---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000711404-23-000073"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COO"
cik: "0000711404"
company_name: "COOPER COMPANIES, INC."
filed_at: "2023-12-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T13:10:22.938073+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cooper Companies director Gary Petersmeyer to retire at March 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- Gary S. Petersmeyer notified the Board of his retirement effective at the 2024 Annual Meeting in March 2024.
- No disagreements between Mr. Petersmeyer and the Company regarding operations, policies, or practices.
- No replacement has been announced as of the filing date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000711404-23-000073
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COO
- cik: 0000711404
- company_name: COOPER COMPANIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-12-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711404/000071140423000073/0000711404-23-000073-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711404/000071140423000073/coo-20231212.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000711404-23-000073
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000711404-23-000073.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000711404-23-000073.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gary S. Petersmeyer retired as director at COOPER COMPANIES, INC..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: director
  source text: On December 12, 2023, Gary S. Petersmeyer informed the Board that he will retire as a director, effective on the date of the Company's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders in March 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711404/000071140423000073/0000711404-23-000073-index.htm

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