COOPER COMPANIES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2012 April (Form 10-Q)

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Form 10-Q

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 April 30, 2012

¨	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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.): Yes ¨ No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Common Stock, $.10 par value		48,140,727 Shares
Class		Outstanding at April 30, 2012

THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX


		Page No.
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Statements of Income – Three and Six Months Ended April 30, 2012 and 2011		3

	Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets – April 30, 2012 and October 31, 2011		4

	Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows – Six Months Ended April 30, 2012 and 2011		5

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) – Three and Six Months Ended April 30, 2012 and 2011		6

	Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements		7

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		19

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk		32

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		32

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		34

Item 1A.	Risk Factors		35

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		35

Item 6.	Exhibits		36

Signature			37

Index of Exhibits			38

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Income

Periods Ended April 30,

(In thousands, except for earnings per share)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months				Six Months
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net sales	$	344,589	$	325,301	$	670,649	$	618,530
Cost of sales		123,893		123,539		239,500		240,162

Gross profit		220,696		201,762		431,149		378,368
Selling, general and administrative expense		136,962		126,382		268,710		239,835
Research and development expense		13,031		10,390		24,455		20,117
Amortization of intangibles		5,263		4,734		10,816		9,447

Operating income		65,440		60,256		127,168		108,969
Interest expense		3,071		4,268		6,733		11,219
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0		16,487		0		16,487
Other income (expense), net		310		219		992		(514	)

Income before income taxes		62,679		39,720		121,427		80,749
Provision for income taxes		7,758		4,360		11,883		6,174

Net income	$	54,921	$	35,360	$	109,544	$	74,575

Basic earnings per share	$	1.15	$	0.76	$	2.30	$	1.61

Diluted earnings per share	$	1.12	$	0.73	$	2.24	$	1.56

Number of shares used to compute earnings per share:
Basic		47,708		46,506		47,691		46,242

Diluted		49,007		48,239		48,941		47,807

See accompanying notes.

THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	April 30, 2012			October 31, 2011
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	7,745		$	5,175
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,324 at April 30, 2012 and $4,826 at October 31, 2011		202,882			214,779
Inventories		286,069			253,584
Deferred tax assets		33,226			33,684
Prepaid expense and other current assets		46,361			33,125

Total current assets		576,283			540,347

Property, plant and equipment, at cost		979,085			955,980
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		385,482			346,775

		593,603			609,205

Goodwill		1,275,444			1,276,567
Other intangibles, net		118,077			128,341
Deferred tax assets		20,237			21,828
Other assets		44,917			48,230

	$	2,628,561		$	2,624,518

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	$	44,216		$	52,979
Accounts payable		54,926			61,755
Employee compensation and benefits		42,380			48,790
Accrued income taxes		2,507			2,828
Other current liabilities		84,096			100,854

Total current liabilities		228,125			267,206

Long-term debt		275,092			327,453
Deferred tax liabilities		19,008			20,127
Accrued pension liability and other		68,380			72,244

Total liabilities		590,605			687,030

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 11)
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 48,915 at April 30, 2012 and 48,015 at October 31, 2011		4,892			4,802
Additional paid-in capital		1,218,238			1,180,250
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(21,068	)		(18,110	)
Retained earnings		881,259			773,136
Treasury stock at cost: 774 shares at April 30, 2012 and 169 shares at October 31, 2011		(45,365	)		(2,590	)

Stockholders’ equity		2,037,956			1,937,488

	$	2,628,561		$	2,624,518

See accompanying notes.

THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended April 30,

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	109,544		$	74,575
Depreciation and amortization		52,570			46,405
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0			16,487
Decrease in operating capital		(59,847	)		(14,911	)
Other non-cash items		19,924			15,266

Net cash provided by operating activities		122,191			137,822

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(43,057	)		(52,016	)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired, and other		(647	)		(36,599	)
Insurance proceeds received		4,740			0

Net cash used in investing activities		(38,964	)		(88,615	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of contingent consideration		(1,314	)		0
Net repayments of short-term debt		(8,762	)		(2,562	)
Repayments of long-term debt		(628,750	)		(1,104,905	)
Proceeds from long-term debt		576,388			1,037,465
Dividends on common stock		(1,421	)		(1,385	)
Debt acquisition costs		0			(9,524	)
Repurchase of common stock		(46,143	)		0
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation arrangements		5,576			0
Issuance of common stock for employee stock plans		23,857			36,165

Net cash used in financing activities		(80,569	)		(44,746	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(88	)		396

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		2,570			4,857
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period		5,175			3,573

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	7,745		$	8,430

See accompanying notes.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Periods Ended April 30,

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months					Six Months
	2012		2011			2012			2011
Net income	$	54,921	$	35,360		$	109,544		$	74,575
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment		8,521		21,617			(3,313	)		21,790
Change in value of derivative instruments, net of tax		365		(2,538	)		284			(2,396	)
Additional minimum pension liability, net of tax		7		7			15			15
Unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of tax		19		0			56			0

Other comprehensive income (loss)		8,912		19,086			(2,958	)		19,409

Comprehensive income	$	63,833	$	54,446		$	106,586		$	93,984

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 our business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical.

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CooperVision produces a broad range of monthly, two-week and single-use contact lenses, featuring advanced materials and optics. CooperVision brings a commitment to solving the toughest vision challenges such as astigmatism, presbyopia and ocular dryness; with a broad collection of spherical, toric and multifocal contact lenses.

