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elOvk Page 15 of 84 Table of Contents As of January 31, 2005 there were 24,526 record holders of Cooper Class A common shares and one holder of Cooper Class B common shares The high and low quarterly sales price for the past two years of Cooper Class A common shares as reported by Dow Jones & Company, Inc , are as follows 2004 High Low l $58 68 51 34 Quarter 2 _____ $59 41 52 09 3 $59 74 53 90 4 $68 44 59 12 2003 High Low $39 25 33 86 $42 00 35 65 $51 65 40 34 $58 85 48 03 Annual cash dividends declared on Cooper's Class A and Class B common shares during 2004 and 2003 were $1 40 a share ($ 35 a quarter) On February 9, 2005, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $ 37 a share (or $1 48 on an annualized basis), which will be paid on April 1, 2005 to shareholders of record on March 1,2005 This represents a 5 7 percent increase over the prior dividend rate For dividends payable in 2005, Cooper currently anticipates that based on its capital structure all or a substantial portion of its dividend distributions will be treated as a return of capital to its shareholders Cooper's subsidiaries waived the right to receive all dividends on Class A and Class B common shares that were payable in 2003 and 2004 For the dividends payable in 2005, Cooper anticipates that its subsidiaries that hold Class A and Class B shares will be receiving dividends on such shares The following table reflects activity related to equity securities purchased by Cooper's wholly-owned subsidiaries during the three months ended December 31, 2004 _____________ Period As of 9/30/04 10/01/04-10/31/04 11/01/04- 11/30/04 12/01/04-12/31/04 Total Purchases of Equity Securities Total Number of Shares Purchased_______ -- -- Average Price Paid per _________ Share_________ $ $ Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans ______ or Programs Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs O) 161,050 161,050 5,161,050 5, 161,050 (') On February 9, 2000, Cooper publicly announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 5 million shares of Cooper common stock Cooper has also announced that the Board authorized the repurchase of shares issued from time to time under its equity compensation plans and Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan in order to offset the dilution that results from issuing shares under these plans On November 2, 2004, Cooper's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to five million additional shares of the Cooper's Class A common stock Further information required by this Item is set forth under the caption "Equity Compensation Plan Information" in Cooper's Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with Cooper's 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Proxy Statement") and is incorporated herein by reference 11 http //www sec gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141982/000095012905001490/h22660el0vk htm 2/6/2006