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): April 7, 2005

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

Delaware	001-04329	344297750
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 7, 2005, Cooper Tire and Rubber Company announced it has reached a tentative contract agreement with United Steelworkers of America Local 7521.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company disclosed that on April 7, 2005, Cooper Tire and Rubber Company announced it has reached a tentative contract agreement with United Steelworkers of America Local 7521.

The Company also disclosed that the Company estimates that the negative financial impact of the strike during the first quarter ended March 31, 2005, was in the range of 5 to 7 cents per share.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits
Number Exhibit
99 Press release, dated April 7, 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
April 7, 2005	By:	/s/ James E. Kline
		Name: James E. Kline
		Title: Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99	Press release, dated April 7, 2005

EX-99

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY		NEWS RELEASE
	701 Lima Ave. • Findlay, OH 45840
	(419) 423-1321 • wwwcoopertire.com

[COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY LOGO]

COMMUNICATIONS

COMPANY CONTACT:	Roger S. Hendriksen	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	(419) 427-4768	April 7, 2005

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Announces
Tentative Agreement with Union

Findlay, Ohio, April 7, 2005 — Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE:CTB)today announced that it has reached a tentative contract agreement with United Steelworkers of America Local 752l. The company anticipates that the proposed contract will be brought to the union membership for a vote on Sunday, April 10, 2005. If the new contract is accepted by the vote, the union membership would return to work in Cooper’s Texarkana, Ark., tire manufacturing facility on Monday, April 11.

Production at the Texarkana facility was halted at midnight on March 12, 2005, as a result of the dispute with the union. The company estimates that the negative financial impact of the strike during the first quarter ended March 31, 2005, was in the range of 5 to 7 cents per share.

The Texarkana facility employs approximately 1,700 production people and produces approximately 40,000 tires per day at capacity.

Company Description

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a global company specializing in the design, manufacture and sales of passenger car, light truck, medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires, as well as tread rubber and related equipment for the retread industry. With headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire has 39 manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design facilities around the world. For more information, visit Cooper Tire’s web site at: www.coopertireandrubber.com