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CooperSurgical develops, manufactures and markets medical devices and procedure solutions to improve healthcare delivery to women in any clinical setting.

The unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements presented in this report contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly Cooper’s consolidated condensed financial position at April 30, 2012 and October 31, 2011, the consolidated results of its operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011 and its consolidated condensed cash flows for the six months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011. 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, 2011. Please refer to this when reviewing this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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 COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

During the fiscal first half of 2012, 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, 2011, for a more complete discussion of our estimates and critical accounting policies.

Note 2. Inventories


(In thousands)	April 30, 2012		October 31, 2011
Raw materials	$	67,724	$	62,832
Work-in-process		12,746		15,440
Finished goods		205,599		175,312

	$	286,069	$	253,584

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.

Note 3. Intangible Assets

Goodwill


(In thousands)	CooperVision			CooperSurgical			Total
Balance as of October 31, 2010	$	1,044,272		$	217,704		$	1,261,976
Net additions during the year ended October 31, 2011		952			12,272			13,224
Translation		1,363			4			1,367

Balance as of October 31, 2011		1,046,587			229,980			1,276,567
Net additions during the six-month period ended April 30, 2012		260			(120	)		140
Translation		(1,216	)		(47	)		(1,263	)

Balance as of April 30, 2012	$	1,045,631		$	229,813		$	1,275,444

We performed our annual impairment test in our fiscal third quarter of 2011, and our analysis indicated that we had no impairment of goodwill. As described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, we will continue to monitor conditions and changes which could indicate that our recorded goodwill may be impaired.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Other Intangible Assets


	As of April 30, 2012				As of October 31, 2011
(In thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization & Translation		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization & Translation
Trademarks	$	3,204	$	1,517	$	3,204	$	1,431
Technology		110,283		67,142		109,896		62,525
Shelf space and market share		110,296		53,479		110,296		47,861
License and distribution right and other		23,782		7,350		23,782		7,020

		247,565	$	129,488		247,178	$	118,837

Less accumulated amortization and translation		129,488				118,837

Other intangible assets, net	$	118,077			$	128,341

We estimate that amortization expense for our existing other intangible assets will average $20.6 million per year in the three-year period ending October 31, 2014, and average $11.7 million in the two succeeding years ending October 31, 2016.

Note 4. Debt


(In thousands)	April 30, 2012		October 31, 2011
Short-term:
Overdraft and other credit facilities	$	31,716	$	40,479
Current portion of long-term debt		12,500		12,500

	$	44,216	$	52,979

Long-term:
Credit agreement	$	274,875	$	327,225
Other		217		228

	$	275,092	$	327,453

Credit Agreement: See Note 13. Subsequent Event for details on our recent amendment to this 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 an amortizing term loan facility in an original principal amount of $250.0 million, each of which, unless terminated earlier, mature on January 12, 2016. In addition, we have the ability from time to time to increase 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.

THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

At April 30, 2012, we had $696.8 million available under the Credit Agreement.

Amounts outstanding under the new Credit Agreement bear interest, at our 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 Eurodollar rate for a one-month interest period on such day, or the Eurodollar or adjusted foreign currency rate, plus, in each case, an applicable margin in respect of base rate loans and in respect of Eurodollar or adjusted foreign currency rate loans. The applicable margins are determined quarterly based upon our ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness to consolidated proforma EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement.

We pay 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, we are 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 Credit Agreement is not secured by any of its, or any of its subsidiaries’, assets. All obligations under the Credit Agreement will be guaranteed by each of our 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, we are 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 April 30, 2012, we were in compliance with the Interest Coverage Ratio at 30.86 to 1.00 and the Total Leverage Ratio at 0.80 to 1.00.

In our fiscal first quarter of 2011, we 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.

Senior Notes: On January 31, 2007, we issued $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes (the Notes) due February 15, 2015, of which none were outstanding during fiscal 2012. 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

THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

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. We paid the aggregate purchase price from borrowings under the new Credit Agreement, including $250.0 million from the term loan facility.

Note 5. Income Taxes

Cooper’s effective tax rate (ETR) (provision for income taxes divided by pretax income) for the fiscal first half of 2012 was 9.8%. 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 half of 2011 was 7.6%. The ETR is below the United States statutory rate as a majority of our income is earned in foreign jurisdictions with lower tax rates.

We recognize 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, 2011, the Company had total gross unrecognized tax benefits of $27.4 million. If recognized, $27.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits would impact the Company’s ETR. For the six-month period ended April 30, 2012, there were no material changes to the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits.

Interest and penalties of $1.6 million have been reflected as a component of the total liability as of November 1, 2011. 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, 2011, is $9.0 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 the settlement of litigation in the U.S. Tax Court and expiring statutes in various jurisdictions worldwide and is comprised of transfer pricing, Subpart F and other items.

As of April 30, 2012, the tax years for which the Company remains subject to United States Federal income tax assessment upon examination are 2008 through 2011. The Company remains subject to income tax examinations in other major tax jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, France and Australia for the tax years 2007 through 2011.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

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 asserted that the Company is subject to additional taxes due for its tax year 2005 under the anti-deferral provisions of Subpart F of the Internal Revenue Code. A settlement concerning the 2005 claimed deficiency was subsequently reached with District Counsel for the IRS which effectively settled all related matters. The decision document was filed with the U.S. Tax Court on January 19, 2012, with an agreed net deficiency of about $50 thousand.

