COOPER COMPANIES, INC. 8-K

What Happened
The Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 7, 2026 and filed an 8-K on April 8, 2026 reporting the voting results. All nominated directors were elected to serve until the 2027 annual meeting. The stockholders also ratified KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 and approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers (say-on-pay).

Key Details

• Meeting date: April 7, 2026; 8-K filed April 8, 2026.
• Directors elected (to serve until 2027): Colleen E. Jay; Barbara A. Carbone; Lawrence E. Kurzius; Cynthia L. Lucchese; Teresa S. Madden; Maria Rivas, M.D.; Walter M. Rosebrough, Jr.; Robert S. Weiss; Albert G. White III. Each nominee received a majority of votes cast. Broker non-votes: 4,861,794.
• Auditor ratified: KPMG LLP was ratified as independent auditor — For: 177,458,340; Against: 8,734,644; Abstain: 41,775.
• Advisory vote on executive compensation passed — For: 162,890,748; Against: 18,385,667; Abstain: 96,550; Broker non-votes: 4,861,794.

Why It Matters
These results confirm board continuity and shareholder support for management’s slate of directors and its auditor, reducing near-term governance uncertainty. The favorable advisory vote on executive compensation signals majority shareholder approval of pay practices disclosed in the proxy (non-binding under SEC rules), which the company will consider when setting future executive pay.