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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


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

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 14, 2001




                           THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                                                   
          Delaware                             1-8597                               94-2657368
(State or other jurisdiction           (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     of incorporation)


       6140 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 590, Pleasanton, California 94588
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

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

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ITEM 5. Other Events.

On June 14, 2001, The Cooper Companies, Inc. issued a press release announcing
their women's healthcare business, CooperSurgical, had completed a supply
agreement with Welch Allyn. This release is filed as an exhibit hereto and is
incorporated by reference herein.

Any Internet addresses provided in this release are for information purposes
only and are not intended to be hyperlinks. Accordingly, no information in any
of these Internet addresses is included herein.


ITEM 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (c) Exhibits.



Exhibit
  No.             Description
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99.1              Press Release dated June 14, 2001 of The Cooper Companies, Inc.








                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                           THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.




                                           By   /s/ Stephen C. Whiteford
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                                                Stephen C. Whiteford
                                                Vice President and
                                                Corporate Controller
                                                (Principal Accounting Officer)

Dated: June 20, 2001







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit                                                                         Sequentially
  No.    Description                                                           Numbered Page
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99.1     Press Release dated June 14, 2001 of The Cooper
         Companies, Inc.