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): December 20, 2005
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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1-04329
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34-4297750 |
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(Commission
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File Number)
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701 Lima Avenue, Findlay, Ohio
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45840 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: |
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(419) 423-1321 |
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(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 (see General
Instruction A.2.):
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
On December 20, 2005, the Board of Directors of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), appointed Robert W. Huber, age 55, to serve as principal accounting
officer of the Company effective as of January 1, 2006. Since joining the Company in December
1984, Mr. Huber has served in a number of positions, including most recently as Director of
Corporate Accounting from July 2000 through August 2005, and since then as Director of External
Reporting. Mr. Huber will hold his offices until a successor is selected and qualified.
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