UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): May 23, 2005
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-04329 | 34-4297750 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer 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)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 23, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing that its previously announced fixed spread tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of its 7 ¾% Notes due 2009 (the “Notes”) had expired. In connection with the tender offer, an aggregate principal amount of $84,362,000 of the Notes were validly tendered and accepted for payment by the Company. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| Number | Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated May 23, 2005 |
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/ James E. Kline | |||
| Name: | James E. Kline | |||
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
Date: May 26, 2005
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated May 23, 2005 |