Cooper-Standard (CPS) Form 4 Cooper-Standard / Larry Ott ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ott Larry

(Last) (First) (Middle)

40300 TRADITIONS DRIVE

(Street)

NORTHVILLE MI 48168

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. [ CPS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
See remarks

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock options (right to buy)(1)	$37.28	02/16/2021		A		7,448		(2)	02/16/2031	Common stock	7,448	$0	7,448	D
Restricted Stock Units(3)	(4)	02/16/2021		A		2,281		(5)	(5)	Common stock	2,281	$0	2,281	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These are time-restricted employee stock options with the right to buy, granted to the reporting person on February 16, 2021, under the Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

2. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the company or its affiliate, one third of the options shall vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.

3. These are time-based restricted stock units (RSUs) granted to the reporting person on February 16, 2021, under Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

4. The company, in its sole discretion, settles such RSUs by electing either to (i) make an appropriate book entry in the reporting person's name for a number of shares equal to the number of RSUs that have vested or (ii) deliver an amount of cash equal to the fair market value, determined as of the vesting date, of a number of shares equal to the number of RSUs that have vested.

5. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the company or its affiliate, these RSUs shall vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture on the third-anniversary date of the grant.

Remarks:

Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

	/s/ Denise Balog, on behalf of Larry Ott under power of attorney	02/18/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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