Note 6. Earnings Per Share


Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months				Six Months
(In thousands, except per share amounts)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net income	$	54,921	$	35,360	$	109,544	$	74,575

Basic:
Weighted average common shares		47,708		46,506		47,691		46,242

Basic earnings per common share	$	1.15	$	0.76	$	2.30	$	1.61

Diluted:
Weighted average common shares		47,708		46,506		47,691		46,242
Effect of dilutive stock options		1,299		1,733		1,250		1,565

Diluted weighted average common shares		49,007		48,239		48,941		47,807

Diluted earnings per common share	$	1.12	$	0.73	$	2.24	$	1.56

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:


Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months				Six Months
(In thousands, except exercise prices)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Numbers of stock option shares excluded		10		1,232		99		1,255

Range of exercise prices	$	80.51	$	67.65-$80.51	$	73.40-$80.51	$	62.60-$80.51

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Note 7. 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, 2011. 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 April 30,	Three Months				Six Months
(In millions)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Selling, general and administrative expense	$	4.2	$	3.2	$	10.7	$	7.9
Cost of sales		0.2		0.2		0.7		0.5
Research and development expense		0.3		0.2		0.6		0.3
Capitalized in inventory		0.2		0.2		0.7		0.5

Total compensation expense	$	4.9	$	3.8	$	12.7	$	9.2

Related income tax benefit	$	1.5	$	1.1	$	4.0	$	2.8

Note 8. Stockholders’ Equity

Share Repurchases

On December 15, 2011, we announced that the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the 2012 Share Repurchase Program of up to $150.0 million of the Company’s common stock. This program runs through December 31, 2012, and may be discontinued at any time. Purchases under the 2012 Share Repurchase Program are subject to a review of the circumstances in place at the time and will be made from time to time as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements. No shares were repurchased in the three-month period ended April 30, 2012. During the six months ended April 30, 2012, the Company repurchased 663 thousand shares of the Company’s common stock for $46.1 million, at an average purchase price of $69.60 per share. The Company did not repurchase any shares during fiscal 2011. At April 30, 2012, approximately $103.9 million remained authorized for repurchase under the 2012 Share Repurchase Program.

Dividends

We paid a semiannual dividend of approximately $1.4 million or 3 cents per share on February 7, 2012, to stockholders of record on January 25, 2012.

Note 9. Fair Value Measurements

As of April 30, 2012 and October 31, 2011, 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.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

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 Eurodollar 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.

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 half of 2012, within the fair value hierarchy at April 30, 2012, and fiscal year 2011, within the fair value hierarchy at October 31, 2011:


(In millions)	April 30, 2012		October 31, 2011
Assets:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	0.4	$	0.5

Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	$	4.2	$	4.6
Foreign exchange contracts		0.4		0.4

	$	4.6	$	5.0

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Note 10. 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.

Cooper’s results of operations for the three and six months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011 reflect the following components of net periodic pension costs:


Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months						Six Months
(In thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	1,234		$	1,187		$	2,468		$	2,374
Interest cost		764			743			1,527			1,487
Expected returns on assets		(856	)		(736	)		(1,712	)		(1,472	)
Amortization of prior service cost		6			6			12			12
Amortization of transition obligation		5			5			10			10
Recognized net actuarial loss		281			188			563			376

Net periodic pension cost	$	1,434		$	1,393		$	2,868		$	2,787

The Company contributed to the pension plan $1.2 million and $2.2 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2012, respectively, and expects to contribute an additional $3.0 million in fiscal 2012. The Company contributed to the pension plan $1.2 million and $2.0 million for the three and six months ended April 30, 2011. The expected rate of return on plan assets for determining net periodic pension cost is 8.5%.

Note 11. Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

Securities Litigation

On November 28, 2011, Harold Greenberg filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 4:11-cv-05697-YGR, against the following defendants: the Company; Robert S. Weiss, its President, Chief Executive Officer and a director; Eugene J. Midlock, its former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Albert G. White, III, its Vice President of Investor Relations, Treasurer and Chief Strategic Officer. On December 12, 2011, a second individual, Ross Wallen, filed a related complaint against the same defendants in the Northern District of California, Case No. 4:11-cv-06214-YGR. The Wallen complaint largely repeats the allegations in the Greenberg complaint. Greenberg and Wallen each sought to represent a class of persons who purchased the Company’s common stock between March 4, 2011 and November 15, 2011.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

On February 29, 2012, the court ordered the Greenberg and Wallen actions consolidated and appointed Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH Lead Plaintiff. On May 4, 2012, the lead plaintiff filed a Consolidated Amended Complaint, which alleges that the Company, Robert S. Weiss and Eugene J. Midlock violated Sections 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act by, among other things, making misrepresentations with an intent to deceive investors concerning the safety of the Avaira^® Toric and Avaira Sphere contact lenses, which the Company recalled in 2011. The Consolidated Amended Complaint seeks unspecified damages on behalf of the purported class.

On June 1, 2012, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Consolidated Amended Complaint, which is scheduled for hearing on August 7, 2012. Discovery is stayed pending a resolution of motions to dismiss. The Company is not in a position to assess whether any loss or adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition is probable or remote or to estimate the range of potential loss, if any.

