UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                        

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 26, 2012

 

 

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware 001-04329 344297750
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)

 

 

701 Lima Avenue, Findlay, Ohio   45840
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (419) 423-1321

 

 

Not Applicable

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On January 26, 2012, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), announced the United Steelworkers of America Local 752L has ratified a new four-year contract. A copy of the news release issued by the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.


 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits:

99.1 News release dated January 26, 2012

 

 
 

 SIGNATURES 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
   
  By:  /s/ Jack Jay McCracken
    Name: Jack Jay McCracken
Title: Assistant Secretary

 

Date: January 27, 2012

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release issued by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company on January 26, 2012