trademark of The Cooper Companies, Inc., its affiliates and/or subsidiaries.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Most of our operations outside the United States have their local currency as their functional currency. We are exposed to risks caused by changes in foreign exchange, principally our British pound sterling, euro, Japanese yen, Swedish krona and Canadian dollar-denominated debt and receivables, and from operations in foreign currencies. We have taken steps to minimize our balance sheet exposure. Although we may enter into foreign exchange agreements with financial institutions to reduce our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency values relative to our debt or receivables obligations, these hedging transactions do not eliminate that risk entirely. We are also exposed to risks associated with changes in interest rates, as the interest rate on our Credit Agreement may vary with the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). We have decreased this interest rate risk by hedging a significant portion of variable rate debt effectively converting it to fixed rate debt for varying periods through December 2014. For additional detail, see Item 1A. Risk Factors and Note 1 and Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 and Note 10 in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 31, 2011.

In connection with the normal management of our financial liabilities, we refinanced our syndicated Senior Unsecured Revolving Line of Credit due to mature on January 31, 2012, with a new Credit Agreement that provides for a multicurrency revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $750.0 million and a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million, each of which, mature on January 12, 2016. On February 15, 2011, we redeemed all $339.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of our Senior Notes, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, from borrowings under the new Credit Agreement, including $250.0 million from the term loan facility.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company has established and currently maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed in its reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission and that any material information relating to the Company is recorded, processed, summarized and reported to its principal officers to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving desired control objectives. In reaching a reasonable level of assurance, management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

In conjunction with the close of each fiscal quarter, the Company conducts a review and evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, based upon their evaluation as of July 31, 2011, the end of the fiscal quarter covered in this report, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

As of July 31, 2011, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended October 31, 2010.

Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description

11*		Calculation of Earnings Per Share

31.1		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

31.2		Certification of the Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

32.1		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

32.2		Certification of the Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

*	The information called for in this Exhibit is provided in Note 7. Earnings Per Share to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in this report.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


						The Cooper Companies, Inc.
						(Registrant)

Date: September 2, 2011						/s/ Rodney E. Folden
						Rodney E. Folden
						Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

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Index of Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Page No.

11*		Calculation of Earnings Per Share

31.1		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

31.2		Certification of the Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

32.1		Certification of the Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

32.2		Certification of the Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

*	The information called for in this Exhibit is provided in Note 7. Earnings Per Share to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in this report.