Derivative Litigation

On January 9, 2012, Joseph Operman filed a purported shareholder derivative complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 4:12-cv-00143-YGR, against members of the Company’s board of directors. The derivative complaint seeks recovery on behalf of the Company, which is named as a “nominal defendant.” The derivative complaint purports to allege causes of action for breach of fiduciary duties and failure to exercise oversight responsibilities against all defendants and a cause of action for contribution against Mr. Weiss for alleged violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. On May 18, 2012, Operman filed an Amended Derivative Complaint. The amended derivative complaint largely repeats the allegations of misrepresentations in the securities class action complaints described above, and includes allegations of false projections of future financial results. The Company and the individual defendants have not yet filed a response to the derivative complaint. The parties have agreed, pending approval by the Court, to extend the deadline for responding to the derivative complaint until after the court rules on the defendants’ motion to dismiss in the class action.

Note 12. 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.

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Continued

(Unaudited)

Segment information:


Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months						Six Months
(In thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011
CooperVision net sales by category:
Toric lens	$	89,374		$	84,882		$	171,165		$	160,669
Multifocal lens		22,280			18,083			43,042			34,712
Single-use sphere lens		62,616			58,922			123,062			111,870
Non single-use sphere and other eye care products and other		113,737			113,404			219,671			211,669

Total CooperVision net sales		288,007			275,291			556,940			518,920
CooperSurgical net sales		56,582			50,010			113,709			99,610

Total net sales	$	344,589		$	325,301		$	670,649		$	618,530

Operating income (loss):
CooperVision	$	57,787		$	55,932		$	113,908		$	100,734
CooperSurgical		16,534			12,200			32,185			24,469
Headquarters		(8,881	)		(7,876	)		(18,925	)		(16,234	)

Total operating income		65,440			60,256			127,168			108,969
Interest expense		3,071			4,268			6,733			11,219
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0			16,487			0			16,487
Other income (expense), net		310			219			992			(514	)

Income before income taxes	$	62,679		$	39,720		$	121,427		$	80,749


(In thousands)	April 30, 2012		October 31, 2011
Identifiable assets:
CooperVision	$	2,211,275	$	2,206,068
CooperSurgical		355,743		354,020
Headquarters		61,543		64,430

Total	$	2,628,561	$	2,624,518

Geographic information:


Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months				Six Months
(In thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Net sales to external customers by country of domicile:
United States	$	164,668	$	154,470	$	314,798	$	288,205
Europe		96,162		95,500		189,913		184,404
Rest of world		83,759		75,331		165,938		145,921

Total	$	344,589	$	325,301	$	670,649	$	618,530


(In thousands)	April 30, 2012		October 31, 2011
Long-lived assets by country of domicile:
United States	$	362,845	$	373,211
Europe		221,864		226,665
Rest of world		8,894		9,329

Total	$	593,603	$	609,205

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Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, Concluded

(Unaudited)

Note 13. Subsequent Event

On May 31, 2012, Cooper entered into an amendment (Amendment) to our Credit Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2011, by and among the Company, CooperVision International Holding Company, LP, the lenders party thereto and KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent. The Credit Agreement provided for a multicurrency revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $750.0 million and a delayed draw term loan facility in an original principal amount of $250.0 million. Concurrently with the effectiveness of the Amendment, and pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, we repaid in full the outstanding term loan.

The Amendment also modified certain provisions of the Credit Agreement. Significant modifications include an increase in the aggregate commitment amount under the revolving credit facility to $1.0 billion; amending the amount by which the aggregate commitment amount under the revolving facility may be increased, upon written request by Cooper, to $500.0 million; and the extension of the termination date of the Credit Agreement to May 31, 2017.

The Amendment also amended the commitment fee rate to a range between 0.100% and 0.275% of the unused portion of the revolving facility based on a pricing grid tied to our total leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and amended the applicable margin rates such that the loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement will bear interest based, at our option, on either the base rate or the adjusted Eurodollar rate or adjusted foreign currency rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), plus an applicable margin of between 0.00% and 0.75% in respect of base rate loans and between 1.00% and 1.75% in respect of adjusted Eurodollar rate or adjusted foreign currency rate loans, in each case in accordance with a pricing grid tied to our total leverage ratio.

In our fiscal third quarter of 2012, we will record a charge of about $1.4 million of debt issuance costs in interest expense as a result of amending the Credit Agreement. The remaining $6.0 million of existing debt issuance costs and the approximately $1.3 million of costs incurred to amend the Credit Agreement are carried in other assets and amortized to interest expense over the life of the Credit Agreement.

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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 revenue, anticipated effects of any product recalls, 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 certain European Union countries which could adversely affect our global markets.

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Reduced sales, loss of customers, and costs and expenses related to the recall of certain lots of the Avaira^® Toric and Avaira Sphere contact lenses.

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Foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations including the risk of further declines in the value of the euro that would decrease our revenues and earnings.

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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.

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

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Changes in tax laws or their interpretation and changes in effective tax rates.

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

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New competitors, product innovations or technologies.

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

and Results of Operations, Continued

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The requirement to provide for a significant liability or to write off, or accelerate depreciation on, a significant asset, including goodwill.

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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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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 our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, 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 second quarter of 2012 and compare them with the same period of fiscal 2011. We discuss our cash flows and current financial condition under “Capital Resources and Liquidity.”

Second Quarter Highlights

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Net sales of $344.6 million, up 6% from $325.3 million.

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Gross profit $220.7 million, up 9% from $201.8 million.

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Operating income $65.4 million, up 9% from $60.3 million.

