UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2011
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
| Delaware | 001-04329 | 344297750 | ||
| (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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On
March 10, 2011, Mr. James E. Kline, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Cooper
Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”), announced that he plans to retire from the Company effective
May 31, 2011, and will resign from his position as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
effective April 4, 2011.
Effective May 31, 2011, 30,000 stock options granted to Mr. Kline on April 6, 2009 will vest.
These stock options would have vested on April 6, 2012. The terms for exercise of these
accelerated options will be pursuant to the standard terms and conditions of the Company’s
Incentive Compensation Plan. Mr. Kline has not been granted any new stock options in 2011 or any
other special compensation in connection with his retirement from the Company.
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 |
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| By: | /s/ Jack Jay McCracken | |||
| Name: | Jack Jay McCracken | |||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||
Date: March 14, 2011