The Cooper Companies, Inc. Form 4 COOPER COMPANIES / Daniel G McBride ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

McBride Daniel G

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.

6101 BOLLINGER CANYON ROAD, SUITE 500

(Street)

SAN RAMON

94583

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COOPER COMPANIES, INC. [ COO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief Operating Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/04/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	09/04/2024		M		114,992	A	$43.83	159,688⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	09/04/2024		S		87,537	D	$105.2135⁽⁴⁾	72,151	D
Common Stock	09/04/2024		S		26,555	D	$106.3279⁽⁵⁾	45,596	D
Common Stock	09/04/2024		S		900	D	$106.9994⁽⁶⁾	44,696	D
Common Stock								94,496	I	The McBride Family Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$43.83⁽¹⁾	09/04/2024		M			114,992	⁽⁷⁾	12/13/2026	Common Stock	114,992	$0	0⁽¹⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Adjusted to reflect Issuer's 4-for-1 stock split effected on February 16, 2024.

2. Includes 42 shares, 182 shares and 52 shares acquired pursuant to the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on February 1, 2024, May 1, 2024 and August 1, 2024, respectively.

3. Includes 8,480 shares previously reported as indirect holdings.

4. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $105.00 to $105.99. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

5. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $106.005 to $106.95. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

6. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $106.975 to $107.06. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

7. This option is fully vested and exercisable.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Aloma Avery, as attorney-in-fact for Daniel G. McBride	09/06/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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