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Diluted earnings per share of $1.12, up from 73 cents per share.

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Cash provided by operations $80.6 million, up from $64.9 million.

Six-Month Highlights

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Net sales of $670.6 million, up 8% from $618.5 million.

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Gross profit $431.1 million, up 14% from $378.4 million.

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Operating income $127.2 million, up 17% from $109.0 million.

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Diluted earnings per share of $2.24, up from $1.56 cents per share.

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Cash provided by operations $122.2 million, down from $137.8 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 together with the European debt crisis and related foreign currency volatility impacts our current performance and continue to represent a risk to our forecasted performance for fiscal year 2012 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^® Comfort Science™ technology. We believe that there will be lower contact lens wearer dropout rates as technology improves and enhances the wearing experience through a combination of improved designs and materials and the growth of preferred modalities such as single-use and monthly wearing options. 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, including through acquisitions.

Sales of contact lenses utilizing silicone hydrogel materials, a major product material in the industry, have grown significantly. CooperVision markets monthly silicone hydrogel spherical, toric and multifocal lens products under our Biofinity^® brand and two-week silicone hydrogel spherical and toric lens products under our Avaira brand. In fiscal 2011, we launched our Biofinity spherical silicone hydrogel lens in Japan and our Biofinity multifocal lens globally. Competitive silicone hydrogel single-use 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.

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

and Results of Operations, Continued

In August 2011, CooperVision initiated a recall on limited lots of Avaira Toric contact lenses, and in November 2011, this recall was expanded to cover limited lots of Avaira Sphere contact lenses. While Avaira Toric was taken off of the market, Avaira Sphere remained on the market throughout the recall. On April 15, 2012, the FDA granted us a Special 501(k) clearance to return Avaira Toric lenses to the market and in May 2012, CooperVision relaunched Avaira Toric with shipments available for select distribution. Avaira Toric and Avaira Sphere lenses that were subject to the recall represented less than 2% of the Company’s fiscal 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. We recently launched Proclear^® 1 Day multifocal. 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 lenses.

The medical device segment of the women’s healthcare market is highly fragmented. CooperSurgical has steadily grown its market presence and distribution system by developing products and acquiring products and companies that complement its business model. On June 4, 2012, we announced the voluntary tender offer to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares and warrants of Origio a/s, Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: ORO), for NOK 28 per share. The tender offer is set to expire June 22, 2012, unless the tender offer is extended. Origio’s Board of Directors recommends that shareholders accept the tender offer. If the tender offer is successful, the transaction is anticipated to close during our fiscal third quarter 2012. Cooper, through its subsidiaries, plans to finance the acquisition with available off-shore cash and credit facilities. Origio is a global in-vitro fertilization (IVF) medical device company that develops, manufactures and distributes highly specialized products that target IVF treatment with a goal to make fertility treatment safer, more efficient and convenient. Based in Malov, Denmark, Origio has approximately 320 employees and generated sales of DKK 370 million, approximately US$65.0 million, in 2011.

On May 31, 2012, we entered into an amendment to our senior unsecured Credit Agreement. The aggregate commitment of the Senior Unsecured Revolving Line of Credit was increased to $1.0 billion from $750.0 million, and the $234.4 million outstanding balance on the term loan was fully repaid using the new revolving facility. This facility offers additional availability, lower interest rates and extends the maturity date to May 31, 2017 from January 12, 2016. In addition, we have the ability to increase the revolving credit facility by up to an additional $500.0 million. KeyBank led the refinancing with certain banks that participated in the Credit Agreement retaining or increasing their participation in the Revolver.

At April 30, 2012, we had $696.8 million available under the existing 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, share repurchases 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									Six Months
Periods Ended April 30,	2012			2011			% Change			2012			2011			% Change
Net sales		100	%		100	%		6	%		100	%		100	%		8	%
Cost of sales		36	%		38	%		—			36	%		39	%		—

Gross profit		64	%		62	%		9	%		64	%		61	%		14	%
Selling, general and administrative expense		40	%		39	%		8	%		40	%		39	%		12	%
Research and development expense		4	%		3	%		25	%		4	%		3	%		22	%
Amortization of intangibles		1	%		1	%		11	%		1	%		1	%		14	%

Operating income		19	%		19	%		9	%		19	%		18	%		17	%

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 and procedure solutions to improve healthcare delivery to women in any clinical setting.

Our consolidated net sales grew by $19.3 million or 6% and $52.1 million or 8% in the three and six months ended April 30, 2012, respectively:


Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months							Six Months
Periods Ended April 30,	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
CooperVision	$	288.0	$	275.3		5	%	$	556.9	$	518.9		7	%
CooperSurgical		56.6		50.0		13	%		113.7		99.6		14	%

	$	344.6	$	325.3		6	%	$	670.6	$	618.5		8	%

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.

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

and Results of Operations, Continued

In order to achieve comfortable and healthy contact lens wear, products are sold with recommended replacement schedules, often 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 contact lens market consists primarily of 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 is growing with 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 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 6% and total spheres up 2%. Total toric lenses grew 5%, including 20% growth of single-use toric lenses, and multifocal lenses grew 23% compared to the prior year period. Silicone hydrogel products grew 29%. Proclear single-use sphere lenses grew 13% as total Proclear products declined 4%. Older conventional lens products and cosmetic lenses declined 12% and 5%, 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.

