Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):   August 2, 2005

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-04329 344297750
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
701 Lima Avenue, Findlay, Ohio   45840
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   419-423-1321

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

We are furnishing our earnings release dated August 2, 2005 that is filed as Exhibit 99 as part of this Form 8-K.





Item 8.01 Other Events.

The Company also announced today that its audit committee has completed its review of Cooper Tire’s stockholder rights plan (Three-Year Independent Director Evaluation). Cooper Tire’s Audit Committee determined, after considering a number of factors, that the rights plan continues to be in the best interests of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company and its stockholders and should be maintained in its current form; July 20, 2005, the Board of Directors of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company adopted the Audit Committee’s recommendation.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits:

(99) Press Release dated August 2, 2005





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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.

         
    Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
          
August 2, 2005   By:   Eileen B. White
       
        Name: Eileen B. White
        Title: Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99
  Press Release Dated August 2, 2005