Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 12, 2021, The Cooper Companies, Inc. (the "Company") announced that, on
recommendation of the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee, the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board") voted to expand the size of the Board
from 7 directors to 8 directors with effect from July 1, 2021 and to elect Maria
Rivas, MD to fill the new director position, with effect from July 1, 2021,
until her successor is duly elected and qualified or her earlier resignation or
removal. Dr. Rivas has been determined to be an independent director under New
York Stock Exchange listing standards. There are no arrangements or
understandings between Dr. Rivas and any other persons pursuant to which she was
selected as a director. Additionally, there are no transactions involving the
Company and Dr. Rivas that the Company would be required to report pursuant to
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Dr. Rivas will be compensated for her service as
a director consistent with the compensation provided to other non-employee
directors as described in the Company's most recent proxy statement, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2021.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Dr. Rivas is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Internet addresses in the release are for information
purposes only and are not intended to be hyperlinks to other information of the
Company.
The information in this report furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including
Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, will not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be
incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically
references the information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current
Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release dated May 12, 2021.
104.1 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document).
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