CooperVision Net Sales by Geography


Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months							Six Months
($ in millions)	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
Americas	$	122.0	$	117.3		4	%	$	228.0	$	213.5		7	%
EMEA		98.0		97.2		1	%		193.4		187.9		3	%
Asia Pacific		68.0		60.8		12	%		135.5		117.5		15	%

	$	288.0	$	275.3		5	%	$	556.9	$	518.9		7	%

CooperVision’s worldwide net sales grew 5% in the three-month period and grew 7% in the six-month period. Americas net sales grew 4% and 7% in the three- and six-month periods, respectively, primarily due to market gains of CooperVision’s silicone hydrogel lenses, up 24% in the three-month period and 30% in the six-month period, and single-use lenses, up 14% in the three month period and 17% in the six-month period. EMEA net sales grew 1% and 3% driven by increases in sales of silicone hydrogel lenses, up 26% and 29% in the three- and six-month periods, respectively. EMEA net sales growth in both current year periods was negatively impacted due to the weakening of the euro and the British pound compared to the U.S. dollar. Net sales to the Asia Pacific region grew 12% and 15% in the three- and six-month periods, primarily due to sales growth of single-use lenses, up 10% and 13%, and silicone hydrogel lenses, up 114% and 110%, in each of the respective three- and six-month periods. Asia Pacific net sales growth in both current year periods was positively impacted by the strengthening of the Japanese yen and Australian dollar compared to the U.S. dollar.

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

and Results of Operations, Continued

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 together with acquisitions. 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 13% and 14% in the three- and six-month periods to $56.6 million and $113.7 million, respectively, with net sales growth excluding acquisitions of 8% and 9%, respectively. Sales of products used in surgical procedures grew 22% in the current year three-month period and now represent 39% of CooperSurgical’s sales compared to 36% 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.

Cost of Sales/Gross Profit


Gross Profit Percentage of Net Sales Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months						Six Months
	2012			2011			2012			2011
CooperVision		63	%		61	%		64	%		61	%
CooperSurgical		68	%		65	%		68	%		64	%
Consolidated		64	%		62	%		64	%		61	%

The increases in CooperVision’s gross margin are largely attributable to improvements in manufacturing efficiencies and product mix, primarily the shift to higher margin silicone hydrogel products. Gross margin also reflects efficiencies associated with the 2009 CooperVision Manufacturing restructuring plan that was completed in the fiscal first quarter of 2011. There were no costs associated with this plan recorded in the current year periods and $1.9 million recorded as cost of sales in the prior fiscal year six-month period.

The increase in CooperSurgical’s gross margin for the fiscal first half of 2012 is largely attributable to manufacturing efficiency improvements and product mix including higher margins on products used in surgical procedures that represented 39% of net sales in the current year period compared to 36% in the prior year period.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense (SGA)


Three Months Ended April 30, ($ in millions)	2012		% Net Sales			2011		% Net Sales			% Change
CooperVision	$	109.6		38	%	$	101.2		37	%		8	%
CooperSurgical		18.5		33	%		17.3		35	%		7	%
Headquarters		8.9		N/A			7.9		N/A			13	%

	$	137.0		40	%	$	126.4		39	%		8	%

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

and Results of Operations, Continued


Six Months Ended April 30, ($ in millions)	2012		% Net Sales			2011		% Net Sales			% Change
CooperVision	$	212.0		38	%	$	189.7		37	%		12	%
CooperSurgical		37.8		33	%		33.9		34	%		12	%
Headquarters		18.9		N/A			16.2		N/A			17	%

	$	268.7		40	%	$	239.8		39	%		12	%

The increase in CooperVision’s SGA both in dollars and as a percentage of net sales in the fiscal 2012 periods are primarily due to our investment in sales and marketing, including increased headcount, to reach new customers and to promote our silicone hydrogel products.

The increase in CooperSurgical’s SGA in the fiscal 2012 periods are primarily due to our increased investment in sales activities to promote our products, with emphasis on products used in surgical procedures, and to support anticipated further growth.

Corporate headquarters’ SGA increased in the fiscal 2012 periods primarily due to increased headcount and share-based compensation costs.

Research and Development Expense


Three Months Ended April 30, ($ in millions)	2012		% Net Sales			2011		% Net Sales			% Change
CooperVision	$	11.0		4	%	$	9.0		3	%		23	%
CooperSurgical		2.0		4	%		1.4		3	%		41	%

	$	13.0		4	%	$	10.4		3	%		25	%


Six Months Ended April 30, ($ in millions)	2012		% Net Sales			2011		% Net Sales			% Change
CooperVision	$	20.7		4	%	$	17.2		3	%		20	%
CooperSurgical		3.8		3	%		2.9		3	%		30	%

	$	24.5		4	%	$	20.1		3	%		22	%

CooperVision research and development expense increased in absolute dollars and as a percentage of sales in the fiscal 2012 periods primarily due to investments in new technologies, clinical trials and increased headcount. CooperVision’s research and development activities include programs to develop single-use silicone hydrogel products and products utilizing PC Technology.

CooperSurgical research and development expense increased in absolute dollars in the fiscal 2012 periods, primarily due to investments in the design and upgrade of surgical procedure devices.

Amortization Expense

The increases of 11% and 14% in the three- and six-month periods in amortization expense are due to intangible assets from acquisitions completed in fiscal 2011.

