Cooper-Standard (CPS) Form 4 Cooper-Standard / Christopher Couch 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^*

Couch Christopher

(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)
02/12/2025

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
Common stock	02/12/2025		A		4,291(1)	A	$0	16,895	D
Common stock	02/12/2025		F		1,455	D	$14.41	15,440	D
Common stock	02/12/2025		M		13,244	A	(2)	28,684	D
Common stock	02/12/2025		D		13,244	D	$14.41(2)	15,440	D

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
Restricted Stock Units(3)	(4)	02/12/2025		A		21,080		(5)	(5)	Common stock	21,080	$0	21,080	D
Performance Stock Units(6)	(2)	02/12/2025(7)		A		6,257		(8)	(8)	Common stock	6,257	$0	6,257	D
Performance Stock Units(9)	(10)	02/12/2025		M			13,244	(11)	(11)	Common stock	13,244	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents Common stock distributed to the Reporting Person based on performance-based stock units (PSUs) granted to the reporting person on February 16, 2022, under Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which were deemed to have satisfied applicable performance vesting criteria as determined by the Company on February 12, 2025 (Determination Date), and distributed to the Reporting Person on the Determination Date.

2. The Company in its sole discretion settles such performance-based stock units (PSUs) by delivering an amount of cash equal to the fair market value of a number of shares equal to the number of PSUs that have vested.

3. These are time-based restricted stock units (RSUs) granted to the reporting person on February 12, 2025, under Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.

4. The company settles such RSUs by making an appropriate book entry in the reporting person's name for a number of shares equal to the number of RSU's that have vested.

5. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the company or its affiliates through the applicable vesting date, one third of these RSUs shall vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of March 1, 2025.

6. Represents performance-based stock units (PSUs) granted to the reporting person on February 15, 2023, under Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, which were deemed to have satisfied the portion of the performance vesting criteria applicable for the year ended December 31, 2024, as determined by the Company on February 12, 2025

7. Represents the date on which the Company determined the number of PSUs actually achieved by the reporting person based on the achievement of certain performance vesting criteria.

8. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the company or its affiliates through December 31, 2025, these PSUs shall vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture and will settle on or as soon as practicable following February 12, 2026.

9. Represents performance-based stock units (PSUs) granted to the reporting person on February 15, 2023, under Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, which were deemed to have satisfied the portion of the performance vesting criteria applicable for the year ended December 31, 2023, as determined by the Company on February 14, 2024.

10. The Company in its sole discretion settles such PSUs by delivering an amount of cash equal to the fair market value of a number of shares equal to the number of PSUs that have vested.

11. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the company or its affiliates through December 31, 2024, these PSUs shall vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture and will settle on or as soon as practicable following February 12, 2025.

Remarks:

President, Fluid Handling Systems and Chief Technology Officer

	/s/ Denise Balog, on behalf of Christopher Couch under Power of Attorney	02/14/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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