Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
−Removed: Cooper's common stock, par value $0.10 per share, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “COO.” At November 30, 2019, there were 332 common stockholders of record.
+Added: Cooper's common stock, par value $0.10 per share, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “COO.” At December 1, 2020, there were 303 common stockholders of record.
Dividend Policy
Our current policy is to pay annual cash dividends on our common stock of $0.06 per share, in two semiannual payments of $0.03 per share each.
−Removed: In dollar terms, we paid cash for dividends of $3.0 million and $2.9 million in each of fiscal 2019 and 2018 respectively.
+Added: In dollar terms, we paid cash for dividends of $3.0 million in each of fiscal 2020 and 2019.
Dividends are paid when, as and if declared at the discretion of our Board of Directors from funds legally available for that purpose.
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(2) Includes information with respect to the Third Amended and Restated 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan for Employees of the Cooper Companies, Inc.
−Removed: (2007 LTIP), which was approved by stockholders on March 17, 2016, and provides for the issuance of up to 6,930,000 shares of Common Stock, the Second Amended and Restated 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors of the Cooper Companies, Inc.
−Removed: (2006 Directors Plan), which was approved by stockholders on March 16, 2011 and provides for the issuance of up to 950,000 shares of Common Stock , and The Cooper Companies, Inc.
−Removed: 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2019 ESPP), which was approved by stockholders on March 18, 2019 and provides for the issuance of 1,000,000 shares.
−Removed: As of October 31, 2019, 1,280,407 shares remained available under the 2007 LTIP, and nil shares remained available under the 2006 Directors Plan, and 1,000,000 shares remained available under the 2019 ESPP.
+Added: (the 2007 Plan), which was approved by stockholders on March 17, 2016, and provides for the issuance of up to 6,930,000 shares of Common Stock, the 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the 2019 ESPP), which was approved by stockholders on March 18, 2019 and provides for the issuance of up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, and the 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors of the Cooper Companies, Inc.
+Added: (the Directors Plan), which was approved by stockholders on March 18, 2020 and provided for the issuance of up to 50,000 shares of Common Stock.
+Added: As of October 31, 2020, up to 1,088,901 shares of Common Stock may be issued pursuant to the 2007 Plan, up to 988,359 shares of Common Stock may be issued pursuant to the 2019 ESPP and up to 42,929 shares of Common Stock may be issued pursuant to the 2020 Directors Plan.
THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.
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Property, plant and equipment, net
+Added: Operating lease right-of-use assets
Other intangible assets, net
Deferred tax assets and other assets
+Added: Total assets (1)
Short-term debt
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Stockholders' equity
+Added: Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
+Added: (1) On November 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Codification No.
+Added: 842, Leases ("ASC 842"), using an optional transition method and as a result, the comparative information has not been restated and is reported under the accounting standards in effect for these years.
+Added: See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.
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