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

and Results of Operations, Continued

Operating Income


Three Months Ended April 30, ($ in millions)	2012			% Net Sales			2011			% Net Sales			% Change
CooperVision	$	57.8			20	%	$	55.9			20	%		3	%
CooperSurgical		16.5			29	%		12.3			24	%		36	%
Headquarters		(8.9	)		N/A			(7.9	)		N/A			(13	%)

	$	65.4			19	%	$	60.3			19	%		9	%


Six Months Ended April 30, ($ in millions)	2012			% Net Sales			2011			% Net Sales			% Change
CooperVision	$	113.9			20	%	$	100.7			19	%		13	%
CooperSurgical		32.2			28	%		24.5			25	%		32	%
Headquarters		(18.9	)		N/A			(16.2	)		N/A			(17	%)

	$	127.2			19	%	$	109.0			18	%		17	%

The increases in consolidated operating income in the fiscal 2012 periods in absolute dollars were primarily due to the increases in gross profit of 9% and 14% for the three- and six-month periods, respectively, partially offset by the increase in operating expenses of 10% and 13% in the same periods, respectively.

Interest Expense

Interest expense in the fiscal second quarter of 2012 was $3.1 million representing a decrease of 28% from the prior year period. Interest expense for the first six months of fiscal 2012 was $6.7 million representing a decrease of 40% from the first six months of fiscal 2011. The decreases primarily reflects lower average debt in the current periods and a reduction in our long-term borrowings used for capital expenditures together with the redemption of our 7.125% Senior Notes in February 2011.

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

In our fiscal second quarter of 2011, we recorded a $16.5 million loss related to the repurchase of all outstanding Senior Notes that includes the write-off of about $4.4 million of unamortized costs and the redemption premium of $12.1 million on our Consolidated Statement of Income.

Share Repurchase

In December 2011, we announced a $150.0 million share repurchase plan authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors. No shares were repurchased in the three-month period ended April 30, 2012. During the fiscal first half ended April 30, 2012, we repurchased 663 thousand shares of our common stock for $46.1 million at an average purchase price of $69.60. As of April 30, 2012, we had remaining authorization to repurchase $103.9 million of our common stock. See Note 8. Stockholders’ Equity to our unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

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

and Results of Operations, Continued

Other Income (Expense), Net


Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months					Six Months
(In millions)	2012		2011			2012		2011
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	$	0.1	$	0.3		$	0.3	$	(0.4	)
Other, net		0.2		(0.1	)		0.7		(0.1	)

	$	0.3	$	0.2		$	1.0	$	(0.5	)

Provision for Income Taxes

We recorded income tax expense of $11.9 million in the fiscal first half of 2012 compared to $6.2 million in the prior year period. Cooper’s effective tax rate (ETR) (provision for income taxes divided by pretax income) for the fiscal first half of 2012 was 9.8%. 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 half of 2011 was 7.6%.

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.

Share-Based Compensation Plans

The Company has several share-based compensation plans that are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011. The compensation expense and related income tax benefit recognized in our consolidated financial statements for share-based awards were as follows:


Periods Ended April 30,	Three Months				Six Months
(In millions)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Selling, general and administrative expense	$	4.2	$	3.2	$	10.7	$	7.9
Cost of sales		0.2		0.2		0.7		0.5
Research and development expense		0.3		0.2		0.6		0.3
Capitalized in inventory		0.2		0.2		0.7		0.5

Total compensation expense	$	4.9	$	3.8	$	12.7	$	9.2

Related income tax benefit	$	1.5	$	1.1	$	4.0	$	2.8

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

and Results of Operations, Continued

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Second Quarter Highlights

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Operating cash flow $80.6 million vs. $64.9 million in the fiscal second quarter of 2011.

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Expenditures for purchases of property, plant and equipment (PP&E) $23.1 million vs. $23.2 million in the prior year period.

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Total debt decreased to $319.3 million from $410.3 million at January 31, 2012.

Six-Month Highlights

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Operating cash flow $122.2 million vs. $137.8 million in the fiscal first half of 2011.

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Expenditures for purchases of property, plant and equipment (PP&E) $43.1 million vs. $52.0 million in the prior year period.

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Total debt decreased to $319.3 million from $380.4 million at October 31, 2011.

Comparative Statistics


($ in millions)	April 30, 2012			October 31, 2011
Cash and cash equivalents	$	7.7		$	5.2
Total assets	$	2,628.6		$	2,624.5
Working capital	$	348.2		$	273.1
Total debt	$	319.3		$	380.4
Stockholders’ equity	$	2,038.0		$	1,937.5
Ratio of debt to equity		0.16:1			0.20:1
Debt as a percentage of total capitalization		14	%		16	%
Operating cash flow - twelve months ended	$	320.7		$	336.3

Working Capital

The increase in working capital at April 30, 2012, was primarily due to increases in inventory and other current assets and decreases in accounts payable, other accrued liabilities and short-term debt. This increase was partially offset by decreases in trade accounts receivable and deferred tax assets.

The $32.5 million increase in inventory was primarily due to increased production to support new product launches and in anticipation of the re-launch of Avaira Toric contact lenses. At April 30, 2012, Cooper’s inventory months on hand (MOH) were 6.9 representing an increase from 6.1 at April 30, 2011. The $11.9 million decrease in trade accounts receivable was primarily due to timing of collections. Our days sales outstanding (DSO) decreased to 53 days at April 30, 2012 from 54 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 reported accounts receivable and inventories are recoverable.

