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): October 31, 2006
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Delaware | | 1-04329 | | 34-4297750 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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701 Lima Avenue, Findlay, Ohio
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | (419) 423-1321 |
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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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2.):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.04. Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans.
On October 31, 2006, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) notified its directors and officers that, in connection with the transition of the administrative services with respect to its plans, including Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Clarksdale), The Standard Products Company Collectively Bargained Savings and Retirement Plan, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Texarkana), Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay) and Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Spectrum Investment Savings Plan (collectively, the “Plans”) to Principal Financial Group®, a blackout period with respect to the Plans will be in effect beginning at 4:00 p.m. E.T. on November 27, 2006. The blackout period will end at 5:00 p.m. E.T. on December 5, 2006. The Company provided its notice to the directors and executive officers in accordance with Rule 104 of Regulation BTR.
A copy of the notice is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Notice of Blackout Period to Directors and Executive Officers of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company dated October 31, 2006. |
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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.
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| | | COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY |
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| | | By: | | /s/ James E. Kline |
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| | | Name: | | James E. Kline |
| | | Title: | | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: October 31, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit Number | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Notice of Blackout Period to Directors and Executive Officers of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company dated October 31, 2006. |