We have reviewed our 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 continued in the fiscal first half of 2012 as Cooper’s major source of liquidity, at $122.2 million compared to $137.8 million in the prior year period. Current period results include $109.5 million of net income which included non-cash items of $52.6 million for depreciation and amortization, $12.0 million related to share-based compensation and $2.8 million related to currency translation. Results also include changes in operating assets and liabilities, which primarily reflected the increase in inventories of $32.5 million, the decrease in accounts receivable of $11.9 million and decreases in accounts payable and other accrued expenses of $29.4 million.

For the six months ended April 30, 2012, our primary source of cash flows provided by operating activities was cash collections from our customers for purchase of our products. Our primary uses of cash flows from operating activities were for personnel and material costs along with cash payments of $7.1 million and $6.6 million for interest and income tax, respectively, and the $10.0 million single lump-sum payment, accrued in fiscal 2011, to settle the Rembrandt Vision Technologies, L.P. lawsuit under the agreement reached December 2, 2011.

For the six months ended April 30, 2011, our primary source of cash flows provided by operating activities was cash collections from our customers for purchase of our products. Our primary uses of cash flows provided by operating activities were for personnel and material costs along with cash payments of $16.2 million and $1.2 million for interest and income tax, respectively.

Investing Cash Flow

Cash used in investing activities of $39.0 million in the fiscal first half of 2012 was for capital expenditures of $43.1 million, primarily to increase manufacturing capacity, and payments of $0.6 million related to acquisitions, partially offset by $4.7 million insurance recovery related to facility repairs.

Cash used in investing activities of $88.6 million in the fiscal first half of 2011 was for capital expenditures of $52.0 million, primarily to improve manufacturing efficiency, and payments of $36.6 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 share-based compensation awards and share repurchases. Cash used in financing activities of $80.6 million in the fiscal first half of 2012 was driven by $46.1 million in payments for share repurchases in our fiscal first quarter of 2012, under the plan discussed above, net payments of debt of $61.1 million, dividends paid on our common stock of $1.4 million and a $1.3 million payment for contingent consideration partially offset by $29.4 million from the exercise of share-based compensation awards.

Cash used in financing activities of $44.7 million in the fiscal first half of 2011 was driven by net repayments of debt of $70.0 million, payments for acquisition costs related to the Credit Agreement of $9.5 million and dividends paid on our common stock of $1.4 million, partially offset by proceeds of $36.2 million from the exercise of share-based compensation awards.

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

and Results of Operations, Concluded

At April 30, 2012, we had $696.8 million available under the Credit Agreement, and we are in compliance with the financial covenants including the Interest Coverage Ratio and Total Leverage Ratio at 30.86 to 1.00 versus the requirement to be at least 3.00 to 1.00 and 0.80 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.

Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies

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Revenue recognition

•

Allowance for doubtful accounts

•

Net realizable value of inventory

•

Valuation of goodwill

•

Business combinations

•

Income taxes

•

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 3. 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, 2011, we will continue to monitor conditions and changes that could indicate that our recorded goodwill may be impaired.

Trademarks

Aquaform^® , Avaira^®, Biofinity^® and Proclear^® are registered trademarks of The Cooper Companies, Inc., its affiliates and/or subsidiaries. Comfort Science™ and PC Technology™ are trademarks 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 Eurodollar rate. 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 10 to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, and Note 9 in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 30, 2012.

On January 12, 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 an amortizing term loan facility in an original 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 April 30, 2012, 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 April 30, 2012, 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

Tax Matter

Securities Litigation

On February 29, 2012, the court ordered the Greenberg and Wallen actions consolidated and appointed Universal-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH Lead Plaintiff. On May 4, 2012, the lead plaintiff filed a Consolidated Amended Complaint, which alleges that the Company, Robert S. Weiss and Eugene J. Midlock violated Sections 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act by, among other things, making misrepresentations with an intent to deceive investors concerning the safety of the Avaira Toric and Avaira Sphere contact lenses, which the Company recalled in 2011. The Consolidated Amended Complaint seeks unspecified damages on behalf of the purported class.

Derivative Litigation

filed a response to the derivative complaint. The parties have agreed, pending approval by the Court, to extend the deadline for responding to the derivative complaint until after the court rules on the defendants’ motion to dismiss in the class action.

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, 2011.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
11/1/11 – 11/30/11		—	$	—		—	$	—
12/1/11 – 12/31/11		332,817	$	69.48		332,817	$	126,876,000
1/1/12 – 1/31/12		330,170	$	69.72		330,170	$	103,857,000

Total		662,987	$	69.60		662,987

The transactions described in the table above represent the repurchase of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange as part of the $150.0 million share repurchase program approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in December 2011 (2012 Share Repurchase Program). Purchases under the 2012 Share Repurchase Program may be made from time-to-time on the open market at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions and are subject to a review of the circumstances in place at the time and will be made from time to time as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements. This program runs through December 31, 2012, and may be discontinued at any time. No shares were repurchased in the three-month period ended April 30, 2012. At April 30, 2012, approximately $103.9 million remained authorized for repurchase under the 2012 Share Repurchase Program.

Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description

11*		Calculation of Earnings Per Share

22.1		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders filed as Item 5.07 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 23, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference

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.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition 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 6. 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: June 8, 2012						/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

22.1	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders filed as Item 5.07 in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 23, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference

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.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition 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 6. Earnings Per Share to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in this report.

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